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FILM, TV & RADIO

• I was invited to talk about the visit of King Charles in Berlin in March 2023. You can see me on Abendschau rbb: Thursday, 30th March 2023 – Do 30.03.2023 | 19:30 – 20:00 – between 7.30pm – 8p.m – via the rbb Fernsehen (the Berlin-Brandenburg TV station) – rbb24 Abendschau rbb Berlin with Moderator Sasha Hinst. p.s. My part on the video is from 09.30 minutes – 12.52 minutes (March 2023)
• I was approached to take part in a documentary for ZDF – Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen / Kelvinfilm (March 2023)
• I was invited to join the press team as a participant in a live audience setting for the BBC News World Service who were recording a live radio debate on a programme called BBC World Questions Germany. The recording went live on May 14, 2022 (May 2022)
• I was approached to take part in a radio discussion to talk about Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and the Oprah Winfrey Television Special CBS interview (March 2021)
• I was approached to take part in a documentary programme for the BBC (January 2021)
• I was invited to be a Conference Speaker as part of a three-day online event organised by ITB Berlin and Berlin Travel Festival from 16 to 18 October 2020. I was to be a participant in a four-person panel of passionate travel experts who would share insights about how destinations and the travel world cope with and react to the pandemic. We were booked to discuss current tourist needs and behaviors and what travelers should consider when trip planning, as well as sharing insights on how we expect travel to change for the better in a post-pandemic world. (October 2020)
• I was approached to take part in a documentary programme for the BBC (October 2020)
• I was invited to take part in a film about the identity and conflict facing British Expats abroad re-Brexit. The film is a student project organised by the University of Applied Science or Hochschule für Medien, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft (HMKW), Berlin (November 2019 – January 2020)
• I did a corporate in-house voice-over for an international global company. It was a confidential project so I can’t share it! (September 2019)
• I was featured on Radio Eins (Radio One) – rbb. I was interviewed on the morning show – Zwei auf EINS – mit Daniel Finger und Sven Oswald – Zwei Mann, ein Thema: Europa / Two Men, one Topic: Europe – Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb). It was a live telephone interview that was focused on Europe. I was asked to discuss the impact of Brexit on  British Expats in Berlin / Germany. The radio programme was on a live stream on 05.05.19 at 09:45 and can be seen (heard) on the Radio Eins – Zwei auf Eins radio podcast (May 2019)
• I was featured in a documentary about British people in Berlin, and their experience with the updated 29th March, 2019 Brexit ordeal. The rbb (the Berlin-Brandenburg TV station) TV documentary – Die rbb Reporter | rbb – Briten in Berlin und Brandenburg – Deutscher Pass statt Brexit-Chaos or Brits in Berlin and Brandenburg – German passport instead of Brexit-Chaos. The TV programme was shown on 13.03.19 at 21:15 (March 2019)
• I was featured in a TV documentary about British people living in Berlin & Brandenburg and their quest for a German passport / German citizenship or German nationality. It was shown on German national TV on ARD & Phoenix TV – Deutscher Pass statt Brexit-Chaos – Briten in Berlin und Brandenburg | phoenix or German Passport instead of Brexit-Chaos – British in Berlin and Brandenburg | Phoenix. The TV programme was shown on 26.02.19 at 18:00 (February 2019)
• I was interviewed by the Brexit blog of the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel under the article: Brexit abstimmung im newsblog unterhaus-debatte zu austrittsabkommen hat begonnen. They wanted a statement about what outcome I expected of Theresa May’s (the British Prime-Minister) voting of Brexit and the Brexit Deal in parliament, and a brief discussion on how British expats in Berlin are affected and what recommendations I could give on what other British expats should do regarding their status in the EU. My bit was under Berlin-Brexit Stories #2 on 15th January 2019 – 17:56 (January 2019)
• I was invited for the Royal Reception of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle! (April 2018)
• I was invited for the “Royal Visit Germany” organised for Their Royal Highnesses William, The Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge! How I met the future king of England: Prince William, Kate & the Many-Faced God! (July 2017)
• Marvellous news: I’m doing a radio programme with the BBC. And other stuff!
• I was featured on BBC Radio. I was flown to London, and the recording can be heard on the podcast on the side panel: How I went on the radio for the BBC! (July 2017)
• A news report feature after the disappointing shock of the Brexit‬ ‎EU Referendum‬ ‪‎result‬ about what ‪‎British people‬ in Germany think. It was filmed and broadcasted on ‪a German TV‬ station called Deutsche Welle (DW) – Bye-bye Love: Reactions to Brexit and Bye-bye Love: Reaktionen zum Brexit 
• I did a radio programme BBC Radio 4 on a radio magazine programme called Woman’s Hour. It’s a broadcast consisting of reports, interviews and debates on health, education, cultural and political topics aimed at women. I was on the series called BBC Radio 4 – Woman’s Hour – Late Night Woman’s Hour, presented by Lauren Laverne. The series airs on a late night slot and each episode is on a single topic for discussion every month! The topic for June was Travel and Adventure! – June 2017
• I was part of a five (5) member academic discussion panel on Brits in Berlin after Brexit! It took place as part of the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, or the Long Night of the Sciences on behalf of the Centre for British Studies, Berlin – at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin – June 2017
• I participated in a film interview for the British Shorts Film Festival, 2016. This film showcased creative talent in Berlin. It was made by the University of Bedfordshire, UK – British Shorts Berlin
• A documentary about established British people in Berlin in which I was featured as a British expat blogger about town. The rbb (the Berlin-Brandenburg TV station) TV  documentary – Die rbb Reporter Berlin – very british Doku (YouTube) or Die rbb Reporter: Berlin – very british
• The documentary above was also picked up by other national German TV stations such as Phoenix, ARD and ZDF
• A special broadcast that went out as a LIVE evening show of Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Berlin. I was invited to be on the rbb (the Berlin-Brandenburg TV station) evening TV show as a sub-presenter on a panel of British experts – Die Queen in Berlin. Update: The actual programme is no longer available online but for future media purposes, a copy is available on DVD!
• I was asked to contribute to a radio interview on Inforadio – a local radio station in Berlin. It was a radio broadcast about three (3) different types of British expats living in Berlin, of which I was one. I was also the only woman invited to participate. The production was called Briten in Berlin or Brits in Berlin. It was a seven (7) minute broadcast
• I participated in a [VIDEO] film piece interview that I did as a representative of the Berlin Travel Massive Blogger Community, at the ITB Berlin
• I was asked to participate in a short silent independent movie made for a film school application called: “Wer will noch mal, wer hat noch nicht”

WRITING & FEATURES:

• I was invited to join bloggers in Germany for the ReiseBloggerCamp / Travel Bloggers Camp with Franken Tourismus / Franconia Tourism Board – taking place in Forchheim (April 2023)
• I was invited to visit Görlitz as part of the 9-Euro Ticket summer programme initiative sponsored by the German government (June 2022)
• I was featured as one of the selected travel bloggers on the website of Travel Massive. Travel Massive is the go-to network for travel industry founders, leaders, and creators creatives in the tourism industry (April 2022)
• Featured on the University of Chester Alumni Network – October 2020 Newsletter AND the University of Chester alumni blog to represent #BlackHistoryMonth UK (October 2020)
• A self-published writer – Charly D. Miller – requested use of one of my photographs, to be used in a book associated with the popular TV series & STARZ’ TV show – Outlander. The book is called Outlandish Scotland Journey Travel Guidebook and is focused on real landmarks in Scotland. My photograph is of the ruin of Urquhart Castle in Drumnadrochit, Inverness – a part of the Jacobite story. You can find it on Site #16, page 180, here! (October 2019)
• I was approached by the Tourism Development Department / Economic Development Office – Tbilisi City Hall, and invited to participate in a customised press trip to promote Tbilsi, in Georgia (September 2019)
• I was invited to join an international press team to promote Explore HANSA in Sweden, Estonia and Latvia (August 2018)
• I was invited for the Royal Reception of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle! (April 2018)
• I’m featured as one of the selected travel bloggers, invited to be a part of the editorial content for the Visit York Annual Visitor Guide, 2018 – page 27! (January 2018)
• I’m featured as the Best Expat Blog 2017 – Germany! – “Victoria is The British Berliner, a girl from Manchester in a city with barely any Brits. Being fascinated with culture, she is an accomplished traveler, and works as an intercultural life coach. She has been featured in The Huffington Post, as well as many travel websites, and for good reason – her posts are funny, extensive, and cast a critical but positive eye on expat life. We chose her for her wit in describing the highs and lows of a traveler across the world” (October 2017)
• I’m featured as one of the top 30 most inspiring expat bloggers in 2017! (September 2017)
• I’m featured as one of the Top 100 Expat Blogs on the planet! (September 2017)
• I was invited for the “Royal Visit Germany” organised for Their Royal Highnesses William, The Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge! How I met the future king of England: Prince William, Kate & the Many-Faced God! (July 2017)
• I’m featured in a travel article in the ZG-magazin in Zagreb, Croatia (July 2017)
• I was on an academic discussion panel on Brexit at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Humboldt University, Berlin, and on a newspaper feature about Brexit! Marvellous news. And other stuff! (June 207)
• I was interviewed by one of Europe’s largest online newspapers – The Local in Germany – in which I was interviewed about my life in Germany and how I came to make a documentary and feature on German TV – How I explained the Queen to the Germans!
• I was featured in Bild am Sonntag – the largest-selling German national Sunday newspaper – on an article on Britain and British people living in Germany, because of Article 50 and the question of EU Citizens’ Rights in the UK. The feature was called – Exit vom Brexit – Wir sind die neuen Germans! Or “Exit from Brexit. We are the new Germans!” It was a description about how many British people were living in Germany, our successes, and if, due to the horror of Brexit, we had thought about changing nationalities, and what it was like if we had! (June 2017)
• I’m featured in a lifestyle article in the Metro Magazine (Annual Body Issue) – April 2017 Edition, in the Philippines!
• I’m featured as a guest blogger on the University of Chester website as a postgraduate Alumni (2017)!
• I’m also going to be on the University of Chester’s official Case Study posters for postgraduate recruitment (2017/18)!
• I’m featured on an article at We are from Latvia about Why you should visit Riga (2016)
• I’m featured on an article about how to balance full-time blogging with full-time working as a professional in the real world
• An expert contribution in the Huffington Post: 25 Spring travel tips across Europe
• An expat interview: InterNations : The InterNations recommended expat blog section
• A brief guest post contribution at Flights and Frustration: About strange souvenirs
• A brief guest post contribution at Flights and Frustration: About that all important question: who do you want to sit next to on a plane?
• A published article at Travel Dudes: How to go to a British pub: 10 tips to make things easier!

• An expert contribution at Emerald Waterways to the debate of the differences between Germany and Britain: The 5 best differences between Germany and Britain
• As one of the invited and listed members of the press at the Berlin Music Video Awards 2014: A light, a camera, and a broken arm: Action and drama at the Berlin Music Video Awards
• As one of the invited and listed members of the press at the Berlin Music Video Awards 2015: If you want to make a statement, make it trashy, make it bizarre, make it the Berlin Music Video Awards!
• On the official social web page of the Wintergarten Varieté Berlin blog website: Glitzy burlesque, and utter SHEER MADNESS!
• Media coverage for the eat-the-world food walking tour in Berlin: An introduction to the international kitchen of Berlin. Go on. You know you want to. Go on. Go eat the world!
• On the official Facebook page of the Friedrichstadt Palast in Berlin: THE WYLD!
• An expert contribution at Eating Europe Tours: 50 Travel Tips from those in the Know!
• On the official Facebook page of Riga Free Tour in Latvia: Riga in Latvia is gorgeous!
• On the official Facebook page of the luxury Hotel Justus in Riga, Latvia: Gosh! Riga in Latvia is gorgeous: 10 reasons to go there right now!
• Travel Massive asked me to contribute my views on the TBEX Europe 2015 conference in Spain: Why Attend TBEX?
• On the official Facebook page of the 5-star luxury St. Petersbourg Hotel in Villnius, Estonia: How I went to Tallinn in Estonia, a Medieval Old Town surrounded by Danish Castles. How utterly charming!
• An article piece about A Simple Guide to Estonian Food and Russian Beer was picked up and published in an online newspaper for blog articles called “The England Daily”
• An article piece about sushi in Helsinki was picked up and published in an online newspaper for blog articles called “Sushi Lovers News”
• On the official Facebook page of StayInn Lisbon Hostel: 17 reasons why Lisbon is the next top European place to be!

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