Do Something Brilliant new series premieres 9pm Sunday 15 November on Community Channel

Community Channel will launch the brand new Do Something Brilliant television series Sunday 15 November at 9pm, which will broadcast weekly in the lead up to Christmas.

The six episode series will blast off with Andrew Scarborough's powerful and inspiring life story, a 29 years-old brain tumor survivor, who will share his after surgery journey to empower and raise awareness around the disease with the help of Matthew's Friends charity, which offers Ketogenic services for patients with epilepsy and other neurological disorders and support to their families.

Able to come off all medication and in hope to soon go back to work, Andrew goes of to investigate how nutritional therapy, including a restricted ketogenic diet, could help other patients. Cultivate, the Oxford co-operative social enterprise owned by the community and dedicated to local food features in Do Something Brilliant's first episode and will add to Andrew's story to show how strengthening the local food system empowers communities, increases the resilience of the local economy and overall protects the natural environment.

Adding to the story is The Vine Day Centre, a North East Hampshire charity involved in helping the lives of the most disadvantaged members of community. Motivated by a profound desire to provide purposeful services to ease poverty, they provide daily care and offer a range of potentially life-changing opportunities to homeless and vulnerable adults, many of whom have complex multiple needs.

Alex Kann, Director of Community Channel & Audiences, stated, “Community Channel's Do Something Brilliant campaign is championing communities and encouraging social action and shows that everyone can get involved and do small things in their own lives that add up to a big difference for everyone. This first episode will showcase exactly this - Andrew's inspiring and powerful survivor story and how charities around communities can really make an positive impact on people's lives.”

Series two will follow in April 2016 with another six episodes from across the UK

To get involved, visit www.dosomethingbrilliant.co.uk or follow us on Twitter @ComChanTV.