Nine-year-old Stephen from western Kenya has come up with an ingenious way for friends and family to wash their hands while reducing any potential spread of the coronavirus. The video has had over 6M views […]
Author: oliverwjarvis
Oliver Jarvis is a digital producer for the BBC World Service and is currently based in London.
Previously he was a reporter for China Global Television Network (CGTN), and before that the Online Editor and In-house writer for Asian Geographic Magazines, and a columnist for Southeast Asia.
Coronavirus: An ideal place to self-isolate?
In 2015, inventor Colin Furze built what he calls “the ultimate man-cave” – an underground bunker in his garden. Now he uses it as a place to isolate during the coronavirus lockdown. (This video was […]
Why do so many reality TV stars face online abuse?
For Montana Brown, life changed the moment she became a reality TV star. But then the threats and abuse began.
Me, my camera, my brother… our cancer
When Carly Clarke was diagnosed with cancer in 2012, she set out to photograph how she changed during what could have been the last days of her life. Seven years on, by cruel coincidence, she is at her brother’s side, photographing him going through the same ordeal.
Seven comedians: How to survive this crazy world
Check it out here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07yhvyp Edited and produced by: Oliver Jarvis
Kenya Terrorist Attacks
Oliver Jarvis went Live for CGTN Africa in Nairobi, Kenya during the ongoing terrorist attack that saw 21 people killed.[…]
Cameroon’s conservationists battle to end illegal ape trafficking
For the past five years in Cameroon, illegal ape trafficking has been taking a deadly toll on the country’s wildlife. The bush meat and ape limb trade is rising, and conservationists are struggling to crack […]
