
Radha Starr learns how the numbers of calls to domestic abuse services increased sharply during the pandemic, confirming that domestic abuse is still a serious issue that affects many people, including the deaf community. However, deaf people struggle to access information and reach out for help. Through personal stories told through actors and an interview with SignHealth, Radha learns about what steps need to be taken to ensure that deaf people are receiving the same support as their hearing peers.\n\nYvonne and Julian meet Emily Howlett and Ciaran Stewart to discuss their work as a BSL director and actor respectively for a performance of Much Ado About Nothing at Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Yvonne and Julian discuss the complex process of translating Shakespeare to BSL with Emily and Ciaran.\n\nAnd Yvonne is back in the kitchen to give us some tips on how to save money in light of living costs soaring. She shows how to make a scrumptious, healthy chickpea curry using tinned food from the cupboards.
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Series 44: 14. Michael Woods: Journey To The Seven Summits
Michael Woods is a British mountaineer with an extraordinary goal. He aims to become the first ever deaf climber to conquer the Seven Summits: the highest peak on each continent ...
05-02-2026
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Series 44: 13. Cafe Conversations, Part 3
TV chef Scott Garthwaite, better known as Punk Chef, opens the doors of the cafe to two remarkable guests from the deaf community: identical twins Heroda and Hermon Berhane, con ...
15-01-2026
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Series 44: 12. Cafe Conversations, Part 2
TV chef Scott Garthwaite, better known as Punk Chef, opens the doors of the cafe to two remarkable guests from the deaf community: Tasha Stones, a baker and the first deaf conte ...
14-01-2026
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Series 44: 11. Cafe Conversations, Part 1
TV chef Scott Garthwaite, better known as Punk Chef, opens the doors of the cafe to two remarkable guests from the deaf community: Jamie Clarke, international model, billboard s ...
13-01-2026
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Series 44: 15. Question Time Special
In this Question Time special, Rolf Choutan hosts a debate from MediaCityUK in Salford, bringing together leading voices from across the deaf community to explore the key issues ...
16-12-2025
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Series 44: 16. Children In Need Special
Jazzy Whipps and Danny Murphy dedicate the programme to BBC Children in Need, celebrating the incredible impact of the charity on deaf children and their families across the UK. ...
27-11-2025
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Series 44: Episode 10
An exploration of the world of work within the deaf community, looking at the challenges, successes and everyday realities deaf people face in the workplace.\n\nMarios Costi is ...
17-10-2025
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Series 44: Episode 9
Amy Murray takes a look at all things food: how it connects, nourishes and shapes memories and identity. She's joined by special guest Scott Garthwaite, better known as Punk Che ...
16-10-2025
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Series 44: Episode 8
Presenter Marios Costi is joined in the studio by Sarah Adedeji, a deaf audiologist, dancer and mental health advocate. Together, they explore mental wellbeing within the deaf c ...
15-10-2025
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Series 44: Episode 7
Rolf Choutan is joined in the studio by Ross McCarthy, a former Team GB deaf footballer and the first deaf participant on TV’s Married at First Sight. Together, they explo ...
14-10-2025
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Series 41: 12. Deaf, Little And Loud
Deaf children are still falling behind their hearing peers in school. This See Hear special, presented by Radha Starr, investigates the importance of access to sign language fro ...
19-01-2022
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Series 38: 3. Deaf Boxer & Bsl Theatre
The UK's only professional deaf boxer steps into the ring for his first fight. Reece Cattermole fought long and hard to get his professional licence from the Boxing Board of Con ...
06-06-2018
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Series 41: Episode 15
Ahmed Mudawi learns more about the NDCS report that reveals how more than two thirds of teachers in England feel unable to teach a deaf child effectively. Ahmed speaks to Susan ...
02-02-2022
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Series 41: Episode 2
At last Yvonne and Julian at back in the studio after filming from home for months due to the worldwide pandemic.\n\nErika Levi looks into the rising number of hate crime incide ...
05-05-2021
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Series 38: 5. Deaf People And Mental Health
Every week, one in six people experiences issues with their mental health. Whether it is depression, anxiety, stress - these issues are common problems in today's world. But are ...
01-08-2018
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Series 40: Episode 15
Julian and Yvonne are back but from their homes again due to the national lockdown. In this episode, Radha Starr explores the three Covid-19 vaccines that are being rolled out, ...
03-02-2021
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Series 41: Episode 5
In a big year for sports, we learn the art of ice-skating through Callum Mills- a figure skater who is training for the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Russia next year.\ ...
04-08-2021
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Series 43: Episode 7
What are Yvonne and Julian raving about? Come and find out when DJ, Troi Lee joins them in the studio.\n\nLater in the programme, Deepa Shastri looks at South Asian history thro ...
04-10-2023
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Series 40: 12. On Tour: Scottish Islands
In this episode Nadeem travels to the Scottish Highlands to meet Jean Pentland, a native, who gives him a tour. \n\nWith Jean, Nadeem goes on a cruise along the Loch Ness and vi ...
13-01-2021
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