Yvonne Cobb and her mother, Davinia, are exploring care options available for elderly deaf people in the UK. They are shocked to find that there is only one specialist care homes for elderly BSL users remaining in the UK. Why is this?\n\nYvonne visits the Netherlands' De Gelderhorst, which houses 200 deaf residents, to learn about the way funding and provisions are put in place there. Back in the UK, she learns about the lack of proper provisions and the ways the deaf community is shouldering the burden of care for its elderly, and looks into the calls for more support and funding from the government.
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Series 44: Episode 5
We take a look at today’s deaf LGBTQ+ society, exploring how things have changed. Presenter Tammy Broskom is joined on the Newcastle Quayside by gay rights campaigner Howa ...
11-04-2025
BBC 2
Series 44: Episode 4
We celebrate the incredible achievements of the international deaf community and explore how people define themselves. \n\nAhmed Mudawi is joined by Vilma Jackson to explore her ...
10-04-2025
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Series 44: Episode 3
We examine the various ways in which a family can work. Presenter Marios Costi is joined in the studio on Newcastle’s Quayside by his old friend Mischa Cooke to chat about ...
09-04-2025
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Series 44: Episode 2
Memnos Costi is on the Quayside in Newcastle for a programme looking at neurodiversity in the deaf community. He’s joined in the sunshine by campaigner Craig Butcher, who ...
08-04-2025
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Series 44: Episode 1
Actor Amy Murray leads us through the programme, celebrating the achievements of the deaf community in mainstream media. Amy is joined on location with journalist, writer and di ...
07-04-2025
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Series 43: Episode 23
There are 50,000 deaf children in the UK, and three deaf children are born every day, all of whom are the future of the deaf community. But what does it mean to raise these chil ...
02-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 43: Episode 22
There are 50,000 deaf children in the UK, and three deaf children are born every day, all of whom are the future of the deaf community. But what does it mean to raise these chil ...
04-09-2024
BBC 2
Series 43: 21. Medical Access Crisis
In 2016, the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) was introduced in England, which gave all people with a sensory loss, impairment or disability the legal right to have their m ...
07-08-2024
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Series 43: Episode 20
There are around 400,000 deafblind people in the UK, so to mark Deafblind Awareness Week, Yvonne and Julian are joined in the studio by Alison Sedon, who is raising awareness ab ...
03-07-2024
BBC 2
Series 43: Episode 19
To celebrate the start of Pride Month, William Everett, a recently elected trustee of charity Deaf Rainbow UK, joins Yvonne and Julian to talk about his passion to make events m ...
05-06-2024
BBC 2
Series 41: Episode 16
Wendy Daunt takes a look at Rosie Cooper’s private member's bill that will declare BSL an official language. She investigates exactly what the bill is, the impact it would ...
02-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 42: Episode 1
To celebrate International Children’s Book Day, which falls on 2 April each year, Becky Bailey meets Dr Kate Rowley to find out the benefits of reading with children from ...
06-04-2022
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Series 35: 1. Election
As the general election campaign gets underway, Clive Mason puts politicians under the spotlight in a one hour debate. With hard-hitting questions supplied by the See Hear audie ...
01-04-2015
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Series 38: 4. Bsl Gcse
Clive Mason reports on the campaign for a qualification in British Sign Language to be taught in UK schools. While Scotland is introducing an official BSL course from autumn 201 ...
04-07-2018
BBC 2
Series 40: Episode 8
Yvonne and Julian report from their studio in the heart of Bristol. \n\nIn this episode of See Hear, there is a running theme - the great outdoors. First, Yvonne and Julian hear ...
04-11-2020
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Series 39: 1. The Emotional Impact Of Interpreting
Nikki and Yvonne are in the studio meeting with Daryl Jackson, a deaf interpreter who had to interpret for a close friend with serious illness. With little to no support availab ...
03-04-2019
BBC 2
Series 41: Episode 14
Yvonne and Julian take a look forward to 2022 and what it promises to bring. They meet India Morse, a deaf fitness instructor, to find out why new year's resolutions aren't alwa ...
29-12-2021
BBC 2