Watch: The Silent Child, on BBC1 at 7.40pm TONIGHT

After conquering the Oscars, the short film everyone is talking (or signing) about is now set to be screened to its biggest audience so far, with a prime time slot on Good Friday on BBC1.

The Silent Child is the story of a young Deaf girl who lives in silence, before a social worker starts teaching her sign language.

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Read our article about 5 things the film shows us about Deaf childrens’ lives, here.

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Just last month, director Chris Overton and writer/star Rachel Shenton won the Best Short Film award at the Oscars, with Shenton making headlines by signing as she gave her speech.

The fact that a film that is so pro-BSL is being shown in a prime slot promises to raise awareness of the issue of Deaf children’s access to BSL, still a much-debated topic today, as many Deaf children are brought up using only lipreading and listening.

Let us know what you think of the film, below.