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Revealed: 17 BSL-interpreted COVID-19 press briefings disappear from BBC iPlayer

April 8, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Seventeen coronavirus press briefings delivered by the UK Government have disappeared from BBC iPlayer, The Limping Chicken can reveal. Upon searching […]

Exclusive: BBC declined Government request to show signed Coronavirus briefings on BBC One

August 24, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

The BBC refused a request from Government officials to broadcast the daily coronavirus briefings on BBC One with a British […]

“She was sassy.” Donna Williams: My review of Dr Who: Under the Lake

October 13, 2015 by Editor

As a deaf whovian, I’ve sometimes wondered how the TARDIS would translate in sign language. Would there be words floating […]

“I think the future looks bright.” William Mager tells us about upcoming changes to See Hear

May 1, 2015 by Editor

There are a range of changes happening at BBC See Hear, including changing to being shown on a monthly basis, […]

BBC responds to our article on the lack of on-demand subtitles on Sky

March 6, 2015 by Editor

Below is the BBC’s response to our article on the lack of on-demand subtitles on Sky, explaining what some of […]

Read: William Mager’s article telling the moving story of a Deaf couple who appeared in a 1940 Pathé video

December 18, 2014 by Editor

BBC See Hear recently tracked down a Deaf couple who appeared in a Pathe news video online on their wedding […]

Watch: See Hear’s Access to Work special

October 24, 2014 by Editor

For a full idea of the effect of the government’s Access to Work changes on Deaf people, you should watch […]

“I’m still the same person with the same ambitions.” TV presenter Jacqui Hames on becoming deaf

October 3, 2014 by Editor

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Tell us about your life and career? After a pretty ordinary childhood in South London, in 1977 I joined the […]

Charlie Swinbourne: Music venues should follow Glastonbury and give Deaf people better access to concerts

June 30, 2014 by Editor

By all accounts, this year’s Glastonbury festival went down a muddy storm, and even better, the festival has also been […]

William Mager: A tribute to Terry Riley, Deaf broadcasting pioneer

June 3, 2014 by Editor

At the end of this month, Terry Riley celebrates two personal milestones. He will receive his OBE from the Queen […]