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Brooklyn Nine-Nine, South Park and It’s Always Sunny… revealed as shows with hardest subtitles in TV study (BSL)

March 3, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

Popular police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, controversial animated series South Park and sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have been listed […]

Interview: Rolf Choutan and Damaris Cooke on being BT Sport’s new BSL presenters (BSL)

February 4, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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Deaf Futsal player Rolf Choutan and former England Women’s Football captain Damaris Cooke have been selected as BT Sport’s new […]

Subtitles and BSL translation still missing from Channel 4’s channels after 9 DAYS | Red Bee Media turn down interview | C4 issue apology

October 4, 2021 by Editor

Over the last week, we have reported twice on the problems at access provider Red Bee Media, which has led […]

LIVE BLOG: ‘Deaf Night’ on BBC One as Rose Ayling-Ellis takes on Strictly and Gabriella Leon exits Casualty

September 18, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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BBC One will feature back-to-back Deaf representation this evening, with EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis set to make her first appearance as […]

Liam O’Dell: We should all support the Turn On The Subtitles campaign

May 31, 2019 by Liam O'Dell

We’ve all seen the sign language interpreters at the bottom of our TV screens. For me – and, I assume, […]

Deaf News: To Know Him and Deaf Funny among winners at Deaffest Awards 2019

May 20, 2019 by Liam O'Dell

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The Deaffest festival took place in Wolverhampton at the weekend, with To Know Him by director Ted Evans the big winner […]

Deaf News: Ofcom study reveals average 5.6 second delay in live subtitles – nearly DOUBLE recommended delay

April 30, 2014 by Editor

Ofcom today published its first report on the quality of live TV subtitles provided by broadcasters in the UK, looking […]

Ted Evans: Is the ‘Sign Safe’ way of making Deaf films holding Deaf filmmakers back?

November 15, 2013 by Editor

As filmmakers, we all want to improve our films and we want more people to watch them, both hearing and […]

Watch: The BSL Zone’s Punk Chef tries to convert a Deaf man who eats 26 packets of crisps a day!

November 11, 2013 by Editor

The BSL Zone’s cooking expert Punk Chef (aka Scott Garthwaite) has a mission: to get the Deaf community eating better, cooking better […]

Donna Williams: Why everyone should give Big Brother winner Sam Evans a break

August 29, 2013 by Editor

A few days ago, I wrote a blog post on DeafFirefly congratulating Sam on his success on Big Brother, but […]