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SEE HEAR - Wednesday 17th June, 1pm Â鶹Éç2

Ruth Shurman | 14:38 UK time, Friday, 12 June 2009

On this week's show we meet renowned children's author Julia Donaldson - who has written over 70 books and sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. Her works have been translated into 40 languages, including BSL. Her most famous creations include The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Monkey Puzzle. Julia has suffered mild hearing loss since her twenties, and has now drawn on her experiences to create a new book about a Deaf Fairy. See Hear visited Julia at her home in Glasgow to talk about her stories, her sources of inspiration, and her collaborations with artist Axel Scheffler.

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Also this week, we meet Kate Pepper, a deaf woman who works with police horses at the West Hampstead branch of the Metropolitan Mounted Police. SheÌýhas learned to use the body language of her horses toÌýfeel more secure when accompanying officers on their patrols.

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We also have the latest instalment of Memnos' Stories Behind the Signs, which highlights some of the BSL signs that have caused the most confusion.

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To watch this programme on the iPlayer, click here. If you want to have subtitles, just press the 's' on the right-hand side of the bottom bar that appears after you have pressed play.

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