2. Searching
As her hearing declines, Bella searches for her place in either the deaf or the hearing world. Read by Adjoa Andoh.
Bella Bathurst tries to find her deaf identity.
Can someone who's losing her hearing at aged 28, ever be part of the deaf-from-birth community?
And how can she continue to relate to her friends and family if she can't work out what they're saying?
In 1997, Bella began to go deaf. Within a few months, she had lost half her hearing, and the rest was slipping away. She wasn't just missing punchlines, she was missing most of the conversation - and all of the jokes. For the next 12 years deafness shaped her life.
Sound draws on this experience, exploring the practical and emotional impact of losing your hearing, and what it teaches you about listening and silence, music and noise.
Read by Adjoa Andoh.
Abridged by Jo Coombs.
Producer: Hannah Marshall
A Loftus production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Author | Bella Bathurst |
Reader | Adjoa Andoh |
Abridger | Jo Coombs |
Producer | Hannah Marshall |
Broadcasts
- Tue 23 May 2017 09:45麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Wed 24 May 2017 00:30麻豆社 Radio 4
- Tue 15 Mar 2022 14:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 16 Mar 2022 02:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra