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A life in film: Lord Richard Attenborough tells all to Alice Lagnado.
Richard Attenborough, the celebrated actor, producer and director, talks about how he damaged his hearing as an air gunner in World War II, his passion for politics, and his determination, at 85, to make a film about an 18th century human rights activist. We also review telephones for hearing and sight loss and reveal some exciting news about our bid to be The Co-operative Charity of the Year.
Julia Donaldson, author of the bestselling children's book The Gruffalo, talks about her love of performance, her new book Stick Man and her hearing loss in a full-length interview. And we test the latest home loop systems to help increase your enjoyment of television and make it easier to hear conversations.
David Lodge talks to Alice Lagnado of One in Seven magazine about writing, deafness and his new novel for August's One in Seven magazine.
David Lodge, master of comic fiction and literary critic, discusses his latest novel, Deaf Sentence, as well as writing, deafness and his early work in an in-depth interview. We also give you the lowdown on TV through the internet, and the latest headphones available for TV listening.
Georgia Horsley speaks to us about hearing loss, and winning her Miss England crown, we review the latest alarm clocks on the market, and our Campaigns Team confronts high street giants about switching on their hearing loops.
Novelist Kate Harrison talks about overcoming stigma to get her first pair of digital hearing aids, we put some new mobile phones to the test, and we report on the closure of lipreading classes across the UK.
Sir Peter de la Billière talks about the army, hearing loss and his lifelong search for new challenges, and we look at High Definition TV and what it will mean for deaf and hard of hearing viewers.