[access-uk] Re: CHILDREN OF BESLAN - BBC 2 DOCUMENTARY 9 PM 30/08/2005

  • From: "MARTIN WILSHER" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 22:18:15 +0100

HI Carol:

It seems to me that this lack of audio description is symtomatic of a general disregard for the needs of visually impaired people who watch television. I spoke to sky about this not too long ago, and even they, with their massive resources, seemed to put more into subtitling for the deaf than AD for the blind. They even told me that there listings for subtitled programmes, but none for AD programmes, and further more, that there was an easy way to turn on subtitles by pressing one or two buttons, wheras the AD was almost impossible for a blind person to switch on or off. I know this is the bbc we are talking about here, and I think it is deplorable there was no AD or verbal translation. thumbs down for the bbc.
From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "'Ian Macrae'" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] CHILDREN OF BESLAN - BBC 2 DOCUMENTARY 9 PM 30/08/2005


Hi all,

We have just been very saddened and disgusted to discover that the
documentary currently showing on BBC 2, "Children of Beslan", is
obviously in their native language (Russian) and there is no audio
description or verbal translation.  On calling the BBC Information and
Complaints line I was informed that there is a text translation on the
screen but of course, that is no good to us!

I was particularly angry that, as this was a very sad and moving event
last year, we have been unable to follow up the children's progress.

Ian, I do hope you're reading this!  I feel very strongly that the BBC
have let us down again.

When I called, I asked for a transcript of the programme, or at least
the verbal translation which was given.  Are we likely to receive this?

Over to "In Touch"!

Any other comments anyone?


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