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The Curtain Of Silence

First transmitted in 1973, Horizon reports on deafness in Britain today, including the education of deaf children, the provision of aids for the deaf, and the dangers of noise induced deafness.

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50 minutes

Last on

Sun 28 Jan 1973 17:30

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50 Years of Horizon Collection

This programme is part a collection of BBC programmes specially chosen to celebrate Horizon's 50th anniversary.

 

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Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current BBC editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.

50 Years of Horizon - interactive ebook

A free, interactive ebook designed for use on Apple, Android and Kindle tablets, and featuring clips from this selection of programmes as well as interviews with current Horizon presenters, is available to download at www.bbc.co.uk/horizon

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Paul Vaughan
Editor Martin Winterton
Editor Bruce Norman
Producer John M. Mansfield

Broadcasts

  • Thu 25 Jan 1973 21:25
  • Sun 28 Jan 1973 17:30

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