Another Place
By Si芒n Owen. Lizzy found out that Charlie was deaf when he was 6 weeks old. This is the story of her struggle to bridge the gap between the hearing and non-hearing worlds.
By Si芒n Owen
One mum鈥檚 struggle to connect to her severely deaf baby son.
Lizzy finds out that Charlie might have a problem with his ears when he's three weeks old, after a routine neonatal screening. It could just be gunk. It could just be newborn gunk. That often happens. So they send him to get tested further. And it's at this test, when Charlie's six weeks old, wires stuck to his little head, that Lizzy sees the machine draw lines that make the audiologist stop smiling.
This is the story of a mum鈥檚 quest to understand what being deaf means. Lizzy attempts to fill in the gaps for her son, not realising that he is already filling so many gaps for her - gaps she never even knew she had.
鈥楢nother Place鈥� is the second audio drama for Radio 4 by writer Si芒n Owen, whose own son was born with a major permanent hearing loss.
Lizzy鈥�. Alexandria Riley
Joel鈥�. Matthew Gravelle
Seren鈥�. Carys Eleri
Natasha鈥�. Eiry Thomas
Charlie鈥�. Zachary Cox
Directed by Carl Prekopp
Produced by James Robinson
A 91热爆 Cymru Wales Production
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A link to the transcript of the audio drama Another Place by Si芒n Owen.
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- Thu 18 Mar 2021 14:1591热爆 Radio 4
- Mon 8 Apr 2024 14:1591热爆 Radio 4 FM
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