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People who love the six tiny dots of Braille

Braille is celebrating 200 years as we hear your on a celebratory documentary and talk to presenter Emma Tracey. Plus a grumble about interviewees being cut short in news

The recent documentary Braille and Me featured personal stories from around the world of highly successful blind people in different fields who continue to celebrate how this very simple invention has transformed lives. Listeners share their views and we talk to presenter Emma Tracey.

Plus, a follow-up grumble about interviewees being cut short in news shows hits our listener inbox.

Presenter Rajan Datar
Producer Howard Shannon
A Whistledown production for the BBC World Service

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9 minutes

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Mon 19 May 2025 02:50GMT
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