When I was first asked to be the presenter of 'Listening Without Ears', I was unsure about whether to do it or not. Why would I want to make a radio programme about deaf people - my own community - when it would be almost totally inaccessible to them? It took me over a week to decide whether to accept this offer. After 6 months in the making with producer Steve Urquhart, the documentary - which explores how the Deaf can interact with music - was aired on December 12th at 11.3

How do people with hearing loss engage with music? Performer Eloise Garland challenges our assumptions. Eloise began to lose her own hearing 15 years ago. Now aged 23, she’s a professional singer, violinist and teacher - and reveals her very personal engagement with sound. She considers different ways of teaching and appreciating music - some of which might surprise people who aren’t deaf - and shares her deep emotional connection to an art form and cultural activity that is