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In Touch: News for Blind People
News, views and information for people who are blind or visually impaired. Presented by Peter White...
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National and international news from BBC Radio 4.
Tue 27 Dec 2011 20:40 BBC Radio 4
Actor Ryan Kelly is blind and probably best known for playing the part of Jazzer in The Archers. Landing the role was a dream come true, as he was an avid listener even as a child and one of his heroes was Carole Boyd (who plays Lynda Snell).
Encouraged to pursue an acting career by his drama teacher at the Royal National College in Hereford, he went on to become the first blind student to be accepted at the Bristol Old Vic.
He talks to Peter White about the way he deals with learning lines and navigating the recording studios and his approach to playing a sighted character - and shows that his time as a busker playing the accordion was not wasted.
Producer Cheryl Gabriel.
Presenter Peter White.
News, views and information for people who are blind or visually impaired. Presented by Peter White...
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