See Hear

Lucy Clark meets renowned portrait artist Richard Stone, who developed his artistic skills after an accident as a child left him with a fractured skull and permanent deafness in his right ear. He started to paint to communicate with his parents and teachers, and his talent developed from there. Richard has been painting the royal family for more than four decades, as well as other notable faces such as Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.

Yvonne and Radha meet Katie Littlejohns, a mum campaigning for free BSL courses for parents and guardians of deaf children. With 90 per cent of deaf children born to hearing parents with little or no knowledge of sign language, Katie shares her experience of parenting a deaf child and the importance of having access to learn sign language.

Kori Kaur talks to young deaf people about their struggles with mental health issues and highlights the issues with accessing specialist services.

William Grint heads to London to report on an Extinction Rebellion demonstration about climate change. He joins a group of deaf activists passionate about protecting the environment.

Yvonne and Julian meet Kabir Kapoor. He's a designer by day, but has also just won the accolade of UK's first BSL poet laureate. Kabir talks about his artistic processes and inspiration and also has an unexpected surprise for Yvonne and Julian.

Also, how three deaf artists - a jewellery maker, stained-glass creator and potter - are all united by their love of creating things with their hands.

It's summer, and the See Hear team are filming at Glastonbury. The programme follows first-time deaf festivalgoers as well as those who've been going for 42 years!

There's also a catch-up with the Deafzone team and a chat with Matty Gurney, one of the volunteers that helps keep Glastonbury waste free.

Back in the studio, Yvonne and Julian are also getting into the festival spirit.

It‘s the 25th anniversary of Refugee Week - the largest arts and culture festival that celebrates the creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. To mark it, they've invited a young Kurdish boy into the studio to tell us about his remarkable journey to the UK.

And finally, Evie Waddell joins them to create a little bit of festival magic with her performance Cave of Gold.