Blink – A Horizon Guide to Senses
21.00, BBC4
This is an old joke, but you’d have to say that being deaf and dumb shouldn’t generally impair your ability to play pinball. Sad to hear this week of the death of Eric Sykes with many of the obituaries marvelling at his ability to continue writing and performing despite being almost totally blind and deaf, helped out by his incredible healing glasses. Here are more examples from the archive of how technology has helped and hindered our senses over the years.
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