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Close Up 1: Lilian Lawson
Watch Lilian Lawson's moving interview about her life and career.
27m 44s
Chat show (2015). Close Up is the BSL Zone's four-part series of in-depth interviews with well-known Deaf people. In this episode, Tessa Padden interviews Lilian Lawson about her early memories of school and her career, including working for the BDA, RNID and the Scottish Council on Deafness. She also discusses researching BSL, her campaigning work, life with Jock Young and how she felt when she was awarded the OBE. Produced by Bob Duncan and Dawn Marshall at Becoming Visible.
Watch other episodes of Close Up and other chat shows here.
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