New current-affairs series.
Tonight's programme examines the implications of a controversial operation which can restore the hearing of the deaf. A cochlear implant changed the life of 8-year-old Michael [text removed], who had been deaf since the age of 2. But the success stories of children like
Michael, helped by what has been called the new "bionic ear", have caused anger in the deaf community. Producer Steve Anderson
Editor Peter Horrocks