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Blind Man's Bete Noire

Peter White

Blind Man's Bete Noire: Episode 4: Going Slowly

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Episode 4: Going Slowly

Going Slowly

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Peter White explores his bete noire of going slowly with keen fisherman Nick Hancock.

Peter explores his bete noire of going slowly. He meets Nick Hancock on the riverbank, but is not persuaded about fishing. He also meets Steve Cunningham and then runs on a beach.

In the final programme of the series, Peter White explores his bete noire of Going Slowly with record-breaking Steve Cunningham ("the fastest blind man on the planet") about why sighted people try to slow him down.

Comedian Nick Hancock explains to Peter the joys of fishing but he remains unconvinced about the benefits of sitting still for a long time, doing apparently nothing.

Visually-impaired BBC News correspondent Gary O' Donoghue also comments.

Peter finally experiences ultimate freedom by running full pelt along a Northumbrian beach.

Producer: Cheryl Gabriel.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Peter White explores some of the things that annoy him about blindness

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