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Greenlit: Cochlear Live, Channel 4
Cochlear Live w/t (1 x 60′) – Brings together a group of profoundly deaf people and over the course of an hour of live television, share the moment they hear for the very first time since having a cochlear implant fitted. The implant, an electronic device which stimulates the inner ear, can replace hearing that has been lost and give access to sounds users were previously unaware of. How much hearing an implant allows is unique to each individual.
One month before the live programme each person will undergo surgery to have their cochlear implant fitted. Then on the night of transmission, the instant each person’s implant is switched on will be broadcast live from a UK hospital.
In a major departure from traditional documentary-making in which the subject is often subject to many hours of detailed fine editing, this film will be a live hour of documentary television, with this major life altering event will be revealed in real-time.
Channel: Channel 4
Producer: True North
TX: Summer 2016
Source: Channel 4 press release
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