The "heartbreaking" decision on the stalled sign language GCSE

There were celebrations last year when a GCSE in British Sign Language was approved...but a few months have passed and no accredited exam board has taken it on. What now for the exam which had a strong 10-year campaign behind it? Simon Want from the National Deaf Children's Society gives his reaction while BBC journalist Kateryna Pavlyuk talks us through it. Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy has been in California visiting humanoid robots built to carry out domestic tasks and considers how this development might help disabled people in the future. And the BBC's Alex Taylor is Emma's studio pal this week. He spills the tea on his new romantic relationship. Not only is he smitten but it's also given him pause for thought on letting her help with his care responsibilities so they can let his careworker go out for the night and leave them to some alone time. And finally. Just a heads up, we're moving to a monthly podcast from now on. Our next episode will be 4 February. Catch you then! Presented by Emma Tracey with Alex Taylor Sound mixed by Dave O'Neill Produced by Kateryna Pavlyuk and Alex Collins Series producer is Beth Rose Edited by Damon Rose

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This episode was published on Jan 14, 2026.

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