Georgie Morrell is a visually impaired actress and stand-up comedian. She recently appeared in an episode of BBC One's hit hospital drama, Casualty; where she was cast to play a visually impaired woman and guide dog owner. Georgie wrote an article about her experience in the Metro, where she spoke about how refreshing it was to have a visually impaired person play a visually impaired character on television. We speak to her about this and hear her thoughts on our other items...

Love! With the world becoming increasingly more digital, we discuss access to online dating platforms when you are blind or partially sighted.

And American deaf-blind writer Cristina Hartman sparked a lively debate on Twitter recently, about whether or not it is helpful for people to describe what they look like. Do you think it is helpful? Does it allow you to visualize the person speaking to you, or is it just a load of unhelpful information? We delve into this.

Presenter: Peter White Producer: Fern Lulham Production Coordinator: Liz Poole

Website image description: in the spirit of Valentine's Day, the image is of two people holding hands. The person on the left has a blue and white polka dot shirt on, with the sleeves rolled up. The person on the right has a large embellished silver bracelet and is wearing a matching blue and white polka dot shirt. In the background is a large pool of water, seemingly a river or a lake, with the sunset reflecting off of the water.

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Representation in Casualty; Should People Explain What They Look Like?