Some of the important years when the BBC made advances in captioning. 1979 - A documentary called "Quietly in Switzerland" is the first program to be subtitled on the BBC. 1986 - "Blue Peter" becomes the first live program to be subtitled on the BBC. 1990 - The first live BBC broadcast is captioned by a stenographer. 1990 - The BBC begins subtitling its news. 2001 - Respeaking is used for subtitling for the first time by the BBC. 2008 - The BBC moves to full subtitling in all

Here's what WON'T happen during a hearing test. image: Bundesinnung Hörakustiker No one will use a needle, and there will be no request to take off your clothes. Here's what WILL happen: An audiologist will check to make sure you don’t have a build-up of wax in your ears before taking you into an acoustic testing chamber that cuts out outside noise. You’ll put on headphones that cover your ears and listen to tones. You’ll indicate when you first hear the tone. She’ll start at