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When is Travelling Blind on tonight and what is it about? Documentary features comedian Sara Pascoe and director Amar Latif

BUCKLE up for a trip to Turkey like you've never experienced. With the help of Sara Pascoe and Amar Latif the travel show is like no other.

Here's how you can watch the one off documentary...

 Travelling Blind is a one-off documentary with Sara Pascoe and Amar Latif
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Travelling Blind is a one-off documentary with Sara Pascoe and Amar LatifCredit: BBC

When is Travelling Blind on TV?

Travelling Blind is on TONIGHT ( March 7, 2019.)

You can catch the show on BBC2 at 8pm in an hour-long episode.

But don't fret if you miss it, the one-off documentary will be available to watch on iPlayer after broadcast.

What is it about?

The documentary follows blind adventurer and director Amar Latif and comedienne Sara Pascoe as they discover Turkey.

Sara acts as Amar's 'eyes' on the excursion - describing the scenery - as they both experience all that the country has to offer.

And Amar's heightened senses help Sara appreciate things that are going on around her that she may not have otherwise noticed.

Like when he encourages the funnywoman to really listen to the sound of millions of bees at a beehive or take in the atmospheric scents of Isanbul's Grand Bazaar.

The documentary makes for a stimulating and multisensory exploration of Turkey and may even leave you wanting to put down your camera and really experience your surroundings on your next trip.

Who is Sara Pascoe?

Sara Pascoe is a writer, stand-up comedian and actress.

She was born on 22 May 1981 in Dagenham in East London.

Sara started performing stand-up comedy in 2007.

In August 2010, she performed her first show at the Edinburgh Festival and she appeared on Live at the Apollo in 2012.

She's since gone on to appear on several TV shows.

She's also written a book, Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body.

Who is Amar Latif?

Amar Latif is a British entrepreneur, motivational speaker, world traveller and TV presenter.

He was born in December 1974 which makes him 44 years old.

He has featured on a number of TV programmes including BBC Two documentary Beyond Boundaries as well as directing the Channel 4 documentary Sightseeing Blind which was broadcast in April 2007.

Amar was just four years old when doctors told his parents he would become permanently blind.

The star had lost 95 per cent of his sight by the time he was just 18 because of an incurable eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa.

BBC2 documentary 'Travelling Blind' features Amar Latif, whose lack of sight hasn’t prevented him from experiencing the world

 

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