The Radio Times told viewers that the new fortnightly
show “is intended mainly – but by no means exclusively – for deaf children. It
takes the place of the old monthly programme called simply For Deaf Children, and once again Ursula Eason is the producer.
Says Miss Eason: ’Nowadays, children who are deaf are encouraged to mix much
more with those with hearing, and they go to the same schools whenever this is
possible. So, in Vision On, we are
following this trend, and we would like all children to watch it together.”
Vision On’s original presenter was Pat
Keysell (Tony Hart didn’t join until January 1966). Pat was a former actress
who by 1964 taught drama and mime to the hard of hearing on behalf of the RNIB.
In this Radio 4 programme from the
series Trumpton Riots Again Pat,
Tony, Wilf Lunn and Sylvester McCoy recall their time on the show. The
presenter is Fred Harris.