Dedicated Dickens aficionado Miriam Margolyes was the host at the first ever Sense Creative Writing Awards. The festive event was held at the Dickens Museum in London in December 2006.
Miriam very kindly reprised her role as host in 2010 when the event was held at the Geffrye Musuem, East London, where once again she read the impressive literary works of deafblind people.
Miriam’s film credits include Happy Feet, Babe, Magnolia and can soon be seen to reprise her role as Professor Pomona Sprout in the upcoming Harry Potter film.
Miriam was recently interviewed on the Rob Cowan breakfast show on BBC Radio 3, and spoke about Sense:
"It's one of the most inspiring charities I've ever been associated with. It's called Sense and you can't imagine what it's like to see people who would otherwise be locked in.
People are able to experience the world through their hands. The hands of the interpreter signs a kind of braille on their open palm.
I'm priviliged to have been able to read some of the writing of some of these people afflicted with this deprivation. But they are able to rise above it - they are totally living in this world.
I do urge anyone who can spare a bit of money to send it to Sense as they are key in unlocking these people's lives".
You can listen to the programme on BBC iPlayer (go to 2hrs to hear Miriam).
