Open Doors
Radio journalist Kathy Page, blinded at birth, always discovers the truth.
Listeners love the way in which she exposes corrupt politicians. Now fifty, she doesn’t expect to gain her sight.
She has turned down offers to work on TV, preferring the medium of radio. In an interview with eye surgeon Dr Percival, she is assured that he could restore her sight.
She feels he is genuine and agrees to treatment.
The operation is a success and Kathy acclimatises to a world of colour.
She is particularly struck by the power of facial expressions.
She accepts an offer to present a TV chat show, but there is a problem.
She is so disarmed by the sight of the human face that she cannot judge people; viewers feel she is letting her guests off lightly. She takes a year out of broadcasting to complete her autobiography, then returns to front a radio show. Her incisive powers of perception have returned as she tears dishonest politicians apart. Now she interviews wearing a blindfold.