Blind presenter Lucy Edwards hosts Eurovision description show

A unsighted presenter has launched a caller podcast which volition see audio descriptions of iconic moments from the Eurovision Song Contest.

Lucy Edwards, from Birmingham, mislaid her imaginativeness 10 years agone erstwhile she was 17.

Since then, she said she has "missed out" connected taste moments and wanted to picture elements from the contention for different unsighted and visually impaired fans.

She hosts Eurovision Described connected BBC Sounds with Abi Clarke.

"Ultimately, erstwhile you're unsighted oregon visually impaired, there's a batch of things online that aren't accessible to you astatine all," said Ms Edwards.

"We thought it was truly important to bring this podcast to everyone who hasn't seen those moments, has ne'er had those taste moments described to them."

Ms Edwards, who has much than fractional a cardinal followers online, is simply a self-described Eurovision ace instrumentality but admitted she has not watched immoderate of this year's competition, hosted successful Liverpool, truthful far.

"The semi final, my dada ever has it on, I'm ever similar 'don't amusement me' due to the fact that I'm truthful invested successful the final, I don't privation the acts to beryllium spoilers," she said.

As portion of the podcast, she and Ms Clarke person interviewed the likes of Lordi, Bucks Fizz and Scooch and her co-host has described their performances to her.

"I had imaginativeness 10 years backmost erstwhile I saw immoderate of these performances but I'd forgotten," Ms Edwards said.

"A batch of my ocular representation has faded implicit the years, truthful having them described by Abi my co-presenter was amazing, conscionable putting a batch of colour into the performances."

She said it was "amazing" to spot much televised events, similar the Coronation, being audio described to beryllium much inclusive.

"It brings maine to tears erstwhile unrecorded shows are audio described due to the fact that I haven't had that being unsighted for the past 10 years," she said.

"There person been times erstwhile I person been unopen retired from large moments."

For the last connected Friday, Ms Edwards is readying to bask the amusement with her family, adding her dada usually describes the enactment for her.