New Signing: BT Sport releases second episode of British Sign Language documentary

The second episode of a new documentary series charting BT Sport and EE’s New Signing initiative premiered on Saturday 11 March on BT Sport 1 at half-time during BT Sport Score and is available now on btsport.com, the BT Sport app and BT Sport’s and EE’s YouTube pages.

The series follows the journey of two British Sign Language users as they train with BT Sport this season, working towards presenting on BT Sport broadcast events including the Champions League final, marking a major commitment to making football more accessible by BT Sport and EE.

Damaris Cooke and Rolf Choutan were recently announced as the new presenters for the New Signing initiative, which aims to improve accessibility for football fans on and off the pitch, as well elevating the visibility of British Sign Language.

The second episode sees Rolf and Damaris join the BT Sport team for a big London derby at Craven Cottage, as Fulham take on local rivals Chelsea.

Our duo go behind the scenes for a matchday experience from a broadcast perspective, meeting the lead presenters, commentators and pundits. Rolf and Damaris go up to the gantry to put their live match analysis to the test, before interviewing Fulham goal scoring sensation Manor Solomon.

The first two episodes will also be shown on Tuesday 14 March at 5.45pm on BT Sport 1.

New Signing forms part of BT Sport’s Sign Up initiative, which aims to raise the profile of the deaf community within sport and help make BT Sport programming accessible to all. To find out more visit btsport.com/signup.

New Signing builds on EE’s work to support the growth of disability football on and off the pitch, as part of its long-term partnership with each of the four Home Nations Football Associations.