Born On A Blue Day

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20070219

20070220 (R4)

By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting.

Daniel sees numbers as shapes, colours and textures and can perform extraordinary maths in his head; he can also learn to speak a language fluently from scratch in a week. Daniel has Savant Syndrome, a rare form of Asperger's. He also has a compulsive need for order and routine.

Daniel is virtually unique among people with an autistic spectrum disorder in having a high degree of self awareness which he has used to communicate his touching and heart-warming story.

By Daniel Tammet. Daniel is almost unique among people with an autistic spectrum disorder.

20070220

20070221 (R4)

By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting.

Daniel Tammet has Savant Syndrome, a rare form of Asperger's which, as well as giving him amazing mental powers, makes certain aspects of every day life extremely difficult for him to cope with.

Already as a baby, his parents found themselves confronted with an infant who cried almost constantly. Then at four years old, Daniel suffered a life threatening epileptic seizure.

20070221

20070222 (R4)

By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting.

Daniel has Savant Syndrome, a rare form of Asperger's. As Daniel faces secondary school, he excels at maths, languages and history because of his extraordinary memory, but has difficulty finding his way about. And yet when he leaves school, he finds the courage to volunteer to go and teach English in Eastern Europe.

As Daniel faces secondary school, he excels because of his extraordinary memory.

20070222

20070223 (R4)

By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting.

In spite of the difficulties he experiences with his Asperger's Syndrome, Daniel Tammet has embarked on a year long volunteer programme to teach English in Lithuania.

His courage pays off as he learns how to live on his own for the first time in his life and makes friends with both the other volunteers and his students. By the time he returns to England, he has renewed hope that he will finally be able to live an independent life.

Daniel's courage pays off after a year long volunteer programme.

05 LAST

20070223

20070224 (R4)

By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting.

A sponsored charity event, attempting to break the European record for reciting the digits of Pi, brings Daniel's story into the public eye and he is offered the chance to take part in a documentary about his extraordinary mental powers.

He also gets the opportunity to meet fellow savant, Kim Peek, who was the inspiration for the Raymond Babbitt character played by Dustin Hoffman in the film, Rain Man. It turns out to be one of the happiest days of Daniel's life.

A charity event brings Daniel's story into the public eye.

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Episode	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	20070219	20070220 (R4)	By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting. Daniel sees numbers as shapes, colours and textures and can perform extraordinary maths in his head; he can also learn to speak a language fluently from scratch in a week. Daniel has Savant Syndrome, a rare form of Asperger's. He also has a compulsive need for order and routine. Daniel is virtually unique among people with an autistic spectrum disorder in having a high degree of self awareness which he has used to communicate his touching and heart-warming story. By Daniel Tammet. Daniel is almost unique among people with an autistic spectrum disorder.
02	20070220	20070221 (R4)	By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting. Daniel Tammet has Savant Syndrome, a rare form of Asperger's which, as well as giving him amazing mental powers, makes certain aspects of every day life extremely difficult for him to cope with. Already as a baby, his parents found themselves confronted with an infant who cried almost constantly. Then at four years old, Daniel suffered a life threatening epileptic seizure.
03	20070221	20070222 (R4)	By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting. Daniel has Savant Syndrome, a rare form of Asperger's. As Daniel faces secondary school, he excels at maths, languages and history because of his extraordinary memory, but has difficulty finding his way about. And yet when he leaves school, he finds the courage to volunteer to go and teach English in Eastern Europe. As Daniel faces secondary school, he excels because of his extraordinary memory.
04	20070222	20070223 (R4)	By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting. In spite of the difficulties he experiences with his Asperger's Syndrome, Daniel Tammet has embarked on a year long volunteer programme to teach English in Lithuania. His courage pays off as he learns how to live on his own for the first time in his life and makes friends with both the other volunteers and his students. By the time he returns to England, he has renewed hope that he will finally be able to live an independent life. Daniel's courage pays off after a year long volunteer programme.
05 LAST	20070223	20070224 (R4)	By Daniel Tammet, read by Paul Panting. A sponsored charity event, attempting to break the European record for reciting the digits of Pi, brings Daniel's story into the public eye and he is offered the chance to take part in a documentary about his extraordinary mental powers. He also gets the opportunity to meet fellow savant, Kim Peek, who was the inspiration for the Raymond Babbitt character played by Dustin Hoffman in the film, Rain Man. It turns out to be one of the happiest days of Daniel's life. A charity event brings Daniel's story into the public eye.