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'''Tim Barlow''' (born [[18 January (people)|18 January]] [[1936 (people)|1936]]<ref>[https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=34623 Aveleyman]</ref>) played [[Tyssan]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''. He was profoundly [[deaf]] at the time of filming, the result of an incident with a rifle during his army service; his deafness was thought to be permanent. However, in 2008, he received a {{w|cochlear implant}}, allowing him to hear again.
'''Tim Barlow''' (born [[18 January (people)|18 January]] [[1936 (people)|1936]]<ref>[https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=34623 Aveleyman]</ref>) played [[Tyssan]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]''. He is [[deaf]], which is the result of an incident with a rifle during his army service. In 2008, after the time of filming, he received a {{w|cochlear implant}}, allowing him to partially hear again.


He has appeared in films such as {{wi|The Tall Guy}} with {{w|Jeff Goldblum}} (playing a blind man) and {{wi|Hot Fuzz}} with [[Simon Pegg]]. Barlow has written and performed in autobiographical one-man shows such as ''My Army'', about his experience in the military in the 1960s.
He has appeared in films such as {{wi|The Tall Guy}} with {{w|Jeff Goldblum}} (playing a blind man) and {{wi|Hot Fuzz}} with [[Simon Pegg]]. Barlow has written and performed in autobiographical one-man shows such as ''My Army'', about his experience in the military in the 1960s.

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Tim Barlow (born 18 January 1936[1]) played Tyssan in the Doctor Who story Destiny of the Daleks. He is deaf, which is the result of an incident with a rifle during his army service. In 2008, after the time of filming, he received a cochlear implant, allowing him to partially hear again.

He has appeared in films such as The Tall Guy with Jeff Goldblum (playing a blind man) and Hot Fuzz with Simon Pegg. Barlow has written and performed in autobiographical one-man shows such as My Army, about his experience in the military in the 1960s.

His experience with the cochlear implant was the subject of a BBC radio program, Earfull - From Silence into Sound.

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