a radio play about his Blind experiences that was broadcast in Britain in September 1958. Blackhall hosted In Touch until a week before his death, on September 14, 1981, aged 71. He had three daughters: Anne (b. 1936), (Leader of the Milton Mountaineers from 1992 to 2005); Jane (b. 1940) and Susan (b. 1949) and was married to Edna (née Westwood). References 1910 births 1981 deaths English blind people People from Cirencester English radio personalities English autobiographers