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There are several topics up for discussion. Our newest addition to the See Hear reporting team, Amanda Everitt, went to Helsinki to meet rappers Sign Mark, who have recently been snapped up by a major record label afterÌýtheir videos became an international internet sensation.

SignMark's official site:

Watch Smells Like Victory here:

We also meet inspirational British sign singer Jayne Fletcher and debate what makes sign song a creative art form rather than mere visual karaoke. Jayne's official website can be found here:

Our esteemed studio guests taking part in the debate are:

TESSA PADDEN

Presenter, campaigner and producer Tessa has been involved with Deaf media for many years. Having worked for SignPost in Newcastle and presented on See Hear on several occasions, Tessa is now involved with a new project called BSL Uptake:

JONATHAN REID

Comedy writer/director responsible for Text, Batteries and Earwax and The Association. TBE featured a character performing an awful sign song to AEIOU by Freeez. Despite that he's not a fan of sign song at all, strangely enough.

STUART ANDERSON

Stuart was one of the founders of the hugely popular 'Deaf Idol' sign song competition, featured on See Hear - and performed a few songs himself along the way. He now runs Signamic, a British Sign Language training agency.

DEEPA SHASTRI

A talented actress, presenter and sometimes sign song performer, Deepa also works for Stagetext, making theatres accessible to deaf and hard of hearing patrons.

Memnos is also back with another of his Stories Behind the Signs. This week we're saying a fond farewell to one of our most memorable contributors - Melissa Mostyn-Thomas. For the last six weeks we've been watching her prepare for motherhood, having her beautiful baby Isobel in rather trying circumstances... and in this final instalment of The Baby Diaries, Melissa is finally at home with Isobel. But is being a mum all it's cracked up to be..?