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8:54

S2 Ep797: AD Movie Review - Hocus Pocus

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/31

We're back with our movie reviews! And this year, we kick things of with a family-friendly witchy classic, Hocus Pocus. Hear their review of the movie and its audio description, with Allan and Amelia. Image shows a spoof poster of the Hocus Pocus movie. Allan is dressed as Bette Midler's witch Winifred. He has a red wig piled high on his head in a pompadour style, a black dress with big sleeves, red lipstick, rouge cheeks and is smiling with a slight pout. His hands with long witchy fingers and

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6:55

S2 Ep811: Scary Animal Encounters Travelogue with...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/30

In a Halloween special, Jonathan recounts some of his scariest animal encounters. Tune in to 'The Lunch Break' on RNIB Connect Radio every weekday from 12 noon to 1pm for more Travelogues. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

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8:58

S2 Ep795: Meet Up And Play Dominoes!

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/30

Let’s hear about a social group that meets on Fridays near Edinburgh to play dominoes.Our Paulina spoke with Jimmy, Barbara, and Iain from the group to find out how you can join in and why it's a nice activity to take part in. Image shows the Dominoes group sitting in front of three tables set up in a long line. They're all smiling and looking over at the camera.

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4:48

S2 Ep794: RNIB webinar on Audio description in video...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/30

Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

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5:57

S2 Ep794: RNIB AT EGX With Jonny Marshall

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/29

Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

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5:17

S2 Ep792: Fantastic Skiing Trip in Italy with Seable...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/29

Seable Holidays offer accessible, inclusive tailored, and group holidays for blind and partially sighted people with trained assistance for a happy, stress-free holiday. From Sunday 19 to Friday 24 January 2025 Seable Holidays have a great sounding skiing trip to Italy open to anyone who is visually impaired whether they have never skied before or have been skiing for a number of years. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Lucy Ashton from Seable Holidays to find out more about this

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7:25

S2 Ep793: Visionary October Update With TPT

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/28

Time to catch up with Visionary, a membership organisation for sight loss charities across the UK. Fiona Sandford from Visionary and Bhavini Makwana from Thomas Pocklington trust (TPT) joined Amelia to talk about TPT's new report 'You Said, We Did - Listening Month Update'. Learn more about the report on TPT's Website - You Said, We Did - Listening Month Update - Thomas Pocklington Trust Learn more about Visionary on their website - Welcome to Visionary - Visionary Image shows the RNIB Connect

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16:17

S1 Ep93: Blind Leading Yoga

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/28

In 2023 RNIB Connect Radio celebrated its 20th anniversary by challenging our team to find activities that blind people could excel in. As we tried skiing, learned astronomy, tackled wrestling, our 'Blind Leading' series was born. Today, we are joining Shona and Tamas from Sight Scotland to try his yoga class, designed with blind and partially sighted people in mind. Image: Tamas leading the group in Blind Yoga. He's sitting at the back of the room on a chair and covering his eyes. Five women sit

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9:55

S2 Ep791: QR Codes For A More Accessible World

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/28

It’s been 30 years since the creation of the very first QR code to save space on automative parts barcodes. These days, we’re seeing more and more Accessible QR codes included on UK’s most beloved brands to make their products accessible to blind and partially sighted people. Charity RNIB has been championing accessible design by working closely with brands to help make these changes the norm. So as we celebrate 30 years of the QR code, let’s find out a bit about some of the work RNIB has been

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9:46

S2 Ep790: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/26

Each week, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell sits down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity. This week Matt encourages listeners to engage with the NHS Big Conversation and there’s news about collaborative work with Motability. If you, or someone you know, would like information on the support and services available from RNIB, go to www.rnib.org.uk You can also call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or ask Alexa to call RNIB's

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5:04

S2 Ep789: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - Wonder Boy, AD Theatre...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/25

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews.This week Vidar was reviewing the critically acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production of ‘Wonder Boy’ by Ross Willis as the current tour visited the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre with description by Professional Audio Describer Remy Lloyd. About Wonder Boy Olivier

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6:36

S2 Ep789: Shaun Hayward Our Strictly Star Reviewer on...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/25

As we move from week 5 into week 6 of Strictly Come Dancing our RNIB Connect Radio Strictly Star Reviewer blind ballroom dancer Shaun Hayward is back reflecting and commenting on how well blind Liverpudlian Comedian Chris McCausland and his Professional Dance Partner Dianne Buswell have been faring in the competition. Our Toby Davey began by asking Shaun how he felt Chris and Dianne’s waltz to ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ had gone on Saturday night’s live show. To then asking Shaun for his thoughts

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31:25

S2 Ep785: 30 Years of RNIB ECLOs - Roundtable

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/24

Did you know that 2024 marks 30 years since RNIB provided its very first Eye Care Liaison Officer (ECLO)?We’ve come a long way since the very first ECLO at Rotherham District General Hospital in 1994 and now have more than 130 RNIB ECLOs supporting people across the UK. To celebrate RNIB Connect Radio hosted an anniversary roundtable featuring people involved in delivering the service. Here’s Amelia Hilton talking with panellists Lynn Martin, manager of Corneo-Plastic Unit at the Queen Victoria

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10:01

Janice Mitchell, Sight Loss Story.

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/24

Now time to catch up with Janice Mitchell, a veteran from Edinburgh who suddenly lost her sight overnight. Jennifer Murray finds out more about how Janice lost her sight and how she gradually adapted to her sight loss. Image description: Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

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13:04

S2 Ep788: VI artist Victoria Claire Receives Honorary...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/23

VI Artist Victoria Claire was awarded with an honorary doctorate of fine arts from the University of Bolton this summer.She told Amelia about her career so far and how she felt on the big day. Learn more about Victoria on her website - Victoria Claire Beyond Vision Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

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7:34

S2 Ep1000: Braille and Beyond Tour At Harrogate Library

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/23

As we celebrate 200 years since the invention of the tactile reading and writing system braille, RNIB’s Braille and Beyond Tour is continuing to make its way across the UK. In October the tour arrived at Harrogate Library in North Yorkshire and Hubert spoke with Dave Williams following the event to hear how it went. To find out more about braille and how the RNIB is celebrating 200 years since Louis Braille invented the system visit: https://www.rnib.org.uk/about-us/braille-200 Image shows the

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5:31

S2 Ep786: How Accessible Are Your Bus Journeys?

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/23

A new survey has been launched by RNIB Cymru, aiming to learn more about the current state of bus travel in Wales. Hywel Davies has been hearing how the results of the survey could impact the future of bus journeys for blind and partially sighted travellers. You can take part in the survey by clicking this link - RNIB Cymru Bus Survey A Welsh language version of the survey can be found here - Arolwg Bysiau RNIB Cymru Survey

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3:24

S2 Ep810: Zipline Travelogue With Jonathan Abro

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/22

Take a thrilling Zipline across the canyons of Mexico with Jonathan Abro. Tune in to 'The Lunch Break' on RNIB Connect Radio every weekday from 12 noon to 1pm for more Travelogues. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.

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5:49

S2 Ep784: Motability Foundation Partners With RNIB...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/21

RNIB has once again partnered with the Mobility Foundation, working towards making travel and transport more accessible for blind and partially sighted people. Hywel Davies has been hearing more about how the 3 year project has been getting underway. For more information on the Motability Foundation, visit their website - Motability Foundation | Making all journeys accessible

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11:38

S2 Ep783: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update...

RNIB Connect ·

2024/10/19

Each week, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell sits down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity. This week Matt talks about an All Party Political Group on disability and employment, talking with charity retailers and RNIB’s thoughts on an X post by Lord Sugar. If you, or someone you know, would like information on the support and services available from RNIB, go to www.rnib.org.uk You can also call our Helpline on 0303 123 9999

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