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RNIB Connect

RNIB Connect Radio

RNIB Connect Radio is the UK radio station for blind and partially sighted people to find out what is happening in the community. You can also contribute and share your stories by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk. Get involved and join the conversation. Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially

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7:19

S2 Ep1150: Hanoi and Ha Giang Travelogue

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/11

Join Jonathan Abro on the first of our Vietnam Travelogue series.This week he steps onto the streets of Hanoi and takes a bus journey along the Ha Giang loop. 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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5:30

S2 Ep1155: Sir Charlie Mayfield Review Team - RNIB...

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/11

RNIB recently hosted a roundtable, facilitated by by the Sir Charlie Mayfield Review team, discussing the 'Keep Britain Working Review'. The discussion explored how employers and employees can work together to improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Hubert spoke to the team to learn more about the review. 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

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5:40

S2 Ep1149: Borneo And New York Travelogue

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/11

Join Jonathan Abro on a boat trip in Borneo and wandering the streets of New York city. 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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5:47

S2 Ep1149: Japanese Onsen Baths Travelogue

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/11

Join Jonathan for a serene bathing experience at the Japanese Onsens. 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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6:10

S2 Ep1149: Slovenia Travelogue

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/11

Join Jonathan on his travels to the beautiful Lake Bled in Slovenia. 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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9:53

1149: Shaun Hayward on Making and Recording Music as...

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/10

As a blind or partially sighted person have you ever thought about setting up your own recording studio and producing your own music? Well RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Shaun Hayward, a blind musician and ballroom dancer who in the early 2000s set up a basement studio in Leeds with his blind musician friend Joe Kenny which was very much an analogue studio recording on to a Windows PC with JAWS and the audio software package Sonar. After working and producing music with Joe for

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7:14

1146: Losing Sight As A Teenager And Support From Sea...

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/10

Issy was worried she’d have to leave Sea Cadets after her vision changed at age 13, but the Loughborough branch in Leicestershire adapted to help her pursue her goals. Amelia learned more… Learn more about Sea Cadets on their website

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5:31

Braille Classes, EyeCan Jersey, Interview With Mark...

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/10

As many of you know, it has been 200 years since Braille was first created by Louis Braille. EyeCan, a sight loss charity based on Jersey is teaching local people Braille. To find out more about it, Jennifer Murray chats to Mark Coxshall from the charity. You can reach out to EyeCan Jersey in any of the following ways: EYECAN’s Website: https://eyecan.je/ Phone: 01534 864689 Email: info@eyecan.je Image description: Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’

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6:15

Five Valleys Talking Newspaper, Interview With David...

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/09

Would you like to learn a bit about Five Valleys Talking Newspaper? Jennifer Murray speaks to David Harris to find out more. Five Valleys Talking Newspaper can be contacted in any of the following ways: Email Address: 5valleysounds@gmail.com Mobile: 07882672647 Facebook Page: Five Valley Sounds - Stroud's Talking Newspaper | Facebook 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

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8:10

S2 Ep1144: NHS Relaunch Campaign Encouraging Breast...

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/09

The NHS in England has launched a new phase of the ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign to encourage blind and partially sighted women to attend their breast screening appointment when invited. Amelia spoke to RNIB Chair Of Trustees, Anna Tylor, about the importance of attending screening appointments. Learn more about breast cancer screenings by going to Breast screening (mammogram) - NHS You can request an accessible version of the breast cancer screening easy read guide by emailing

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7:45

Something for The Weekend - 06/06/2025

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/06

Something for The Weekend highlights the best in accessible streaming content every week. This week, Hannah reccomends a new TV show to relax with, a new audiobook to get lost in and new music to move your body to!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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10:17

S2 Ep1147: Could Volunteering Be Good For You?

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/06

Volunteers make a significant and positive impact for charities but could volunteering really help you as an individual? RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Mari Jones and Jo Keller, from RNIB, to find out how volunteers help deliver vital services and what individuals can gain from giving their time… If you’d like to find out more about volunteering, go to www.rnib.org.uk/volunteering You can also call the Helpline on 0303 123 9999. #RNIBConnect Image Shows RNIB Logo

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5:04

S2 Ep1142: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - Joseph and the...

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/06

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 of his regular audio described theatre reviews for 2025 We have the smash-hit London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ this week as the current touring production visited the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre with description by

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17:42

S2 Ep1146: Priya Herian on Making Her Artwork...

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/05

Priya Herian is a British Indian contemporary artist who has an exhibition of her work at The Brick Lane Gallery in London from 2 to 13 July 2025 with audio descriptions of the artwork produced by Priya, inspired by her father’s journey with blindness, making art accessible to her Farther and other blind and partially sighted people too. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey recently caught up with Priya to firstly find out a bit more about her journey into becoming an artist and a bit about the style

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9:23

Vision Support, Interview With Nia Greer.

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/05

Would you like to hear about the many different services which Vision Support have on offer as well as the great work they do? Well Jennifer Murray catches up with Nia Greer from the charity to find out more.You can reach out to Vision Support in any of the following ways: Website www.visionsupport.org.uk/ For referrals you can email referrals@visionsupport.org.uk Chester Contact - (01244) 381 515 Email - information@visionsupport.org.uk Chester Vision Centre (Bluecoat) Contact - (01244)

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10:27

S2 Ep1145: Visually Impaired Rugby Player Aaron Fowler

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/05

Aaron Fowler has been playing visually impaired rugby for the last six years, he tells Hywel Davies about the positive impact the game has had on his life. You can find out more about Visually Impaired Rugby and the work of the Change Foundation here - Visually Impaired Rugby - The Change Foundation

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9:03

TT Races, Interview With Peter Marshall.

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/04

On the Isle of Man every year, the TT Races takes place. These can pose safety risks for visually impaired people and could stop them from getting out and about during this time. Jennifer Murray chats to Peter Marshall from Sight Matters, a local sight loss charity to discuss some of these concerns.You can contact Sight Matters in the following ways: Email Address: enquiries@sightmatters.im Phone: 01624674727 Image description: Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background

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4:08

S2 Ep1143: June Almanac - History, Nature And Folklore

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/03

What is a strawberry moon? How do people celebrate the summer solstice? Amelia is back with another monthly almanac for June. Learn more about the nature and birds of June on the RSPB website - RSPB Bird & Wildlife Conservation Charity 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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17:28

S2 Ep1142: Award and Recognition for Seable Holidays

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/03

Seable Holidays is a not for profit social enterprise organisation providing accessible tailored and group holidays for blind and partially sighted people. Seable Holidays were recently presented with the Small Organisation award in the 2025 Disability Confident Awards and have also been recognised as an RNIB Visibly Better Employer too. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey recently caught up with Damiano La Rocca founder of Seable Holidays to firstly find out how the organisation came about. Then to

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7:32

S2 Ep1141: RNIB Launch Value Of Vision Report

RNIB Connect ·

2025/06/03

As the cost of eye care services rises along with increasing demand, RNIB have launched a report called Value of Vision. Paulina chatted to Vivianne Francis about six evidence based interventions they hope to implement to address this rising cost and to prevent avoidable sight loss. 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

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