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Blind Veterans UK

Blind Veterans UK

We"re Blind Veterans UK, formerly St Dunstan"s. We believe every blind veteran should be able to lead the life they choose. We provide rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support. Together we can help rebuild lives. To find out more about how we how we help, visit blindveterans.org.uk

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All Episodes

22:37

Remembrance 2025: Honour their service, support their...

Blind Veterans UK ·

2025/11/05

In this special Remembrance 2025 podcast, two generations of veterans - Michael, a 101-year-old Second World War veteran, and Wayne, a former Royal Armoured Corps soldier - share a moving conversation about service, sacrifice, and sight loss.

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10:37

13: VE Day 80: After the Darkness - A podcast special

Blind Veterans UK ·

2025/05/07

The wartime heroes we support today share their powerful stories of VE Day, 80 years on.

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15:37

12: Remembering Afghanistan - Rob's story

Blind Veterans UK ·

2024/12/12

As we mark the 10th anniversary of the end of Operation Herrick, or British operations in Afghanistan, on 12 December 2014, we speak to former frontline soldier, Rob, who was just 23 when he lost his sight in action.

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12:17

11: Remembrance 2024: Honouring their legacy

Blind Veterans UK ·

2024/11/07

In this special Remembrance 2024 podcast, four blind veterans supported by our charity, share their experiences of service and what Remembrance means to them.From World War II to the Falklands, join us in honouring their service. Learn more about our work at www.blindveterans.org.uk

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21:20

10: Unseen stories: Taking on Mussolini

Blind Veterans UK ·

2024/08/12

As Second World War veteran Matt Mackinnon-Pattison turns 100 years old, he looks back on the best and worst of his wartime experiences in Italy when he was just 18.

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16:37

8: D-Day 80: In their own words

Blind Veterans UK ·

2024/06/04

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14:08

Unseen stories: Surviving the Arctic convoys - Part...

Blind Veterans UK ·

2023/10/23

In this three-part Remembrance Special, WWII veteran, Alec Penstone, shares his fascinating stories from the Second World War with our Military Lead, Tim Eckersley.

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11:52

Unseen stories: Surviving the Arctic convoys - Part two

Blind Veterans UK ·

2023/10/23

In this three-part Remembrance Special, WWII veteran, Alec Penstone, shares his fascinating stories from the Second World War with our Military Lead, Tim Eckersley.

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15:46

Unseen stories: Surviving the Arctic convoys - Part one

Blind Veterans UK ·

2023/10/23

In this three-part Remembrance Special, WWII veteran, Alec Penstone, shares his fascinating stories from the Second World War with our Military Lead, Tim Eckersley.

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20:59

7: Unseen Stories - John McOwan

Blind Veterans UK ·

2022/08/17

In this podcast, you'll hear three extracts from John's war-time memoirs, which he wrote during the pandemic at the age of 101.Unseen Stories is the podcast about different kinds of military experiences, of loss of sight and adjustment to life and new experiences as a blind person, and of being part of Blind Veterans UK. The episodes in Unseen Stories features interviews and clips from our archives, as well as conversations with our current veterans. Blind Veterans UK was founded in 1915 as

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2:19

Music by Richard Holmes

Blind Veterans UK ·

2020/10/08

86-year-old blind R.A.F. veteran from Brighton, Richard Holmes, has provided a piece of music to be played alongside the 2020 Virtual Exhibition Fundraiser.

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6: Unseen Stories - Elizabeth Diacon

Blind Veterans UK ·

2020/02/25

Unseen Stories is the podcast about different kinds of military experiences, of loss of sight and adjustment to life and new experiences as a blind person, and of being part of Blind Veterans UK. The episodes in Unseen Stories features interviews and clips from our archives, as well as conversations with our current veterans. Blind Veterans UK was founded in 1915 as the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Care Committee, but we were known for most of our history as St Dunstan’s. We changed name to

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10:28

5: Unseen Stories - Ron Cross

Blind Veterans UK ·

2019/11/19

Unseen Stories is the podcast about different kinds of military experiences, of loss of sight and adjustment to life and new experiences as a blind person, and of being part of Blind Veterans UK. The episodes in Unseen Stories features interviews and clips from our archives, as well as conversations with our current veterans. Blind Veterans UK was founded in 1915 as the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Care Committee, but we were known for most of our history as St Dunstan’s. We changed name to Blind

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15:15

4: Unseen Stories - Jim Hooper

Blind Veterans UK ·

2019/11/19

Unseen Stories is the podcast about different kinds of military experiences, of loss of sight and adjustment to life and new experiences as a blind person, and of being part of Blind Veterans UK. The episodes in Unseen Stories features interviews and clips from our archives, as well as conversations with our current veterans. Blind Veterans UK was founded in 1915 as the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Care Committee, but we were known for most of our history as St Dunstan’s. We changed name to Blind

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27:21

3: Unseen Stories - Billy Baxter

Blind Veterans UK ·

2019/11/08

Unseen Stories is the podcast about different kinds of military experiences, of loss of sight and adjustment to life and new experiences as a blind person, and of being part of Blind Veterans UK. The episodes in Unseen Stories features interviews and clips from our archives, as well as conversations with our current veterans. Blind Veterans UK was founded in 1915 as the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Care Committee, but we were known for most of our history as St Dunstan’s. We changed name to Blind

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23:28

2: Unseen Stories - Fred Bentley

Blind Veterans UK ·

2019/10/30

Unseen Stories is the podcast about different kinds of military experiences, of loss of sight and adjustment to life and new experiences as a blind person, and of being part of Blind Veterans UK. The episodes in Unseen Stories features interviews and clips from our archives, as well as conversations with our current veterans. Blind Veterans UK was founded in 1915 as the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Care Committee, but we were known for most of our history as St Dunstan’s. We changed name to Blind

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25:04

1: Unseen Stories - Barbara Bell

Blind Veterans UK ·

2019/10/30

Unseen Stories is the podcast about different kinds of military experiences, of loss of sight and adjustment to life and new experiences as a blind person, and of being part of Blind Veterans UK. The episodes in Unseen Stories features interviews and clips from our archives, as well as conversations with our current veterans. Blind Veterans UK was founded in 1915 as the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Care Committee, but we were known for most of our history as St Dunstan’s. We changed name to Blind

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1:30

Sing as We Go by Vision in Song

Blind Veterans UK ·

2019/06/10

Listen to the first ever recorded single by Vision in Song

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2:39

Music Week - Accept, Adapt, Achieve

Blind Veterans UK ·

2018/04/30

During Music Week at our Blind Veterans UK centre in Llandudno our blind veterans had the chance to write a song with singer and songwriter John Nicholas. Everyone helped to contribute lyrics to create this song, 'Accept, Adapt, Achieve' which became a kind of anthem for our work as a charity.

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2:58

The Ice Cream Man

Blind Veterans UK ·

2018/04/30

Earlier this April we held Music Week at our Llandudno centre. It was a chance for our blind veterans to play musical instruments and record some music of their own, including this song 'The Ice Cream Man,' in partnership with singer and songwriter John Nicolas. It is the story of John and Elizabeth’s granddaughter, Molly, who had been diagnosed with a life threatening heart defect and recently underwent surgery. John likened what the surgeon has done for her to what Blind Veterans UK does its

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