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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 Rad...
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S2 Ep1572: VI Comedian Jake Donaldson wants to be the fifth Weezer
Visually Impaired comedian Jake Donaldson has a new show about nostalgia, sight loss and his boyhood dream of joining the band Weezer.
Amelia le...
S2 Ep1573: New VI Running Group In Cardiff
A new weekly running group in Cardiff is giving blind and partially sighted people the chance to get active and make new friends. Hywel Davies has bee...
S2 Ep1570: RNIB Gaming Group
Let’s talk gaming and how you can get involved in accessible gaming with other blind and partially sighted people. David Hogg has more.
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S2 Ep1571: UK Sight Loss Charity Has A New CEO
Simon Antrobus is the new Chief Executive of UK sight loss charity, RNIB.
RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell sat down with Simon to learn more a...
S2 Ep1568: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - AD Theatre Highlights 2025
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern...
S2 Ep1569: RNIB Emotional Support Groups Combine Professional And Peer Support
RNIB is running a new series of support groups for blind and partially sighted people.
They are facilitated by a qualified counsellor and provid...
1570: Hypotony Clinic and a Breakthrough Treatment
A Moorfields project published on Monday 12 January 2026 in the British Journal of Ophthalmology demonstrated the effectiveness of a widely-used eye i...
S2 Ep1561: Shkodër Albania Travelogue
Join Jonathan as he continues exploring the Balkans by bus, stopping at the modern city of Shkodër.
He learns more about the community came toge...
S2 Ep1567: Harnessing resources and Skills To Improve Independent Mobility.
The Motability Foundation and UK sight loss charity RNIB, are collaborating on several research projects to improve the independent mobility of blind...
S2 Ep1566: Sight Scotland Veterans on NaviLens introduction in West Lothian
NaviLens has arrived at some bus stops in the West Lothian area. David Hogg finds out more..
S2 Ep1565: Counsellor Sally Clay On Reconnecting
How can you reconnect with the people you care about?
VI Counsellor Sally Clay spoke to Amelia about reasons distance can happen and ways you c...
S2 Ep1559: Rehoming Accessible Technology In Shropshire
A free service from the charity ‘Sight Loss Shropshire’ is matching blind and partially sighted people with accessible technology. Hywel Davies has be...
S2 Ep1556: Inclusive Farm Are Making Agriculture More Accessible
Inclusive Farm offers opportunities for people with disability and difference to gain skills in Agriculture.
Amelia spoke to blind farmer and CE...
S2 Ep1557: Clive Jones on Becoming an MBE
Army veteran Clive Jones has recently become an MBE. He shares his story with David Hogg and what it was like to receive the honour.
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S2 Ep1560: Berat Albania Travelogue
Join Jonathan as he continues exploring the Balkans by bus, taking a chaotic journey to the 'city of windows' and exploring impactful museums.
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S2 Ep1555: RNIB Responds To NHS England Online Hospital Announcement
The government has announced a new NHS online hospital service is being launched in England next year. It will focus on nine health conditions, includ...
S2 Ep1554: Studies on Wellbeing, Sleep Quality and Visual Impairment
Researchers in Jordan are exploring health-related wellbeing and sleep quality among visually impaired people.
Amelia spoke to one of the resea...
S2 Ep1553: January Almanac
How do people around the world welcome the new year? Which red animals will appear this month? Amelia is back with the first almanac of 2026.
S2 Ep1552: 'A Christmas Carol' Comes To Leeds Playhouse
Leeds Playhouse is hosting a new staging of the Charles Dickens tale ‘A Christmas Carol’. Hywel Davies caught up with visually impaired actor Amy Forr...
S2 Ep1551: Travelogue Festive Special
Join globe-trotter Jonathan Abro as he reflects on some of his most memorable journeys around the world. Through great music picks and conversation wi...
S2 Ep1550: Christmas Traditions With Emmy Anstee
Happy Holidays!
On RNIB Connect Radio we spoke with young Emmy Anstee to find out how she and her family make the festive p...
S2 Ep1549: Outgoing Chief Exec Looks Back At Charity’s 2025
Matt Stringer is standing down as the CEO of UK sight loss charity RNIB.
Before he signed off, he spoke to RNIB Connect Rad...
S2 Ep1540: Charity Chief Exec Bids Farewell To RNIB.
After 7 years at the helm of the UK’s leading sight loss charity, Matt Stringer has decided to step down as it’s Chief Executive.
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S2 Ep1548: Albania's Capital Travelogue
Join Jonathan Abro on his bus trip around the Balkans. The first stop is the capital of Albania, Tirana.
Listen to Jonathan's Travelogues every...
S2 Ep1547: UK Guide Dogs Charity Reflects On 2025.
As we draw closer to the end of 2025, the CEO of Guide Dogs has been looking back at the year and ahead to 2026.
RNIB Conne...
S2 Ep1546: RNIB Campaigns 2025 Review
RNIB Connect Radio caught up with members of RNIB’s Campaigns team to hear about some of the most successful work undertaken this year, and a look ahe...
S2 Ep1542: RNIB Volunteers Visit Windsor Castle For The Big Help Out And The Big Lunch
RNIB volunteers attended an event by the Big Help Out and The Big Lunch, for their majesties the King and Queen and the President and First Lady of Ge...
S2 Ep1545: Sight Loss Sports Charity Reflects On 2025.
As we approach the end of 2025, RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Alaina MacGregor, CEO of British Blind Sport, to look back at the year and...
S2 Ep1544: Lord Holmes Calls For Urgent Employment Action
Lord Chris Holmes has raised a question in the UK House Of Lords regarding the shocking employment gap faced by blind and partially sighted people.
S2 Ep1543: What's Your Filing Style?
Are you an early-bird, a dipper or a last-minute panicker? Hywel Davies has been speaking to HMRC to find out about each of the “filing-styles” people...
S2 Ep1541: More Support for Blind and Partially Sighted People in Brora
RNIB Scotland has a new project which aims to provide more advice, support, events and community connections for blind and partially sighted people li...
S2 Ep1539: Sporting CEO Looks Back At 2025.
David Clarke is the Chief Exec of the British Paralympic Association and he’s been talking with RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell about 2025 and what...
S2 Ep1538: International Tournament For Disabled Golfers On The Horizon.
A major international golf tournament for golfers with a wide range of disabilities, including those who are blind or partially sighted, will be taki...
S2 Ep1537: Road Experience Training Track For VI People In Stapleford
A road experience training track for visually impaired people has opened in Stapleford, which is the first of it's kind in the UK. It features traffic...
S2 Ep1536: Hair And Care Festive Prize Draw
Hair And Care are hosting a Christmas Prize Draw to raise funds that support their work with blind and low vision women.
Am...
S2 Ep1535: Getting Active With VICTA
VICTA are giving blind and partially sighted young people the chance to try a number of different sports over the next few weeks. Hywel Davies has bee...
S2 Ep1534: Henshaws 12 Days Of Giving Appeal
Henshaws are running a 12 Days Of Giving Appeal to support for the Artmakers at the Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre in Knaresborough. The sessions suppo...
S2 Ep1533: Leading US Sight Loss Charity Reflects on 2025.
RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell has been talking to Chris Danielsen, from the National Federation of the Blind in the USA, about some of their high...
1570: Archie MacGregor 20 Marathons for RNIB
Archie MacGregor has been running marathons for the RNIB since the mid-2000s. Having recently completed his 20th race, he caught up with David Hogg.
S2 Ep1532: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update 13/12/2025
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 l...