RNIB Connect Podcast
1) S2 Ep1434: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update 25/10/2025
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 loss charity. This week Matt talks about the launc...Show More
2) S2 Ep1429: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - The Party Girls, AD Theatre Review
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 h...Show More
3) S2 Ep1433: New Instillation Shares '8 Voices In Darkness'
Art-lovers in south Wales will have the chance to visit a new exhibition that’s been created with the help of blind and partially sighted people. Hywel Davies has been hearing more about ‘8 Voices In ...Show More
4) S2 Ep1432: A Tongue In Cheek Look At Life As A Funny Blind Guy
Actor and comedian Jamie MacDonald sits down with RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell for a new series looking at life as a blind person. As you’d expect, their chat has a slightly tongue in cheek tak...Show More
5) S2 Ep1431: Could You Help To Develop New Technology?
RNIB Cymru are giving Welsh language speakers the opportunity to shape how the language is being used in screen reader software. Hywel Davies has been finding out more. For more information and detai...Show More
6) S2 Ep1430: Out of Sight Campaign - Chloe Hesse’s Story
With the publication of the RNIB Life on Pause report stating that thousands of people with sight loss remain Out of Sight, with challenges in accessing local vision rehabilitation services leaving th...Show More
7) S2 Ep1428: Out of Sight Re-Launch Life On Pause
RNIB are launching a new phase of their Out of Sight Campaign and you can get involved. Amelia spoke to Vivienne Francis, RNIB Chief Strategy And Public Affairs Officer, to learn more…
8) S2 Ep1427: Pioneering Eye Device Restores Reading Vision to Blind Eyes…
A pivotal European clinical trial of a new electronic eye implant has seen remarkable results. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed 84% of participants were able to rea...Show More
9) S2 Ep1426: UK Sight Loss Charity has Job Placements Up For Grabs.
UK sight loss charity RNIB, has launched the first round of it’s job placements for blind and partially sighted people. RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Heather Barbara, RNIB Employment Ad...Show More
10) S2 Ep1425: Finding Confidence & Making New Friends in Northern Ireland
Find out about a Peer-to-Peer Support Group in Northern Ireland, that helps connect blind and partially sighted 18- to 35-year-olds. Organised by RNIB Northern Ireland, the group organises engaging a...Show More