RNIB Connect Radio

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Europe's first radio station for blind and partially sighted people. Freeview 730/Online/Smart Devices ARIAS 2024 Community Station Of The Year Email: radio@rnib.org.uk Website: www.rnib.org.uk/connect-radio Image: young boy with headphones on relaxing.

A gorgeous black and white wedding photo of Dua Lipa and Callum Turner. Pink caption reads "Us" over Callum and "Our favourite song" over Dua. Callum is sitting down with Dua in his lap. Her dramatic white hat covers their faces as they lean in for a kiss. She's holding a bouquet of Icelandic poppies and is wearing a stunning long skirt with a fitted jacket.
A happy polaroid photo collage. Photos from left to right and from top to bottom: Photo 1: Cesar the guide dog, a cream Labrador, pokes his big button nose close to the camera, smiling up happy and curious. Photo 2: Ken, a man with short silver hair and the presenter of the Mix Tape, smiles as puts on his headphones on in the radio studio. Handwritten caption reads: “Ken’s first visit, July ’24.” Photo 3: Ginger guide Dog Jayson gives the photographer puppy eyes as he holds a big shark plushie in his mouth. Photo 4: Jake, a young man with short red hair sitting at a microphone labelled RNIB Connect Radio. Photo 5: Allan and Jane, relaxing in deck chairs beside the red mascot from the Paris 2024 Paralympics — captioned “Paalympics ’24.” Photo 6: Robert, a man with a long grey beard and sunglasses takes a selfie outdoors during a book festival. Caption: “Robert Boswell ’25.” Photo 7: Toby, laughs as he poses with headphones around his neck and holding a microphone outside of the venue for a Sight Village event. He has short light-coloured hair and a light check shirt. Photo 8: Hubert and Calum, present a show during the Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference in 2025. They’re both young men with short hair. Hubert is wearing glasses, and they both have big headphones over their ears. one speaking into a yellow microphone while the other listens attentively.
Robert with his lush long grey beard and glasses stands on a balcony overlooking a large event hall bathed in deep blue and purple light. He’s wearing a smart dark suit and coat, one hand resting casually on the railing. Below him, round tables are neatly arranged, each surrounded by chairs, ready for guests. In the distance, a stage glows with bright spotlights and a large screen displaying the word “arias” in luminous text.
Amelia and David sit in our office. As they speak, hilariously silly/bad photo outtakes pop up of them trying to hook arms together and eat their Easter eggs. As they go on talking, the photos get sillier with close ups on them trying to eat their unwrapped chocolate eggs without actually eating them, whilst also awkwardly having their arms linked and trying to face each other.
Allan and Barry speak in our studio. Barry is wearing a brown hoodie and Allan a burgundy t-shirt.
A podcast player with a photo of our two presenters at the top. Amelia and David laugh in delighted surprise as they pose in our studio. Amelia stands on the left with arms crossed casually. She has medium length brown hair and a blazer over a black t-shirt. Behind her, sitting down with headphones around his neck is David. He has short dark hair, glasses and is wearing a bright purple t-shirt. Below a large pink play button with our station logo and text next to it: "RNIB Connect Radio. Now playing: great music, great chat, great interviews. From Talking Books, accessible tech, sports, and arts, to vintage music and emerging artists, we have it all!"
A podcast player graphic with "RNIB Connect Radio" logo at the centre and a transcript of text below.
Beth is interviewed on camera by Amelia. As Beth mentions "Frank" a photo of a grey heron with its long beak and neck screaming "Frank!" in a speech bubble. For the wren: a little brown bird with a red cartoon Rambo bandana and a "Pew Pew" speech bubble pops up. For the great tit, a small bird with a white cheek, black front and belly and a yellow body shows with a graduation cap and a cartoon teacher's desk in front. Whenever the grey heron screams the dramatic photo from the beginning pops up again comically. Finally, the woodpigeon pops up with its grey round body and cartoon tears, a straw hat and a suitcase, before being replaced by an image of it with a pink beanie, a stack of wood and a little cartoon axe.
Video shows a transcript playing over a phot of Mohammed and Maureen posing together inside the RNIB office. They're both smiling brightly. Mohammed is tall with a shaven head and dressed in a smart dark shirt and trousers. Maureen has a short grey bob and is wearing a bright blue t-shirt with navy sleeves and white trousers.
A stage with a woman dressed in a flowing black dress and a stylish buzzcut. She is standing to the right and looking up at a big blue screen displaying nominees: British Scandal, Dig It with Joe Whiley & Zoe Ball, Fame Under Fire, Matt Chorley, Mistresses with Jameela Jamil & Dr Kate Lister, Out of Doors, NPR Talk, Read On: The Audiobook Show from RNIB, Rylan: How To Be In Love, The Louis Theroux Podcast.
Jayson, a handsome ginger Labrador-Retriever looks confused as he sits on the floor of the office, in front of a laptop and mouse set up. His doggy bed is behind him and his favourite plushie is on top of the laptop keyboard.
Pink background with a heart, paw print, a photo of Cesar and a little bio. An arrow points to him and reads: "Hubert's guide dog." He's looking up from the floor and smiling. He's lying by his dad's feet and shows off his big pink nose for the camera. He's a biscuit coloured Labrador Retriever mix that's 4 years old and qualified in December 2023. He's fave toy is a spiky squeaky ball and he loves to nap in a specific corner of the lounge rug. His quirk is that he has to select which toy they take to work before they leave.