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BlyBooks.com Legacy Series presents award-winning western author Stephen Bly speaking on Faith, Family, and Western Wisdom. Stephen Bly authored more than 100 inspirational fiction and non-fiction books for adults, teens, and kids (8-14 years), including the Stuart Brannon Western Series, Code of the West Series, Austin-Stoner Files, Nathan Riggins Western Adventure Series, Horse Dreams Series, and Throw The Devil Off The Train. Theme for all his books and audio: to prepare hearts to receive ...
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If you are blind or partially sighted and have an interest in sport, whether it be as a participant or as an observer, this podcast is for you! Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk (mailto:radio@rnib.org.uk) Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect (https://audioboom.com/channel/weeklyconnect) - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Conversations (https://audioboom.com/channel/conversations) - Blind and partially ...
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WESTERN WISDOM "Built With Quality" audio podcast by award-winning western author Stephen Bly. Sponsored by BlyBooks.com Legacy Series. "Quality Built Cowboy Brands" blog post article found here: https://www.blybooks.com/2024/09/quality-built/ Sign Up on BlyBooks.com on blog page to receive RSS feed by email for podcast blog notices. Related blog a…
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At the final Paralympics GB press conference of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, 124 medals with 49 gold, 44 silver and 31 bronze, Penny Briscoe, Paralympics GB Chef de Mission reflects on how the Paris games have gone for Paralympics GB with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey. Penny talks to Toby about the amazing achievements of all Paralympics GB a…
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As the curtain came down on the 2024 Paralympic Games, held in Paris. RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke with David Clarke, CEO of the British Paralympic Association, to discuss the athletes success, the search for new Paralympians and a look ahead to the next Games in Los Angeles in 2028. #RNIBConnect Images Shows RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan …
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With over 17 million viewers tuning into Channel 4’s coverage of the 2014 Paralympic Games, what were the thoughts on the audio described coverage? RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Jonathan Penny, Channel 4’s Access Services Manager, to discuss the work that went into making the coverage the most accessible so far. #RNIBConnect Image Sho…
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In the last day of competitions in the swimming pool on Saturday evening (7 September 2024) of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Stephen Clegg wins another Gold for Paralympics GB in the S12 Men’s 100 Metres Butterfly. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Stephen just after the final of the Men’s S12 100 Metres Butterfly to find out how the…
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Rob Davies, from Wales, will be taking home a silver medal from the Paris Paralympics. He spoke to Allan Russell before taking a well deserved break. Rob with his silver medal around his neck sits in his wheelchair, whilst Allan holds up a microphone, sitting to his right. Rob has short dark hair and a bit of a stubble.…
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After scooping 4 medals on the tandem, Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl spoke to Allan Russell about their incredibly successful Paralympic Games in Paris. Image shows Jenny on the left, with Allan sitting across from her and Sophie on a comfy terrace chair across from them. Jenny has light brown hair sleeked back into a low bun and Sophie has a short d…
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We’re here at Paralympics GB House where we’re joined by swimmers Poppy Maskill and Will Ellard, teen swimmers that made a splash in the pool. Between them, they’re not just bringing home 8 medals but have also smashed world records. Let’s hear more as our Paulina spoke with them on the terrace. Image shows Will and Poppy smiling and holding up the…
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An amazing achievement for Sophie Unwin and her Pilot Jenny Holl on winning Gold in the women’s Para Cycling Road Race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Friday 6 September 2024. Coming in to the last 1000 metres of the just over 99km race it was between Sophie and Jenny and the Irish Team of Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly but a fantastic …
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More from the swimming at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey chats with a a very joyful Rebecca Redfern just after she had been presented with her SB13 100 Metres Breaststroke Gold medal. Rebecca previously had won Silver at both the Rio and Tokyo Paralympic Games and to finally come away with a Gold is such an amazi…
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As comedian Chris McCausland competes on Strictly this coming season, we spoke with ballroom dancer Janet about how she got into dancing and also what advice she has for Chris. Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. A white square with 'RNIB' in bold black letters, underlined with a bold pink line and with 'Connect Radio' written beneath.…
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VI Sports-lover Geoff Smith was at the Paralympics to watch GB play Wheelchair Rugby. He was offered a Touch2See tablet for the games and told Amelia about his experience using the tech and the atmosphere around the games. Image shows Geoff smiling at the camera. He is a white man with cropped brown hair, blue eyes and glasses and there is a clay-c…
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After trying different sports, Anna Nicholson settled on throwing the shot put. She told Allan Russell about her win in Paris. Image shows Anna sitting on the left as she's interviewed by Allan. Her blonde hair is braided and she's wearing Team Britain's white and navy hoodie and track bottom set. Her medal is around her neck and she wears glasses.…
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Zoe Newson didn’t want to try power lifting but after some encouragement, she’s a Paralympic medal winner. She spoke to Allan Russell in Paris. Image shows Zoe sitting down with Allan for an interview. Zoe is on the left, has long brown hair and is wearing a white Great Britain long sleeve and navy track bottoms. The silver medal is around her neck…
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Let’s cross over to the terrace at Paralympics GB House, where Paulina spoke with Britain's Dan Pembroke following his gold-medal win in Paris. Image shows Dan smiling as he poses on the terrace. His face is lit with the morning sunlight and he's wearing a white Great Britain hoodie. His head is shaved and he has a short-trimmed ginger beard.…
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More from the swimming at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey catches up with Scarlett Humphrey just after competing in her final race of her first games with a 6th in the SB11 Women’s 100 Metre Breaststroke final in a time of 1:30.61. Scarlet reflects on her first Paralympic Games for her and twin sister Eliza, compe…
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More medals for Paralympics GB Para Cyclists as Lora Fachie and her Pilot win a bronze medal in the Individual Road Time Trials at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and not that far behind Sophie Unwin and her Pilot Jenny Holl with their Silver medal. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Lora and Corrine just after the road time trials had …
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More Paris 2024 Paralympic Games now with the road cycling time trials as our Toby Davey chats with Sophie Unwin and her pilot Jenny Holl just after they won Silver in the Individual Road Time Trials. Image shows Toby in his RNIB white t-shirt, with headphones around his neck as he smiles, posing in front of the road race track.…
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What is it like to celebrate a medal win at Paralympics GB House? Join Paulina as para swimmers Grace Harvey, Callie-Ann Warrington, and Ellie Challis get cheered on as they get to ring the Paralympics GB House Bell. Image shows a crowd of people cheering and clapping in the foreground with athletes draped in British flags walking in the distance. …
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Let's check in with Paralympics GB House as Allan Russell chats with Krysten Coombs, who won silver in para badminton at the Paralympic Games this year. Image shows Allan interviewing Krysten at one of the couches at Paralympics GB terrace. Allan is on the left dressed in a pink RNIB t-shirt and is holding up his recorder to Krysten who is decked o…
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In the final of the Men’s SL3 Para Badminton at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Tuesday (3 September 2024) Bethell in his second Paralympic Games won a Silver with just missing out on Gold to Kumar Nitesh of India. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Dan on the terrace of Paralympics GB House to find out how the competition for Dan ha…
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Robert Doorington is one of the Paralympics GB Volunteers who has been helping to ensure that everything runs smoothly at Paralympics GB House in Paris, meeting some of the Paralympics GB Athletes and ensuring that they get to there press interviews on time. Robert tells RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey why he wanted to become a Paralympics GB Volun…
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It takes a lot of organisation to look after all the athletes competing in the Paralympics 2024 in Paris and Allan Russell got to head behind the scenes with House Co-Ordinator Terry Race for a tour of GB House. Image shows Allan standing on front of the Trinity House Bell gold bell at Paralympics GB House. You can see that the bell has been signed…
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On the terrace of Paralympics GB House RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was joined by Dave Ellis and his pilot Luke Pollard who won a Gold in the Paratriathlon PTVI classification at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Following a few moves of the start of the Paratriathlon Dave and Luke’s start got away at 12 noon on Monday 2 September 2024 and about …
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And more form the terrace at Paralympics GB House were Allan Russell chats with gold winning cyclists Neil Fachie and his pilot Matthew Rotherham. Image shows from left to right: Neil, Allan, and Matthew sitting on a couch at the Paralympics GB House terrace. Neil is holding up his gold medal and everyone is smiling.…
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And more form the terrace at Paralympics GB House were Allan Russell chats with gold winning cyclists James Ball and his pilot Steffan Lloyd. Image shows James and Steffan posing in their white 'Great Britain' t-shirts and showing off their gold medals, which hang on a red ribbon.By RNIB Connect Radio
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Let’s check in with the Velodrome in Paris, where Allan spoke with Ireland’s paracycling duo Martin Gordon and Eoin Mullen. Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath.By RNIB Connect Radio
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On the Happy Hour's Sport Special, Paulina caught up with Rob from Blind Focus with Rob Sears YouTube channel to chat about his journey into triathlon and para triathlon. Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath.…
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We're at Paralympics GB House in Paris where our Paulina Kuchorew spoke with Sabrina Fortune, who not only won gold at the Paralympics for the F20 shot put, but also broke her own world record. Image shows Sabrina on the terrace of Paralympics GB House, she is holding up her gold medal and a plushie of the official mascot, The Phryge.…
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At the Velodrome, Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall win bronze in Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit. Allan Russell spoke with them shortly after their race. (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)…
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Allan Russell chats with Neil Fachie and pilot Matthew Rotherham, following their men’s B 1000m time trial silver win. (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)By RNIB Connect Radio
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James Ball and pilot Steffan Lloyd won gold in the men’s B 1000m time trial at the Paris Paralympic Games. Our Allan Russell spoke with them following their tense and very successful race. (Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' un…
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Following on from a first in the second repechage on Saturday (31 August 2024) of the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls rowing category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, on Sunday (1 September 2024) Annie Caddick and Sam Murray who is visually impaired win Silver in the final of this new rowing category for the Paralympic Games which was a close race betwe…
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Pool side at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games as Stephen Clegg not only wins a Gold but a Paralympics World Record in the Men’s S12 100 Metres Back Stroke final on Saturday evening 31 August 2024. RNIB Connect radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Stephen just after he had been awarded his Gold medal to find out how the race had gone for him and what it…
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At the Paralympic GB House in Paris we caught up with para table tennis stars Bly Twomey and Fliss Pickard, following their bronze medal win in the women’s class 14 event. Image shows RNIB Connect Radio logo. A white square with 'RNIB' written in bold black letters, underlined with a bold pink line and with 'Connect Radio' written in smaller font b…
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Following on from a second in the heats on Friday (30 August 2024)in the PR3 Mixed Double Sculls rowing category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, on Saturday morning (31 August 2024) in the second repechage Annie Caddick and Sam Murray who is visually impaired make it into the final on Sunday (1 September 2024) after an incredible win. RNIB Conn…
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With the swimming in full swing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with twins Scarlet and Eliza Humphrey who were competing in the Women’s S11 400 Metres Free Style final on Friday Night (30 August 2024). Sadly no medals so far for Scarlet and Eliza at their first Paralympic Games with 6 place for Scarlet (…
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Hubert has been visiting the flag ship paralympic fan zone at Battersea Power Station, which was opened by Paralympians Danielle Brown MBE and Kylie Grimes. In this podcast Hubert speaks to Kylie about the personal impact of her paralympic achievements, what impact she feels they have on women’s sport and the impact she hopes the fan zones will hav…
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Hubert has been visiting the flag ship Paralympic fan zone location at Battersea Power Station, which was opened by Paralympians Danielle Brown MBE, and Kylie Grimes, here Hubert speaks to Danielle about her experience at the Paralympic games, and what these sorts of locations launching means to her and paralympic sports. Image shows RNIB Connect R…
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Ocean Outdoor and Paralympics GB have launched for the first time paralympic fan zone locations around England for fans to get together, watch the games, socialist and try out various different sports. Hubert has visited the flag ship location at Battersea Power station, and he managed to grab a chat with the Power Station’s marketing director Loui…
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