Opera North’s production of Trouble in Tahiti, by legendary American composer Leonard Bernstein, is being made available to stream for free as part of the Company’s digital programme: Opera North at Home, during the Coronavirus lockdown.

RNIB is one of the partners of the company pushing for more accessibility and Trouble in Tahiti will be available on demand until 1st of June.

RNIB Connect Radio's Simon Pauley spoke with Alice Gilmour about the production and how to watch it at home. 

For more information visit: operanorth.co.uk/watch-online

Thrill-seeker Nigel Limb talks to RNIB Connect Radio's Simon Pauley about the loss of his Dad eight weeks ago and about his passion for models that his Dad built.

You can follow what Nigel is up to on Facebook at: 'Blindbloke Racing'. 

Tom Hibbert from The Wildlife Trusts talks about International Dawn Chorus Day on Sunday 3rd May.

Photo of a Blue Tit on a branch.

The One World Together event was a truly global occasion to celebrate and support everyone during the coronavirus lockdown.

Be My Eyes, a free app, was brought onboard to help deliver, live, audio description for blind and partially sighted people, across the globe.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan Russell spoke to Will Butler, Be My Eyes, Sumira Latif, P&G, and Kirin Saeed, a new app user, to learn more about the app and the event coverage.

In this episode, award-winning disability blogger, Chloe Tear shares how she began her journey in blogging, tackling real issues in a relatable and meaningful way. 

Hear about her hopes for the future, with RNIB Connect Radio's Sophie Ewing. 

Subscribe to Chloe Tears blog by visiting: https://chloetear.co.uk/

Image Description: photograph of Chloe smiling. 

Nicki loved birdsong from a young age.  Here she talks about that interest, which has endured.

Photograph of Nicki with her guide dogs James. 

Listen to the bird song from Belfast, recorded by Amy, Llanwuchllyn, recorded  by Gwen and Allan's recording from Glasgow.

Photo of sparrows on a branch.

Sophie Barnett talks about her love of birds, particularly her parrots, Chip, Fish and Pickles, who share her home.  Photograph of Sophie with her birds in her hand, on her shoulder and on her head.

Could star-gazing be accessible?

Dr Nicolas Bonne chats with RNIB Connect Radio's Simon Pauley about accessible astronomy, coronavirus lockdown and encouraging visually impaired students to learn about the stars.

Welsh naturalist, Iolo Williams, talks about his love of birds and bird song, describing what he can hear around him at this time, when there's more opportunity to listen and not so much traffic on the roads.  

Photograph is of sparrows sitting on a hedge.