During a visit to the RNIB’s London office the Grimaldi Building on Wednesday 8 January 2025, just after a meeting with RNIB Chief Executive Matt Stringer, Tim Davie Director General of the BBC joins RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey for a look back on 2024 for the BBC and of course not forgetting the great success of blind Liverpudlian Comedian and Actor Chris McCausland winning Strictly Come Dancing 2024 too. 

Tim talks about 2024 being a great year for the BBC, his hopes for how the BBC can continue to improve access to it’s content for blind and partially sighted people, the representation both in front of the camera and microphone as well as behind the scenes of visually impaired people at the BBC and finally some highlights of BBC programmes or audio content he has enjoyed watching or listening to during 2024.

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Image shows Tim and Toby stood in the RNIB Connect Radio studio at the Grimaldi building with Toby's retired guide dog Willow in front of them