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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 another audio described theatre review.
This week we have the current tour of the West End stage production of the 1957 film ‘Twelve Angry Men’ visited the Birmingham Repertory Theatre with description by Professional Audio Describer Carolyn Smith.
About ’Twelve Angry Men’
A life in the balance. Twelve men. One verdict.
Following record-breaking West End seasons, this powerful production of Twelve Angry Men is back in session! Twelve Angry Men has been hailed ‘the classiest, most intelligent drama playing in the West End’. It brings the 1957 three-time Academy Award nominated film, considered one of the great ‘must-sees’ of all time, to the stage.
A jury has murder on their minds and a life in their hands as they decide the fate of a young delinquent accused of killing his father. But what appears to be an open and shut case soon becomes a huge dilemma, as prejudices and preconceived ideas about the accused, the trial, and each other turn the tables every which way, until the nail-biting climax….
Reginald Rose’s gripping courtroom thriller stars Gray O’Brien (Coronation Street, Peak Practice), Bill Ward (Emmerdale, Coronation Street), Ricky Norwood (EastEnders), Tristan Gemmill (Casualty, Coronation Street) and Ben Nealon (Soldier Soldier).
Now it’s your turn to witness a ‘BRILLIANT’, ‘RIVETING’, ‘TRIUMPH’ of a show.
For more about the current tour of ‘Twelve Angry Men’ including details of audio described performances near you do visit -https://www.kenwright.com/productions/twelve-angry-men-2026-27-uk-tour/
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RNIB’s Let’s Play is a sensory‑play guide designed to help parents, carers and professionals create fun, accessible play experiences for blind and partially sighted children.
Barry Snell caught up with RNIB’s Education and Children Information Resources Officer Tom Norton, to find out more.
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For our regular browse through the RNIB online shop here on RNIB Connect Radio this time our Toby Davey is joined by Claire Maxwell, RNIB Shop’s Buyer, to highlight some great lighting options including desk lights, floor lamps and head torches that are currently discounted through the shop’s lighting sale.
Also for anyone who wants to get hands on with a number of HumanWare Braille displays there is a drop-in event on Monday 19 October 2026 from 10am to 12noon at the RNIB’s Grimaldi Building in London where you could get lucky and be in the running to come away with a Brailliant Braille display.
For more about those highlighted lighting products plus many other great products that you will find in the RNIB online shop do visit - https://shop.rnib.org.uk/connect
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Paralympic Champion Lizzi Jordan is campaigning to have VAT removed from Tandem bikes.
Amelia learned more about the Tax free tandems campaign…
Learn more on the British Cycling webiste - Tax Free Tandems
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Could Braille labelling on food packaging  be something that can come in across the UK? Hubert is finding out about the research that helps to build evidence to have this happen.