Playback Magazine August 2024 No 575

Intro – John Cavanagh – Playback Studio 0141 334 2983

Grapevine –  Brian  &  Margaret

Brian’s number for information regards Brail Books   0141 548 1041  mobile 07957  004838 Albert Halll Proms Braille and audio guide, also RNIB  new products,  contact RNIB helpline 0303 123 9999,  also football fixture list for new season for Scotland and England available in various formats.   –   Humanware  Products   01933  815800  –  replacement charge pad for Accord

In Touch

Peter White from In touch talks to RNIB CEO  Matt Stringer  about the  millions of  pounds funding gap due in 2025.

Brian West Contacts

Playback contact Brian West res155@yahoo.com  07984 918605

Margaret Cowie – June McKay
Margaret  gives her thoughts on the passing of June McKay founder of the Blind Dance group

June McKay

 From the archive Iris Brown talks to June about the formation of the Blind Dance Group

Joe Egan
John gives a short tribute to songwriter and Musician  who died recently.

Jamie MacDonald
 From RNIB connect Radio Alan Russell talks to comedian Jamie MacDonald and about his involvement  as a blind person in a number of programmes, in particular a resent  MasterChef cookery programme..

Braille Class
Margaret recently started teaching Braille in the  Mitchell Library in Glasgow. Organised by Sight Scotland,  she speaks to Robert who first asked her to restart the class, she also spoke to another pupil  Lindsay  Scott. 0141 332 4632 visibility

James O’Hara
John  with a tribute  to James, a former team member who passed away recently. James was also involved in Audio Description on TV and Films.

Francis Maguire
 A recipe from Francis, Beef and rice recipe, cooking beef in slow cooker.

Blind Dance trip to Switzerland in 1995

From our archive, Gordon Luke talks to Margaret about the Blind Dance Groups trip ro Switzerland

In 1995.          

Finish with Sig.