Playback Magazine June 2021 Number 537 June 1, 2021 by Peter Fraser John Cavanagh introduction and Covid Poem from Helen Lashmar in Brisbane Playback on AlexaPeter gives details of how Playback Magazine and other publications is now available on Alexa Margaret CowieMargaret with something from the postbage,mail for magazine fraserp3@virginmedia.com information for Magazine 0141 776 3395 Food to Go appBrian West tells us about some bargain foods available from Food to Go app, food that is available at a reduced price at the end of a days trading from some of our major outlets www.togoodtogo.co.uk New £50 NoteFrom TNF Soundings service we hear about the new £50 note and some of its identifiable features to assist the visually impaired Orchestra for Blind WomenAgain from TNF Soundings news of a unique Egyptian orchestra all visually impaired women Ramble TagIn 2019 Barry Snell from RNIB Connect Radio spoke to Tom Forsyth and Laura McLean about their invention of the Ramble Tag guiding aid for the Visually Impaired, Tom was in touch recently and asked if we could repeat the feature https://rambletag.co.uk/ Martin Pike – Cassette founderJohn reads an article from HiFi News magazine about the founder of the Compact Cassette. This finishes with music to end part 1 As June is the European Football Championships we start with the Scotland Football song just released for the occasion SkyQ accessible controlsIf you are finding it hard to see your television and enjoy your favourite programmes’ TV accessibility with SkyQ may be the answer. We all want as many of our favourite TV shows and movies to be as accessible as possible. That’s why all Sky boxes come with a range of accessibility settings and features to help blind and visually impaired people get the most from Sky, they offer audio description for certain programmes, subtitled and signed programming for those who are deaf or hard of hearing and their most recent feature, Voice Guidance.Voice Guidance is a screen-reader on Sky Q, providing spoken navigational guidance for people with a sight impairment. Voice Guidance speaks out items on the screen as you navigate with the remote control. Sky Q – The TV with Apps you love, all in one place | Sky.com Books available during LockdownSome reading ideas from Calibre Books Dianne Theakston – My Support My Choice www.sdsscotland.org.uk/mysupportmychoice/ Dianne spoke to us in April 2019 about her research, she tells us about the results of her research Project, she is joined by Hannah Tweed who also worked on the project. SuperstitionsDo you avoid walking under ladders or stepping on the cracks in the pavement? Colin Lawrence looks at some common and not-so-common superstitions and how they originated