Torch Trust is a Christian organisation with a worldwide vision for people with sight loss. We produce a weekly radio programme called Reflections which airs on RNIB Connect Radio.. The show focuses on faith and disability in today’s world and here you can find a podcast version of the show. Uploaded weekly, after our Sunday broadcasts, this version has had music tracks removed.
Join us on this very special day as we celebrate the Resurrection with an uplifting show featuring a brand new retelling of the Easter story from the points of view of some characters we don’t usually hear very much about…
Join us on the Reflections podcast for the start of Holy Week – a very eventful week in the life of Jesus which leads up to Easter Sunday. Today is Palm Sunday, which marks Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem. We’ll also be taking a look at Maundy Thursday and exploring a very old tradition…
We’re halfway through March and Spring is well and truly in the air so join us on the Reflections podcast for a lovely spiritually uplifting episode celebrating new life and all that that entails…
This week on the Reflections podcast, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day by taking a special look at some of the mothers in the Bible!
Braille Bibles give blind people around the world the opportunity to read the word of God for themselves. But, just as important as having a Bible in a format you can read, is having it in a language you understand! Jake Kyle from Compass Braille joins us in this episode to explore this fascinating topic…
Fellowship has been an important part of Christianity right since the beginning but for some people it can be very difficult to find community: they may be isolated, unable to get to church or they may feel unwelcome even if they can get there. Well, the Disabled Christians Fellowship have a mission to help people with disabilities enjoy faith and fellowship together…
Ash Wednesday is just around the corner and that means the start of Lent and time to begin preparing for Easter! So join us for this episode of Reflections as we explore what this important period of time means for us all…
Many people associate sight loss with aging, but it can happen at any time of life. In this episode we hear from Ella Abel who lost her sight in her 30s, Ella shares openly about what impact this has had on her life…
At Torch we love a good story – in fact we have more than 3000 books available for people with sight loss to borrow from our accessible lending library! So, it’s a good job that it’s National Storytelling Week, because that gives us the perfect opportunity to share some of the best books joining our accessible library or online bookshop…
This week on the Reflections podcast, we speak with Julia Chapman, a Torch trustee who became partially sighted due to retinal dystrophy. This interview was first recorded a couple of years ago for our previous CEO Tim Jeffrey’s Sight Loss 101 series, but it’s a great conversation about what it’s like to lose your sight as an adult…
