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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.

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Reflections Podcast 01.11.2026 Love, and The Book Of Job

2026/11/01

This week, Marilyn shares some reflections around the book of Job and how it can inspire us in our walk with God. To contact Torch Trust with any comments or feedback, call 01858 438260 email [email protected] or visit torchtrust.org.

Reflections Podcast 25.10.2026 - Angels With Hope Price Part 2

2026/10/25

In the second part of our interview, Hope Price talks about healing after suddenly having had to leave Rwanda and the story of her own experience with angels. Also touching on miracles, she shares a story of a woman who’s final two months of life was meaningfully changed by the appearance of an angel in […]

Reflections Podcast 18.10.2026 - Angels with Hope Price Part 1

2026/10/18

We’ve all heard about angels, and we all probably have our own ideas about what they look like and how they operate. Hope Price felt called to write a book about angels and their role in the Bible. In the first of this two-part interview, we hear how Hope came to be interested in angels, […]

Reflections Podcast 11.10.2026 - Celebrating Sight Loss Sunday

2026/10/11

This Sunday marks Sight Loss Sunday, when torch invites churches to reflect on the needs of blind and partially sighted people, so they are better supported during services, or in active parts of the ministry. We’re going to hear how very small changes can have a big impact. To contact Torch Trust with any comments […]

Reflections Podcast 04.10.2026 - Mavis Tech Glasses

2026/10/04

This week we hear about a new type of smart glasses made by an for Visually Impaired people. We learn what’s unique about the Mavis Tech glasses, how they came into being and how they differ from a mainstream product like the Metta Ray bans. To contact Torch Trust with any comments or feedback, call […]

Reflections Podcast 20.09.2026 - In Conversation With Kathy Nimmer Part 1

2026/09/27

In part 2 of Sheila Armstrong’s interview with Helen Keller award winner Kathy Nimmer, Kathy talks more about how she found effective ways to teach sighted students as a blind teacher. She also shares a horrifying experience she had during her teaching years and talks about the books she’s written. To contact Torch Trust with […]

Reflections Podcast 20.09.2026 - In Conversation With Kathy Nimmer Part 1

2026/09/20

This week, Sheila Armstrong sits down to talk to public speaker, author and former high school teacher Kathy Nimmer. Kathy shares her surprise at receiving the prestigious Helen Keller Award for her public contribution to education, working with her guide dog and how she got into motivational speaking. To contact Torch Trust with any comments […]

Reflections Podcast 13.09.2026 - In conversation with Ife Akintunde.

2026/09/13

This week Torch CEO Sarah Dawkins sits down with Trustee Ife Akintunde to talk about the article he recently published in Pure Magazine in their series on faith and disability. Ife shares how he went on a journey from not feeling as if his faith was strong enough when prayers of healing failed, to finding […]

Reflections Podcast 06.09.2026 - Looking Forward To Sight Loss Sunday

2026/09/06

Why is Sight Loss Sunday Important? And what are some easy steps churches can take to become more inclusive for blind and partially sighted congregation members? In this edition of Reflections we answer these questions through a reflection by Vicki Bryson and a feature by James Brookman about how one man has implemented audio description […]

Reflections Podcast 30.08.2026 - Blindness Myths.

2026/08/30

All blind people are music geniuses, possess an extraordinary sense of hearing and smell, and live pretty terrible lives. At least that’s what common myths would have you believe. Marilyn Baker and Sheila Armstrong tackle these myths in a light hearted conversation with inputs from Jan Turner, long-term friend and former staff at Torch. We […]

Reflections Podcast 23.08.2026 - When Faith Forgets You're a Person.

2026/08/23

In this episode, Torch CEO Sarah Dawkins talks to producer Linn Davies about an article she wrote for Pure Magazine. In the article Linn shared an experience of having unwanted prayers of healing forced on her when she asked for prayers for her terminally ill mum. To contact Torch Trust with any comments or feedback, […]

Reflections Podcast 16.08.2026 - Ordinary Time.

2026/08/16

According to the Anglican Calendar, we’re currently in ordinary time, meaning there’s no celebratory events going on. So this could be the perfect opportunity to spend more time with God’s word. In this episode we’re giving you a taster of the different Bible reading notes produced by torch Trust, as well as another instalment in […]

Reflections Podcast 09.08.2026 - God And AI

2026/08/09

Inspired by our series on artificial intelligence, audio production coordinator James Brookman gives us us an insight into the AI voices behind some of the Torch audiobooks and how he tests their quality. He also reflects on how AI can never know and love us the way God can. And though it’s nice to always […]

Reflections Podcast 02.08.2026 - AI Part 6

2026/08/02

In the sixth and final episode of our series focusing on AI, we thought it was time for the AI to take the microphone, so Linn Davies sat down to interview Chat GPT. They discuss why AI makes up things that isn’t true, ways to use AI creatively, and whether AI can ever replace humans. […]

Reflections Podcast 26.07.2026 - AI Part 5

2026/07/26

In the fifth episode of our series on AI, we speak to Richard Powell who works with technology and rehabilitation for the disability charity Henshaw’s in Greater Manchester. He shares how AI has changed what rehabilitation looks like, and some fascinating examples of how his clients are using AI to better advocate for themselves, as […]