That'll be the Day

Tom Walker

Tom Walker is a freelance radio journalist, producer and presenter and in these podcasts, he speaks to visually impaired people about their lives and gives them the time to tell their story.

  1. 10/03/2024

    Collective Encounters with Auntie

    To what extent have women's lives changed in the past 60 years?   This is the question I discuss in this podcast with the visually impaired writer and actor, Mandy Redvers-Rowe.   Working with the Liverpool-based theatre group, Collective Encounters, Mandy has written Auntie, which draws on BBC archive material to shed light on how women's lives were portrayed in the 1960s.   Collective Encounters have recently performed Auntie at Toxteth TV which is where I caught up with Mandy for a chat.

    18 min

  2. 01/02/2024

    From South Africa to Wallasey - Joining The Fight Against Apartheid

    In this podcast, Tom Walker talks to Dave Evans who grew up in apartheid South Africa. On leaving school, Dave became increasingly aware of the injustices caused by the South African government's racist policies. Dave now lives in Wallasey, Merseyside,  with his partner jenny, where he continues to write and champion the cause of social justice.

    53 min

  3. 10/12/2023

    A Storyteller's Christmas

    In this podcast, I talk to a visually impaired storyteller, teacher and voice-coach about the challenges his disability presents him with during his working life.

    44 min

  4. 05/10/2023

    The Vow - Nothing in this World

    This is an interview with Graham Trust from the Liverpool band The Vow, which was originally broadcast on Mandy Woodman's All things Rock and Indie show on Ultimate Radio in February 2022. Very sadly, Graham passed away earlier this week so I'm issuing this as a podcast in tribute to him. Rest in peace old boy! You left us with loads of marvellous memories and a stash of great music to listen back to.

    10 min
  5. Coping with Life's Googlies

    04/04/2023

    Coping with Life's Googlies

    In this podcast, tom Walker talks to Geoff Cope who, after a successful career playing cricket for Yorkshire and England, was diagnosed at the age of 37 with the eye condition, Retinitis Pigmentosa. Geoff shared dressing rooms with some giants of the game including Geoffrey Boycott and Freddie Trueman and has a wealth of stories to share.

    54 min

  6. 25/01/2023

    Playing Cat and Mouse in the Tunnel of Reality

    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to lose your eyesight?  The American author and writer, Jon Gingerich has retinitis pigmentosa. RP is a  progressive condition which means that a person’s sight will continue to get worse over the years. Often, after the vision has been stable for a while, it can get worse suddenly over a short period of time. This is Jon's story.

    29 min

  7. 14/01/2023

    In Touch from Northern Ireland

    From a victim of the Omagh bombing to a winner of The Voice, Tom Walker talked to some extraordinary visually impaired people while recording an edition of the In Touch Programme for BBC Radio 4 some years ago.

    23 min

  8. 17/12/2022

    Penny's Christmas cake with baked-in resilience

    As you will hear in the Christmas edition of my That'll be the Day podcast, there's so much more to Penny Melville-Brown from Fareham, than losing her sight or being the first female naval barrister.  Throughout her life, Penny has known success and disaster in equal measure, but what becomes patently clear, is that resilience is conspicuous by its presence. By any standards, Penny is a remarkable person and recording the podcast with her  was a pleasure.

    30 min
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About

Tom Walker is a freelance radio journalist, producer and presenter and in these podcasts, he speaks to visually impaired people about their lives and gives them the time to tell their story.

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  • Creator
    Tom Walker
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Tom Walker