That'll be the Day Tom Walker

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

 

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.