V.I.Pod
Serving the visually impaired community in Sheffield by keeping them up to date with events and things of relevance happening in their city.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2025
Lucy takes on Mam Torr
In this episode, Lucy and Sam take us with them on their walk up Mam Torr. Lucy describes the trail itself and the view.
Sheffield Steam Rally
In this episode, Alan Thorpe takes us on a tour around Sheffield Steam Rally at North Anston. As well as Alan's wonderful commentary, we can hear the sounds of the various exhibits.
Articles from Journalism Students at Sheffield College
This weeks episode is a compilation of some short items provided by a group of journalism students at Sheffield College. They were given a very tight deadline to produce the material and it has all b…
Accessible Caravan Holiday Prestatyn Wales
In this episode, Alan, Sandra and Gloria are on holiday.
They are staying in a caravan in north wales, run by an organisation called the north wales accessible caravans for the blind.
They talk about t…
Various mobility aids overview
In this Episode, Alan and Claire give an overview of various mobility aids from guide dogs to navigational apps.
Pete McKee "A boy with a leg named Brian" exhibition.
In this episode Sadiya Wani guides us on a tour of Sheffield's own Pete McKee autobiographical art exhibition called "A boy with a leg named Brian". The exhibition is at Western park museum
A bit about Guide Dogs…
Journalism students, Emily and Joe, are back in the studio and today, they’re talking about guide dogs! Joe asks Emily some of his burning questions about the do’s and don’ts of interacting with guid…
Talking air fryer and tips
In this episode, Claire Bland and Carol Adams chat about air fryers and Carol gives a demo of her talking air fryer from Cobolt Systems. Carol also shares some tips of how to cook various foods in th…
Starting university as a visually impaired student.
Today’s episode is a chatty one! Journalism students Emily Lamb and Joseph Murphy compare their experiences of starting university. Emily shares her insight as a visually impaired student, while Joe …
A Journey in Sport
George Williams is a visually impaired student at the University of Sheffield who has had a lifelong passion for playing sport, particularly football. In this episode George talks to fellow student,…
The Gardener's Delight
Today's episode of V.I.Pod has a distinctly horticultural flavour where Alan Thorpe talks to the appropriately named and accomplished gardener, Frank Gardener. Frank is visually impaired, but that do…
Braille Matters-Fixing the Perkins Brailler
In this edition V.I.Pod looks to the world of braille,particularly to the work of Sheffield Talking News’ Alan Thorpe who not only teaches braille but is the only certified repairer in the UK of the …
The Sensory Garden in Graves Park
In this edition of V.I.Pod we join our visually impaired reporter, Alan Thorpe, at the Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind’s sensory garden in Graves Park. After a tour of the garden with Alan and…
Chinese New Year
Here we give an international round-up of Chinese New Year. Tianu Li, a Chinese student at Sheffield University and an editor with Sheffield Talking News, gives a rundown of the lunar zodiac as she w…
Granelli's - A Sweet Business
Any Sheffielder, visually impaired or not, will know about Granelli’s ice cream and sweet shop, which must sit high within the list of oldest confectionary shops in the UK. Although the business was…
The Crucible-A New Take on AD
In this the first episode, V.I.Pod talks to a group of actors at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre whose aim, through a creative approach to audio description (AD), is to make live theatre as vibrant and …