Let's Talk VI Sport

As our 50th anniversary celebrations draw to a close, we are delighted to be joined by special guest, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh for the last episode of our Golden Legacy Series. Throughout this episode, British Blind Sport CEO, Alaina MacGregor, and The Duchess discuss: Avoidable blindness and the sight loss community The charities and organisations that Her Royal Highness suppor...

On this episode of The Golden Legacy Series, we are joinedby Tony Larkin OBE. Tony is a former footballer turned blind football coach whohas been influential in the development of the sport in GB. Throughout the episode, Tony and British Blind Sport CEO,Alaina MacGregor discuss: Tony’s football career The development of blind football across GB, Europe and Africa Memories from the London 2012 Para...

On this episode we are joined by identical twins, Eliza & Scarlett Humphrey who are 19-year-old para-swimmers from Northampton. The Humphrey twins first came to a BBS Swimming Gala 10 years ago and have gone on to compete at the highest level of para sport in the world making their Paralympic debut in Paris last August representing ParalympicsGB. In the episode, we discuss: Their journey to be...

In this episode of The Golden Legacy Series, we are delighted to be joined by Paralympic judoka Ben Quilter to discuss his sporting journey. Ben reflects on the London 2012 Paralympic Games where he recevied a bronze medal. He discusses an injury he acquired in the lead up to the Games and how it felt to compete in front of a home crowd. Ben now works at the British Paralympic Association where he...

In this episode of The Golden Legacy Series , we welcome Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, one of ParalympicGB’s most decorated Paralympic athletes. With an incredible 11 gold medals across five Paralympic Games – Seoul, Atlanta, Sydney, and Athens -  Tanni shares insights from her remarkable sporting career and her journey beyond the track. Now a respected independent crossbencher in the House of...

On this episode of The Golden Legacy Series, we are delighted to be joined by Paralympian Tim Reddish CBE. During this conversation, Tim and BBS CEO, Alaina MacGregor discuss his journey from his childhood growing up in Nottingham to becoming a Paralympic swimmer and leader in disability sport. He reflects on sport’s role in building confidence and community, and his efforts to integrate disabilit...

On this episode of our special 50th anniversary podcast series - The Golden Legacy Series - we are joined by CEO of UK Sport, Sally Munday OBE. Throughout this episode, Sally and BBS CEO, Alaina MacGregor, discuss: Sally's career in sport, starting from local leisure management to her time at England Hockey and her most recent role as CEO of UK Sport The role of UK Sport in funding Paralympic...

On this episode of our special 50th anniversaryseries - The Golden Legacy Series - we are joined by Mike Brace CBE – one of the founding members of British Blind Sport in 1975. Throughout the episode, Mike and our CEO, AlainaMacGregor, discuss: His sporting journey from primary school to Paralympic athlete The roles he has held at the British Paralympic Association Accessibility for blind and part...

On this episode of our special 50th anniversaryseries – The Golden Legacy Series – we are delighted to have Tim Hollingsworth OBE. Throughout the episode, Tim discusses coming from a drama background before transitioning into various sportsleadership roles at UK Sport, the British Paralympic Association and mostvrecently Sport England. He highlights his key career moments, including the London2012...

Multi-medal Paralympic swimmer, Melanie Barratt, set a world record by becoming the first blind woman to successfully swim the English Channel in August this year. Whilst taking on the incredible challenge, Melanie fundraised for BBS and raised over £17,000. In this special episode of Let's Talk VI Sport we catch up with Melanie following the Channel Swim to hear about her experience leading up to...

In this episode of Let’s Talk VI Sport, we speak with Melanie Barratt, a multi-medal winning Paralympic swimmer. Mel shares her journey from competing in the Sydney and Atlanta Paralympics to her current challenge: attempting to become the first blind woman to swim the English Channel. We discuss: Her transition from pool swimming to open water swimming The guiding and technology she uses to navig...

On this episode of Let's Talk VI Sport, we are delighted to be joined by para-triathlete Oscar Kelly. Oscar discusses his journey into para-triathlon, his hopes for the Paralympics in Paris and the advice he'd give to potential athletes. We are delighted that since recording Oscar has been selected to represent Paralympics GB in August 2024. To keep up to date with Let's Talk VI Sport,...

On this episode of Let's Talk VI Sport, we are joined by sprinter, Zac Shaw. Throughout this episode, we discuss: - Zac's athletic's journey - His most memorable moments - His hopes for Paris And more! Subscribe to our channel to hear our latest episodes first. For more information on British Blind Sport, visit www.britishblindsport.org.uk

On the third episode of Let's Talk VI Sport, we are joined by Paralympic rower, Ellen Buttrick MBE. Throughout this episode, we discuss: - Ellen's journey into para-rowing - Her diagnosis with Stargardt Disease - Representing Paralympics GB at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021 - Receiving her MBE for her contribution to rowing And more! For more information on the work that British Blind Sport...

On this episode of Let’s Talk VI Sport, we are joined by para-cyclist Lizzi Jordan who tells us about her extraordinary journey as someone who lost her sight at the age of 19. Lizzi details the achievements she’s had since then which include learning to walk again, running the London Marathon and becoming a World Champion para-cyclist representing Great Britain.  

On this episode of Let’s Talk VI Sport, our host BBS CEO, Alaina MacGregor, is joined by David Clarke OBE. David is a Paralympian in both goalball and blind football, as well as being England’s top scoring blind footballer. We hear from him about: David's journey into sport Those who have supported him on his journey to success Hopes for this year’s Paralympics in Paris If you want to keep up-...

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