Previous Series

Programme 1:   Listen 07/01/2004
January 3rd was International Braille Day, so to begin a New Year of Audioscope, Bethan visits the National Braille Production Centre in Dublin and meets Manager Ilke Staglin and her staff. Contact:
National Braille Production Centre, St. Joseph's School for Visually Impaired, Grace Park Rd., Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Tel: 01 8373635. Email: istaglin@braille.ie

Programme 2:   Listen 14/01/2004
Bethan meets Pádraig Mallon, the new CEO of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Contacts: Irish Guide Dogs Centre, Model Farm Rd., Cork. Telephone: 1850 506 300
Email. info@guidedogs.ie
Social Club Walks: Therese Lavin. Telephone: 01 6772941

Programme 3:   Listen 21/01/2004
Emma Tracy discusses the new website for the taped magazine, Talkaround, and Sharon Lyne explains EATT.
Contacts: Talkaround: Website: www.talkaround.net
email: emma@talkaround.net Tel. 087 7819238
EATT: Website: www.eatt.org or conatct NCBI Tel: 01 8307033.

Programme 4:   Listen 28/01/2004
Bethan Collins tries bravely to control the all-singing, all-dancing panel of Maxi, Joe Bollard and Nicky Kealy as they discuss such musical gems as "Nobody's Child" in Audioscope's in-depth examination of songs about blindness. If you can hold back the tears, do sing along.

Programme 5:   Listen 04/02/2004
Siobhán Bermingham and Geraldine Neil talk to Bethan about a forthcoming exhibition in Belfast and Dublin, and library facilities at St. Joseph's School for Visually Impaired, Drumcondra, Dublin. Also, social events on our notice board.
Contacts. Siobhán Bermingham or Geraldine Neil: Tel. 01 8373635. Exhibition: www.seeingbetterireland.org.
Belfast (Fred or Dean) Telephone:04890500999.
Family Resource Centre: www.stjosephsvi.ie Social Club Walks: Therese Lavin. 01 6772941. St. Patrick's Day Party. Veronica Coffey. 087 6201836. 01 6744866.

Programme 6:   Listen 11/02/2004
For Valentine's Day, Bethan and Dave McHugh indulge in a little flirtation, aided and abetted by regular guests Pat Tresson, Roisin Dermody and Forensic Psychologist Ian Gargan.

Programme 7:   Listen 18/02/2004
The first in an occasional series on the work of the National Council for the Blind in Ireland.
Contacts: 0850 334353 - Website: www.ncbi.ie
Email: ncbi@info.ie

Programme 8:   Listen 25/02/2004
The NCBI Library, with Lina Kouzy and her staff.
Contacts: 01 8307033 or email: lina.kouzy@ncbi.ie

Programme 9:   Listen 03/03/2004
Listeners expressed concern about the new electronic voting system, so we invited some of them to share those concerns. Bethan chairs a discussion between listeners Audrey Tormey, Tim Culhane, Gerry Ellis, and Michael Murphy from the Department of the Environment. Make your opinions known about this important issue for blind and visually impaired people by contacting Michael, email michael_murphy@environment.ie and check the website www.electronicvoting.ie

Programme 10:   Listen 10/03/2004
This week Bethan explores Perception Research in TCD with Dr. Fiona Newell and her staff, and talks to Michael Gilmore about the exciting new sport, Goalball. Also, a notice-board chock-a-block with events for you.
Contacts: Perception Research. Email pasquala@tcd.ie or fiona.newell@tcd.ie Telephone: 01 60839914/6083912.
Goalball: Email: irishblindsports@eircom.net
Telephone: 01 8436501.
Social Club Walks: Therese Lavin 01 6772941 during office hours.

Programme 11:   Listen 17/03/2004
To celebrate the feast of the National Patron Saint, Audioscope brings you an extended and festive edition of your favourite programme, including converstaion, music, song and poetry and highlighting the blind aspects of the wearing of the green. Well known uilleann-piper and Radio 1 Producer Peter Browne tells Bethan Collins all about blind poets and musicians in the Irish tradition, and former head of Radio Sport, Ian Corr, who lost his sight after retiring, chats with Dave McHugh about National Holiday sporting occasions. Add to this a song from regular Audioscoper Nicky Kealy, and you've a grand piece of entertainment to celebrate St. Patrick. Amhránaiocht, filíocht, ceol, comhluadar agus craic do Lá Le Phádraig ó fhoireann Audioscope! Beannachtai na féile libh.

Programme 12:   Listen 24/03/2004
A post-Mothers' Day special

Programme 13:   Listen 31/03/2004
This week, Bethan meets Occupational Therapy Manager at St. Joseph's School for Visually Impaired, Adrienne Lauer; and when two occupational therapists get together ....

Programme 14:   Listen 07/04/2004
This being Holy Week in the Christian Calender, Bethan and her guests, Ian Corr, David Collins and Fr. William Stewart reflect on blindness and faith.
(This programme was first broadcast on 28/05/03).

Programme 15:   Listen 12/04/2004
I've Got Those Blindness Blues: A highlight from our Audioscope series, in which Bethan Collins, Maxi and friends discuss and dissect cringe-making songs about blindness. (Repeat)

Programme 16:   Listen 14/04/2004
This week, the condition known as Detached Retina is discussed. Bethan's guests are occupational Therapist Anne Murphy and Mr. Dara Kilmartin, Opthalmic Surgeon, Eye and Ear Hospital. Further information from the Irish College of Opthalmologists website: www.seeico.com

Programme 17:   Listen 21/04/2004
This week, Bethan investigates the Grab Machine, aided and abetted by John Wood from NCBI and Fiona Slevin, Director of Haptica. More information from these websites: www.grab-eu.com and www.haptica.com

Programme 18:   Listen 28/04/2004
This week, guide dog users and transport; the rights and responsibilities of both parties. Bethan's guests are Joe Bollard, Angela Randall, Tom O'Neill and Simon Higgs of Irish Guide Dogs. Irish Guide Dogs. Tel: 1850 506300. Email: info@guidedogs.ie

Programme 19:   Listen 05/05/2004
Amy Brennan fron TCD needs help with some research; her email is brennaaf@tcd.ie. Stuart Lawler from NCBI and Dermot Christie of 02 Ireland discuss a new phone; contact Stuart at 1850 334353. Also our notice board.
Contacts: VICS meeting: www.vics-ireland.org Retreat. J.J. Mc InTaggart 087 6648555. Social Club AGM. Veronica 087 6201836; Brigid Campbell 01 4921238. Socail Club walks. Theresa Lavin. 01 6772941 / 087 7637589.

Programme 20:   Listen 12/05/2004
This week, Diabetes and your sight. Bethan's guests are Mr. Dara Kilmartin, Ophthalmic Surgeon, Eye and Ear Hospital, Liam Hazzard and Michael Tully. To help with fundraising contact Bray Lyons Club, 01 2860507. If you have any worries about diabetes and sight, the place to start is with your family doctor.

Programme 21:   Listen 19/05/2004
Travel writer Hugh Oram takes us to the Louis Braille Museum in France, and Joe Bollard explores an internet Radio station based in Glasgow, staffed by blind and visually impaired people: www.viponair.com

Programme 22:   Listen 26/05/2004  
This week, the work of the NCBI. (First broadcast 18/02/04)

Programme 23:   Listen 02/06/2004   
This week, Bethan meets some young blind and visually impaired athletes.

Programme 24:   Listen 09/06/2004   
This week, Moya Brennan on Christian Blind Mission, and Bethan talks to Hugh O'Neill about accessible websites.
Contacts:
Christian Blind Mission,
M-Tek Building,
Knockaconny,
Co. Monaghan.
Tel. 04771822.

Hugh O'Neill.
hughoneill@oceanfree.net
Guide Dogs,
Model Farm Rd.,
Cork.

Social Club:
Veronica Coffey: 087 6201836.
Brigid Campbell: 01 4921238.
J.J. McEntaggart: 087 6648555.

Achille Pasqualatto,
Dept. of Psychology,
Áras an Phiarsaigh,
Trinity College,
Dublin 2.
Tel. 01 6083912.
Email: pasquala@tcd.ie

Programme 25:   Listen 16/06/2004   
This week, Bethan talks to travel writer Hugh Oram about his early childhood experience in an Institution for Blind people, and Niall O'Donovan, Development Manager of Blindsports.

Conatcts:
Irish Blind Sports,
115 Lr. George's St.,
Dun Laoghaire,
Co. Dublin.

ibsports@eircom.net

Programme 26:   Listen 23/06/2004   
Blind singer Ray Charles died a fortnight ago, and this week, musician and regular contributor Joe Bollard pays tribute to his hero.

Programme 27:   Listen 30/06/2004   
Bethan meets Kiki Nordstrom, President of the World Blind Union.
www.worldblindunion.com

Programme 28:   Listen 07/07/2004   
Bethan and her guide Joanna go shopping in New York.

Programme 29: Listen 14/07/2004
As the current series draws to a close, this week Bethan presents the first of two sessions where her panel (Audrey Tormey, Jenny O'Brien, Tony Ward and Jimmy Gallagher) answers questions which sighted listeners have always wanted to ask a blind person. Expect lots of insight plus a fair helping of laughter.
Next week: the return of Audioscope's Dynamic Duo.

Programme 30: Listen 21/07/2004
Thunder and lightenin'. it's no lark as Audioscope's Dynamic Duo try to out-Mooney Mooney; in short, Dave McHugh and Bethan Collins visit Dublin Zoo.

Programme 31:  Listen 28/07/2004
For the final editon of this series, Bethan puts some more listeners' questions to her panel: Jennie O'Brien, Jimmy Gallagher, Tony Ward and Audrey Tormey.

Audioscope will be back in the Autumn, so enjoy the rest of the summer until we meet again.

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