You've Got Braille
You’ve Got Braille is the hilarious new scripted comedy podcast series following the life of blind twenty-something, Paddy, as he explores love, work, life and fictional geese in the 21st century. RNIB has collaborated with Hat Trick Productions (Derry Girls, Have I Got News For You) and brilliant blind script writers Reece Finnegan and Jack Bernhardt to take a light hearted look at the extra pressures on people with a visual impairment as they navigate life.
Paddy’s your average twenty-something who’s just about muddling through life. Trying to get any job that pays a salary for minimal effort, working to convince the girl of his dreams to go out with him, and attempting to look cool in front of his peers.
When you’re registered blind however, there’s always an added layer of complication to every – single – thing – you’re trying to do. Particularly when people constantly assume that you’re some kind of angelic saint, just because you’re blind, when you’re essentially one of the Inbetweeners who left school, sort of grew up, and just happens to be blind.
From overprotective parents still tracking his every move via his phone, to well-meaning work colleagues sitting him at the desk next to the toilet ‘just to make things easier’ Paddy’s life is a constant assault course of trying to fit in inconspicuously but also having to explain his needs in a way that doesn’t make him sound like a massive diva.
And no before you ask, he doesn’t have a guide dog …
Featuring a cast of some of the UK’s best talent including Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman, Chloe Petts, Martin Trenamen, Nimisha Odedra, Al Nash, Kevin KG Garry, Sukh Kaur Ojla, Milo Mooney and Reece Finnegan.