Crossing the Bridge of Lies

A team of blind veterans took part in a special episode of the BBC1 game show 'Bridge of Lies' that was broadcast on 20 June 2025.

Veterans Kev, Simon, Jamie, and Alan managed to successfully cross the bridge and win £850 for our charity. 

The show, which is hosted by Ross Kemp, gets players to move across a bridge, made up of stepping stones, with each stone representing either a truth or a lie. By identifying the truths and making it to the other side of the bridge, you can win money for your team.

For this special episode the game was made accessible by directing our veterans with a clock system, with 12 representing a step forward, 3 a step to the right, and so on.

The team took on the topics:

• English vs Scottish football teams
• Places in the Northern Hemisphere vs Southern Hemisphere
• Things you find in Space vs on Earth
• Grimms’ Fairy Tales

In the grand finale, in order to win the money, the team were faced with the following two ‘facts’, one is a truth and one is a lie, which would you choose?

• The longest earthworm ever recorded was over 20ft.
• Fashion designer Coco Chanel’s real first name was Camila.

The episode is available on BBC iPlayer.