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Growing Together
The brighter gardening show with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis. Grow with us every month.
Talking Books
Published author Suzie Wilde and bookshop owner Tim O’Kelly explore their love of books, the joy of stories and the craft of writing.
the P pod
Our flagship weekly show packed with Petersfield personalities and their real-life stories. Presented by Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey.
The Ticket
Laura Sheppard celebrates arts, culture and entertainment from in and around the Petersphere.
Rise & Shine
The brighter way to start your day in the Petersphere with local news/travel updates and guests from all walks of life.
Wilde Walks
Inspirational walks in beautiful countryside around Petersfield with Suzie Wilde and her labrador Raine.
Dogs with Jobs
They have focus, determination, intelligence, instinct and courage. Meet the front line workers of the canine world.
The Shine Radio Recipe
Noni Needs meets local people who share treasured and original recipes with you.
Generation Green
Young minds with the environmental issues that matter to them and practical ways we can help protect our planet.
The Local Showcase
Mandy P brings you a selection of tracks released and performed by local musicians.
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Cocktails with Kate: an elegant, English spritz
A fragrant and elegant cocktail, created by English wine expert Simon Hawkins. Kate Fairweather and Simon Stanley are transported to the English countryside by this sophisticated, refined take on a champagne cocktail.
Suzie’s Wilde Walk at Iping Common
Suzie explores a completely different section of Iping Common, alone apart from Raine. Or was it the Grand Canyon? The sun was shining, anyway, and hot. The cattle are returning and there are new views and a South Downs project involving taking photos. With buzzards.
Live from Petersfield Museum – Saturday 12 June
On 12th June, a Shine Radio milestone. Noni Needs presented her show Live from The Courtyard at the Petersfield Museum. Vaughan Clarke, Ryan Watts, Lauren Wayland, and Jeremy Mitchell were all there.
Local Petersfield Bookshop owner talks recipe books
We all love a recipe book. Noni Needs visits One Tree Books for Inspiration for This Week’s Shine Radio Recipe.
Local school’s Biggest Sing, Guinness World Record Bid
Young Voices Biggest Sing and GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ attempts went ahead this year. Ditcham Park School took part with 365,000 other children from around the globe. Listen to how it went.
the P pod local personalities show – 15th June 2021
Recorded in Joff’s garden this week, the P pod brings news from the Kings Arms Youth Charity, Petersfield Urgent Treatment Centre and how you can adopt a railway.
With local news from Jon Walker, an eventful walk with Suzie Wilde and a great song from local singer-songwriter Hannah Reem.
Inside Petersfield’s upgraded hospital with clinical lead Emily Trembath
Petersfield Hospital on Swan Street now has more medical practitioners providing a greater range of services. Clinical lead Emily Trembath explains what the change of status for our local hospital means for her, her colleagues and Petersfield patients.
Talking Books with guest Lissa Evans – June 2021
This month we are talking to Lissa Evans, about her new book, out in paperback this month.
Lissa Evans writes for both adults and children when she’s not guesting on Backlisted Pod. Her recent novel, V for Victory – which is out in paperback from Black Swan in June – is set in London at the end of the Second World War and completes a loose historical trilogy which began with Old Baggage and Crooked Heart. Both hilarious and tragic.
Money Moment with Martin Bamford
It’s now cheaper to rent than buy a home in our part of the country, there’s a call from the CBI to accelerate change to the UK’s net-zero carbon goals, one in three over-65s are acting as carers and scam victims want criminal money unfrozen as compensation.
Off to Venice, Walking from Home to Home
Andrea Vassallo wants to convey a sense of Being in the World. So walking from Home to Home while having his Home with him, is what he has done. Off he goes to Venice.
We are running a ‘Mock’ in This Week’s Shine radio recipe
Faking food to make it seem like something you used to be able to buy and eat during the war. It’s incredible what people had to endure and amazing creative and efficient humans can be.
Suzie’s Wilde Walk at Woolbeding Common
A return to Woolbeding. Suzie laments the loss of her washing machine, meets little sir echo and lists some wildflowers. One of the dogs doesn’t cover herself in glory …
the P pod local personalities show – 9th June 2021
It’s a special P pod this week as Claire and Joff visit the newly reopened Petersfield Museum after an impressive redevelopment.
Find out what’s on offer from the museum’s Ryan Watts, Edward Thomas fellowship chair Jeremy Mitchell and curator Sophie Yaniw.
With local news, a Wilde Walk, a visit from Noni Needs and music from local musician Harrison Rhys.
Pandemic Parenting – Lockdown Lifting
Join Emily and Ryan Watts as they talk about maternity leave during lockdown – both the silver linings and the difficulties.
Cocktails with Kate: whiskies galore
A spirited Scotch whisky tasting stewarded by whisky fanatics publican Simon BW and Scotsman Martin Brown, with no fewer than eight whiskies on parade. They explain to Kate Fairweather how Scotch whisky tickles the tastebuds - and how it captured their hearts. Simon...
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Welcome to Petersfield – the best of Shine Radio (for BBC Radio Solent)
On Thursday 13 May, Shine Radio was given half-an-hour on BBC Radio Solent to showcase our eclectic range of programmes with local voices and stories from across the Petersphere.
Our latest listening measures
How many people listen to Shine Radio? As a digital service we can plot the trendlines with confidence. Here are our latest listening numbers.
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