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featured shows
the P pod
Our flagship weekly show packed with Petersfield personalities and their real-life stories. Presented by Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey.
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.
Growing Together
Grow a brighter garden with Ann-Marie Powell and Claire Vennis. Ranked and rated as one of the UK’s top gardening podcasts.
The Ticket
Laura Sheppard celebrates arts, culture and entertainment from in and around the Petersphere.
Wilde Walks
Inspirational walks in beautiful countryside around Petersfield with Suzie Wilde and her labrador Raine.
Dogs with Jobs
Meet the front line workers of the canine world. These working animals show focus, determination, intelligence, instinct and courage.
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 original tracks composed and performed by local musicians.
local stories & local voices
Money Moment with Martin Bamford
This week, work continues to resolve pressures in the fuel supply chain, there’s billing uncertainty for customers after energy companies go bust, the use of cryptocurrencies becomes unlawful in China, how insulating your house could add £40,000 to its value and £4m a day is lost to fraudsters across the UK.
Suzie’s Wilde Walk in the Hangers
At Harting Down. Richard joins Suzie and Raine on a walk they haven’t done for ages. It’s a lovely, still and sunny autumn day – but fallen trees make life difficult.
the P pod personalities show – 20 September 2021
It’s the Autumn Equinox and the P pod is at Butser Ancient Farm for a spectacular evening celebrating the turning of the year – Viking style.
With Buster Ancient Farm director Maureen Page, the Pentacle Drummers, craftsman Darren Hammerton, storyteller Dawn Newton and even music from Nordic shamans.
Quentin Jay talks to Suzie Wilde about the Petersfield Museum Design Project – Part 2
Quentin Jay of Designmap
led the team who designed the new Petersfield Museum. Here Suzie Wilde chats with him about the project.
Quentin Jay talks to Suzie Wilde about the Petersfield Museum Design Project – Part 1
Quentin Jay of Designmap
led the team who designed the new Petersfield Museum. Here Suzie Wilde chats with him about the project.
Local expert Julia Willmott on the menopause
Julia Wilmott is a Petersfield-based menopause and hysterectomy recovery coach.
She joined Alan Cosh on Shine Radio to discuss this subject and the help available to people who want to learn more.
HomeStart Butser seeks new volunteers
Home Start Butser provides help for local parents of young children. It focuses on families where post-natal depression, illness or disability mean they need extra support. The Petersfield-based charity is looking for new volunteers to join a training course.
Conversations at the 100th Steep Flower Show
Memories of a hot summer day in Steep as the village stages its 100th flower show in the grounds of Bedales School.
the P pod personalities show – 13 September 2021
the P pod comes from Farmhouse West this week on Lavant Street. Claire and Joff find out all about this new shop from founder Sam Farrow. We’re also joined by Jeremy Mitchell, chair of the Edward Thomas Foundation, with news of the upcoming Edward Thomas Literary Festival. With local news, a new Wilde Walk and local music too.
Money Moment with Martin Bamford
A new warning about impersonation scams, campaigners say new pensioners face stress because of delays to their payments, new research suggests we still prefer to pay for parking with cash
and why PayPal fees are increasing for UK trade in the EU.
Cyclists have their ups and downs around Petersfield
Stories and voices from the Petersfield Ups and Downs charity cycle ride. Hear from young Bertie and his family, organiser Tom North, Katie, Beatrice and Oliver who came back first and riders from U3A and Petersfield Bike Buddies.
David Weeks – more stories of growing up in our town
More insight into life in Petersfield from the previous century from the man who actually lived through it. It’s more from our very own Mr Petersfield – David Weeks.
David Weeks – Mr Petersfield’s stories of growing up in our town
David Weeks discusses growing-up in Petersfield with Shine Radio’s Dave Williams, including many interesting nuggets of recollection from the old days.
Green Fair 2021 – looking after bats in Hampshire
Nicola from the Hampshire Bat Group explains how we can help these winged nocturnal mammals in our local area. Also – how to tell if you have bats in your home, just from their crumbly droppings.
Talking Books with guest Jennifer Selway – September 2021
Our guest, Jennifer Selway lives in Petersfield. She has a book just out – The Making of Horror movies: Key Figures who Established the Genre.
Jennifer was executive editor of the Daily Express and before that was a journalist on The Observer. Now writes a weekly opinion column in the Sunday Express.
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Your donation supports our volunteers and helps provide Petersfield with the radio service it deserves.
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When you choose Petersfield Community Radio as your good cause we receive 50p for every ticket you buy.
Supporters
We’re proud to be sponsored and supported by local companies and organisations. You can support our project too.
Petersfield Town Council awarded our volunteer team a grant in January 2020 to help us develop our 24 hour radio service. With further fundraising we launched it on 15 August 2020.
News about our project
Shine Radio is shortlisted for a national award
The radio volunteers here in Petersfield have been named in the Community Radio Awards as one of the top five digital radio teams in the UK.
Growth in the garden thanks to Petersfield’s radio team
A Shine Radio programme has been named as one of the UK’s best gardening podcasts.
Opportunities in our news team
Right now there are fresh opportunities to join the Shine Radio news team.
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