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the P pod
Petersfield personalities
Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey are at large around the Petersphere to meet the characters of our community and hear stories of local life.
Rise & Shine
Weekdays from 6am
James, Emily, Blake, Alan and Noni know the brighter way to start your day. Wake up to Petersfield voices, great music and local information every weekday.
Drinking
with Phill & Mags
Celebrating all things quaffable with tips, recommendations, information and interviews with winemakers, retailers and restaurants.
Growing Together
The brighter gardening show
Claire Vennis and Steve Amos share advice and expertise from the beautiful settings of their Petersfield gardens and our local allotments.
The Ticket
Local arts & entertainment
Laura Sheppard meets the local people who drive Petersfield’s vibrant arts and entertainment scene.
Generation Green
Environment and sustainability
Young people from the Petersfield area explore the environmental issues that matter to them.
Talking Books
Suzie Wilde and Tim O'Kelly
Suzie and Tim share their love of books, the joy of stories and the craft of writing with local authors.
Dogs with jobs
with Kate Fairweather
Meet the frontline workers of the canine world. Gold winner, best podcast in the 2022 Community Radio Awards.
Wilde Walks
Suzie Wilde & Raine
Inspirational walks in beautiful countryside around Petersfield with Suzie Wilde and her labrador Raine.
Recipe
Noni Needs and guests
Noni meets local people who share their treasured and original recipes with you. Bronze winner, best podcast in the 2022 Community Radio Awards.
The Local Showcase
Original music from local artists
Mandy P plays a selection of original tracks composed and performed by local musicians, and speaks to some of them.
local stories & local voices
The trees of Petersfield – Robin Hart on the Scarlet Oak
In this National Tree Week, Robin Hart explains how the Scarlet Oak is just one species you can see in Petersfield that has connections with an 18th Century Bishop of London.
P pod personalities show – 28 November 2022
This week’s P pod celebrates Petersfield’s Shine Radio receiving the Gold Award for ‘Best Digital Station of the Year’ at the national Community Radio Awards. We bring you an update from Shine Radio’s co-founder Stephen Martin and clips from the award-winning Shine Radio programmes.
Damian Hinds MP update for Petersfield
This month Damian reflects on a range of issues, including the Autumn Statement on the UK’s finances and the cost of living for local families, the work of Citizens Advice locally and the Petersfield small business fair that takes place on Saturday at Winton House.
The local Age Concern ‘Linking up against loneliness’ sponsored cycle ride Vietnam to Cambodia – what does it mean & can you help?
Do you have time to give? Local Age Concern volunteer Nicky Gardner is raising awareness about ‘Linking up against loneliness’ with her sponsored cycle ride Vietnam to Cambodia – an adventure Shine Radio is following.
Age Concern fundraising cyclist Nicky – Tra Vinh to Can Tho. A lunch stop with a difference.
Local Age Concern volunteer Nicky Gardner is cycling Cambodia to Vietnam – she’s sharing her journey to help raise awareness of loneliness in the elderly community. Her latest report cycling from Tra Vinh to Can Tho includes a lunch to make your mouth water.
The Ticket – local arts and entertainment
Laura chats to Sam Parnell about his life as an assistant film director, and Claire Vennis and Joff Lacey have a chat with various key members of Petersfield Orchestra. Alison Glasspool also attends a classical music concert and chats to ‘cellist Mikhail Lezdkan and pianist Bela Hartmann – and we also hear an excerpt of them playing together.
Laura spends time with some of the performers of Petersfield Theatre Group’s production of The Addams Family, and Geoffrey Hotson chats about his new book about his life growing up in Clanfield.
The trees of Petersfield – Robin Hart on the Metasequoia glyptostroboides
In this National Tree Week, Robin Hart explains how the Metasequoia glyptostroboides came to Britain and where to see it in Petersfield.
Vietnam to Cambodia Age Concern fundraising cyclist Nicky has arrived & here’s the weekend update
Our local Age Concern fundraising cyclist Nicky has arrived in Vietnam and here’s her first amazing update from the other side of the world.
The story behind the ‘Christmas house’ in Station Road, Petersfield
Local residents and passers-by will have seen the festive – and seasonal – decorations that feature outside a house in Petersfield’s Station Road. We hear about the people behind the decor.
The trees of Petersfield – Robin Hart on the Ginkgo biloba
For this National Tree Week, Robin Hart explains the long history of The Ginkgo biloba or Maidenhair Tree, just one of many notable species that can be seen in Petersfield.
Highlights of our Christmas lights switch-on coverage
Hear some of the best bits of our live coverage from The Square with presenters Kieran Cheeseman and Tod Apps interviewing many of the people involved and watching.
Look who’s back in town! Can you spot the Elf on the Shelf & all of his naughty friends?
Little visitors are back in Petersfield for the festive season – the Elf on the Shelf is back in town with his many friends hiding in shop windows and displays. Can you find them all?
Local Age Concern sponsored cycle challenge from Vietnam to Cambodia – Linking up Against Loneliness
Age Concern Petersfield needs your help – a local volunteer is heading off to cycle from Cambodia to Vietnam to raise the issue of loneliness and the appeal for more volunteers.
Petersfield Theatre Group and The Addams Family
Laura Sheppard popped along to a rehearsal of The Addams Family, which is a musical based on the well-known TV show about a quirky, gloom-obsessed clan that has lived by its own unique values for hundreds of years. The show which has been re-scheduled twice due to Covid is being staged by Petersfield Theatre Group until 26 November. Laura managed to have a chat with a couple of the actors in a break.
Film director appears at Q&A at East Meon cinema
Sam Parnell, who worked on such films as The Favourite with Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Mark Gatiss, will be at a Question and Answer session at East Meon Cinema. He assistant directed The Phantom of the Open with Mark Rylance and he will be doing a curtain raiser interview when the film is screened on Friday 25th November.
News about our project
Petersfield’s Shine Radio named best digital community radio station
The local radio station collected the gold award at the national awards ceremony on Saturday night.
All the time checks on Petersfield’s Shine Radio are made by children
Children aged between 7 and 11 from Sheet Primary School have recorded audio for every minute and hour of the day.
Petersfield’s Shine Radio – FAQs
All you need to know about Petersfield’s very own radio station.
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