For the Jubilee Celebrations, Shine Radio brought back memories 1950s Petersfield through music, stories and local voices.
As part of our festive programmes, legendary local newsman Martin Muncaster broadcast Petersfield news stories from the 50s in special bulletins through the day.
Now you can listen to them at any time right here.
The bulletins were recorded in Martin’s home by the River Rother in Steep and researched with help from Sophie Yaniw at Petersfield Museum. The script editor was Stephen Martin.
1951: Floods cause mayhem in Petersfield
1952: A plane comes down on Bell Hill
1953: Her Majesty the Queen stuck in Petersfield traffic
1953: An ancient local mace is pressed into service
1954: The big freeze in Petersfield
1954: Bike crime on the streets of Petersfield
1955: Parking restrictions
1955: An icy rescue from the Heath Pond
1956: Petersfield’s footballers are no match for the Germans
1959: A popular local school must close
Martin Muncaster
Now living in Steep, Martin has written the story of his professional life in a recently-published book. In March of 2022 he appeared on Shine Radio’s Talking Books programme with Suzie Wilde and Tim O’Kelly to discuss his book.
