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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. Named as one of the UK’s top gardening podcasts in 2021.
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
Simon O’Hea from The Renaissance Choir chats to Laura Sheppard
Simon O’Hea, the chair of The Renaissance Choir, chats to Laura Sheppard about the choir, it’s background and history, and about the concert at St Peter’s Church in Petersfield on 23 October.
Suzie’s Wilde Walk at Langley
Suzie walks at Langley and muses about the fact that the assistance dog has now been allocated to her human partner and is the final weeks of her training.
Daniel’s round-the-clock run
Daniel Keepax has taken-on a gruelling schedule: a four mile run around Petersfield every four hours for 48 hours. Hear why and what he hopes to achieve.
Petersfield’s Newest Business – The Little Leaf Play Cafe
st business – The Little Leaf Play Cafe.
Festival Hall consultation – about the radio advertisements
Learn how we made the radio advertisements that support the public consultation on the future of the Festival Hall.
the P pod personalities show – 18 October 2021
We’re recording the P pod in style this week at Hectors Menswear on Chapel Street with owner Joe Bicknell and celebs Gyles Brandreth and Hugh Bonneville are both in Petersfield for very different reasons.
Emily Watts chats to some Ladies in Lavender
Emily Watts chats to director Jane Blower, from Winton Players, and to actor Penny Young, about their production of Ladies in Lavender next week at The Studio at TPS.
Gyles Brandreth at Petersfield’s new look museum
After a four million pound investment, the new and improved Petersfield Museum was officially opened by Gyles Brandreth on Tuesday 12 October 2021. Gyles spoke to Shine Radio’s Kate Fairweather at the ceremonial event.
Young racing driver Sebastian Hopkins
A young racing driver from Petersfield is going into a critical phase of his championship. Sebastian Hopkins is a second year driver in the Ginetta G40 Junior competition.
Money Moment with Martin Bamford
UK petrol prices are at their highest in a decade, state pension claimants face delays in getting payments, more than 1,400 businesses failed last month, working Mums want more flexibility at work and the Bank of England says it will have to act to control inflation.
The dark skies of Steep
Steep Village holds a dark skies event on Monday 25 October. Councillor Freddie Holmes and dark skies ranger Dan Oakley explain the importance of our local dark skies and how the village of Steep is working to protect and preserve them.
Talking Books with guest John Micklewright, – October 2021
Our guest is John Micklewright who is professor emeritus at University College London, an economist working on poverty and inequality with a number of books on these subjects – but now turning to travel writing. His earlier posts included a dozen years working in Italy – in Florence – and a spell with the UN. He now lives in Winchester.
Roll up Roll up, says Hugh Bonneville
Festival Hall Roadshow fun on Sunday 17th October. The Town Council are asking for resident feedback on the latest plans.
Suzie’s Wilde Walk at West Dean
Suzie walks in a lovely valley alongside the wall to West Dean college with sea views, sheep and a Spitfire.
The Petersfield business leader nominated for a national award
Jo Wildgust started her franchise business after lockdown. Her business provides playful and creative education sessions for children in Petersfield, Midhurst and Liphook. Now, she’s nominated as one of The Creation Station’s top new franchisees of 2021.
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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
Petersfield shines in national radio awards
Petersfield’s Shine Radio has been named as one of the top digital radio services in the UK in the 2021 Community Radio Awards.
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.
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