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featured shows
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.
local stories & local voices
How the Petersfield Men’s Shed is coming along
The Mens’ Shed team wants to create a social workshop for men in Petersfield town centre. Hear chairman Steven Watts explain their latest progress and how to meet the team in person.
Cocktails with Kate: a love affair with English wine
English wine merchant and producer Simon Hawkins riffs on English wine, how sparkling wine is made, the terroir of the south downs, the Treaty of Versailles and much more. Over a glass or two of his signature Brut Reserve.
Suzie’s Wilde Walk at Sheet
Suzie picked up 3 free heritage walk leaflets from our lovely new Museum when Shine recorded from there last Saturday. Today she starts from home and discovers more about where we live with Sheet: The Two Mills.
the P pod local personalities show – 22 June 2021
The P pod travels to the Weald and Downland Living Museum this week to find out about Heritage Crafts at Risk and to take a look behind the scenes.
Claire and Joff are joined by Suzie and Richard Wilde with curator Lucy Hockley.
Noni Needs is in good voice, Jon Walker has the latest news and local band Mark Vennis and Different Place sing about light summer rain – as if!
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.
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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.
Join the team
Our volunteers come from all walks of life. They have fun making radio programmes and help to run things behind the scenes.
We’re an open project where everyone is welcome. If you’re reliable and community-spirited there’s a role for you in our team.
Open invitation
Whether you have specialist knowledge, existing radio skills or just a passion for Petersfield you could be a Shine Radio volunteer.
Open up
Find the unique personal stories and experiences of Petersfield people. Take the initiative and make great radio.
Open learning
Learn media skills alongside broadcasting and journalism professionals who live locally and support our project.
News about our project
Shine Radio brings Doorstep Carols to Petersfield
Doorstep Carols started in Shropshire and has gradually spread across the country. This year it reaches Petersfield for the first time, thanks to Shine Radio and the Petersfield Post.
Radio team honoured in the Petersfield Awards
The volunteer team collected the winner’s prize in the Arts & Entertainment category of this year’s awards.
Crowdfunding appeal to bring church services to radio listeners
People across Petersfield could enjoy live church services via Shine Radio in beautiful stereo sound if a crowdfunding project achieves its aim of raising £1,800 by the end of the month.
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