Episodios

  • Smartphones in schools: vital learning tools or disruptive distractions?
    Sep 3 2024

    Should children be allowed to have access to smartphones during the school day?

    The news that one of the Island's high schools was going to ban access to them during school hours sparked a big debate on social media, before the Department of Education confirmed it was planning on implementing a similar policy across the board.

    Amy Griffiths has been looking at both sides of the argument, and also the wider impact devices can have on young people.

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    27 m
  • Planning: fit for purpose?
    Aug 27 2024

    Amy Griffiths takes a look at the Island’s planning laws to find out if they’re currently fit for purpose.

    After one UK developer told her they’d be reluctant to undertake any more projects here because of the amount of red tape they’ve had to jump through, she wants to find out more about how the current legislation works, who’s responsible for upholding it, and whether any changes need to be made.

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    27 m
  • DEATH IN CUSTODY : has the IOM Prison System learned lessons?
    Aug 20 2024

    Three deaths in three years. Three lives lost, all in similar circumstances, while incarcerated. Have lessons been learned?

    This special programme, produced by News Editor Tessa Hawley, takes a look at what's being done at the Isle of Man Prison System to keep people safe.

    NB: This programme contains content that some listeners may find distressing, as well as references to suicide.

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    27 m
  • MANX MEMORIES of ITALIA 90
    Jul 16 2024

    In 1990, three Manxmen travelled independently to Italy for that year’s World Cup. These are their tales of a magical fortnight of football...

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    44 m
  • The White Isle: A small Island with a big problem
    Jul 10 2024

    The Isle of Man: a destination like no other; an Island described by government as the British Isles’ ‘best kept secret’.

    But scratch beneath the glossy tourism adverts, the beautifully created social media content and the straplines … and you’ll find a small Island with a big problem.

    Tessa Hawley uncovers a darker side to our beautiful Island and the disturbing prevalence of Class A drugs following the largest ever mass sentencing exercise at the Isle of Man Courts of Justice.

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    26 m
  • The Nation’s Station and the Mother Tongue
    Jul 4 2024

    Bob Carswell reflects on how Manx Radio played a part in the re-introduction of the Manx language, featuring the voices of Doug Fargher, Brian Stowell, John Quilliam and many more.

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    27 m
  • What does the UK General Election mean for us?
    Jul 2 2024

    People across the United Kingdom will head to the polls this week to decide who will take on the top job at Number 10. But regardless of the outcome - what does the general election mean for the Isle of Man?

    In this Island Life special, Siobhán Fletcher catches up with some of our Ministers here to find out more about our intergovernmental relationship and asks the Manx public “do you care who wins?”

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    34 m
  • THE GALES - A RACING FAMILY
    Jun 20 2024

    This special programme is an excerpt from the latest JOURNEY TO A DREAM podcast series.

    Beth Espey finds out that motor racing really is a Family Affair, as she meets with former TT sidecar passenger (now Marshall) Dicky Gale and his sons Ben and Jim, as they look to their first start on the Southern 100 circuit in a matter of weeks.

    Longer chat and podcast available now in the 'Journey to a Dream' series.

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    25 m