Fancy a change from the usual seasonal playlist? Christy breaks out her best festive tunes, from near and far, old and new, to give you a truly alternative Christmas?بقلم Manx Radio

As an early Christmas present we’ve got a yuletide topped and tailed Agenda, stuffed with an interview with newly appointed Cabinet Office Minister David Ashford. What does Mr Ashford hope to achieve in his return to Ministerial politics and does his appointment herald the start of a program of delivery of the much trumpted headline grabbing target…

Following the 1906 poem of William Gell, Mannin Veg Veen, he's brought us to St Patrick's Isle, and he mentions the figure of Fenella from Sir Walter Scott's 1823 novel, Peveril of the Peak. We look at part of Sir Walter's description of Fenella from Chapter Sixteenth, as it appears in his book, before resuming a rapid journey up the west coast to …

Three local church leaders reflect on the importance and the challenge of Christmas - Rev Dr Janet Corlett, Chair of District of the Methodist Church; Monsignor John Devine, Senior Roman Catholic Priest from the Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Isle, Douglas, and the Rt Rev'd Patricia Hillas, Bishop of Sodor and Man. There's two contrasting piece…

Sherry, upmarket crisps, mince pies satumas and a festive selection of Xmas jazz old and new with the jazz hamsters . . .!بقلم Manx Radio

- A police officer walks free from court with allegations against him dropped - Visitor numbers for the last two Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT are down - Plus a lifeboat disaster is remembered ....بقلم Manx Radio

Perspective 15.12.24 December Tynwald proved to be a lively affair with lots of interesting debate and questions and answers. There were questions about food security and the Minister without portfolio and a debate on housing - we may begin to see some being built next year. And spare a thought for Speaker of the House of Keys Juan Watterson who’s …

In the last Spotlight of the year, H at last catches up with two of the newest members of the Arts Council and another chat with fundraiser and book writer extraordinaire, Bill Booth.بقلم Manx Radio

Match highlights from the NWCFL Premier Division match between FC Isle of Man and Stockport Town at The Bowl, Douglas. The Manx side - looking to bounce back from defeat for the first time in two months - took on a Stockport side which had already bested them earlier in the campaign Match commentary from Rob Pritchard and Tony Mepham…

Some December Tynwald leftovers to dig into on Agenda. We hear from the new and former chairs of the Public Services Commission as Tynwald considered why the Commission hadn’t published its annual reports. The Commission is the employer of around four thousand civil servants so it’s kind of important that we get to find out what they’re up to. We a…

An energy company has been ordered to pay a six figure sum to one of its former directors following a tribunal - The cost of sending a letter is to go up as the Post Office introduces a new pricing model - Plus a look at some of the Island's weird and wacky Christmas celebrations....بقلم Manx Radio

A Douglas man alleged to have broken bail terms walks free from court after police deliver him too late... - The redevelopment of Douglas promenade did not go over budget says the Treasury Minister... - And there's governmental agreement over assisted dying proposals....بقلم Manx Radio

Comprehensive round-up of all the scores and analysis of the latest sporting fixtures across the Isle of Man Ben Cunningham is joined by Tony Mepham and Dave Christianبقلم Manx Radio

Following in the footsteps of his two-time Sidecar TT-winning father, George Holden will take to the Snaefell Mountain Course for the first time in 2025 What's more he'll join forces with a passenger who enjoyed a memorable 2024 meeting - Jake Roberts was a podium finisher during this year's event In this extended interview we hear from both on thi…

Some timely advice from Public Health in this episode, as well as details about prices of things you buy most often on the Island and a lovely song about a much loved Manx church.بقلم Manx Radio

William Gell's 1906 poem, Mannin Veg Veen, has brought us to Port Erin, and here we pause to look at the work of a frequent visitor to the Island, and particularly to Port Erin, the writer Arnold Bennett. We then compare what he has to say about the view from Bradda with what William Gell writes, but Gell bustles us up the coast to St Patrick's Isl…

Anglican Priest and radio broadcaster Rev'd Sharon Grenham-Thompson talks about her work in Christian broadcasting on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra - and reveals how a radio programme forced her to re-visit a tragic death - and find her faith renewed in a way she didn't expect. Richard Littledale has a Mexican story for the Christmas s…

The Jazz hamsters look back at LJF 2024 with music from artists featured in this years festival and chat with David Gordon and Pablo Held.بقلم Manx Radio

In tonight's programme: The rescheduled Railway Cup semi-finals are in the spotlight as Isle of Man football fixtures return Nearly two weeks after tasting defeat for the first time in nearly two months, FC Isle of Man will be hoping to rediscover their rhythm at home on Saturday In rugby, Douglas' search for their first away win of the season in R…

A heartwarming episode today - wait until you hear what's happened after we spoke to a 96-year old fundraiser who's been walking to support the Queen's Pier Restoration Trust on yesterday's programme ❤️بقلم Manx Radio

Find out what Manx Radio's MD has been up to today, as well as all the other main news that's been happening, and what Beth wants for Christmas...بقلم Manx Radio

We hear how Centre Stage Productions are changing their show for 2025, Jan Allison has more saucy poems in a second flush of work just published and a bit more from Maurice Powell following his decision to hang up his batonبقلم Manx Radio

Lots packed into tonight's programme, bringing you right up to date with what's been happening on the Island over the past 24 hours.بقلم Manx Radio

All the news from the day is here for you - with a bit of Mastermind thrown in...بقلم Manx Radio

We reflect on the clean-up after the storm at the weekend in this episode, as well as 'does prison work' and dental waiting lists.بقلم Manx Radio

Does prison work? Clearly it protects us from people who’ve shown a willingness to harm fellow citizens; and it acts as a deterrent to people who might be thinking about committing a crime. It’s less successful in rehabilitation of offenders though and Andrew Neilson from the Howard League for Penal Reform believes that in some cases more effective…

From the Calf, William Gell's attention switches to the Chickens in his 1906 poetic tour of the Island, Mannin Veg Veen. Going round to Port Erin, we look at William Milner's association with it, including the tower on Bradda Head. Though Gell doesn't mention him, we also look at Arnold Bennett, who set a chapter of his 1902 novel, Anna of the Five…

December Tynwald is shaping up to be a slightly less verbose affair than its November neighbour with just three main government motions on the Order Paper but one or two meaty motions tabled by back benchers. In one of those Stu Peters stands like King Canute against the Net Zero tide. Stu explains why on Perspective. New DoI Minister Michelle Hayw…

At their recent annual Charity Event, Ramsey-based AFD Software distributed £1.2 million from Company profits, between 91 local and global charities. As the sophisticated use of postcodes is at the heart of their business, the company is also known as The Postcode People - and the annual charity event has become The Postcode Party - a chance to cel…

In tonight's programme: Ahead of the arrival of Storm Darragh, we get the latest on what will happen to the Isle of Man's latest football schedule A returning FC Isle of Man player has spoken of the ambition he and the club has to aim high in the NWCFL Premier Division this campaign An Island-born boxer speaks on his chances of winning a national t…

What's going to happen weather wise on the Isle of Man this weekend? All the details for you here.بقلم Manx Radio

We hear from the Met Office in this episode with the very latest weather update ahead of an amber weather warning this weekend for severe gales and storm force winds.بقلم Manx Radio

We hear about a special promenade Shakespeare performance for MADF's 75th anniversary, local poet David Callin on his new collection of work " From the Nab" and more from Chloe Woolley's 20 years at Culture Vannin.بقلم Manx Radio

Here's your daily news round-up from the Isle of Man, with details of new faces in Government departments, optimism over the reinstatement of a bus route in the south of the Island, along with some Christmas cheer and endurance.بقلم Manx Radio

Today episode includes some feisty contributions from the House of Keys today - we find out about am event being held to support carers on the Isle of Man and the heartbreakingly lovely story about a rescue dog.بقلم Manx Radio

The Reproductive Rights Bill seeks to bring up to date our somewhat archaic legislation . This private members Bill has been brought forward by Tanya August Philips MLC and addresses matters relating to fertilization, embryology and surrogacy. We’ve also had some important international tax orders in Tynwald and an Income Tax Bill going through Key…

If you missed the news today, the highlights are here for you in under 30 minutes. We'll hear from a mum reflecting on ten years since both her sons died from a drugs overdose, why the Cabinet Office Minister believes he's fit for the job and have you signed up yet??بقلم Manx Radio

Entries are now open for next year's Parish Walk. The annual event will take place on Saturday 21 June. Ray Cox is the Race Director:بقلم Manx Radio

William Gell has brought us from Douglas Head to Derbyhaven and Castletown in his 1906 publication, Mannin Veg Veen, a poem in which he paid tribute to the Three Legs with his three-legged rhyming scheme. He's no sooner given a nod to Castle Rushen than he takes us back out to Langness. Although they're called Fairy Tales, the stories collected by …

At November Tynwald members pondered when is a dependency not a dependency, should UK legislation introduced to the Isle of Man by CoMin be laid before Tynwald and does the Isle of Man need a permanent representative in London? It’s remarkable that there has been little discussion and even less change to our constitutional relationship with the UK …

Caroline Devlin is Chair of the Friends of Ballaugh Old Church - a community group committed to protecting and preserving the iconic little church with the famous 'leaning' gateposts - and to exploring and interpreting its fascinating history. Her love for the church has inspired her to write a Christmas song - listen to its first play during today…

Round-up of sport results on the Isle of Man, including football, rugby and hockey results plus the draw for the ECAP FA Cup Preliminary Round. Simon Quine is joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Ben Cunningham.بقلم Manx Radio

The boys recover from London Jazz Fest 2024 with some cool piano from the likes of Colin Vallon, Michel Petrucciani and Keith Jarrettبقلم Manx Radio

A look ahead to all of the weekend's sport including football with Tony Mepham, rugby with Dave Christian and we look ahead to Cup, Plate and Bowl finals in hockey with Ben Cunningham. Plus we hear from FC Isle of Man manager Paul Jones ahead of their game against AFC Liverpool.بقلم Manx Radio

There's a report of an outbreak of Scabies in the Island - we'll have the latest information - A UK politician is calling for a House of Commons debate on the Summerland disaster - Plus the latest news from the UK as they seek to introduce the assisted dying billبقلم Manx Radio

The full roundup of today's news in less than 30 minutes. Beth Espey takes you through what's been happening.بقلم Manx Radio

H speaks to Director of Culture Vannin Breesha Maddrell about a last chance to nominate someone for the RBV award, hears about new classes in the Guild Syllabus 2025 and catches up with author Rob Cowley who tells him about the success of his creative writing competition for youngstersبقلم Manx Radio

What's happening power wise for people in Santon, the latest from the tribunal to rule on a dispute between Crogga and one of its founding members and Thomas - the free feline!بقلم Manx Radio

We hear about a tribunal involving Crogga in today's episode, as well as more reaction to the CoMIN changes and news of where a Brian Kneale sculpture is going now it won't be at Niarbyl.بقلم Manx Radio

Getting withdrawal symptoms from last week’s bumper Tynwald sitting? Well this evenings Agenda is just the answer. All the Tynwald highlights we couldn’t squeeze in to Sunday’s Perspective, including education, the post office, a bit more on the NI Fund and a few bonus questions thrown in too. There are certainly some big issues being discussed at …