The tenth Manx Bard, Jordanne Kennaugh, talks to H about her inspiration and thoughts for the year ahead, some of the cast of this year's panto "Dick Whittington" drop into the studio to cook up some mayhem and a challenge ahead of European Folk DayBy Manx Radio

What happened in the Government Conference today? The highlights of the Chief Constable's annual report and the man who's overseen the Tesco rebrand bids the Isle of Man farewell.By Manx Radio

Christy DeHaven takes a look back at the Lorient Interceltique Festival which took place in Brittany a few weeks ago, with upwards of 900,000 festival goers enjoying the sights and sounds - some of which came from our own talented Manx contingent. We chat with the organisers and some of the performers to find out about this huge international showc…

It's day two of the 2024 Isle of Man Government Conference. Siobhán Fletcher sits down with our political correspondent - and this week our self-proclaimed government conference correspondent - Phil Gawne to find out what happened today:By Radio Manx Ltd

Booming sounds in the north, measles warning, ANPR and facial recognition, employment rights consultation , armed police presence here & a new boss for IOM Energy (Manx Gas). It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint #iom #manninline #manxradioBy Manx Radio

On 16 September it was announced that the 2024 DPM Manx Rally Championship has been declared 'null and void' after only three of the scheduled seven rounds took place. This isn't the first time the championship has faced disruption either - in 2023 just one championship event was completed. So what is the reason for all the disruption again in 2024…

In this episode Neil chats with Chris and Suzannah Maybury froim Yn Draamey ahead of their production of 'Candles' which tells the tale of the 1897 Snaefell Mining Disaster and plays at the Gaiety Theatre on Friday 20th & Saturday 21st September 2024.By Manx Radio

In the early 20th century, Christopher Shimmin wrote plays for Peel Players. When Sophia Morrison launched the magazine Mannin for Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh in 1913 his story The Smuggler appeared in the first edition. We hear the first part of that story in this edition of Claare ny Gael. Having reached the port of Galatz, the friends hear how the b…

Education, Health and Housing will not be on the agenda at this week’s Government Conference. The Chief Minister tells Perspective why not as well as explaining why people should attend the Conference. Chris Thomas ponders the value of three years worth of government strategies and policies and offers some suggestions to deliver success. Isle of Ma…

Almost 40 years ago, former Vicar of Marown, Rev'd David Bush, made a series of programmes - Keystones - in which he explored the history of our Manx churches. Kerrowkeill Chapel is no longer a place of worship but its history will never be forgotten. In a vintage episode of Keystones, we meet again the characters and hear their stories - and there…

Jo Garvin tells us about the return of the Isle of Man Traditional Music Weekend. which starts on Friday and runs through Monday with workshops, sessions, song groups and more. We also hear some live music from an O'Donnell's session last week and remember much loved musician and broadcaster John Kaneen and the impact he had on the scene. Find out …

On this week's Manx Footy Pod, Tom chats to former Peel AFC youngster Freddie O'Donoghue after he made his debut for Carlisle United against Nottingham Forest recently. The team look ahead to all of this weekend's Canada Life Premier League and Ardern & (Kevin) Druggan Division Two fixtures, as well as the new Canada Life Women's League season whic…

In The Archive Room this week - Dee Lewis reflects on 16 very varied years working at Manx Radio; we discover just how difficult it is to make a radio commercial, and a Governor tries his hand at ploughing at Cronk-y-Voddy. Plus - two very different poems - one by Patsy Everett and another by Ronnie Fell - offer snapshots of Island life…

A round-up of some of the latest sounds in modern and contemporary jazz from the cats in the hats with sounds from the likes of Ben Wendel, Dylan Howe and a happy birthday and live gig retirement for John SurmanBy Manx Radio

Howard Parkin explains what can be seen in the sky if we have clear conditions in the coming weeks, and we catch up on the latest space stories - and ask the question - are those astronauts REALLY stranded in space ? The music break is Neil Young's Harvest Moon and questions for Howard can be emailed - howardparkin@manx.net…