Discussion

At Swindon 105.5 we believe there should be opportunities to discuss  and present a wider perspective on issues, so we currently broadcast a Tuesday evening discussion programme on topical subjects and studio debate, presented by local people. A Sunday morning programme meeting individuals and hearing their personal stories and we are currently developing young people's discussion programmes.

Shirley Meets...

Sundays between 11 and midday, "SHIRLEY MEETS...." is an opportunity to hear local people talking to Shirley Ludford about their lives, interests and thoughts on Swindon and playing their choice of music.

Hot Topics

OUR PROGRAMME GIVE-AWAY!   Tuesday's "HOT TOPICS" programme has been running since the station launched in March 2008 and has featured a diverse range of subjects for studio-based discussion from Skateboarding to Art, Speeding to Smoking, Sex Education to Parking and Support for Carers to Prostitution... 

The programme is opened up to the public to suggest subjects for discussion and we'll help you put the programme together.  Call for details or to discuss your idea.

Hot Topics is a weekly discussion programme that tackles local as well as national issues with local context or impact.  E-mail your comments on any of the subjects covered, or phone in to take part in a programme of interest to you (see contact page).  Recent programmes include...

JULY 
            Skateboarding: Stratton Parish Council raised funds - but no park. 
            Skateboarders want improved facilities in Swindon.  Local Authority made a
            skateboard provision at West Swindon and are talking with users re future
            plans.
            Speed Cameras: Swindon Borough Council cover up speed cameras in protest
            over fines going into a Wiltshire pot rather than Swindon pot to help motorist.

AUGUST
5th      How would you spend £50,000 million to improve Swindon?
12th    Seeing Is Believing: UFOs, Research, Stories with top guests and local comment
19th    Coping With The Credit Crunch
26th    Christmas in August!  Shops like it.  Do you?

SEPTEMBER
9th      Knife Culture

OCTOBER
7th     Parking : Essential Charges or Nightmare Situations?  Where do parking fines go? 
           Why does Swindon Borough Council choose not to implement the option to prevent
           parking on pavements?
14th   Every Child Matters - Apart from mine!  Focus on challenges facing parents of children with special educational needs... the struggle to get diagnoses, the complications of the statementing process... the difficulties in ensuring that schools properly implement the requirements in Statements of SEN.  The position of children with less acute needs and the way in which they are dealt with by the system.  From dyslexia to autism, the spectrum of needs and ways in which parents can be helped will be looked at in this programme.

Coming soon...   NSPCC WEEK  and  CARERS' week


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