Thank you so much to everyone who shouted about, donated to and tuned in to our BBC #Radio4Appeal with #LouisTheroux 💫 You might not hear us on Radio 4 this week, but you can still support this vital work. Head to www.prison.radio/donate to help more people like Ali find hope and direction 🌱
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Final chance 💫 Hear our BBC #Radio4Appeal live on the radio for the very last time today at 15:27. Listen in to hear Ali’s story, through the dulcet tones of our patron #LouisTheroux. Thank you so much to everyone who has picked up their pen or their phone to donate to our Appeal this week 📞
Switch over to BBC Radio 4 NOW 👉📻 Listen in to our #BBCRadio4 Appeal with Louis Theroux today at 7:54am, and again at 9:25pm. Anything you can give will help more people like Ali find hope and direction beyond the bars. Thank you for listening 🕊️ #Radio4Appeal #LouisTheroux
Tomorrow. We hit the airwaves. 🌊 Our BBC #Radio4Appeal, ft Louis Theroux 🌅 Early birds: 7:54am 🌙 Night owls: 9:25pm Whether you're bright-eyed or ready for bed, tune in to BBC Radio 4 and hear one of the biggest names in British TV and podcasting talk about the power of National Prison Radio.
Ali’s story. Told by Louis Theroux 💫 Sunday 12th July. BBC Radio 4. 🌅 07:54 🌙 21:25 More info: www.prison.radio/R4 #Radio4Appeal
Have we got big news for you 📣 Exactly two weeks today, plug yourself into BBC Radio 4 to hear Louis Theroux talking about our little charity 🤯 📻 BBC Radio 4 Appeal - Prison Radio Association 🕗 Sun 12 July at 7:54am & 9:25pm 🔁 Thurs 16 July at 3:27pm #Radio4Appeal #LouisTheroux #PrisonRadio
This is why we do it. National Prison Radio is there in the moments that matter. The rest is down to people like Vinnie 💫 So proud to have played a part in your journey. Thank you for everything you do to support others who need that inspiration, and those ideas to run with 👊 #NationalPrisonRadio
“Winning an ARIA showed everyone that we can build life after prison. It showed that creative writing is a powerful tool, radio is a powerful tool and using our stories to tell the world the realities of prison is a powerful move” ✊ 🎧 Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/6yOm...
@bbc5live 🤝 NPR Great to welcome Lindsay & Izzy into our studio to work with our prisoner-producers at HMP Styal. Sessions like this help our producers build a broader mix of skills that can open doors in radio and podcasting when they leave prison. 🔗 prison.radio/5-live-works...
You have one month left to vote for our film, Connection 🕊️ Please take 30 seconds to help us win our first ever Smiley Charity Film Award, and a £3,000 donation to keep this important station running: smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/connec... #SmileyCFA26 #charityfilmawards #TheSmileys #CFA26
Behind the mic with Catch22’s Youth2Adulthood (Y2A) Mentoring Service in Newham 👊 We spent the day recording for National Prison Radio, speaking to young people about the reality of leaving custody, the support they’ve received from the Y2A Hub, and the steps they’re taking to move forward 🚀
A day in the life of a National Prison Radio presenter 🔊 National Prison Radio broadcasts 24 hours a day into prison cells across England and Wales, built by people like Ali who understand prison from the inside out. 👉 Find out more: www.mixcloud.com/blog/2026/02... #Prison #Radio #Podcast
What do YOU really want to know? 👀 We want you to feel closer to what we do - and to understand what radio behind bars really sounds and feels like. Drop your questions in the comments or send us a DM and we’ll get them answered ✌️ #PrisonRadio #AskUsAnything #YourQuestionsAnswered
Behind the mic with our producer Sam and psychologist Dr Emily Tarrant, recording And Breathe 🧘♂️ Our guided meditation show on National Prison Radio is helping people in prison manage stress, sleep better, and stay calm 🌿 #Mindfulness #Wellbeing #AndBreathe #NationalPrisonRadio
Everyone’s talking about our patron Louis Theroux and the #manosphere. 96% of people in #prison in England & Wales are men. In a largely male world cut off from the outside, extreme ideas about masculinity can take hold. Through National Prison Radio we create space for healthier conversations 💬
🏠 Rough sleeping after #prison dramatically increases reoffending - up to 72.7% return to custody within a year. On this week's episode of Money Mondays we chat with Andy and Jay from Foundation 2 Change about avoiding #homelessness and available support. 🎧 open.spotify.com/show/3S0Sljc...
An estimated 17,000 children in England and Wales are affected by maternal imprisonment every year, and around 55% of women in prison in the UK are Mums. Through conversations like these, we aim to provide support, connection, solidarity and a sense of community...
COOK Kitchens in Sittingbourne ➡️ COOK Puddings in Ilton 🚴 243 miles 🗓️ 5 days Nick Hadris has only gone and done it. Please join us in giving him the hero’s welcome he deserves by adding the final few donations to the pot 🦸♂️ 🔗 www.justgiving.com/page/nick-ha... #TheRideOfHope
✔️✔️✔️✔️ Day 4 done 🚴🚴🚴🚴 231 miles complete He’s cycled so far, and he is so so close… Nudge Nick over that finish line: www.justgiving.com/page/nick-ha... #TheRideOfHope #Fundraising #MentalHealth #Prison #Radio #Challenge
Day in the life of an NPR presenter 🔊 For thousands of people living in prison across England and Wales, radio becomes a companion in isolation, a source of information, a bridge to loved ones on the outside and, for many, a tool for survival. 👉 Find out more: www.mixcloud.com/blog/2026/02...
✔️✔️✔️ Day 3 done 🚴🚴🚴 166 miles complete Keep on mooo-ving our Nick!🐄 If you can, please support this total hero as he nears the home straight. Bring the blue skies back for him today 🌤️ Cheer him on and donate at www.justgiving.com/page/nick-ha... #TheRideOfHope #Fundraising #MentalHealth #Prison
✔️✔️ Day 2 done 🚴🚴 103 miles complete You’ve got this Nick. Absolutely flying. Send him a donation as he hits the half way point: www.justgiving.com/page/nick-ha... #TheRideOfHope #Prison #Radio #MentalHealth #Fundraising #Challenge
✔️ Day 1 done 🚴 47 miles complete Leader. Legend. Nick Hadris. Follow and support his journey: www.prison.radio/nick #TheRideOfHope #Prison #Radio #MentalHealth #Fundraising #Challenge
Happy Money Monday 💳 In today's episode Zak and Emma are joined by the brilliant Beth from The Wise Group who supports people inside prison and through the gate with all their finance, benefit and debt needs. 🎧 Full episode: open.spotify.com/show/3S0Sljc... #Prison #Finances
And he’s off! Our newest 200 mile man is a go go 🚲 Track him, support him, and cheer him on with every wheel spin: www.prison.radio/nick You’ve got this Nick 💪 #TheRideOfHope #Prison #Radio #MentalHealth #Fundraising #Challenge
Through our work at HMP Styal and our nationally broadcast radio programmes, we provide hope, opportunity, information, and motivation to 3,000+ women in prison, 24 hours a day, seven days a week ♀️
Toni took part in our radio production training while she was at #HMP Styal, worked on National Prison #Radio, and has now been announced as our brand new presenter of one of our most popular shows - the Family and Friends Request Show. Meet Toni: www.prison.radio/toni 👋
Every evening, we broadcast audiobooks into the prison cells of 80,000+ people 📚 Through our partnership with the National Literacy Trust, Books Unlocked gets people engaging with reading and books, no matter their experience or confidence level. #WorldBookDay #NationalLiteracyTrust
You still can’t hear us, but we need you to know about us more than ever. Behind National Prison Radio, is a charity. And as with all charities, we rely on the support of people like you. You may not be able to tune in, but 89% of people in prison can, and do 👊
“Unconditional hope is powerful. Powerful enough to turn lives around. It certainly did for mine." We are so proud to be working with you, Nick 🦸♂️ Support this incredible human being, as he sets off on his 200 mile #cycle in just over a week’s time: www.justgiving.com/page/nick-ha...