Purple Radio: News

BREAKING NEWS REPORT: Gabriel Radus and Bill Pain of Purple Radio speak to editors-in-chief of Durham's student newspaper,  Palatinate, Tom Mitchell and Imogen Usherwood, about developments in the University's plan to integrate more distance learning and cut module choices by a quarter from September 2020. 

Find the news article online at https://bit.ly/3ewqbKj. 

Disclaimer: None of the views expressed in the podcast represent the views of Purple Radio and the Durham Student Union. 

Gabriel Radus (Station Manager) and Bill Pain (Head of News) talk to the two Palatinate reporters, Tom Mitchell and Jack Taylor, who broke the story on Wednesday afternoon, April 15th 2020, of Durham University's ambition to move towards more remote learning.

Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed by individuals on the programme do not necessarily reflect the views of Purple Radio, The Palatinate, or the Students' Union.

Tune into ‘Newsfeed’ with Purple Radio’s News Team. The one, only and BEST current affairs show at Durham University!

We brought you analysis of the coronavirus outbreak as Durham University makes national headlines for cancelling all classes due to the pandemic. 

Tune into ‘Newsfeed’ with Purple Radio’s News Team. The one, only and BEST current affairs show at Durham University!

We brought you the tragic case of Caroline Flack and analysis of Caroline's Law, updates on the UCU strike and a break down of the Brit Awards - alongside the latest headlines from politics, entertainment and media.

Tune into ‘Newsfeed’ with Purple Radio’s News Team. The one, only and BEST current affairs show at Durham University!

We brought you analysis of the UCU strikes causing havoc at British universities, alongside the latest headlines from politics, entertainment and media.

Tune into ‘Newsfeed’ with Purple Radio’s News Team. The one, only and BEST current affairs show at Durham University!

We brought you analysis of the coronavirus causing panic across the world, alongside the latest headlines from politics, entertainment and media.

Purple Radio is interviewing all 5 candidates for the City of Durham constituency in the 2019 General Election. We ask each candidate the same 5 questions on local and national issues, as well as three questions directed more specifically at issues within their own parties.

Naomi Clarke interviews Jonathan Elmer, who is running for the Green Party. 

Purple Radio is interviewing all 5 candidates for the City of Durham constituency in the 2019 General Election. We ask each candidate the same 5 questions on local and national issues, as well as three questions directed more specifically at issues within their own parties.

Max Kendix interviews Lesley Wright, who is running for the Brexit Party.

Purple Radio is interviewing all 5 candidates for the City of Durham constituency in the 2019 General Election. We ask each candidate the same 5 questions on local and national issues, as well as three questions directed more specifically at issues within their own parties.

Helen Poon interviews Harvey Morgan, who is running for the Conservative Party.

Purple Radio is interviewing all 5 candidates for the City of Durham constituency in the 2019 General Election. We ask each candidate the same 5 questions on local and national issues, as well as three questions directed more specifically at issues within their own parties.

Natasha Livingstone interviews Amanda Hopgood, who is running for the Liberal Democrats.

Purple Radio is interviewing all 5 candidates for the City of Durham constituency in the 2019 General Election. We ask each candidate the same 5 questions on local and national issues, as well as three questions directed more specifically at issues within their own parties.

Luke Power interviews Mary Foy, who is running for the Labour Party.

Seven Days - Purple Radio’s news and politics podcast.

Inspired by the Prime Ministerial debates between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson, in Episode 3 Jack Parker is joined by Jack Pearce, co-Chair of the Durham University Labour Club, and Jack Perry, President of the Durham University Conservative Association, to debate the key issues at the heart of this year’s general election, as well as discussing the controversy surrounding Prince Andrew.

Please note that this podcast was recorded on the 23th November 2019 – we apologise for the delay in publishing it.

Seven Days - Purple Radio’s brand new news and politics podcast.

In the second episode, Jack Parker is joined by Helen Paton (Mary’s JCR Vice-President) and Marina Mestres-Segarra to discuss the first week of the general election campaign, recent events in Chile, and predictions before Spain’s fourth parliamentary election in four years.

Please note that this podcast was recorded on the 9th November 2019 – we apologise for the delay in publishing it.

As the term draws to a close, the Purple Radio news team reflects on the biggest stories from the last few months. Second in the mini-series, this episode details the Hong Kong Protests. 

As the term draws to a close, the Purple Radio news team reflects on the biggest stories from the last few months. First up, the Climate Strikes. 

Tune into ‘Newsfeed’ with Purple Radio’s News Team. The one, only and BEST current affairs show at Durham University!

We brought you top-notch analysis of the ongoing conflict in Hong Kong, an update on the UCU strikes, and a round of the American Music Award;  alongside a whole host of headlines in the news and highlights from the world of entertainment and media.

Tune into ‘Newsfeed’ with Purple Radio’s News Team. The one, only and BEST current affairs show at Durham University!

We brought you a discussion on the General Election debate, coverage University and College Union strikes, and the UK Drag Race Final; alongside a whole host of headlines in the news and highlights from the world of entertainment, and media.

Tune into ‘Newsfeed’ with Purple Radio’s News Team. The one, only and BEST current affairs show at Durham University!

We brought you a discussion on the General Election campaign, coverage University and College Union strikes, and the reintroduction of the Motorola flip phone; alongside a whole host of headlines in the news and highlights from the world of entertainment, and media.

This trailer summarises the main themes we explored, and the groups we interviewed, during our investigation over the past year. If this trailer intrigues you, please look out for our following episodes on Spotify or Apple Music, which go into greater depth on each particular area explored. 

This investigation began on Halloween Night 2018 after we discovered Durham students were queuing for over 13 hours for student housing for the following academic year. 

The investigation was to provide a platform for Durham students to voice their opinions and experiences with the housing situation.

The student body opinion showed a general consensus that a change was desperately needed, but they were unsure of how to alleviate the issue. We contacted all the estate agents within Durham and  J. W. Wood, Frampton and Roebuck, and Bill Free Homes agreed to interview with us. 

We explored the situation from their angle, and from these interviews, we learnt of a 'Residential Landlord Association' which had been formed in York to tackle a similar student housing issue. This scheme brought the majority of landlords in the city to agree upon moving their student housing release date till second term, allowing students more time to form social groups and avoid the stress of the 'house hunt' from the first few weeks of university. 

We proposed this concept to the three estate agents who agreed to speak to us, who all gave their verbal confirmation that this is something they would be in favour of. 

We approached the Durham MP, Roberta-Blackman Wood, who provided her insight from a local and legislative perspective on housing within Durham. Ultimately, she agreed that she would also support action to move the student housing release till second term. 

Our investigation is still very much on-going. One year on, Halloween Night 2019,  and things have only gotten worse. Students were now queuing for over 20 hours and one flew 600 miles from her year abroad in Paris to sign for a house.

We will be forwarding our investigation to the University board soon. Also, we will be following up on the estate agents to encourage them to initiate discussions to actively alleviate the housing crisis. 

Lead by: Naomi Clarke - Head of News
Assistant Heads of News: Ella Bicknell, Daria Connolly, Ellie Shearwood
Research and interviews assisted by Purple Radio's News Team 2018

Seven Days - Purple Radio’s brand new news and politics podcast.

In the first episode, Jack Parker is joined by Nuriya Shoro (Mary's JCR President) and Bake Off star Henry Bird to discuss some of the main stories from the past seven days. This week, we discuss the Brexit delay, a US raid killing the leader of the so-called Islamic State, plus Henry provides a fascinating insight into life in the Bake Off tent.

Tune in to the News Team's first interview of the term - we sat down in the Purple Radio studio with journalist, broadcaster and Durham University graduate: Jeremy Vine.

We talked about his student days in '86 when he physically cut out and glued the newspaper, he offered his wisdom after 30 years in the media, and we quizzed him on our Durham version of Eggheads: How Durham are you?