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Prison Radio Association
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The UK charity making radio behind bars and podcasts beyond bars 🎙️

Website: www.prison.radio
Socials: @prisonradiouk
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 🌱
July 22, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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 📞
July 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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
July 12, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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.
July 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Ali’s story. Told by Louis Theroux 💫

Sunday 12th July.

BBC Radio 4.

🌅 07:54
🌙 21:25

More info: www.prison.radio/R4

#Radio4Appeal
July 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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
June 28, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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
April 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
“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...
March 31, 2026 at 8:39 AM
@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...
March 29, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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
March 27, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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 🚀
March 25, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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
March 23, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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
March 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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
March 19, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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 💬
March 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
🏠 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...
March 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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...
March 15, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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
March 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
✔️✔️✔️✔️ 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
March 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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...
March 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
✔️✔️✔️ 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
March 12, 2026 at 10:26 AM
✔️✔️ 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
March 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
✔️ 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
March 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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
March 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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
March 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM