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
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👉 Donate here: www.prison.radio/donate
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #PrisonRadio #WomenInPrison
This International Women’s Day, you can support women in prison through the unique power of radio.
Statistically, 70% of these women will have experienced domestic violence, over 50% will have experienced emotional, physical or sexual abuse in childhood and 82% will be living with mental health problems.
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
Every day 70,000+ people access information, inspiration and motivation via our radio station, without any need to read, write or even leave their prison cell.
Accessible support. Innovative rehabilitation. National Prison Radio.
👉 Please consider donating today: www.prison.radio/donate
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...
Use your time wisely, and build yourself.
Wise words and real talk. Thank you for sitting down with us, Scorcher 👊
Last year, 87% of our Life After Prison listeners inside and outside of #prison said the #podcast motivates them to make positive changes in their lives.
Voting closes Thursday 23rd April.
Let’s do this team.
📷 Andy Aitchison
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Send us home with a big yellow trophy and a donation to support our radio station behind bars.
Even if you’ve voted before, you can vote again.
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What you do in the next 30 seconds could raise £3,000 for charity. Vote for us to WIN our first ever Film Award and be crowned the People’s Choice winners 🤯
Connection has made it to the Smiley Charity Film Award Finals. Now, it's your chance to nudge us over the finish line...
What a treat it was to welcome Julie Hesmondhalgh into our HMP Styal studio at the end of last year 💛
Thank you so much, Julie, for your time, your kindness and your laughter. We can’t wait to welcome you back again soon 💫
Read all about her visit: prison.radio/julie
Lady Unchained and Ali Ali. Our award-winning presenters of NPR Talk 🤝
Providing support, lightness, and connection to daily life inside.
69% of NPR listeners in prison say listening helps improve their mood, and 77% say it helps them stay positive.
#NPRTalk #Prison #Radio
Our shows are here to help people in prison make the most of their time inside, giving them the support and resources to take control of their lives, stay healthy, and thrive - even within the limits of prison life 💪
#PancakeDay #HealthUnlocked
Created by Faye, who’s been there, done that, and now works with us full-time, the show supports people in prison to move more, eat better, and look after their mental and physical wellbeing 🏋️
Over the last year, 68,000 people across prisons in England and Wales have tuned in.
Everyone’s favourite day of the year - Pancake Day 🥞 but in prison, staying healthy and making the most of what you have isn’t always easy.
That’s why we make shows like Health Unlocked on National Prison Radio.
Waiting for the Out is a TV series based on Andy West's 'The Life Inside: A Memoir Of Prison, Family and Learning to be Free' 🎬
We interviewed Andy, alongside Ric Renton, one of the classroom stars of the series for our pod The Secret Life of Prisons: open.spotify.com/episode/7dTA...
#Prison
Friday the 13th - unlucky for some, but not for us radio heads! 🤪
This #WorldRadioDay, please consider supporting the world’s first radio station for people in prison - National Prison Radio.
👉 Help your favourite little charity build brighter futures beyond bars: www.prison.radio/donate
Connection - an Official Finalist at the 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards 🤯
Fingers firmly crossed for a big yellow trophy at the end of March. This one’s for you, Family and Friends Request Show listeners 🤞
Watch our shortlisted film here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXAX...
#SmileyCFA26
© National Prison Radio: by prisoners, for prisoners, since 2009 🤝
#PrisonRadio
Do you have a loved one in prison?
Why not send them a big tune and a little voice note this Valentine’s Day? 🎶
Deadline for requests: the end of this weekend ⏰
prison.radio/national-pri...
#PrisonRadio #RequestShow #ValentinesDay
National Prison Radio’s Rock Show presenter Scout encourages the importance of talking about your mental health and creates a safe space amongst our listeners to open up about their struggles.
Talking saves lives 💙
#MentalHealth #Prison #Radio #Community
56% of men and 74% of women in prison report experiencing mental health problems 🧠
This #TimeToTalk day we’re highlighting the community that National Prison Radio brings to people inside prison.
Secret Life of Prisons reporting 'live' from the Clinks Conference 📡
We’re joined by:
🔓 Lord James Timpson
🤝 Anne Fox
Tune in to hear them talk prisons, sentencing, and what real change could actually look like: open.spotify.com/episode/6k83...
📷 Andy Aitchison / Clinks
#Prison
Every evening for over a decade, we’ve been broadcasting audiobooks into prison cells across England and Wales through Books Unlocked - our National Prison Radio show made in partnership with the @Literacy_Trust 📚
What are you reading this month? 👇
#BooksUnlocked
It’s your LAST chance to vote for our film ‘Connection’ at the 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards 🎥
Voting closes TOMORROW: smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/connec...
#SmileyCharityFilmAwards #SmileyCFA26 #FilmAwards #CharityFilm #PrisonRadio
