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Vix B celebrates all that is wonderful about South West London, featuring local heroes, neighbourhood experts, interior and styling tips, and the latest in local arts and culture. The show offers inspiration for building community and spending time in the boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton, Richmond and Lambeth. Listen live on Riverside Radio every Wednesday from 6-7pm via DAB, smart speaker, online, or the Riverside Radio app.
Episodes
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
This week we celebrate exit strategies across SW London!Vix is joined by special guest, Poppy Mardall of Poppy's Funerals. That's right - a local funeral director who's completely changing the conversation around life, loss and celebration. We chat community, compassion, and why a little planning ahead can be one of the kindest gifts you leave behind.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of
Wednesday, 20th May 2026
This week we celebrate football as a force for good!Vix B’s guest is David Dein MBE - former vice-chair of Arsenal F.C. and one of the most influential figures in the club’s modern history. David helped shape the Arsenal fans know and love today, working alongside Arsène Wenger during the legendary Invincibles era - and what a day to speak to him, just after Arsenal’s Premier League title win! Dav
Wednesday, 6th May 2026
This week we celebrate community volunteering across SW London!Vix B’s guest this week is Imogen, a dedicated volunteer with Regenerate RISE (Reaching the Isolated Elderly) who work across Wandsworth. Living with physical disabilities, Imogen shares how she channels her remarkable positivity and natural gift for conversation into building warm connections with others. She’s a passionate advocate f
Wednesday, 22nd April 2026
This week Vix is joined by Gyles Brandreth!Local Icon Gyles Brandreth is a broadcaster, podcaster, Gogglebox favourite, raconteur, writer, speaker… the list goes on! He is the ultimate multi hyphenate! We chat about his life in Barnes, all he continues to contribute to his community and his love of SW London. Plus, Vix B loves returns with the inside scoop on the best local activities, arts a
Wednesday, 15th April 2026
This week we celebrate parenting across SW London!Vix B’s guest this week is Dolly Jones, journalist and author of 'Leaving The Ladder Down', a book exploring how parents navigate - and THRIVE - while juggling family and work. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of brilliant places in our boroughs allowing parents to combine work and childcare effectively. Regular show features ‘Vix B
Wednesday, 8th April 2026
This week we celebrate the ringing of church bells across SW London!Vix B’s special guest, Jackie Harrison, is Tower Captain of the bell-ringing team at St Mary Magdalene Church in Richmond. You can see the team in action most Sundays and on special occasions - and enjoy the beautiful sound of their bells ringing out across our boroughs.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the church bel
Wednesday, 25th March 2026
This week we celebrate football across SW London!Rachel Pavlou, Women’s Football Development Manager at the The Football Association, joins us from Wembley Stadium to talk all things football - and how you can get involved right here in South West London. From the early days of the women’s game to today’s explosion of opportunity, she shares her journey - and why the future of football has never l
Wednesday, 18th March 2026
This week we celebrate Shakespeare across SW London!Vix B’s special guest this week is Jude Kelly CBE – award-winning theatre director, founder of Battersea Arts Centre, former creative director of the South Bank Centre and founder of the WOW (Women of the World) Foundation. She’s bringing ‘Shakespeare’s Women’ to Twickenham in aid of Refuge - what a way to mark Women’s History Month!The
Wednesday, 4th March 2026
This week we celebrate all things International Women’s Day!Vix B’s Local Heroes this week are CEO Carmen and volunteer Brigitta from the WONDER Foundation aka 'Women’s Network for Development & Educational Resources’. Built on a simple belief - that women and girls facing poverty aren’t just beneficiaries, but leaders and change-makers - this Brixton-based organisation is helping am
Wednesday, 25th February 2026
This week we celebrate the musicality of SW London!Vix B’s special guest this week the renowned composer and local resident Roxanna Panufnik. We chat about the upcoming Barnes Music Festival and the Phenomenal Females Festival AND that time when she composed a piece of music for the King’s coronation and attended the ceremony!The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of music festivals across SW
Wednesday, 4th February 2026
This week we celebrate good health across SW London!Vix’s guest is Dr Susie Stanway, the wonderful oncologist who helped set up London Global Cancer Week, and who today is helping us mark World Cancer Day with a hopeful look at what we can do to support ourselves and each other as we come together to beat cancer.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of ways to find February cheer a
Wednesday, 28th January 2026
This week we celebrate exciting new opportunities in Wimbledon!Vix B’s guests are Ash, Natalie and Alex of the new Wimbledon Citizen Hub. They want to design it for locals with locals. This will mean job and volunteering opportunities and, above all, finding and building community. So get in touch and see what this could mean for you!The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the history of fi
Wednesday, 21st January 2026
This week we celebrate the music & bands of SW London!Vix B’s Local Hero & Expert is Kev Westbury, previously the founder and managing director of the brilliant Basement Door charity which builds confidence and skills in young people through live music events. He’s now launched his own music label, KS Music, and we’re along for the ride!The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the mu
Wednesday, 7th January 2026
This week we celebrate the joy of singing together across SW London! Vix B’s guest this week is Richard Knight, a proud member of the London Gay Men’s Chorus. Richard shares his passion for this brilliant charity choir, reflecting on the joy of singing together, the power of collective voices and the community he’s found both on and off the stage. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking T
Wednesday, 17th December 2025
Local Icon this week is the wonderful Aled Jones MBE, our special festive guest as we celebrate 40 years of The Snowman. Four decades on from recording the iconic song We’re Walking in the Air - which catapulted him to household-name status as a young boy - Aled remains as much a part of British Christmas culture as mince pies and crackers!The ‘Local Lowdown’ has idea
Wednesday, 26th November 2025
This week we celebrate Italy across SW London! Our Local Expert, Italian cook Vittoria, hails from Calabria in the toe of Italy and now lives in Putney. She talks us through how to find the taste of Italy across SW London and gives us excellent foodie advice for how to inject a bit of southern Italian taste and style into our Christmas! The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talki
Wednesday, 12th November 2025
This week we celebrate natural autumnal beauty across SW London!Our Local Expert is Anna Wardrop - the garden designer extraordinaire behind some of South West London’s most beautiful green spaces. Anna shares her top tips on making the most of autumn’s beauty across our local parks and gardens, and how to prepare your own green patch for the winter months and the spring beyond
Wednesday, 17th September 2025
This week we celebrate wellbeing through gardening work in SW London!Vix B's local heroes are Claudia and Ben of Thrive Charity, who bring positive change to the lives of people with disabilities and ill health through gardening. They chat to us about their newly opened Sanctuary Garden in Battersea Park, especially designed for those with dementia to work in - and for everyone to enjoy! The
Wednesday, 6th August 2025
This week we celebrate inclusivity across SW London!Vix B’s Local Hero is actor Aurelie Burton, who chats to us about the new play in which she stars. Her experiences of living with autism have been the inspiration behind this production and her aim is to educate the world to be a more kind, understanding and inclusive place. ‘Monster’d’ is on soon at the Bread & Roses Theatre in Cla
Wednesday, 9th July 2025
This week we celebrate the musical heritage of SW London!Vix B’s Local Hero is Kev Westbury, founder and managing director of the Richmond based charity, The Basement Door. This brilliant organisation builds confidence and skills in young people by providing training and experience through live music events. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the musical heritage of the borough of
Wednesday, 2nd July 2025
This week we celebrate the gardens and trees of SW London!Vix B’s Local Expert is Emma House, curator of the Garden Museum in Lambeth. We also hear from artist Nancy Cadogan whose exhibition, 'The Lost Trees', is on at the Garden Museum right now. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of amazing trees across SW London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style’ and ‘Vix B Loves…’ have the insi
Wednesday, 25th June 2025
This week we celebrate superstar actor Stockard Channing and her directorial debut!Vix B is joined by Local Icon, Stockard Channing, and David Westhead — the star of the play she’s directing, Krapp’s Last Tape — to talk about their upcoming production at the Exchange Theatre in Twickenham. The ‘Local Lowdown’ celebrates all that is wonderful about SW London. Regular show features ‘Vix B Style
Wednesday, 11th June 2025
This week we celebrate the WI in SW London!Vix B’s Local Hero is Becky Warburton, founder and president of the Tooting WI. Inspired by the 110-year legacy of the Women’s Institute, Becky saw an opportunity to bring that tradition to life in a modern, inclusive way in her own community. She founded the Tooting WI to create a welcoming space that’s supportive, creative, and intergenerational—wh
Wednesday, 4th June 2025
This week we celebrate the positive power of music-making in SW London!Vix B’s Local Hero is Tara Maysey, music teacher, leader of Age UK Richmond’s Patch Ukulele Band and founder of the London Ukulele Project - now a country wide initiative - who uses the ukulele to combat loneliness and create communities across SW London. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of out of
Wednesday, 28th May 2025
This week we celebrate overcoming adversity in SW London!Vix B’s Local Hero is Maisha Sumah - a multi award winning speaker and elected Chair of the Violence against Women and Girls Community Forum for Wandsworth & Richmond. She’s also a documentary producer, was listed as one of the 50 most inspiring black women in the UK, is the founder of the She Walks in Value platform and works within our
Wednesday, 21st May 2025
This week we celebrate home renovation in SW London!Vix B’s Local Expert this week is Jeremy Lewis-Phillips, founder of the Handyman Station, a team of property care experts supporting SW London from their excellent cargo bikes, a practical and eco conscious way to get to their clients easily. Jeremy gives us his top tips so we can go about our home improvements wisely!The ‘Local Lowdown’ features
Wednesday, 30th April 2025
This week we celebrate the communities SW London!Vix B’s Local Experts are Shoba and Fran, co-founders of SW London Women, a networking platform giving opportunity for women across our communities, from all walks of life, to find inspiring companionship to help them thrive. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of community across SW London and is studded with little known facts. Regula
Wednesday, 16th April 2025
This week we celebrate opera in SW London!Vix B’s Local Expert is Louisa Tee, opera singer, actress, comedy writer and co-creator of Warehouse Opera. We chat about her passion for opera and how she is bringing it to the mainstream with a comedy spin.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of opera history across SW London and is studded with little known facts. Regular show features ‘Vix
Wednesday, 9th April 2025
This week we celebrate the sport of boxing in SW London!Vix B’s Local Expert is Yusuf, founder of the new LNX gym in Putney. Yusuf is realising his long held dream of creating a gym which provides free boxing training to young people so they can develop confidence and build skills and community - and thrive. The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of boxing culture across SW London a
Wednesday, 26th March 2025
This week we celebrate a new way to find employment in SW London!Vix B’s Local Expert this week is Alex Hughes, an entrepreneur passionate about local issues, who aims to transform our boroughs with his new concept job centre - and create a multipurpose Citizen Hub in the heart of Wimbledon. This concept has had huge success already in Cambridgeshire and is a new look and feel job centre
Wednesday, 19th March 2025
This week we celebrate how the children of Tooting Bec are taking part in Wandsworth as 2025 Borough of Culture!Our Local Expert is Laura, or Mrs Varyawa to her pupils, a Year 3 teacher and creative lead at St Anselm’s school in Tooting Bec. We hear about how they are celebrating Wandsworth being the Borough of culture this year. And we bring you everything you need to know about the Wandsworth Ar
Wednesday, 12th March 2025
This week we celebrate the German culture across our boroughs!Our Local Expert is Richmond resident and German native Dirk Hoffmann-Becking who hosts a German history podcast which is a fascinating listen and a font of brilliant stories. Dirk also shares his top tips for the best ways we can experience German culture in SW London!The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of all things German acr
Wednesday, 26th February 2025
This week we find the best laughs in SW London!Vix B’s Local Icon is the fabulous Suzi Wild, impressionist, stand-up comedian and my fellow radio presenter at Riverside Radio. Suzi chats about her TV success on Britain’s Got Talent and how she got into stand up and radio DJing. She also advises us on how best to experience comedy in SW London.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a Talking Tour of the grea
Wednesday, 12th February 2025
This week we celebrate the heritage of SW London & Wandsworth as 2025 Borough of Culture!Our Local Expert is heritage champion Geoff Simmons. Geoff received the Tooting Community Hero award from Sadiq Khan for running his community history project. Geoff helps us connect with our neighbourhoods by telling the stories they hold. We also bring you everything you need to know about the Wandsworth
Wednesday, 5th February 2025
This week we are celebrating LGBT+ History Month in SW London!Our Local Expert is the fabulous Mark T Cox, who leads architecture and LGBT+ history tours across London. He joins us to chat about how LGBT+ history month came about and gives us ideas on the best ways to enjoy it. He also shares his insights into the amazing richness of queer culture we have in SW London. The ‘Local Lowdown’ fea
Wednesday, 29th January 2025
Our Local Experts this week are Jackie Marie and Mike Hildesley of the Barnes Common Friends, the charity who oversee the stewardship of Barnes Common and other green areas from Barnes to Roehampton. This wonderful initiative started as a group of litter pickers. They tell us about their passion for our great Southwest London outdoors and ways you can get involved.The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a ta
Wednesday, 15th January 2025
This week we celebrate how football unites communities across SW London!Our Local Hero is Xavier Wiggins founder of wonderful charity Dons Local Action Group. DLAG was initially formed in response to the COVID crisis who are now a permanent fixture in our boroughs. This wonderful initiative started among the football fans of AFC Wimbledon and is a brilliant community of local volunteers who provid
Wednesday, 8th January 2025
This week we celebrate Indian culture across Southwest London!Our Local Hero this week is Richmond based Olly Belcher, founder and CEO of charity Shivia, which empowers the poorest women in India to create livelihoods, boost income and inspire permanent change within their communities. Olly chats to us about their amazing work AND gives us some great ideas about how to find the best of India here
Wednesday, 11th December 2024
This week we celebrate a vibrant community hub in Roehampton!My Local Heroes are Nikki Rosner, Natalie Price & Nikaysha of Rackets Cubed, founded in Roehampton and now a nationwide charity. I chatted to them at their local outreach programme, The Roehampton Community Box. This brilliant hub offers families a pay-as-you-can supermarket, coffee mornings, hot lunches and a place to find companion
Wednesday, 20th November 2024
This week we celebrate young musical talent across our boroughs!Our Local Experts, and Community Heroes award winners, are Anna & Andrei of the not-for-profit Power Jam Band Project Rock School in Twickenham. They nurture and train young musicians, both budding and serious, ages 9-18, so they can learn all about the music industry, create amazing music and boost their confidence on stage and o
Wednesday, 13th November 2024
This week we remember Remembrance Day with the Poppy Factory in Richmond!Our Local Hero is the Poppy Factory in Richmond, which I visited to find out what they do and how they cope with this, their busiest time of year. Their Chief Executive Amanda Shepard with their head of Communications Dan Hodges chat about this wonderful institution which is over a hundred years old and, aside from making the
Wednesday, 6th November 2024
This week we celebrate Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and our four legged friends!Our Local Expert is world renowned male model, David Gandy with his lovely dog Dora chatting about his passion for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, his work as an ambassador for them and why it means so much to him. Our interview was recorded in magnificent Richmond Park and I was reminded yet again of how lucky we ar
Wednesday, 16th October 2024
This week we celebrate finding community at the Tooting Bec Lido!Our ‘Local Hero’ is the Tooting Bec Lido, and to represent it are Claire Josey & Charlotte (aka Droopy) Wilson who spoke to me about how they swim with their Blue Tits Chill Swimmers group year-round at this fabulous open air swimming pool in the heart of Wandsworth and what the pool means to them. We celebrate the Lido for all i
Wednesday, 9th October 2024
This week we celebrate dreams being realised, coffee & Southfields!This week’s Local Heroes are friend to the show and founder of youth charity Regenerate, Andy Smith, his colleague Tyanna and their newly opened coffee house, Feel Good Coffee, in Southfields. Southwest London resident Gordon Ramsay himself said they have the best flat white coffee he’s tasted! Regenerate inspires and supports
Wednesday, 2nd October 2024
This week we celebrate strong women & the performance spaces of SW London! Our Local Expert is Jude Kelly CBE, Olivier award winning theatre director, arts producer and founder of the WOW Foundation – Women of the World – celebrating women, girls and non-binary people and their achievements. Jude has been a huge creative force in our boroughs during her illustrious career, with her work i
Wednesday, 18th September 2024
This week we celebrate the musical culture of SW London & focus on Brixton!My guests are the rock band Tchotchke – a.k.a. Eva, Anastasia and Emily – the three-part band from Los Angeles who are currently touring Europe. I caught them after they performed at the Brixton Electric. These talented girls share their insights into performing in Brixton, life on the road, their musical heroes an
Wednesday, 11th September 2024
This week’s show celebrates art, creativity and Raynes Park!Our ‘Local Expert’ and Raynes Park resident is contemporary landscape Artist Emz Finch with her guide to how to get more from the art scene across our boroughs. Life as an artist is a fairly solitary one but Emz has found company through the Common Works Gallery, a nonprofit local group that showcases artists so they can find community an
Wednesday, 4th September 2024
This week’s show celebrates being inspired to do your best work at any age! Our ‘Local Expert’ and Putney resident is Lucy Standing, co-founder of Brave Starts, a not-for-profit organisation which helps people of 40-65+ feel excited about their future career opportunities with lots of brilliant local success stories. September is a time for new starts and Lucy gives her insights into how they
Wednesday, 31st July 2024
Our ‘Local Hero’ is French native, relocation expert and happy SW London resident, Mel Rogers, who gives us her brilliant insider guide for how to find the best of France across our boroughs. She is currently soaking up the atmosphere of the horse eventing at the Palace of Versailles for the Paris Olympics! The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a talking tour of Olympic history, celebrating
Wednesday, 10th July 2024
This week’s show celebrates the Wimbledon tennis tournament!Our ‘Local Expert’ is former Wimbledon Ball Girl, Ava Rickman, who shares her experiences behind the scenes of this famous tournament. Ava gives us the inside scoop of what life is like on those grass courts with brilliant stories of epic matches, professionalism and all things strawberries and cream as we celebrate this fa
Wednesday, 3rd July 2024
This week’s show celebrates American culture in SW London!Our ‘Local Expert’ is American Footballer and Clapham resident Travis Bruffy from Texas. He gives his insights into the game, why he loves it and how to get involved in our boroughs. Also advice on where to find the best slices of American pie and all things red white and blue in honour of Independence Day!The ‘Local Lowdown’ features a tal
Wednesday, 26th June 2024
This week’s show celebrates Battersea Park and all it offers for our communities!Our ‘Local Hero’ is fantastic charity Thrive who use gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated or vulnerable. We spoke to Imogen and Richard about how they work in Battersea Park with Thrive and the joy their experience brings them
Wednesday, 19th June 2024
This week’s show celebrates the community of East Sheen and those who help build it!Our ‘Local Hero’ this week is Lisa Sutcliffe, the landlady of The Hare & Hounds pub who have established themselves as a brilliant community hub. They open their doors and fabulous garden to provide free pop-up opportunities to support local businesses and also collaborate with local charities to provide coffee
Wednesday, 5th June 2024
This week’s show celebrates dance, especially ballet, across SW London!Our 'Local Expert' is acting Artistic Director of London Children’s Ballet (LCB), Jenna Lee, who gives us insight into how this brilliant organisation opens up the world of ballet to all children from all backgrounds in every shape and size. Each year, as their main fundraising activity, LCB take a favourite children’s story an
Wednesday, 22nd May 2024
This week’s show celebrates local authors, favourite books, beloved characters & Putney!Our ‘Local Hero’ is author Kamapala Chukwuka who noticed that local libraries did not have books with characters in who her children recognised. She wanted to increase the diversity of what was available for her children to read and decided to be the change she wanted to see! Now she visits schools all
Wednesday, 15th May 2024
This week’s show celebrates the green spaces of SW London especially Tooting Commons!Our ‘Local Hero’ is a building - The Woodfield Pavilion and to chat to us on its behalf is project manager, Janet Baker. We hear about the excellent support she and her team of volunteers offer to the local neighbourhoods around Tooting Bec Common where the Pavilion is located. This historic building will bring jo
Wednesday, 1st May 2024
This week’s show celebrates families, playgrounds & Brixton!Our ‘Local Hero’ is Collette Thomas who came to her job as head of Wellbeing & HR for the Loughborough Community Centre based at the Max Roach Centre in Brixton through volunteering for them during Lockdown. She tells us all about the excellent support she and her brilliant team offer to the families of their community and their d
Thursday, 25th April 2024
This week’s show celebrates First Aid for humans & pets in Balham! Our ‘Local Expert’ is First Aid for Life founder Emma Hammett. She teaches people first aid skills for their families, friends, and their pets. Through her free YouTube tutorials, she has trained thousands to cope in a crisis and joined to give us her first aid top tips. The ‘Local Lowdown’ celebrates Balham featuring a ta
Thursday, 11th April 2024
This week’s highlights show celebrates care for our elderly & Roehampton!‘Local Hero’ Mo Smith MBE runs the charity Regenerate Rise – Reaching the Isolated Elderly - across Wandsworth. They have a lunch club in Putney and through this and their other RISE Day Services, they provide food, activities and companionship for elderly people of our community. Their RISE plus initiative smooths the tr
Thursday, 21st March 2024
This week’s show highlights celebrate World Downs Syndrome Day in SW London!‘Local Expert’ is Suzanne Miell-Ingram MBE who, along with her work partner Tracy Upton, got her MBE in 2021 for her services to children & young people with special educational needs & disabilities. Together they founded the brilliant organisation ‘Singing Hands’ and teach people of all ages and abilities to commu
Thursday, 14th March 2024
On this week’s highlights show we celebrate sport, especially Netball, in SW London!Our ‘Local Hero’ is Daniela Blundell who, along with her brilliant committee, runs the Putney Netball Club. They cater to players of all ages and abilities and pride themselves on balancing fun and competitiveness while playing in various leagues across SW London. Our ‘Local Guides’ are Sheen & Richmond Sports
Thursday, 7th March 2024
On this week’s highlights show we celebrate food & companionship with a Wandsworth soup kitchen & art in SW London!Vix B’s ‘Local Hero’ is Helena who runs the Companions Café in East Hill in Wandsworth every Tuesday with the Companions of the Order of Malta who are an all-volunteer organisation and through this ‘supper club’ provide food, care and conversation to those in need. Thank you a
Thursday, 29th February 2024
On this week’s highlights show we celebrate SW London & the NSPCC with former Sugababe, Heidi Range!Singer Heidi Range is our ‘Local Hero’ this week and gives us her insights into life as a super successful pop star, an ambassador for the NSPCC and her top tips for how to make the most of family life in SW London. Stephan Gallice is our ‘Local Guide’, owner of hairdresser & wine bar fusion
Thursday, 22nd February 2024
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate music & art in our Southwest London boroughs!My ‘Local Expert’ this week is conductor and trumpeter Norma Whitson who tells us about her work with the Wandle Concert Band & the Merton Music Foundation. Thank you Norma for all you continue to do to nurture music in our boroughs. Our ‘Local Guide’ is artist Anita Kutsarova with her recommendations
Thursday, 8th February 2024
In this week’s highlights show we chat Thames safety with the RNLI & get top SW London tips from chef Michel Roux Jr!Our ‘Local Hero’ is Mark Browning, for telling us about his experiences working on the Thames volunteering with the RNLI. Thank you Mark for helping keep our river safe. Our ‘Local Guide’ is two Michelin starred chef and happy Clapham dweller, Michel Roux Jr, with his favourite
Thursday, 1st February 2024
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate dancing in Balham & fitness in Wimbledon!Our ‘Local Hero’ is DJ JoJo Murnaghan who uses her freshly learned DJing skills to bring communities together to raise money & awareness for excellent causes. She is an example to everyone that it is never too late to learn something new. Our ‘Local Guide’ this week is top fitness trainer Max Berry of The
Thursday, 25th January 2024
In this weeks highlights show we find a fresh take on funerals & celebrate Putney!Our ‘Local Expert’ is Poppy Mardall, founder of Poppy’s funeral directors, who is making strides to improve the social and environmental impact of her sector and I have been inspired by her to think now about how I want to be celebrated when it’s my time. Our ‘Local Guide’ is top dentist Caroline Pase of the Dent
Thursday, 18th January 2024
In this weeks highlights show we celebrate the fantastic youth charity Regenerate & a great corner of Balham!Our ‘Local Hero’ is Andy Smith, founder of Regenerate, the brilliant youth charity, founded in Roehampton, which provides training and employment opportunities to young people of Wandsworth. He tells us about their dream of having a permanent coffee shop in Southfields and how we can he
Thursday, 11th January 2024
In this week’s highlights show I chat to actor Tamzin Outhwaite!Our ‘Hero’ this week is the lovely Tamzin Outhwaite, actor and founder of ‘We Free Women’, a brilliant initiative which gives exhausted women the chance to recharge, reset & reconnect. This is a not-for-profit organisation that funds retreats and experiences for women who could really do with a break. Tamzin also reveals her favou
Thursday, 4th January 2024
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate our Royal Parks & how to best use the glorious green spaces of SW London!Our ‘Local Hero’ is the volunteer programme for the Southwest London Royal Parks of Bushy and Richmond and their coordinator Joanne Meays who told us how we can get involved and all the brilliant benefits to working outdoors helping to sustain our parks. Our ‘Local Expert’ is th
Thursday, 14th December 2023
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate Riverside Radio!This week’s ‘Local Hero’ is the amazing Fayon Dixon, creator, producer and presenter of ‘The Kids Are All Right’ show here on Riverside Radio – catch it from 10-11am on Saturday mornings. Her show is a fantastic platform for local kids to increase their confidence and learn radio skills whilst having fun! Also featured are some of my bril
Thursday, 7th December 2023
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate sustainability & lingerie in East Sheen!We have double a ‘Local Hero & Expert’ situation this week! First up we have lovely Tina Grayson of award winning brand An’du Shampoo who make eco friendly hair products so you can stop the madness of single use plastic shampoo bottles & smell delicious & have great hair! Our other ‘Local Hero &
Thursday, 30th November 2023
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate Battersea High Street!Our ‘Local Hero’ is the fabulous Ellie of Ellie’s Hair Bar in Battersea High Street. Recent winner of a Wandsworth Council People’s Choice High Street Hero Award! She supports those around her and her salon is at the heart of her community. Our ‘Local Experts’ are Sophia of Jack & Beyond amazing cake shop, Bill of the 115 year o
Thursday, 16th November 2023
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate Twickenham!Our ‘Local Hero’ is the dynamic Lauri Riviera, the energy behind ‘A Taste of Twickenham’ and is encouraging her community to come together and show off the very best Twickenham has to offer. Lauri and her crew are creating opportunities for local businesses to support each other and encourage footfall to this lovely area. Our ‘Local Expert’ th
Thursday, 9th November 2023
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate local business & international music across our boroughs!Not one but two ‘Local Heroes’! Justyna Rostek & Angela Drake, both independent business owners in Earlsfield who organise the Earlsfield Village Festive Pop Up - a pre-Christmas shopping extravaganza! Together they are strengthening and nurturing their community by encouraging businesses t
Thursday, 2nd November 2023
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate nutrition & fitness across our boroughs!Our ‘Local Hero’ is Naomi Duncan, CEO of award winning charity 'Chefs in Schools’, fresh from receiving the Derek Cooper Outstanding Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 4 Food & Farming awards! We celebrate their work aiming to completely transform the standard of school food and food education in SW London
Thursday, 19th October 2023
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate brilliant ‘Local Heroes’ across our boroughs!My ‘Local Heroes’ Clare Box, Tara Maysey & Ali Palmer were invited to the Women of the Year Awards Lunch! I nominated these excellent ladies after profiling them on this very show & I was then also invited to the incredible event full of inspiring people! Our ‘Local Hero’ this week is Helen Geldhert fo
Thursday, 12th October 2023
This week’s highlights include a chat with actor Sally Phillips and her charming son Olly!The wonderful Sally Phillips & her son Olly speak about their favourite charity, Skylarks, which supports families with children and young people with additional needs and disabilities. Olly, who is 19 and has Down syndrome, and his mum Sally, told us why they love the award-winning Skylarks Charity and h
Thursday, 5th October 2023
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate music across our boroughs!Dr Susie Stanway, our ‘Local Hero’ this week, has produced a song ‘More Than Fairy Tales’, available on all major platforms now, which is gorgeous to listen to and will raise funds and awareness for those suffering with cancer in war zones. Our ‘Local Expert’ is lovely Leonard Lamprell of Hillsound Music emporium gives us an exc
Thursday, 28th September 2023
In this week’s highlights show we celebrate theatre across our boroughs!Our ‘Local Expert’ is acclaimed actor Julian Wadham who is just about to start his run in the John Mortimer play, ‘A Voyage Around My Father’ at the Richmond Theatre in which he stars with Rupert Everett. My ‘Local Hero’ is The Polka Theatre in Wimbledon and Ray Standeven who tells us about their brilliant volunteer program an
