Purple Radio

Purple Radio On Demand

Purple Radio is Durham's multi-award-winning radio station - winning Best Station Branding at the 2020 and 2021 Student Radio Awards, and top 6 nominees in the Best Podcast, Best Station and Best Sports Programming categories. Home to a diverse range of podcasts including music, sport and news and much much more. Check out our other account, Purple Radio Arts and Drama for radio plays and performances.hello@purpleradio.co.uk@PurpleRadioUK on Twitter@purple_radio on Instagram

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Latest episode

Apr 2, 2026

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Episodes

Yapperz Episode 1 01.02.2025

On this very special edition of Yapperz (in podcast form), Milly and Cameron discuss all things life, traitors and the new year. With only a mild amount of bickering and a lot of fun.

Never Give Up-Meet RT Minds 31.01.2025

🎙 Purple Radio x RT Minds: Never Give Up 🎙 Purple Radio is proud to partner with RT Minds to bring you Never Give Up—a brand-new monthly podcast exploring mental health challenges and the support available. In each episode, we’ll hear from individuals who have experienced mental health difficulties first-hand, sharing their personal journeys. Alongside this, trained professionals will provide expe...

Friday Breakfast Show Episode One 31.01.2025

In this episode, we spoke about New Years Resolutions and some of the best parts of 2025 so far- including everyone's favourite show The Traitors. We'll be releasing episodes every Friday, so stay tuned to start your day in the best way possible!

Wednesday Breakfast Show 22/01 29.01.2025

Tune in to hear the Breakfast Show Team talk about how we celebrated New Years Eve, as well as our New Years resolutions for 2025. We also spoke about some of our favourite reality TV shows including Hell's Kitchen, Traitors and First Dates before finishing the show off with some unpopular opinions!

Say! Now! Sena! ep.1 - Sena's trip to Europe and its silly moments 28.01.2025

What happened during my trip to Germany, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, and London? Join me on my travels by listening to this episode! Are you ready?

Women Unfiltered #2 - Unpacking Trump, TikTok, and Feminism. 25.01.2025

Happy New Year! We’re back and ready to dive into the issues shaping our world. Recorded on the day of Trump’s inauguration, this episode unpacks its global implications for women’s rights and explores TikTok’s recent ban - analysing its role in spreading misinformation and pushing far-right agendas.  In our deep dives, Steeley and Liv tackle Elon Musk's growing influence in UK politics and how th...

Durham SU: Leading With Doubt 23.01.2025

Beth, President of the 93% Club, talks to Tian and Luther from the SU about her experiences with imposter syndrome and how she overcomes it. This episode covers honest conversations, practical tips, and how student leadership isn’t about being perfect; it’s about showing up, learning, and growing. Even if you doubt yourself, remember you belong in every room where you can make a difference.

Purple Promotes: DUPulse 22.01.2025

How can you solve FOMO at Durham University? How can you keep track of all the social events happening at our university? Adam and Aryan from DUPulse have the answer! Join Karis from the Purple Radio team to learn about DUPulse and how they are striving to 'add value' to the Durham community. https://linktr.ee/dupulse https://www.instagram.com/dupulse/

Say! Now! Sena! ep.0 - Introduction 20.01.2025

Nice to meet you everyone. I am Sena, welcome to my podcast! In this episode, I’m going to introduce myself and talk about what I’m going to share from now on, and why I started a podcast. Come along with me to discover what life is like as an exchange student!!!

Chalkboard Ultra #29 - Nothing for Christmas 04.01.2025

In their second Christmas special, the hosts talk about... Nothing. Well, not nothing. But nothing. Louie tells Sam about nothing and Sam agrees, talking more about nothing. They then disagree over nothing. We have nothing for Christmas!

Chalkboard Ultra #28 - The Everything Burger with Dr Nabil Iqbal 01.01.2025

Sam and Louie talk with Nabil about his research in the crossovers between maths and the scientific world: fluid dynamics in black holes, statistical mechanics in machine learning, and how maths is depicted in different movies.

Chalkboard Ultra #27 - Foundations of Probability with Professor Matthias Troffaes 17.12.2024

Matthias sets foot in the studio to detail his research background in how probability came about, its new reforms for the future, and how maths and music are very closely related!

Chalkboard Ultra #26 - Veni Vidi Computavi 03.12.2024

We came, we saw, and we calculated. Sam and Louie tackle 'mathematical classics' and discuss how society came up with numbers and logical thinking, through lots of paradoxes, and how we can use these early ideas to help us depict the future of mathematics.

WhoPod: Ep99 - Spearhead from Space & Blink 30.11.2024

Join WhoSoc for our final podcast of last academic year (yes I know we released this very late) and hear our discussion of Oh No That Inanimate Object Has Come to Life Week, as well as a reflection on the year gone by, all of the ups and downs of WhoSoc. Be warned: we are very tired. Featuring: Louie, Ollie, Harry, Berty

Women Unfiltered #1 - Angry Women are Free Women 29.11.2024

Welcome to Women Unfiltered, your new favourite feminist podcast - keeping you informed, inspired and empowered on all things feminism!  Join Steeley and Liv for our first episode in which we explain why we've started this podcast and why we need these conversations around feminism. This week we're diving into key news stories from November, specifically addressing Donald Trump's re-election, Gise...

The Legal Besties #2 - Housing, Cartels, and TV Licences 27.11.2024

In this episode of the Legal Besties Podcast, we dive into an unexpectedly rich mix of topics: housing, cartels, and TV licences. Join us as we explore the power imbalances between landlords and student tenants and how we can reclaim some of that power back. We'll discuss how meat packing cartels may be the reason why the McDonald’s saver menu is not saving us much money anymore. Finally, we unpac...

WhoPod: Ep98 - Victory of the Daleks & The Day of the Doctor & Twice Upon a Time 26.11.2024

WhoSoc returns to discuss the episodes watched during Daleks Being Helpful Lil Fellas Week, where we touch on power ranger daleks, retconning the Time War and a defence of Moffat's writing of the First Doctor. Featuring: Ollie, Louie, Harry, Berty

Chalkboard Ultra #25 - Hearing the Shape of a Drum with Dr Katie Gittins 24.11.2024

Katie Gittins joins Louie and Sam in the studio to talk about her analysis research: why eigenvalues are everywhere and if you can actually hear the shape of a drum! (Spoilers: almost...)

WhoSoc Watches Season 1 - Dot and Bubble & Rogue 23.11.2024

We continue our discussion of Season 1 with Dot and Bubble and Rogue! Join us to hear our views on the episodes' portrayal of social media, racism, and Jonathan Groff. Featuring: Ollie, Harry, Cormac

WhoPod: Ep97 - Under the Lake/Before the Flood & Earthshock & The Fires of Pompeii 19.11.2024

Join WhoSoc for the final exam period podcast as we discuss the episodes watched during Exams Going Swimmingly Week and I Hope Your Exams Weren't a Natural Disaster Week. We discuss the dishiness of David Tennant and Peter Capaldi and the oddly emotional characterisation of the Earthshock cyberleader. Featuring: Berty, Ollie, Harry

WhoSoc Watches Season 1 - Boom & 73 Yards 16.11.2024

Delving further into our discussion of the latest season of Doctor Who, in this episode we touch on Moffat's representation of religion, explanations of 73 Yards' ending and a few fan theories for the rest of the season... Featuring: Ollie, Louie, Berty, Joseph

Chalkboard Ultra #24 - The Paradoxes of Choice 14.11.2024

In this episode, Louie takes Sam on a journey through the many paradoxes of choice. Join us for a enlightening discussion on the best way to choose jam and how voting can be mathematically inconsistent.

WhoPod: Ep96 - For Tonight We Might Die & Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror & Attack of the Cybermen 12.11.2024

Join WhoSoc for another wonderful episode in which we are entirely on topic the whole time and spend the podcast talking about the episodes we watched during Exams Got Me Sparking Week and Attack of the Exams Week, and certainly do not deviate and instead discuss D&D, Star Wars and types of mud... Featuring: Louie, Joseph, Cormac, Lottie

Chalkboard Ultra #23 - Where the Wild Things Are 10.11.2024

In the introduction to Series IV, Louie and Sam dive straight into mathematical biology and uncover how we can use equations to describe population dynamics, pattern formation, and what's so 'golden' about Fibonacci. Visit  visualpde.com !

What's the Drama? S3E2 - Treasure Island 09.11.2024

We welcome Archie and Alice from Treasure Island, this year's Fresher's Play. We also welcome our brand new co-host Beth Cameron!

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