Thursdays and Sundays 7pm to 9pm
Express This Week is on air with the week's news and views from across Portsmouth and South East Hampshire as well as local personalities in the studio as our profile guest(s) each week.
Chris Pearce updates you on all the news that matters to you in Portsmouth, looks ahead to upcoming local events speaking with the organisers, and plenty of guests along the way. Listen to a previous show below or join Chris each Thursday from 7pm to hear it first.
About Chris
Walked into Hospital radio at the age of 15 and have never looked back... come to think of it, never looked forward either!
Favourite Song - Brenda Russell - Piano in the Dark
Favourite Film - Green Mile starring Tom Hanks
Favourite Place In Portsmouth - Southsea
Contact Chris
Local News
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58 minutes
Portsmouth City Council, Hampshire's Adopt South, and Home Start Portsmouth
Thursday, 18 August 2022
1 hour 1 minute
Royal Meteorological Society, Submariners Association, and Hampshire & IOW Freemasons
Thursday, 11 August 2022
58 minutes
Solent Forts, Theatre For Life, and ALE Festival
Thursday, 7 April 2022
1 hour 5 minutes
Hampshire WI, Horndean Camera Club and National Archives
Thursday, 31 March 2022
55 minutes
Hampshire Cultural Trust, Open Sight Hampshire, and the RNLI
Thursday, 17 March 2022
59 minutes
World Plumbing Day, Road to Karachi, and the Royal Historical Society
Friday, 8 October 2021
1 hour 9 minutes
Chris chats with Fareham Cllr Sue Walker, Andrew Walker & Ken Sim from Havant's Citizens Advice Service Bureau.
Thursday, 13 May 2021
51 minutes
Among the guests this week, Chris talks to people from Vegan Society, UK Hospitality, and Solent Airport
Thursday, 6 May 2021
1 hour 9 minutes
Among the guests this week, Chris talks to people from Hayling Island Donkey Sanctuary, Portsmouth Samaratons, and the Royal Navy
Thursday, 29 April 2021
1 hour 8 minutes
Among the guests this week, Chris talks to people from Crimestoppers, Southern Health NHS and Friends of the Homeless
Friday, 23 April 2021
1 hour 10 minutes
Chris goes through the week's news including guests from RSPCA Solent, Reading Friend, and Andy's Man Club.
Thursday, 18 February 2021
1 hour 3 minutes
Chris talks to people about NHS Reforms. Climate Change, and Census Day!
Thursday, 11 February 2021
58 minutes
Among the guests this week, Chris talks to people from Solent Mind, National Pensioners Convention and a Charity Arts Trail .
Thursday, 4 February 2021
1 hour 5 minutes
Hampshire Police, Wessex Archaeology, and Portsmouth Area Talking News plus more on this week's Express This Week
Thursday, 28 January 2021
1 hour 3 minutes
Chris talks to the people behind the headlings - National Museum of the Royal Navy, Little Ankle Biters, New Theatre Royal plans and more!
Thursday, 6 August 2020
1 hour 13 minutes
Chris speaks to Travel Agent Jeff Kilby, Cllr Graham Burgess on Library closures, Chris from the Samaritans & Graham Bryant from the Hampshire Astronomical Group.
Thursday, 12 March 2020
34 minutes
This week, Chris is joined by profile guest is Julie Saunders from Cosham Cancer Companions & Maddison Borlase-Bune from Havant Borough council to talk about Guided walks at Staunton Country Park.
Thursday, 20 February 2020
37 minutes
This week, Claire Walters from Bus Users UK joins Chris to talk about government plans to promote the use of Public Transport. Also, Elaine and Fiona from the Portsmouth branch of Hampshire Genealogy Group will be our Profile Guests in the studio.
Thursday, 13 February 2020
34 minutes
This week, joining Chris in the studio is Bob Taylor - CEO from Portsmouth Water on the lowest bills in England & Wales, plus his Profile Studio Guest - Heather Headland from Gosport Voluntary Action's Befriender Scheme.
Thursday, 6 February 2020
34 minutes
As well as Jo Toms as our Profile guest in the Studio tonight from Homestart Portsmouth, Alex Lochrane from Hampshire and IOW Air Ambulance will be chatting to Chris about the increase of missions in 2019.
Thursday, 30 January 2020
35 minutes
Featuring Dave Rumble from Hampshire & IOW Wildlife Trust will be discussing the latest climate change report. As well as Claire Lambon from Stop Domestic abuse as our Studio Profile guest.
Thursday, 16 January 2020
41 minutes
Jeff Kilby from Amity Travel at Locks Heath is our Studio Profile guest & Jonathan Moore from VEDay 75 at Lee on Solent needs Chris' help.
Thursday, 9 January 2020
31 minutes
Percy O'Dell from Fareham Beach Huts Association will be joining me for a chat regarding increase to beach hut rents.
Monday, 16 December 2019
35 minutes
This week, Chris is joined by Debbie Pick from the Rowans Hospice on this week's Lake of Lights event & his Profile Studio guest is Rachel Hall from RSPCA Stubbington Ark.
Thursday, 8 August 2019
36 minutes
This week, Chris Pearce is joined by Helen Somerset Howe from Fareham-based charity The Rainbow Centre.
10:00am - 1:00pm
Paul will be joined by Jess from the Neo Roots Function Band & Former Premier League Referee Mike Dean who is coming to AFC Portchester in January
1:00pm - 3:00pm
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