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  • The Whole Nine Yards Ep 151 17.12.23 2023: The Greatest Misses with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

    https://www.mixcloud.com/roystannard/the-whole-nine-yards-ep-151-171223-2023-the-greatest-misses-2-roy-stannard-on-mid-sussex-radio/ The Whole Nine Yards Episode 151 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 17th December 2023 3-5pm http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen 2023: The Greatest Misses Pt 2 More of the year’s best non-hits whose managers will be looking for new jobs..plus a few seasonal tracks that Santa likes to shimmy to before he drops down… Read more

  • 2023: The Greatest Misses Pt 1 with Roy Stannard on The Whole Nine Yards 10.12.23 on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

    https://www.mixcloud.com/roystannard/the-whole-nine-yards-ep-150-101223-2023-greatest-misses-pt-1-roy-stannard-on-mid-sussex-radio/https://www.mixcloud.com/roystannard/the-whole-nine-yards-ep-150-101223-2023-greatest-misses-pt-1-roy-stannard-on-mid-sussex-radio/ 2023: The Greatest Misses Pt 1 This is the time of the year when we thinks about the year’s best tracks and draw up our lists. Well, spare a thought for all the brilliant music that didn’t make it into the charts. It deserves its place in the limelight too. This week we play… Read more

  • The Whole Nine Yards Ep 146 12.11.23 Remembrance Sunday Why Can’t We Live Together with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

    https://www.mixcloud.com/roystannard/the-whole-nine-yards-ep-146-121123-why-cant-we-live-together-roy-stannard-mid-sussex-radio-1038/ The Whole Nine Yards Episode 146 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 12th November 2023 3-5pm http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Why can’t We live together? Yesterday was Armistice Day. The 11th minute of 11th day of the 11th month. The day when the mass slaughter of 8 and a half million soldiers and 13… Read more

  • The Whole Nine Yards Ep 135 27.8.23 Dreams Escaping from Towers with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

    https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roy-stannard/episodes/The-Whole-Nine-Yards-Ep-135-27-8-23-Dreams-Escaping-from-Towers-with-Roy-Stannard-on-Mid-Sussex-Radio-103-8FM-e28j82j The Whole Nine Yards Episode 135 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 27th August 2023 3-5pm http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Dreams escaping from Towers The castle or fortress tower metaphor gives us a powerful symbol for the ways in which human ambition can be confined by fear. It reminds us of the importance of… Read more

  • The Whole Nine Yards Ep 131 30.7.23 Carried by the Wind with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

    https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roy-stannard/episodes/The-Whole-Nine-Yards-Ep-131-30-7-23-Carried-by-the-Wind-on-Mid-Sussex-Radio-103-8FM-e27ht3q The Whole Nine Yards Episode 131 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 30rd July 2023 3-5pm http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Carried by the Wind Throughout the globe, both wind and our words can either connect people or send them fleeing for physical or emotional safety. They can comfort or devastate. Whether a gentle ocean… Read more

  • Rabbit..rabbit. Polylogue or dialogue? Listening to God

    Rabbit, rabbit.. Polylogue or dialogue? “My sheep (and rabbits) listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”John 10:27 (NIV) God’s is not the only voice in our lives. Family, friends, the media, social media (how many have you got? That’s way too many!), our bosses, our innermost fears all vie for our attention. It’s… Read more

  • The Whole Nine Yards Season 2 Episode 73 French Pressings: French songs that crossed the Channel with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

    https://anchor.fm/roy-stannard/episodes/The-Whole-Nine-Yards-Ep-73-19-6-22-French-Pressing-the-French-songs-that-crossed-the-Channel-e1k5p2r With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday June 19th 2022 3-5pm French Pressings France has a great reputation for many things (revolutions, stifling bureaucracy, snails) but pop music is not on the list. Despite being the country that produced the genius of Daft Punk, the breathtaking soundscapes of Air, and eccentric sixties… Read more

  • The Whole Nine Yards Ep 70 29.5.22 with Roy Stannard – Beauty: Not Skin Deep on Burgess Hill Radio 103.8FM

    https://anchor.fm/roy-stannard/episodes/The-Whole-Nine-Yards-Ep-70-29-5-22-Beauty-Not-Skin-Deep-with-Roy-Stannard-on-Burgess-Hill-Radio-103-8FM-e1j7nqa The Whole Nine Yards Season 2 Episode 70 With Roy Stannard On Burgess Hill Radio 103.8FM Sunday May 29th 2022 3-5pm www.burgesshillradio.co.uk/listenlive Not Skin Deep. Creating a false reality in photoshopped images creates low self-worth. We’ve become immune to what media portrays, and have accepted the media-defined lie about what is considered beautiful. How… Read more

  • Lost Immortals Ep 161 24.4.22 with Roy Stannard and Matt Staples on Burgess Hill Radio 103.8FM

    THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS https://anchor.fm/roy-stannard/episodes/Lost-Immortals-Ep-161-24-4-22-with-Roy-Stannard-and-Matt-Staples-on-Burgess-Hill-Radio-103-8FM-e1hjq3g Ep 161 24.4.22 5-7pm on Burgess Hill Community Radio103.8FM with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples www.burgesshillradio.co.uk/listenlive Like Brighton‘s West Pier some songs survive through the years, unloved and neglected until suddenly they are re-discovered and retrieve their beauty, but in a totally different way. Like seagulls… Read more

  • Roy’s List – praying for change in confidence for you.

    What it is.. I have felt moved to create a list of people (all anonymous) for whom I will commit to praying for every morning. I have spoken to most of you privately about the issues that you would like resolved. Recently, I have had the privilege of seeing prayers answered and I feel the… Read more