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Perspective

Phil Gawne takes an in-depth look at a variety of aspects of life on the Isle of Man and further afield. Sometimes political, occasionally controversial, but always an appointment to listen.
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Episodes
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Perspective 15.5.22 - May Tynwald and should Minister Ashford resign
Sunday, May 15th, 2022
A review of May Tynwald and should Minister Ashford resign
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Perspective 8th May 2022 - Raising awareness about M.E.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
The tragically debilitating condition, M.E. is considered.
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Perspective Manx Wildlife Week
Sunday, May 1st, 2022
Phil Talks to MNH, Biosphere IoM, Manx Wildlife Trust and Friends of the Neb
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Perspective 24th April - Tim Glover on Charity Banking and April 2022 Tynwald
Sunday, April 24th, 2022
Perspective 24th April - Tim Glover on Charity Banking and April 2022 Tynwald
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Perspective - Secret Briefings in Tynwald, and the Education Minister
Sunday, April 17th, 2022
Alastair Ramsey talks about secret Tynwald briefings while Education Minister Julie Edge explains her department's challenges
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Perspective - 10th April 2022
Sunday, April 10th, 2022
An in depth look at the future of the Island's bread supply
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Perspective - 3rd April 2022
Sunday, April 3rd, 2022
An in depth look at travel on and off - and around the Island
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The 'Best of' Perspective
Sunday, November 1st, 2020
After 21 months, the final episode of Perspective looks back at some highlights from more than 70 programmes
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Food, farming and fishing in a future world
Sunday, October 25th, 2020
DEFA bosses Geoffrey Boot and Richard Lole give evidence to a Tynwald scrutiny committee
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"He just sought to try and find a kind of truth that he could reveal"
Sunday, October 18th, 2020
After the passing of world-renowned Manx photographer Chris Killip, we hear tributes, and listen back to a radio appearance from May 2016
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A timeless talent, a national treasure and a record-breaking exhibition
Sunday, October 11th, 2020
The Archibald Knox Forum's plans to celebrate his life and work in 2024 - to a scale never seen before
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"Towards a Government Which Serves the People"
Sunday, October 4th, 2020
A vision for the future of government on the Isle of Man, from Chris Robertshaw MHK, and the subsequent Q&A
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A revised role for the Attorney General?
Sunday, September 27th, 2020
What does the Attorney General do? How is his work scrutinised? Should his role be split? John Quinn QC gives his thoughts
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Going to University in an uncertain world
Sunday, September 20th, 2020
Dollin Mercer is joined by Education Minister Dr Alex Allinson and Cat Woolley of the Manx Students' Union
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The future of tourism and visitor accommodation on the Isle of Man
Sunday, September 13th, 2020
How do we resuscitate, revitalise and reimagine the tourism industry on the Isle of Man? A Tynwald committee is looking into it...
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Manx Gas - with a new deal looming, how did we get here?
Sunday, September 6th, 2020
A campaigner and two interested MHKs discuss the saga of prices for Manx Gas customers on the Isle of Man
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A unique by-election, and two new MHKs for Douglas South
Sunday, August 30th, 2020
We meet the newly-elected representatives for the South of Douglas, in the same week they topped the polls
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Flood, flood, flood - déjà vu in Laxey
Sunday, August 23rd, 2020
After the major incident in October 2019, Chief Minister Howard Quayle promised lessons would be learnt. Almost a year on, have they been?
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Traversing Ellan Vannin
Sunday, August 16th, 2020
In a post-lockdown world, is it time for a rethink about how we travel around the Isle of Man?
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Bunscoill “has made Manx a living language again”
Sunday, August 9th, 2020
From September, the Bunscoill Ghaelgagh will be a ‘fully maintained’ government school, for the first time in its 19-year history
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Speed Limits – a well-trodden path
Sunday, August 2nd, 2020
In the July sitting, Tynwald failed to agree on a move to change the speed limit policy on the Island's roads
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"Treasury treats Tynwald like mushrooms"
Sunday, July 26th, 2020
Two MHKs reflect on the July interim budget update - what did we learn?
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'Covering' Covid-19 on the Isle of Man
Sunday, July 19th, 2020
Dollin Mercer was joined, live in the studio, by Paul Moulton of Isle of Man TV, Jess Ward of Isle of Man Newspapers and Josh Stokes of ITV Granada Reports: Isle of Man
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A term in LegCo for Sharpe, Henderson, Greenhill and Mercer
Sunday, March 15th, 2020
We listen in to a public discussion with seven hopefuls for Tynwald's upper chamber - four of whom were successful
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A high profile departure - the demise of Flybe
Sunday, March 8th, 2020
Dollin Mercer reflects on the news that the regional airline had gone into administration - taking almost half of the Island's flights with it
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Fairtrade fortnight, Fairtrade Island status and first-hand experiences
Sunday, March 1st, 2020
Dollin Mercer is joined by the One World Centre and former Garstang residents to discuss all things Fairtrade
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Reflections on the 2020 Budget
Sunday, February 23rd, 2020
Following Tuesday's budget, Dollin speaks to Treasury Minister Alf Cannan MHK and guests
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A year in the life of the Financial Services Authority
Sunday, February 16th, 2020
FSA heads under the spotlight before a Tynwald scrutiny committee
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An uncertain future for Ballasalla Post Office
Sunday, February 9th, 2020
Perspective plots a timeline of developments so far - but what will come of the branch?
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An Auditor General on the Isle of Man?
Sunday, February 2nd, 2020
Tynwald's Public Accounts Committee meets two senior figures from the UK