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Island life, live on the line.
Manx Radio's Mannin Line turns lunchtime into a practical civic forum for the Isle of Man. Calls, texts, guests, and local rumour all meet in a format that keeps asking what decisions mean for daily island life.
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Manx Radio's Mannin Line is a live Isle of Man open-line programme where public policy is pulled back into everyday speech. Recent episodes move quickly, but the programme is never just rushing for noise. It starts with open lines, a named issue, or a guest in the studio, then lets callers and messages test what the official version leaves unresolved. Planning is a recurring pressure point. Summerland, back-garden development, appeal costs, Peel Town Commissioners, and public meetings all become ways to ask who gets heard and who gets shut out. Health and social care also run through the show. Teresa Cope and Afrik Edwards appear in one episode to discuss ManxCare, foster care, waiting lists, and access to medicines, while callers bring the awkward questions that rarely fit neatly into a statement. The programme has a strong sense of place. Douglas, Peel, Laxey, Ramsey, the sea terminal, the airport jet centre, and the TT all appear as lived geography, not backdrop. Small details matter here. A closed toilet, an empty charging bay, a rumour about Next, or an inflatable Percy Pig can sit beside National Insurance warnings and offshore wind concerns. That is the point. Island life is made from both. The show keeps returning to cost, competence, and public trust. It asks who pays, who decides, who explains, and what happens when departments, boards, or committees hide behind process. The tone is conversational, dry when it needs to be, and rarely grand. It does not turn callers into decoration. Their complaints, memories, and corrections become part of the programme's working material. The format can feel messy because live civic conversation is messy. That mess gives it credibility. For listeners outside the Isle of Man, it offers a close view of how local democracy sounds when residents are still trying to get a straight answer. For island listeners, it is a daily pressure valve with names, places, and practical consequences attached.
Made for: For Isle of Man listeners who follow local decisions because they affect buses, care, planning, travel, shops, taxes, and public services. It also suits anyone interested in how small communities argue through big civic questions in real time.
What sets it apart: The programme stands out by mixing open-line public frustration with named guests and immediate local context. It treats a car park, a hospital queue, a wind farm proposal, and a budget warning as connected parts of the same island conversation.
Hosted by Andy Wint, Manx Radio's daily audience interaction programme. Exploring national Isle of Man issues, with direct public access and comment.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Andy Wint turns island politics into a civic exchange, connecting official answers with the practical concerns behind callers' questions.
Manx Radio's Mannin Line puts Isle of Man public life directly within callers' reach. Andy Wint moves between open-line discussion and extended access to officials, giving residents room to question Treasury Minister Chris Thomas, MHK, ManxCare Chief Exec Teresa Cope and Chief…
A harbour wall becomes the island's main argument, so you hear official logic meet public patience.
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A Friday phone-in where local frustration and practical questions carry the discussion.
Andy Wint's Friday phone-in starts with a caller's irritation over Peel Town Commissioners, a closed session, and the gap between an initial statement and a later prepared one about an investigation.
An open-line hour that moves from a Strand Street rumor to electricity planning and public accountability.
Andy Wint keeps this open-line hour moving from a Strand Street retail rumor to gas-turbine maintenance, backup planning, and election talk. The conversation stays local even when it shifts into electricity and public decisions, which gives it a clear shape without feeling fixed…
A plainspoken look at a planning dispute, with the kind of local scrutiny radio handles well.
Andy Wint keeps the focus on a local planning dispute and lets the details carry it: the Summerland Park refusal, the policy reasons behind it, and the frustration that follows when a decision looks thin from the outside.
A live island phone-in about pensions, services, and the rising pressure to keep them going.
This Friday phone-in keeps its footing by letting callers, Treasury modeling, and plain doubt sit in the same room. The result is a clear, local argument about the National Insurance Fund, with pensions, healthcare, taxation, waiting lists, staffing, A&E capacity, and service…
A busy local phone-in that centers ManxCare, foster care, and access to NICE-based medicines.
This Thursday's Mannin Line keeps its focus on ManxCare, with Andy Wint treating health and social care as part of the same public conversation.
A live argument about buses, housing, and what progress looks like on the island.
Andy Wint spends the hour on the Lord Street bus station decision, where a split planning committee and the chair's deciding vote moved a 12-storey scheme with a cinema, a bus facility, and 85 apartments forward.
A brisk phone-in that keeps island policy tied to everyday life.
Manx Radio's Man in Line with Andy Wint turns island politics into a working phone-in, with border ID checks, the bus strike, prison conditions, and the Chief Constable's remarks all pulled into the same live exchange.
A radio conversation where ports, police pay, and hard public questions are answered plainly.
Mannin Line settles into an open radio conversation with Chief Constable Ross Foster about port checks, who is coming and going, recruitment, and the questions tied to all three.
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Well, the line opens in Peel.
Andy Wint opens Manx Radio's Mannin Line on 16 April 2026 as an open-line show, with callers immediately reacting to rumours that Next may leave Strand Street and to the refurbishment of a Douglas store marked by an inflatable Percy Pig.
Andy Wint opens with the Summerland Park decision and gives Rob Callister MHK room to explain why the application was refused.
This episode discusses a bus drivers' ballot on pay conditions in the Isle of Man and shares a personal anecdote about accessibility problems at the sea terminal.
This episode discusses new electronic travel authorisation requirements for visitors to the Isle of Man, mirroring UK policies, and their implications for travel and immigration.
Well, the fund could run dry.
ManxCare gets the full hour.
Host Andy Wint opens the phone-in line for public discussion on Isle of Man issues, focusing on feedback about a proposed tourist levy.
Host Andy Wint discusses local Isle of Man issues, including tax policy for unmarried couples and gas supply concerns, with public call-ins.
Host Andy Wint discusses ongoing dredging issues in Douglas Port and resulting ferry schedule changes with callers.
A call-in show discussing Isle of Man issues, including car registrations at a recycling center and government response to the fuel crisis.
Host Alex discusses local Isle of Man issues including fuel prices, a proposed tourism levy, and a new Manx language initiative, inviting listener calls.
The episode discusses a diesel shortage on the Isle of Man, including price increases and retailer updates, with host inviting public calls and comments.
Interview with Isle of Man MHK David Ashford discussing the role of the Cabinet Office and government services.
Host Andy Wint opens the phone lines for public discussion on Isle of Man issues, starting with listener feedback about Manx Airlines.
Host Andy Wint discusses local Isle of Man issues, including a trial live music stage on Peel Beach, with audience participation via phone, text, and email.
A daily audience interaction program discussing Isle of Man issues, including fuel price increases and political commentary.
This episode discusses the issue of online abuse targeting politicians, particularly on Facebook, and explores challenges in fostering respectful digital communication culture on the Isle of Man.
Host Alex discusses a meningitis outbreak in Kent and road safety concerns on the Isle of Man, with a pharmacist interview.
A daily audience interaction program discussing local Isle of Man issues, including hospital bed capacity, tramway plans, and community hall concerns.
A daily audience interaction program discussing Isle of Man political issues, including post office changes, energy bills, and local developments.
A daily audience interaction program discussing local Isle of Man issues including hospital bed capacity, horse trams, and bus station development.
Host Alex discusses breaking news about a 12-storey development in Douglas receiving planning approval despite officer recommendation for refusal, and invites public calls on the issue.
Host Alex discusses the ongoing bus strike and poor road conditions on the Isle of Man, inviting listener calls and texts.
This episode is an open-line call-in show where host Alex Brindley discusses various current affairs topics with callers, including the NHS, infrastructure, and a Daily Mail report about an Iranian shell company buying London properties.
A call-in show discussing Isle of Man government policies on population growth and democratic institutions.
The episode discusses current Isle of Man issues including the Chief Minister's pre-emptive moves regarding Middle East conflict, travel advice, the potential for a London office, and the assisted dying bill.
A call-in show discussing local Isle of Man issues, including the delayed horse tramway restoration and a controversial road closure causing traffic jams.
A call-in show discussing local Isle of Man issues, focusing on the ongoing bus strike and inviting public comments.
Pharmacist Nick Kay discusses essential health precautions and medical preparations for travelers, focusing on risks like dehydration and necessary vaccinations.
This episode discusses patient safety concerns at Nobles Hospital, including how to raise legitimate medical treatment issues and the complexities of whistleblowing, while also touching on a public meeting about offshore wind turbine proposals.
This episode discusses the end of a 10-day bus driver strike, the resulting increased demand for the carpooling service LiftShare, and features an interview with Amy Young from LiftShare about its social enterprise model.
Lord Street gets the first word.
ID checks are the centre of the hour.
Well, border checks get the first call.
Well, Ramsey harbour is where the argument lands.
Open line means open pressure.
The final budget sits under an election-year clock.
Well, the bus strike looks pretty hard to avoid.
Open line starts with broadband and bills.