Sir Steve Smith, the University of Exeter Vice Chancellor, was interviewed by Edd Church, Head of News for XpressionFM, on the Hot Seat show. Amongst other things, he apologised for the pre-departure briefings given to international students, which were branded as racist. Sir Steve attributed Exeter’s recent underperformance in the National Student Survey to increased […]
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Success for Xpression FM at Student Radio Association Awards
Xpression FM won two awards at the annual Student Radio Association Awards, held at the O2 in London. The station had been nominated in three categories; Best Interview, Best Student Radio Chart Show, and Best Live Event or Outside Broadcast. Will Brookes’ interview with Julian Tagg won Gold for ‘Best Interview, whilst Xpression FM’s ‘Three Campus […]
Katie Hopkins replaced by UKIP speaker at DebSoc event
Controversial columnist Katie Hopkins will no longer be speaking at tonight’s DebSoc debate – with National UKIP Students Chairman Thomas Collins taking her place. The Mail Online star has also pulled out of a scheduled interview with Xpression FM. Hopkins was due to speak at DebSoc’s regular Friday Night Debate – arguing against the motion: “This […]
Poltimore Sessions | Jo Summers
Jo Summers is a new face in Exeter music. The singer-songwriter spent her childhood in Dubai, but now calls Plymouth home, while studying at the University of Exeter. Her minimalistic strumming patterns place full attention on her voice and the offbeat romantic stories embedded within the lyrics. Having secured a place at the heart of XpressionFM’s Exe List, names […]
EXP: Our 2016 gaming preview
EXP is brought to you by your host Harry Shepherd, joined by Jonathan Land and Peter Hartnell. In our first episode of 2016, we look ahead and predict what’ll happen in the gaming world this year and discuss our most anticipated upcoming games. We make a series of predictions about what’ll happen in the industry […]
EXP – 04/11: Can video games adequately represent mental health issues?
Ollie Toms, Jack England, Adam Smith and Luke Simmons join your host Harry Shepherd for another hour of gaming radio lols. For our main feature this week, we look ahead to a mental health special issue of Exeposé Games and assess whether gaming is equipped with the tools to appropriately deal with issues surrounding mental […]
Curtain up for Xpression Scripted
It’s eight o’clock on a Thursday evening and a group of actors have crammed themselves into the Xpression studio: the microphones are set, the scripts are in hand, and I, the writerdirector, have positioned myself in the control room. I press the ‘Talk’ button to communicate with my stars and… nothing. The actors can’t hear […]
EXP, Show 4: The value of retro games
Eddie Ramsden, Seb Bowyer, Jack England and Adam Smith join your host Harry Shepherd for the latest instalment of EXP, live on Xpression FM every Wednesday from 6PM. This week, the team discuss whether video games are too long, as well as a discussion on the place of retro games in today’s industry. EXP: 21/10 by […]