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LATEST RECORDINGS

PATN is connected to the Talking News Federation Web Player and recordings are listed below.  Click on the link 'Web Player (New)' below to listen to the TNF edition. The link marked 'Playlist' is for Sonata users.

We now have a service whereby you can listen directly from your computer, or even your tablet, whether it is android, Windows or IOS (you will have to click on each track with IOS devices).  Just click on the Web Player version - you will have to click and listen to each track in turn (unless using an IOS device, see above).

The (Portsmouth) News: 20 April 2026, Edition 2386 (Blue), Weekly (Alternate Red & Blue Editions)  Playlist   Web Player (New) 

Women's Choice: March 2026, Edition 210, Monthly   Playlist            Web Player (New)

Ancient & Modern: (Varied Articles - Past and Present), Spring 2026, Edition 001 (New), Quarterly   Playlist   Web Player (New)

Navy News: April 2026, Edition 212, Monthly       Playlist            Web Player (New)

Petersfield Soundtrack: (Latest Available Audio News from Petersfield), 9 April /16 April 2026, Edition 442, Fortnightly   Playlist   Web Player (New) 

The (Portsmouth) News CATCH-UP: (Previous Week's News), 13 April 2026, Edition 2385 (Red), Weekly  Playlist     Web Player (New)

If you would like to order any of these recordings in MEMORY STICK (USB) format, just Click On This Link

Latest Recordings via Amazon Alexa

PATN is also connected to AMAZON ALEXA (via TNF). To gain access to recordings please use the following guide: 
USER: Say 'ALEXA, open Talking Newspapers'.
ALEXA: ‘Welcome to your Talking Newspaper skill.   Please say the title you would like to listen to’.
USER: Choose one of the following six recordings by saying:
'Portsmouth Talking Newspaper' followed by either (1) 'Weekly News' [for the Portsmouth NEWS] (2) 'Out and About' (3) 'Women’s Choice' (4) 'Navy News' (5) 'Yesterday' (6) 'Petersfield Soundtrack' 
ALEXA: ‘Did you say Portsmouth Talking Newspaper weekly news’? (as an example)
USER: Yes
ALEXA: ‘This is Portsmouth Talking Newspaper weekly news’.  The latest edition will then follow.                                                           To stop the recording and move to another:
USER: Say ‘ALEXA, stop’.
USER: Say 'ALEXA, open Talking Newspapers’.
ALEXA: ‘You are listening to Portsmouth Talking Newspaper weekly news. Would you like to review’?
USER: ‘Yes’ (to listen again) or ‘No’ to move to another recording.
ALEXA: 'Please say the title you would like to listen to’ (if the answer is 'No').
USER: ‘Portsmouth Talking Newspaper - Out and About’ (as an example).
ALEXA: ‘Do you want to listen to Portsmouth Talking Newspaper - Out and About’?
USER: ‘Yes’
ALEXA: ‘This is Portsmouth Talking Newspaper - Out and About’.  The latest edition will then follow.
Repeat the foregoing as needed.