A former BBC Oxford presenter has taken on an unexpected new role — lending her voice to the latest single by an Oxfordshire rock band.
Broadcaster Geraldine Peers features on a new track by space rock outfit Lunar Kites, marking a creative collaboration that blends spoken word with myth-inspired music. The song, The Final Voyage of the P7E, draws on Greek mythology and the 1978 Doctor Who story Underworld.
In the track, Peers performs the spoken role of Demeter, the Greek goddess searching the afterlife for her daughter Persephone. While best known for decades behind the news desk, Peers said the project offered a refreshing change.
“I was delighted when the band asked me to appear on their new single,” she said. “I’m quite relieved it was a spoken part and I didn’t have to sing. It definitely makes a change from reading the news.”
The band said the collaboration was a natural next step after Peers previously helped them behind the scenes. “Geraldine kindly lent us her TV skills to help us shoot our first video back in 2024,” they said. “So we thought we’d return the favour and ask her to add her famous voice to our new record.”
Lunar Kites, who formed in 2023, are made up of musicians from Oxford, Lewknor, Witney and Didcot. The band gained attention last summer with a Doctor Who-themed gig in East Hagbourne, before ending a busy year of live performances with a show at the O2 Academy Oxford.
Their debut album, The DoomStar Chronicles, is scheduled for release early in 2026.
Peers, who lives in Oxfordshire, has worked in television and radio since her school years. She presented regional news in Oxfordshire for three decades, first with ITV’s Central News in Abingdon and later with the BBC’s South Today in Oxford.
Her next appearance will be live on stage rather than in the studio, as she interviews broadcaster, actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong at St Barnabas Church, Jericho, on 29 January.
