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Tributes to Hospital Radio ‘legend’

Tributes have been pouring in for Hospital Radio Plymouth volunteer Connal Cather. Connal had been a part of the station since the 1970s and, over the years, had worked with many volunteers on his show ‘Nostalgia Time,’ playing wartime classics of the 20s, 30s and 40s. Station Manager Keith Jolley said: “Connal was a true legend. Over the years, many new members started out as a production assistant on his show. Although dealing with music made way before they were […]

December 18, 2020 95 2 2

Hospital News

Stories of Stover Trees to be brought to patients

Families will get to exercise their bodies and their imaginations over half term, creating stories inspired by the special trees of Stover Country Park. The Tree Stories Walk is a self-guided activity with inspiration and information about particularly interesting trees provided at the start of the walk by Claire Casely and Emma Capper to help families create their own nature-based tales. The stories will be recorded at the end of the walk, and the results broadcast on Hospital Radio Plymouth, […]

October 26, 2020 230

List of ways to listen to Hospital Radio Plymouth 87.7FM

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Hospital News

Hospital Radio Plymouth still here for you

Hospital Radio Plymouth is still here for staff and patients of Derriford Hospital and the wider community, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hospedia, the bedside entertainment system which was used across Derriford Hospital, has been switched off but there are still lots of ways for you to listen in and contact us for requests and dedications. You can listen live to our broadcasts or catch up on your favourites in many ways. We're still available on 87.7FM […]

October 15, 2020 71 1

UK News

HRP EASTER RAFFLE POSTPONED

See the fundraising page above for details

June 3, 2020 60

Hospital News

Friday 8th May, The 75th Anniversary of VE Day. There are a whole day of programmes on HRP based around WW2

May 7, 2020 48

Hospital Radio Plymouth Bronze Award for Best Speech Package

UK News

HRP win at virtual awards ceremony!

We are celebrating winning an award and being shortlisted in five other categories in the Hospital Broadcasting Awards. Some of us were due to attend a special gala dinner in Bolton, which forms the highlight of the annual Hospital Broadcasting Association Conference. The event had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but organisers moved the event online. Presented by ‘Voice of the Balls’ Alan Dedicoat and BBC Radio Lincolnshire’s Sean Dunderdale, there were also ‘appearances’ from Ken Bruce, […]

April 14, 2020 70

UK News

PROTECT THE NHS

April 10, 2020 41

DJ

Music, Economics, and Beyond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVCfp8WuAA0 The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. Doctorow and others continue to write prolifically about the apocalyptic changes facing Intellectual Property in general and the music industry […]

April 5, 2020 104

Events

Practice in Public Makes Perfect: how playing for your fans makes you better

Price, 57, has played music nearly her whole life, starting with piano when she was five years old. But in the fall of 2009, the guitar was still something of mystery to her. She had been playing for only a couple of months and was struggling a bit with the new challenges. Yet, instead of holing up in her living room to practice until she felt more confident, she did something totally unexpected: she packed up her guitar and sheet […]

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