Award Winning Radio for the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
As the Request Chart celebrates it’s 40th anniversary this year, and ahead of our big chart this weekend to find out the all-time most requested artists, we look back on some of the artists that patients at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital have been asking to hear over the decades: 1980s The chart was started by long-serving member Keith Reeve […]
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“Hotel California” by The Eagles was confirmed as the most requested song of 2024 by patients and staff of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. It’s the first time ever that the song has topped our annual chart, on it’s 7th appearance in our Top 40. The song, first released in 1977, is one of a number of tracks from that era […]
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Ed Sheeran was announced as the most requested artist of 2024, as chosen by patients of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He had been our runner-up for the previous three years, and previously topped our request chart in 2015 and 2017. He’s now made our chart for the last 14 consecutive years. Abba reached a new peak position of number […]
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Radio Brockley’s “new music” show, the Alpha Sessions has had another busy and successful year, after more than 16 years on the airwaves. The show (which was originally called “Behind The Music”) was started by Emma Joyce (then Nouriel) and Alan Joyce back in 2008 – and has since been joined by regular hosts Ron Laver, Macie Lewis and Lucy […]
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Radio Brockley will once again be entertaining the patients of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital over Christmas, with a number of specially recorded shows. Highlights will include a recording of the annual RNOH Carol Service, led by Father Paul Reece – which patients will be able to hear on Sunday 22nd December at 11am, as well as on Christmas Eve […]
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Radio Brockley will be marking a special anniversary in 2025, as it will be 40 years since the launch of the annual request chart – an annual chart compiled using the songs and artists requested by patients across the wards in each year. The idea came about from former member Steph Farley and, together with long-serving member Keith Reeve, they […]
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Radio Brockley members gathered together on Sunday 1st September to surprise long-serving volunteer Ron Laver with a special presentation for 50 years of outstanding service to the hospital radio station. Ron is the second longest-serving member (behind David Rauch with 53 years service), and joined the station in 1974. He became an established part of the Tuesday Team which broadcast […]
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Radio Brockley’s “new music” show, the Alpha Sessions continues to go from strength to strength after nearly 16 years on the air. The show (which was originally called “Behind The Music”) was started by Emma Joyce (then Nouriel) and Alan Joyce back in 2008 – and has since been joined by regular hosts Ron Laver and Macie Lewis. The show […]
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Abba could be on course to land our annual request chart number one for the very first time, as they lead the way at the mid-year stage as the most requested artist of 2024 so far. Abba have appeared on every annual request chart for the last 31 years but have never finished higher than number three, but this could […]
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Radio Brockley volunteers supported the annual RNOH Staff Achievement awards, held on Friday 9th February in Elstree. The event was hosted by comedian Lucy Porter, who also recorded an interview with Radio Brockley. The highlights were broadcast in a special “Brockley News” show which included highlights of the awards ceremony, and a chat with some of the winners (see link […]
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