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Radio Brockley is celebrating it’s 51st birthday this week, and so we take a look back at some classic moments in the station’s history. In 1985, Radio Brockley’s new studios were opened. It was part of a major refit, which meant that the current control room could be used for the first time. It more than doubled the studio space […]
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Radio Brockley – London’s longest-running hospital radio station, celebrates its 51st Birthday today (2nd October). The station was started back on 2nd October 1966 by six volunteers – Barry Cobden, Mike Solomons, Mike Alinek, Ian Downs, Dave Wilkins and Malcolm Mallett. It was officially opened by Harrow East MP, Roy Roebuck. The first ‘studio’ was just off the “slope”, near “Intensive […]
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Radio Brockley trustee Keith Reeve has reached an incredible landmark at Radio Brockley, reaching 40 years of volunteering for London’s longest-running hospital radio station. Keith, an ex-patient, first joined the station back in 1977. During his time at RB his achievements and contribution have been enormous. He became the station’s treasurer in 1982 and has remained in the post ever […]
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Elvis Presley was the most requested artist on Radio Brockley in September, topping our chart for the second month in a row. He finished ahead of The Beatles, Tom Jones and Ed Sheeran in our monthly poll of most requested songs at the RNOH. There was no clear winner for the most requested song of the month but favourites included […]
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Radio Brockley finally said goodbye to its last remaining vinyl records in its library after nearly 51 years of building it up. At its peak in the 1990s the station had over 5,500 7″ singles and 800 LP’s, along with a few 12″ singles. When Radio Brockley first started in 1966, the records which were used by the station were […]
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Radio Brockley members gathered with other volunteers at the RNOH “Thank You” Day, held outside the Jubilee REHAB Ward on Saturday 23rd September. The afternoon featured free taster sessions from The Disability Foundation (TDF), a selection of hot food and scones, Scottish dancing, and three live acoustic acts from our very own Alpha Sessions shows who gave up their time […]
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Sarah Wright from the SCAT Bone Cancer Trust charity popped down to Radio Brockley recently to update listeners on all of their latest fundraising projects. SCAT (which stands for Skeletal Cancer Action Trust) are a charity dedicated to the advancement of bone cancer research, and provide support and care to patients at all stages of treatment. Their fundraisers this year […]
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Radio Brockley’s “new music” show has been welcoming a range of guests to the studio recently to talk about their music and to perform live on the show. The programme, now presented by husband and wife duo Emma and Alan Joyce, airs on Radio Brockley on Friday evenings at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm. You can catch up on all […]
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