The nominations have been published for the National Hospital Radio Awards 2021, and HRB has once again been shortlisted in the Station of the Year category. The category asks for a compilation of extracts from the year’s programmes that demonstrate […]
Extra Time with Drummer John
In 2019, we had many phone calls over the course of a week from a patient on F Floor called John. He eventually explained why he chose the songs that he did – he’d worked with the artists involved. He […]
HRB Quiz Night is Back – Virtually
The HRB Quiz Night is back – virtually of course. The quiz night fundraising event has been popular in the past with many hundreds of pounds raised for the station. Usually held at the Basingstoke Irish Centre, this year, it […]
Memories of Outside Broadcasts
The Sound of Sunday has staged many outside broadcasts over the years. This Sunday’s Extra Time remembers two of them. Firstly the day back in 1992 of the Staff Fun Day, held on the playing fields outside the then Park […]
Extra Time Back to Guernsey
It was described at the time as “the best hospital radio event ever”. The weekend of the final Hospital Broadcasting Association regional meeting took place in Guernsey in May 1986. The Sound of Sunday went along too and recorded […]