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Desert Island Discs


BTAM 8GR8 Songs #5
Music to Grieve to Picture: Angela Delaney, music therapist / Credit: The Leukaemia Foundation An Evolving Series Neurosurgeon Simon...
May 29, 2022
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BTAM 8GR8 Songs #4
Charity CEO Alex Lochrane Picture: Alex Lochrane was appointed CEO of The Brain Tumour Charity in January 2022 / Credit: The Brain Tumour...
Mar 20, 2022
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BTAM 8GR8 Songs #2
Model and Actor Mandy Lomax Picture: Mandy Lomax with a new outlook on life / Credit: Mandy Lomax Episode one of The Hub's Brain Tumour...
Mar 11, 2022
538 views


BTAM 8GR8 Songs #1
Neurosurgeon Simon Stapleton Picture: Neurosurgeon Simon Stapleton as he greets patients in the consulting room Credit: Simon Stapleton...
Feb 19, 2022
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My Life in Cars
By Dr Paul Walker YouTube video: Helen Mirren | Interview & Lap | Top Gear The Hub's Desert Island Discs extends the BBC's Roy Plumley's...
Jan 8, 2022
112 views

Kathy Maskens: Desert Island Discs
From Music to Dance to Nursing Picture: Kathy Maskens' 80s nursing badge in her maiden name of Biggs / Credit: Kathy Maskens Christmas is...
Dec 30, 2021
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Desert Island Discs: Elizabeth Bennett
Music to Teach Students By Picture: Bristol Balloon Fiesta over the Clifton Suspension Bridge / Credit: www.westcountrygames.co.uk Our...
Nov 16, 2021
125 views


Beccy Bowden's Desert Island Discs
Music for a Community to Listen to Picture: Christ the Redeemer overlooking Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Credit: Facts.net The...
Oct 16, 2021
109 views


Test Match Special: Dr Abhay Bajpai
Dr Abhay Bajpai, Arrhythmia Specialist Epsom General Hospital Picture: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India / Credit:...
Aug 11, 2021
214 views


Pauline Lee's Desert Island Discs
A Life in North Dublin Inner City Picture: Pauline Lee (right) as a young girl in Dublin's Summer Hill in the North Inner City in the...
Jul 14, 2021
158 views


Dave's Desert Island Discs
Golf Coach David Stewart Picture: Golf coach David Stewart practising his swing / Credit: Horton Park Golf School The Hub's golf coach,...
Jul 12, 2021
127 views


Elizabeth le Sueur's Desert Island Discs
A Life to Fine Music Picture: Elizabeth le Sueur in Cape Town on her 81st birthday / Credit: Jacques le Sueur London to Cape Town, June...
Jun 24, 2021
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John Tilston's Desert Island Discs
What is it like to live on the other side of history? On Desert Island Discs the show for ordinary people living extraordinary lives join...
Jul 24, 2020
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Joy Ridley's Desert Island Discs
Musical Joy Ridley, takes us on a heartfelt tale, with some beautiful music, of family life, emigrating to Australia ...
Jul 24, 2020
29 views


Back in the Day
The Progression of Rock'n'Roll: 50s to 90s by Ella Perkin Picture: Influential 50s singer and guitarist Buddy Holly / Credit:...
Jul 11, 2021
56 views


Time
A Journey Through Musical Time Picture: The four-sided clock at London's Waterloo railway station from the mezzanine balcony, 8.41am 15th...
Jun 30, 2021
70 views


Bitter Love
When Love Breaks Down Picture: "We were on a break!" That Ross and Rachel break up on Friends / Credit: NBC It's Not All Sweetness and...
Jun 15, 2021
97 views

More Paddy's Day Music
Barker's Dozen Listeners who needs them, huh?! Well, let's be honest its nice to get feedback even when the listeners come up with their...
Jun 5, 2021
52 views


The Hub's 2021 Birthday Party
A Bopping Birthday Playlist Picture: The rooftop bar at 360 / Istanbul with panoramic views of the Bosphorus - 360 Photo:...
May 20, 2021
169 views


International Nurses Day
Happy Birthday Florence! Picture: Florence Nightingale tending to sick soldiers during the 1853-1856 Crimean War / Credit: The Print...
May 12, 2021
382 views


Royal Opera House: Arias of Hope
ROH: Thank You NHS! Royal Opera Chorus: Performance for Epsom Hospital Radio Picture: Elena Maximova in Carmen © 2015 ROH. Photograph by...
May 5, 2021
266 views


In Your Dreams
A Sweet Dream or A Beautiful Nightmare? Side A: Sweet Dreams Picture: Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, 1781, The Detroit Institute of Arts A...
May 2, 2021
87 views

Qhubeka: Cycling Africa Forward
Jeremy Ford's #FreeBikeFix = 120 Bikes for Africa Picture: Qhubeka's Scholar Mobility Programme bicycles make it easier for...
Apr 3, 2021
277 views


A Record A Day
"If we can't go out we may as well share some good music" It's oh so quiet - Cover of Björk's 'Post' released in 1995 on One Little...
Mar 11, 2021
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Prison Blues
Picture: President Nelson Mandela on a 1994 visit to his Robben Island cell, where he spent 18 of his 27 years in prison. (Jurgen...
Mar 9, 2021
114 views


Colours: Red
Picture: Soviet troops fly the red flag of the Soviet Union over the Reichstag, Berlin May 1945. Red An exploration of the link between...
Mar 2, 2021
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Celebrating ELATT
EMPLOYERS: London's Community Needs Your Digital Skills Work Experience! Picture: ELATT staff celebrating in 2015 after receiving an...
Feb 26, 2021
203 views


Cliff Stammers' Movie Music
Picture: Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman in Midnight Cowboy (1969) Movie Music Music maestro Cliff Stammers brilliantly curates his...
Feb 24, 2021
18 views


Colours: Your True Colors?
Picture: A group of boys in India celebrating Holi, a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the "festival of spring", the...
Feb 24, 2021
36 views


St Patrick's Day Playlist
Picture: Phil Lynott, Dubliner and lead singer of 70s rockers Thin Lizzy Want the best Irish contemporary and traditional music for...
Feb 23, 2021
266 views


The Sea
Beyond The Sea Dive in and let the current carry you to the elemental sounds of The Sea in an immersive getaway from it all. You'll need...
Feb 23, 2021
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80s Gold
Picture: The Stranglers in a classic pose Don't You Want Me? Indulge your guilty pleasures with this treasure trove of the best 80s...
Feb 23, 2021
15 views


Movie Songs
Picture: Marilyn Monroe as big band singer Sugar in Some Like It Hot Loved by You Movie songs leave you humming away thinking of the...
Feb 23, 2021
10 views


Brain Tumour Stars
Picture: Russian Pop Siren Zhanna Friske Stars Celebrate the lives and talent of an international cast of singers and musicians affected...
Feb 23, 2021
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