Later this year, Radio Warneford will be reach an amazing milestone – fifty fabulous years of broadcasting!
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Radio Warneford Patients’ Magazine
The most recent edition of Radio Warneford’s patient magazine is still available, packed full of archive photographs and newspaper reports charting Radio Warneford’s history since its first broadcast at the Warneford Hospital in 1973.
Find out moreApr 1974 – Schedule Extended
Radio Warneford extended it’s service to five nights a week.
Find out moreJan 1974 – First Schedule
A schedule entitled “Wonderful Radio Warneford” was published and ran for three months. It was given to all the patients. Here’s an extract from it: MONDAYS 7.00pm Terry Brown Requests 7.45pm Hancock’s Half Hour 8.15pm Mr Peggotty Requests 9.00pm Judge Jeffreys Sweet Sounds FRIDAYS 7.00pm Judge Jeffreys Soul Music 8.00pm Terry Brown Requests 9.00pm Mr Peggotty Big Band Sounds TUESDAYS 7.00pm Terry Brown Revived 45s 7.45pm Mr Peggotty at the Theatre
Find out moreDec 1973 – Programmes Begin
John Flaherty and Geoff Nicholls ran Peggottys Disco together and this formed the basis of the studio. It began in a tiny basement room in the hospital and the Red Cross helped out by visiting patients and collecting requests. Programmes could be heard on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 7pm and 10pm.
Find out moreSep 1973 – The Beginning
Miss Wells, the Warneford Hospital Secretary, gave Terry Brown, the hospital’s Chief Engineer, and John Flaherty permission to start Radio Warneford in December, to provide entertainment for patients over Christmas.
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