Hospital Radio Ipswich Shows

All shows are provided by Hospital Radio Ipswich volunteers. When we are not on air a 24 hour broadcast service is available with Sky News on the hour.

To view show detail, please click on the day and then show you are interested in, from the list below.

  • Music Through The Night00:00:00 to 06:00:00
    thru_night
    Non stop music from our collection and news on the hour
  • Breakfast: Info and Music06:00:00 to 09:00:00
    breakfast
    Waking you up with News on the Hour, music and information about the hospital
  • The Golden Hour09:00:00 to 10:00:00
    Mark Eley


    Presenter

    • Mark Eley
  • The Library10:00:00 to 11:00:00
    Tim Ward
    Looking at the best of our music collection!

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • HRI Country11:00:00 to 12:00:00
    CW
    A daily dose of country and western with HRI's resident cowboys Bob and Paul

    Presenter

    • Bob Davis
    • Paul Brown
  • Your Bedside Friend12:00:00 to 13:00:00
    Your Bedside Friend
    The story behind Hospital Radio Ipswich
  • Stage and Screen13:00:00 to 14:00:00
    stage_screen


    Presenter

    • Bob Davies
  • Chapel Talk14:00:00 to 15:00:00
    Charlie Riddleston
    Songs and information about the Christian faith.

    Presenter

    • Charlie Riddleston
  • Music Box15:00:00 to 16:00:00
    mark_exton
    Mark Exton brings you the best of the 90s. From Alanis Morissette  to ZZ Top.

    Presenter

    • Mark Exton
  • My Favourite Music16:00:00 to 17:00:00
    My Favourite Music
    Our presenters playing you their favourite music.... HRI's answer to 'Desert Island Discs'
  • Pick of the Pops17:00:00 to 18:00:00
    Tim Ward
    HRI's own version of the classic countdown programme playing our most requested tracks

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • The 80s Hour - Wendy Cook18:00:00 to 19:00:00
    Wendy Cook
    Bringing back the big hair and shoulder pads of the 1980s!

    Presenter

    • Wendy Cook
  • The Dusty Record Show, Mark Keable19:00:00 to 20:00:00
    Mark Keable
    The "Dusty Record Show" celebrates the 45rpm and music of the 60s and 70s. Listen out for the odd scratch as much of the music is played off the original vinyl.

    Presenter

    • Mark Keable
  • Kevin Ashford in the potting shed20:00:00 to 22:00:00
    Kevin Ashford
    Your requests and gardening talk.

    Presenter

    • Kevin Ashford
  • Nightmoods22:00:00 to 23:00:00
    Nightmoods
    Our presenters helping you relax with soft music
  • Late Night Music23:00:00 to 24:00:00
    night_extra
    A selection of non-stop easy listening music for the end of the day
  • Music Through The Night00:00:00 to 06:00:00
    thru_night
    Non stop music from our collection and news on the hour
  • Breakfast: Info and Music06:00:00 to 09:00:00
    breakfast
    Waking you up with News on the Hour, music and information about the hospital
  • The Golden Hour09:00:00 to 10:00:00
    Mark Eley


    Presenter

    • Mark Eley
  • The Library10:00:00 to 11:00:00
    Tim Ward
    Looking at the best of our music collection!

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • HRI Country11:00:00 to 12:00:00
    CW
    A daily dose of country and western with HRI's resident cowboys Bob and Paul

    Presenter

    • Bob Davis
    • Paul Brown
  • Your Bedside Friend12:00:00 to 13:00:00
    Your Bedside Friend
    The story behind Hospital Radio Ipswich
  • Stage and Screen13:00:00 to 14:00:00
    stage_screen


    Presenter

    • Bob Davies
  • Chapel Talk14:00:00 to 15:00:00
    Charlie Riddleston
    Songs and information about the Christian faith.

    Presenter

    • Charlie Riddleston
  • Music Box15:00:00 to 16:00:00
    mark_exton
    Mark Exton brings you the best of the 90s. From Alanis Morissette  to ZZ Top.

    Presenter

    • Mark Exton
  • Through the eye of a needle16:00:00 to 18:00:00
    Charlie Riddleston
    Where sacred meets secular.

    Presenter

    • Charlie Riddleston
  • American Graffiti18:00:00 to 19:30:00
    Bob Davis
    Bob Davis our resident American presents a taste of the USA with songs written, produced or recorded by American artists from a show favourite by Glen Miller to Madonna and beyond. Interesting titbits also.

    Presenter

    • Bob Davis
  • Feeling Groovy19:30:00 to 20:30:00
    paul_brown
    Paul Brown rediscovers the 60s with music, commercials and memories from those swinging days

    Presenter

    • Paul Brown
  • Ward on the Wards20:30:00 to 22:00:00
    Tim Ward
    Tim Ward's "Ward on the Wards" was a regular favourite part of our Monday evenings on HRI for many years. Now after a break it's back, so look out for Tim as he visits the wards to find out what you want to hear.

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • Nightmoods22:00:00 to 23:00:00
    Nightmoods
    Our presenters helping you relax with soft music
  • Late Night Music23:00:00 to 24:00:00
    night_extra
    A selection of non-stop easy listening music for the end of the day
  • Music Through The Night00:00:00 to 06:00:00
    thru_night
    Non stop music from our collection and news on the hour
  • Breakfast: Info and Music06:00:00 to 09:00:00
    breakfast
    Waking you up with News on the Hour, music and information about the hospital
  • The Golden Hour09:00:00 to 10:00:00
    Mark Eley


    Presenter

    • Mark Eley
  • The Library10:00:00 to 11:00:00
    Tim Ward
    Looking at the best of our music collection!

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • HRI Country11:00:00 to 12:00:00
    CW
    A daily dose of country and western with HRI's resident cowboys Bob and Paul

    Presenter

    • Bob Davis
    • Paul Brown
  • Your Bedside Friend12:00:00 to 13:00:00
    Your Bedside Friend
    The story behind Hospital Radio Ipswich
  • Stage and Screen13:00:00 to 14:00:00
    stage_screen


    Presenter

    • Bob Davies
  • Chapel Talk14:00:00 to 15:00:00
    Charlie Riddleston
    Songs and information about the Christian faith.

    Presenter

    • Charlie Riddleston
  • Music Box15:00:00 to 16:00:00
    mark_exton
    Mark Exton brings you the best of the 90s. From Alanis Morissette  to ZZ Top.

    Presenter

    • Mark Exton
  • Robert Peters16:00:00 to 18:00:00
    Robert Peters
    Your requests alongside a huge variety of music from the massive HRI library, which includes something for everyone's taste from the 60's right through to today's charts plus songs you may not have heard for a long time and to keep grey cells going "Robert Riddles."

    Presenter

    • Robert Peters
  • The Tiger Club with Mark Eley18:00:00 to 19:30:00
    Mark Eley
    A fun, lively show full of chart music, children's songs, special features & requests from the children's wards.

    Presenter

    • Mark Eley
  • The Dinsdale Connection19:30:00 to 20:30:00
    Katie Dinsdale
    Your requests plus topical chat and tunes from across the decades.

    Presenter

    • Katie Dinsdale
  • The Wishlist20:30:00 to 22:00:00
    Laura Bowyer
    The Wishlist plays you the request you want to hear whether received on our trips to the wards or calling in from your Hospedia handset and playing a large selection of songs, features and current affairs right through to ten.

    Presenter

    • Laura Bowyer
  • Nightmoods22:00:00 to 23:00:00
    Nightmoods
    Our presenters helping you relax with soft music
  • Late Night Music23:00:00 to 24:00:00
    night_extra
    A selection of non-stop easy listening music for the end of the day
  • Music Through The Night00:00:00 to 06:00:00
    thru_night
    Non stop music from our collection and news on the hour
  • Breakfast: Info and Music06:00:00 to 09:00:00
    breakfast
    Waking you up with News on the Hour, music and information about the hospital
  • The Golden Hour09:00:00 to 10:00:00
    Mark Eley


    Presenter

    • Mark Eley
  • The Library10:00:00 to 11:00:00
    Tim Ward
    Looking at the best of our music collection!

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • HRI Country11:00:00 to 12:00:00
    CW
    A daily dose of country and western with HRI's resident cowboys Bob and Paul

    Presenter

    • Bob Davis
    • Paul Brown
  • Your Bedside Friend12:00:00 to 13:00:00
    Your Bedside Friend
    The story behind Hospital Radio Ipswich
  • Lunchtime Jukebox13:00:00 to 14:00:00
    Chris Thorn
    Join Chris as he plugs in the HRI jukebox and plays some great classics from the 50s and 60s

    Presenter

    • Chris Thorn
  • Chapel Talk14:00:00 to 15:00:00
    Charlie Riddleston
    Songs and information about the Christian faith.

    Presenter

    • Charlie Riddleston
  • Sounds Pleasant with Hugh Pocock15:00:00 to 17:00:00
    Hugh Pocock
    A relaxing show designed for the older patients including 'Pause for Reflection', a ten minute spot that might include a verse, a requested hymn, or some other piece of sacred music.

    Presenter

    • Hugh Pocock
  • Robert Peters17:00:00 to 19:00:00
    Robert Peters
    Your requests alongside a huge variety of music from the massive HRI library, which includes something for everyone's taste from the 60's right through to today's charts plus songs you may not have heard for a long time and to keep grey cells going "Robert Riddles."

    Presenter

    • Robert Peters
  • The Mid-Week Selection with Mark Keable19:00:00 to 20:30:00
    Mark Keable
    A mix of music and local information, the occasional guest (including some famous ones!).

    Presenter

    • Mark Keable
  • Mike Bugg20:30:00 to 22:00:00
    Mike Bugg
    A request show interspersed with easy listening music of all types such as classical, standards, 60's, country or late night jazz.

    Presenter

    • Mike Bugg
  • Nightmoods22:00:00 to 23:00:00
    Nightmoods
    Our presenters helping you relax with soft music
  • Late Night Music23:00:00 to 24:00:00
    night_extra
    A selection of non-stop easy listening music for the end of the day
  • Music Through The Night00:00:00 to 06:00:00
    thru_night
    Non stop music from our collection and news on the hour
  • Breakfast: Info and Music06:00:00 to 09:00:00
    breakfast
    Waking you up with News on the Hour, music and information about the hospital
  • The Golden Hour09:00:00 to 10:00:00
    Mark Eley


    Presenter

    • Mark Eley
  • The Library10:00:00 to 11:00:00
    Tim Ward
    Looking at the best of our music collection!

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • HRI Country11:00:00 to 12:00:00
    CW
    A daily dose of country and western with HRI's resident cowboys Bob and Paul

    Presenter

    • Bob Davis
    • Paul Brown
  • Your Bedside Friend12:00:00 to 13:00:00
    Your Bedside Friend
    The story behind Hospital Radio Ipswich
  • Stage and Screen13:00:00 to 14:00:00
    stage_screen


    Presenter

    • Bob Davies
  • Chapel Talk14:00:00 to 15:00:00
    Charlie Riddleston
    Songs and information about the Christian faith.

    Presenter

    • Charlie Riddleston
  • Music Box15:00:00 to 16:00:00
    mark_exton
    Mark Exton brings you the best of the 90s. From Alanis Morissette  to ZZ Top.

    Presenter

    • Mark Exton
  • My Favourite Music16:00:00 to 17:00:00
    My Favourite Music
    Our presenters playing you their favourite music.... HRI's answer to 'Desert Island Discs'
  • Pick of the Pops17:00:00 to 18:00:00
    Tim Ward
    HRI's own version of the classic countdown programme playing our most requested tracks

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • The Tiger Club with Stu18:00:00 to 19:30:00
    Stu Chisholm - Tiger Club Thursday night presenter
    A fun, lively show full of chart music, children's songs, special features & requests from the children's wards.

    Presenter

    • Stu Chisholm
  • Steve's Musical Memories19:30:00 to 20:30:00
    Steve Springett celebrates some of the big crooners

    Presenter

    • Steve Springett
  • The Alborough Festival20:30:00 to 22:00:00
    John Alborough
    Easy listening with smooth jazz, soft country, soul, oldies and most importantly requests of any kind.

    Presenter

    • John Alborough
  • Nightmoods22:00:00 to 23:00:00
    Nightmoods
    Our presenters helping you relax with soft music
  • Late Night Music23:00:00 to 24:00:00
    night_extra
    A selection of non-stop easy listening music for the end of the day
  • Music Through The Night00:00:00 to 06:00:00
    thru_night
    Non stop music from our collection and news on the hour
  • Breakfast: Info and Music06:00:00 to 09:00:00
    breakfast
    Waking you up with News on the Hour, music and information about the hospital
  • The Golden Hour09:00:00 to 10:00:00
    Mark Eley


    Presenter

    • Mark Eley
  • The Library10:00:00 to 11:00:00
    Tim Ward
    Looking at the best of our music collection!

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • HRI Country11:00:00 to 12:00:00
    CW
    A daily dose of country and western with HRI's resident cowboys Bob and Paul

    Presenter

    • Bob Davis
    • Paul Brown
  • Your Bedside Friend12:00:00 to 13:00:00
    Your Bedside Friend
    The story behind Hospital Radio Ipswich
  • Stage and Screen13:00:00 to 14:00:00
    stage_screen


    Presenter

    • Bob Davies
  • Chapel Talk14:00:00 to 15:00:00
    Charlie Riddleston
    Songs and information about the Christian faith.

    Presenter

    • Charlie Riddleston
  • Music Box15:00:00 to 16:00:00
    mark_exton
    Mark Exton brings you the best of the 90s. From Alanis Morissette  to ZZ Top.

    Presenter

    • Mark Exton
  • Pick of the Pops17:00:00 to 18:00:00
    Tim Ward
    HRI's own version of the classic countdown programme playing our most requested tracks

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • Bob Medd18:00:00 to 19:00:00
    Bob Medd
    Join Rob Medd 'Live at your bed' on a nostalgic voyage through the 70's and 80's with great music & musical history.

    Presenter

    • Bob Medd
  • Weekending19:00:00 to 20:00:00
    Mark Keable
    A round up of some of this week's local news stories you may have missed interspersed with some of your favourite music.

    Presenter

    • Mark Keable
  • Chris n Loraine - Back to the 60s and love songs20:00:00 to 22:00:00
    Chris and Loraine
    A great mix of music from the 60's, love songs from all decades and your requests.

    Presenter

    • Chris Thorn
    • Loraine Smith
  • Nightmoods22:00:00 to 23:00:00
    Nightmoods
    Our presenters helping you relax with soft music
  • Late Night Music23:00:00 to 24:00:00
    night_extra
    A selection of non-stop easy listening music for the end of the day
  • Music Through The Night00:00:00 to 06:00:00
    thru_night
    Non stop music from our collection and news on the hour
  • Breakfast: Info and Music06:00:00 to 09:00:00
    breakfast
    Waking you up with News on the Hour, music and information about the hospital
  • The Golden Hour09:00:00 to 10:00:00
    Mark Eley


    Presenter

    • Mark Eley
  • Kevin Ashford in the potting shed10:00:00 to 13:00:00
    Kevin Ashford
    Your requests and gardening talk.

    Presenter

    • Kevin Ashford
  • The Tiger Club with Gemma G13:00:00 to 14:30:00
    gemma_bus
    A fun, lively show full of chart music, children's songs, special features & requests from the children's wards.

    Presenter

    • Gemma G
  • ITFC Live or Fusion14:30:00 to 17:00:00
    Tim Ward
    If Ipswich Town are playing at home you will be able to listen to live commentary on Channel 1 in the hospital or Tim Ward with FUSION on www.hri.org.uk   When no "home" match both Channel 1 and www.hri.org.uk will carry the FUSION programme with Tim Ward

    Presenter

    • Tim Ward
  • HRI Country17:00:00 to 18:00:00
    CW
    A daily dose of country and western with HRI's resident cowboys Bob and Paul

    Presenter

    • Bob Davis
    • Paul Brown
  • Pick Me Up Poetry18:00:00 to 20:00:00
    Rachel Bowen
    Welcome to Pick Me Up Poetry. I'm Rachel Bowen and I aim to bring you your requests for great music, my very own poetry and some humour to your hospital experience.

    Presenter

    • Rachel Bowen
  • Keith Clempson20:00:00 to 22:00:00
    Keith Clempson
    "The Old, New, Borrowed, but not necessarily Blue, Request Show" presented by the old with bits of new, some borrowed and some definite blue fragments of Keith Clempson.

    Presenter

    • Keith Clempson
  • Nightmoods22:00:00 to 23:00:00
    Nightmoods
    Our presenters helping you relax with soft music
  • Late Night Music23:00:00 to 24:00:00
    night_extra
    A selection of non-stop easy listening music for the end of the day