Hospital Radio Reading: Recent Episodes
Hospital Radio Reading
Hospital Radio Reading is a truly local radio station.
We serve the patients of the Royal Berkshire Hospital and their friends and relatives in the winder community of Reading. The station is run by a committed band of volunteers who have kept HRR air since 1957.
The photograph of the Royal Berkshire Hospital is courtesy of Juan J. Martínez (http://www.flickr.com/photos/71399781@N00) Under Creative Commons Licence
James Ash (Founder of Rogue Traders) joins Matthew on this edition of the podcast to talk about the bands history and their future, Working with Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Mindi Jackson and growing up in England!!! #VooDooChild #RogueTraders
Boyzone singer Keith Duffy joins Matthew on this weeks podcast to talk about music, Corrie and working with Brian McFadden for BoyzLife #corrie #Boyzlife
Neighbours star Mazournee Hazel who plays Piper Willis is back on The Matthew Rolland Show to talk about the show and her time in London #neighbours #London
Neighbours star Zoe Bertram talks to Matthew on this podcast about her role as Fay Brennan and working with the Brennan brothers #Neighbours #ZoeBertram
Professional Dancer Camilla Sacre-Dallerup is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast to talk about her new book and life in Los Angeles #Strictly #ReinventMe
Neighbours star Colette Mann who plays Sheila Canning on the show talks to Matthew on this edition of the podcast about working on the hit soap and her time on Prisoner Cell Block H #Neighbours
Matt Wilson who plays Aaron Brennan on Neighbours is joining Matthew on this edition of the podcast to talk about visiting the UK and working on the hit TV show #Neighbours
Eve Morey who plays Sonya Rebecchi on Neighbours is Matthew's guest on this edition of the podcast to talk about working on the show and about her exciting news #Neighbours
Emma Barton who plays Honey Mitchell on EastEnders is Matthew's guest on this edition of the podcast to talk about the hit BBC One soap opera and working in Reading #EastEnders
TV presenter Ade Adepitan is Matthew's guest on this edition of the podcast to talk TV and being a former Paralympian #MBE #TheOneShow
Former EastEnders star Linda Marlow talks to Matthew about playing Sylvie Carter on the show and working with Danny Dyer and Annette Badland #EastEnders
Neighbours star Rob Mills (Finn Kelly) joins Matthew to talk about playing evil Finn and trying to take over Susan Kennedy's Job #Neighbours
Coronation Street star Richard Hawley (Johnny Connor) joins Matthew to talk about working on the show and his time working with Dame Helen Mirren #Corrie
TV presenter Dominic Littlewood joins Matthew on this weeks edtion of the podcast to talk about working on Cowboy Builders and Don't Get Done, Get Dom #TheOneShow
Loose Women panellists Kaye Adams and Nadia Sawalha join Matthew on this weeks podcast to talk about the show and there YouTube channel #LooseWomen #Cooking
TV presenter Sarah Greene talks to Matthew on this weeks edition of the podcast to talk about working on kids TV and working with Phillip Schofield #BluePeter
Former Corrie star Brian Capron (Richard Hillman) joins Matthew on this weeks podcast to talk about his new play Strictly Murder at Basingstoke Anvil #AnvilArts
TV presenter Gabby Logan is this weeks star of the podcast talking to Matthew about her many TV shows and talking sport #Splash #Sport
Neighbours star Takaya Honda who plays David talks to Matthew about his upcoming storylines on this edition of the podcast #Neighbours
Miranda and Bridget Jones star Sally Phillips is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast to talk all things comedy and farts #Bearwith
Bafta nominated actress Kierston Wareing joins Matthew on this edition of the podcast to talk about her work #EastEnders #MadDogs
Former Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh who played Hayley Cropper talks about her time on the show and working on the hit show Broadchurch #Broadchurch #HayleyCropper
Impressionist Jon Culshaw joins Matthew on this weeks podcast to talk about his many voices #AlanCarr #FrankBruno #DonaldTrump
Former Coronation Street star Debra Stephenson talks all things impressions on this weeks podcast and more #Corrie
Connor McIntyre who plays Evil Pat Phelan on Coronation Street is Matthew's guest on this edition of the podcast talking about the show #Corrie #ITV
Acting Legend Robert Lindsay is Matthew's guest on the podcast to talk all things My Family, Theatre and working with Zoe Wanamaker #MyFamily
Jodi Anasta who plays Elly Conway on Neighbours joins Matthew to talk about playing Elly and her time on Home and Away as Martha #Neighbours
Singer/Songwriter Chesney Hawkes is Matthew's guest on this edition of the podcast to talk all things music #TheOneAndOnly
Singer Janet Devlin is Matthew's guest on this edition of the podcast to talk about her time on The X Factor and making music #XFactor
EastEnders star Bonnie Langford talks to Matthew on this weeks podcast about playing Carmel and her time on Doctor Who #EastEnders #DoctorWho
Georgia Taylor who plays Toyah Battersby on Coronation Street joins Matthew on this weeks podcast to talk about playing Toyah and her time on Casualty #Corrie
Fay Ripley from Cold Feet talks to Matthew on this weeks podcast about all things TV and Cooking #ColdFeet #TheOneShow
Matthew Wright, Host of Channel 5's The Wright Stuff is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast to talk debates and Hospital Radio #5WrightStuff
Neighbours star Ryan Moloney who plays Toadie on the show is Matthew's guest on the podcast to talk about the return of Dee #OMGDee #TeamDee #Teamsonya
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast talking about working on morning TV and much more #ITVLorraine
Ted Robbins is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast to talk about Mount Pleasant, Corrie and working with Peter Kay #Corrie #Mountpleasant
Comedian and impressionist Bobby Davro is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast to talk all things comedy #Panto
Liam Bergin who plays Danny Mitchell on EastEnders talks about his surprise return and saying goodbye to Ronnie and Roxy #R&R #Eastenders
TV presenter Rick Edwards talks to Gerard about the brand new BBC One daytime quiz show and much more #!mpossible #quiz
Former Waterloo Road and Coronation Street star Denise Welch is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast talking all things acting and music #corrie #waterlooroad #the1975
Wild at Heart and Trollied star Stephen Tompkinson is Matthew's guest on this edition of the podcast to chat about working with animals and Jason Watkins!! #WildAtHeart #Trollied
TalkRADIO Breakfast presenter Paul Ross join Matthew in this weeks edition of the podcast to talk about all things radio and more #JonathanRoss #TalkRadio
Its almost Christmas so members and friends of HRR have been spreading cheer by singing #Christmas songs in the reception of the Royal Berkshire Hospital. #christmasmusic #silentnight #rdguk
DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast to talk about building houses for charity and working in TV #DIYSOS #WhoDaresWins
Cold Feet star John Thomson is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast to talk about the return of the hit show and his time on Coronation Street #ColdFeet #CoronationStreet
Only Fools and Horses star John Challis is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast to talk about his time on the show and also about his new books and touring #OnlyFoolsandHorses
Former EastEnders star Lucy Benjamin (Lisa Fowler) is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast to talk about the show and her work with children's charity, Rosie's Rainbow Fund. #rosiesrainbowfund #eastenders
Annette Badland who is currently appearing in EastEnders as the evil Aunt Babe is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast, talking all things Doctor Who and The Archers #eastenders #doctorwho #thearchers
Former EastEnders star Nina Wadia (Zainab Masood) is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast to talk all things TV!!! #EastEnders #TheOneShow #StillOpenAllHours
Mount Pleasant star Daniel Ryan is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast to talk about working with Bobby Ball and Sally Lindsay #MountPleasant
Former EastEnders star Kellie Shirley (Carly Wicks) is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast to talk about her time in The Royal Shakespeare Company and more... #EastEnders
Trollied and W1A star Jason Watkins is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast #Trollied #BAFTAWinner
Actress Linda Robson from Birds of a Feather and Dancer Louie Spence talk to Matthew this week about there upcoming appearance at the Wycombe Swan in High Wycombe, In Panto! #Panto #LooseWomen
Sue Holderness from Only Fools and Horses joins Matthew this week to talk about her upcoming appearance at The Anvil in Basingstoke, In Panto!!! #Marlene #SleepingBeauty
Michelle Jordan from Heart Breakfast in the Thames Valley is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast #Heart #ThamesValley #MattandMichelle
Neighbours star Olympia Valance (Paige Smith) returns to HRR and The Matthew Rolland Show for a chat about all the Neighbours gossip, and this time it's even better #Neighbours #Skyfall #BaloonCrash
On Saturday, 17th September 2016, the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust held its annual Open Day. For the first time, Hospital Radio Reading was invited to broadcast live from the event. Graham Sims, the Chairman of the Trust talked on air about his role. Debbie McGee gave a very moving interview, talking openly about the loss of her husband, Paul Daniels, and the support they received at the Royal Berkshire Hospital where he was treated. Other guests included: Consultant David Mossop from A & E, Lynn Bayliss, Chairman of the League of Friends and Heather and Jane from the South Central Ambulance Service. Rhodders also had a look behind the scenes of the pharmacy with Dispensary Manager Cheryl Duncan. Between interviews, song requests for the patients were played.
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Watchdog and Fake Britain presenter Matt Allwright is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast to talk about being brought up in Wokingham #Watchdog #RogueTraders #FakeBritain #TheSaturdayShow
Mavournee Hazel who plays Piper Willis on Neighbours is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast #Neighbours
The Apprentice star, Claude Littner is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast #Apprentice #LordSugar #KarenBrady
Former Coronation Street star Angela Lonsdale is Matthew's guest this week, Talking about the new series of Our Girl #OurGirl #Corrie
Andi Peters is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast, talking all things TV and Radio #GMB
Leslie Grantham aka Dirty Den Watts from EastEnders is the guest on this weeks podcast talking about his new book and more #EastEnders #DirtyDen
The lovely Debbie McGee is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast to talk about her radio show on BBC Radio Berkshire and much more #BBC #DebbieMcGee
Former EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast #EastEnders #NewTricks #TheFixer #HotelBabylon
Ben Hall who plays Ned Willis on Neighbours is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast from Australia #Neighbours
Spotless star Kate Magowan is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast #Spotless #Netflix
Whose Line Is It Anyway? star Colin Mochrie is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast #WhoseLine
EastEnders star Glynis Barber (Glenda Mitchell) talks to Matthew Rolland on this weeks edition of the podcast about new play Stalking the Bogeyman #EastEnders
The nicest Lady in TV, Lorraine Cheshire, Star of Waterloo Road, Trollied and In The Club is Matthew's guest on this weeks Podcast #WaterlooRoad #InTheClub #Trollied
Former EastEnders and Coronation Street star Michelle Collins is Matthew's guest on this weeks edition of the podcast
Gemma Dobson and Sandra Huggett from BBC One's In The Club join Matthew on this weeks edition of the Podcast. Picture courtesy of Rollen Productions. #InTheClub
Former Blue Peter presenter and mother to Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Janet Ellis joins Matthew on this weeks edition of the podcast #BluePeter
Mark Benton from Northern Lights and Waterloo Road joins Matthew on this weeks edition of the podcast #WaterlooRoad #NorthernLights
Former CountryFile and Watchdog host Julia Bradbury is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast
Ally Fowler (Nene Williams) and Matt Wilson (Aaron Brennen) from Neighbours join Matthew on this weeks Podcast #Neighbours
Ellen Thomas aka Claudette Huddard from EastEnders is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast #EastEnders
Nicola Charles who is best known for playing Sarah Beaumont on Neighbours joins Matthew on this weeks podcast #Neighbours
Ashley Jones who plays Dr Bridget Forrester on The Bold and The Beautiful joins Matthew on this weeks podcast #BoldandBeautiful
Thorsten Kaye who plays Ridge Forrester on The Bold and The Beautiful joins Matthew on this week's podcast #BoldandBeautiful
Sarah Ellen who is joining Neighbours in the role of Madison Robinson is Matthew's guest on the podcast this week #Neighbours #MadisonRobinson
Chris Reilly who can be seen in the new series of BBC One's Moving On joins Matthew in this podcast #ChrisReilly #MovingOn
Alley Mills aka Pamela Douglas from The Bold and The Beautiful joins Matthew on this weeks edition of the podcast #BoldandBeautiful
Don Diamont aka Bill Spencer Jr. from The Bold and The Beautiful is Matthew's guest on this weeks podcast #DollarBill #BoldandBeautiful
Former EastEnders Star Kacey Ainsworth best known for her role as Little Mo Mitchell is Matthew Rolland's guest on this weeks podcast #EastEnders #LittleMo @kaceyainsworth
Death In Paradise Star Tobi Bakare aka Officer JP Hooker joins Matthew Rolland on his show this week
Ann Mitchell aka Cora Cross from EastEnders is Matthew Rolland's guest on the show this week #EastEnders #AnnMitchell #CoraCross
Jennifer Gareis who plays Donna Logan on The Bold and The Beautiful joins Matthew Rolland this week #BoldandBeautiful
Lawrence Saint-Victor who plays Carter Walton on The Bold and The Beautiful is chatting to Matthew Rolland this week #BoldandBeautiful
Zoe Salmon talks about her Panto appearance at Theatre Royal Windsor with Matthew. #BluePeter #Cinderella #RoyalWindsor
Jacqueline McInnes Wood who plays Steffy Forrester on The Bold and The Beautiful talks to Matthew about her return to the show. #BoldandBeautiful
Katherine Kelly Lang who has played the role of Brooke Logan for 28 years is Matthew's guest this week #BoldandBeautiful
The Bold and The Beautiful's newest star chats to Matthew about joining the show and her character Nicole Avant #BoldandBeautiful
Matthew Rolland chats to Sandi Thom about her new single Earthquake and the famous BBC Radio 2 rant #Earthquake
Matthew Rolland Chats to former My Family, Doctor Who and Harry Potter star Zoe Wanamaker #MyFamily #DoctorWho #HarryPotter
Matthew Rolland chats to Star of The Bold and The Beautiful, John McCook (Eric Forrester) #BoldandBeautiful
Sean Kanan is nothing to do with Kanan Jarrus from Star Wars, but he is talking to Matthew Rolland. This week on the Podcast.
This time Matthew Rolland chats to the only lady called Heather Tom.... that we know about. If you're called Heather Tom, let us know! #HospitalRadio
The Rolland talks to Craig Revel Horwood and Paul Burling (Yes two for the price of FREE!) about the upcoming panto season.
This week Matthew Rolland chats to Ashleigh Brewer about The Bold and The Beautiful and Neighbours.
Matthew Rolland chats with the Bold and Beautiful Ashlyn Pearce... (do you see what we did there? #HospitalRadio #RdgUK
HRR's Matthew Rolland Chats all things Bold and Beautiful with Jacob Young. #HospitalRadio #RDGUK
Matthew Rolland interviews Sally Ann Matthews, who plays Jenny Bradley in #CoronationStreet #corrie
Highlights from the past month or so at Hospital Radio Reading. This episode is our League of Friends Summer Fete special. We where live from the fete and spoke to lots of people including: Hazel at the League of Friends stall, Guide Dogs for the Blind, The holly Brook dog walkers, Jean O'Callaghan (Chief Exec of the Royal Berkshire Hospital) and loads more people.
Also Gerard sets sets a extremely difficult quiz, Jan in the Whitley Ward takes on our “NEIGHme or not” Grand National game. Plus we have another one of mad Martin's moments!
Matthew Rolland chats to The Bold and the Beautiful star Darin Brooks #BoldandtheBeautiful Photo courtesy of Gilles Toucas.
Matthew Rolland chats to #Neighbours stars Tim Phillipps and Olympia Valance about the Neighbours 30th anniversary.
Recently HRReading's Matthew Rolland had a conversation with Alan Fletcher (Dr. Karl Kennedy). He recorded the conversation so we can listen to it back. Isn't technology amazing!
Star of Broadchurch, Jodie Whittaker took time out of her busy schedule to speak to Matthew Rolland on Hospital Radio Reading
HRR's maddest members Martin Rolfe and Martin Todman square off in a Christmas quiz show to decide one and or all who is the ultimate Martin of Hospital Radio Reading! #radio #comedy #Christmas #hospitalradio #gameshow #panelshow #rhodders
For National Short Story Week HRR teamed up with The Thames Valley Writers Circle and Reading Progress Theatre for a series of bedtime stories. Over the next few weeks we are podcasting these. The second is 'Nigel' written by Les Cooper. Originally broadcast on 18th November 2014
Matthew chats to singer and Strictly star Sophie Ellis-Bextor #interview #Wanderlust #Strictly #Wandermix # Ellis-Bextor #SCD
For National Short Story Week HRR teamed up with The Thames Valley Writers Circle and Reading Progress Theatre for a series of bedtime stories. Over the next few weeks we are podcasting these. The first is 'For The Family' written by Les Williams. Originally broadcast on 17th November 2014
Highlights from the past month or so at Hospital Radio Reading. On this edition: we hear from a regular listener, The Wednesday night show do the "Ice bucket challenge", Gerard chats with Jean O'Callaghan the new Chief Executive of the Royal Berkshire NHS foundation trust, Martin Todman finds Elvis, Martin Rolfe has towels trouble, Rhodders learns why you should turn your phone off in a radio studio and loads more.
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Recently Hospital Radio Reading's Matthew Rolland interviewed #Neighbors star Chris Milligan.Chris plays the part of, laid back handy man, Kyle Canning. Matthew caught up with Chris in London. They talk favorite plot lines, characters and evrything Neighbors. #tv #soap #interview #ramsaystreet
Highlights from the past month or so at Hospital Radio Reading. The Wednesday night show struggle with grammar, Martin Rolfe goes back to school, Leo auditions for the Xfactor, The Royal Berks gets a new MRI scanner, made of Lego. We cover the most important day in the racing calendar, no not Royal Ascot; the #Maidenhead duck derby. Gerard chats to the Mayor of Reading at the League of Friends fête.
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Here are some highlights from the past month or so at Hospital Radio Reading.
On the show Gerard gets a call from a regular listener, Martin's fiancée Debs keep spoiling TV shows with her ipad, the Monday night crew end up in a top gear episode, Louise gets talkative with Michael in a Lion Ward and Rhodders bumps into Christina who performs an Abba tribute act + loads more.
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Gerard, Rhodders and Jonathan bring you coverage of St Patrick's Day in the Royal Berkshire Hospital. We celebrated with live performances from musicians Simon and Kieran on the Burghfield Ward. The show features interviews with musicians, patients, staff and visitors. It was amazing to witness the positive effect the music had on the patients. #hospitalradio #StPatricksDay #dementia #localradio #royalberks #rdguk #irishmusic