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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Royal Opera House: Arias of Hope

May 5, 2021

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

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

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

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

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

Celebrating ELATT

EMPLOYERS: London's Community Needs Your Digital Skills Work Experience! Picture: ELATT staff celebrating in 2015 after receiving an...

Feb 26, 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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

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