Technicians: We Make the Difference is a new campaign about raising awareness of the roles technicians do. It follows a survey conducted by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation which found only 5% of young people know a lot about jobs a technician can do.
Sarika speaks to Tyler Terry-Wallace, a Simulation Technician at Guys & St Thomas’ Hospital. He’s one of the people in these hidden technician roles. In his job he uses a very expensive manikin (a jointed model of the human body, used in medical training) to create real-life scenarios within a mock-up ward for doctors and nurses to train with.
We’re back!
Radio Harrow presents an all-new Sonic themed Special to celebrate all the anniversaries and highlights of the franchise in 2023 with returning hosts Andrew & his brother Tom.
It is a sequel to hit Sonic Special 3 and contains a full-length audio drama title Case of the missing Rose – where Sonic & Tails go on a rescue mission to find their friend Amy Rose who’s been kidnapped! Question is, who did it?
Just like the previous specials the show contains Talk topics, a Quiz, Songs, and an original audio drama. Listen Thursday evening from 8.
Poster artwork by Sonic IDW comic artist ARQ
Sonic Jamz: Look-A-Like (KB remix) Ft.PaiDA is also featured in the Special.
The audio drama voice cast includes:
Andrew Hamblin as Sonic the Hedgehog, Cream the rabbit, Jet the Hawk, Orbot, Big the Cat, Spider-bot and additional voices.
Abluemoon88 as Miles “Tails” Prower and Computer voice
Noah YoshiTails13 as Cheese the Chao
Doom the Meme Queen as Amy Rose
BoyleVoices as Dr Eggman
CashlinSnow as Rouge The Bat
Coryncidence as Tangle the Lemur
Naze_VA as Fang / Nack
TomatoGhost as Storm the albatross
Heavenly_Angie as Wave the Swallow
Vibripple as Jewel the beetle
Emcee Voices as Cubot
KelpVA as Badnik Cameos
Mr.JPG as Badnik Cameos
Radio Harrow is proud to announce an End of Year schedule for the last week of 2023.
With usual programming continuing till Christmas Eve prior to the long weekend, the schedule follows an amended timetable for the period between Christmas and the end of the year.
The festivities get underway from the 24th, with Steve Johnston and Nick Edwards making their return to the airwaves with ‘Nick and Steve on Christmas Eve’ from 3pm.
From 10am on Christmas Day, the annual Christmas Day edition of Harrow Today goes live from studios in North West London, and you can get in touch with your requests or Christmas Day shoutouts as the day gets underway.
Following Harrow Today, you can hear the Hannukah Hour, and the Carol Show.
Ahead of the New Years Eve celebrations, Stuart Kent has a 2 hour special edition of Sounds from the Shed from 7pm on Saturday 30th December.
Keep checking back as we continue to update our schedule.
You can listen live to Radio Harrow via radioharrow.org or by telling your smart-speaker to ‘Play Radio Harrow’. And if thats not enough, you can listen back via the Listen Again button on our website.
In this series of reviews, we’re putting some of our shows into the spotlight. Led and run entirely by volunteers, Radio Harrow broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from our studios in Northwick Park, and today, we’re taking a closer look at Harrow Today.
While it has undergone numerous name changes over the years, Harrow Today has always been a team show, and to this day, is the flagship team show for the station. The show can be heard every weeknight from 9pm-10pm with our volunteers putting content together especially for the community in the hours leading up to the show.
While the show is a radio show, it’s been a playground of creativity for our volunteers for years. Each night, a different team take to the production suites and airwaves to bring to life a unique show, while maintaining that distinct local community radio style that listeners have come to associate with the radio station, with unique features like ‘Stu-Possible, ‘Harrow Heartbeat’ and ‘Wendy’s Good News’ all being heard on Harrow Today.
Programme Manager Andrew Bottcher says that the show has 3 main objectives.
Harrow Today has three main objectives; provide local news, updates and community events, entertaining the boroughs of Harrow, Brent and Ealing, and bringing joy to Radio Harrow volunteers.
Being on a Harrow Today show is all about having fun and meeting new people. Many volunteers come from all walks of life. You become a real family, while giving back to the community
You can listen to Harrow Today every night during the week from 9pm via radioharrow.org or by telling your smart-speaker to ‘Play Radio Harrow’. And if thats not enough, you can listen back via the Listen Again button on our website.
We are always looking for new volunteers! Head on over to our Recruitment page to find out more about how to join Radio Harrow!
Sarah McCulloch MSc is an autistic occupational therapist with experience across a range of acute mental health, community, and paediatric settings. She currently works as an NHS manager in North London. Her lived experience as an autistic adult and her professional experiences of meeting unidentified autistic people in every service in which she worked led her to found the Autistic Empire in 2018. The Autistic Empire is an autistic social organisation built by and for autistic adults to form a community based on autism as a civic identity and to provide practical tools and services for all autistic people. Sarah’s increasing professional focus is the importance and development of positive autistic identity. Sarah is based in London, UK.
During the show Anjeli and Sarah discussed her journey in life towards being diagnosed with autism, her previous work as an occupational therapist and her current work as an NHS manager. They spoke about what autism means, the biggest challenges faced by autistic people, the importance of language and identity and about the organisation she set up Autistic Empire, and about autistic pride which the organisation sponsors.
Autistic empire Instagram:
https://instagram.com/autisticempire?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/autisticempire
@autistic_empire on X
Ahead of the showing at Harrow Arts Centre, Brian Rose caught up with the cast for a chat about all things Snow White.
You can listen to the interview here on our website, or from wherever you get your podcasts from.
The Snow White Pantomime can be seen at Harrow Arts Centre from Thursday 14th December through till Thursday 28th December. Ticket information can be found on the official website
Ahead of the festive football season, RH Sport’s Gary Walker spoke with Nick du Gard about all things Wealdstone FC. (more…)
Radio Harrow will be participating in Our Earth Week 2023.
As the crisp air heralds the arrival of the holiday season, the question of when to put up the Christmas tree often arises. The debate on the ideal timing for decking the halls has been a longstanding tradition, with no one quite agreeing a set date. While some enthusiasts embrace an early start to infuse their homes with festive cheer, others prefer a more measured approach. So, when is truly the best time to put up a Christmas tree?
Traditionally, there’s a widespread belief that Christmas decorations should adorn homes after Thanksgiving, marking the official start of the holiday season. However, in recent years, this conventional wisdom has been challenged by those who opt for an earlier start, sometimes even as soon as November 1st.
Ultimately, the “best” time to put up a Christmas tree is a matter of personal choice and circumstances. Whether it’s early November, after Thanksgiving, or closer to Christmas Eve, what truly matters is the joy, warmth, and togetherness that a decorated tree brings into homes.
Make sure to share your Christmas tree with us on @radioharrow on your socials!
Mental Health Awareness week is an annual event which encourages conversation about Mental Health so no one is left feeling that they cannot talk to others or seek help. This year’s theme is anxiety.
Some of our Harrow Today teams share their own stories and experiences in dealing with anxiety.
Opinion: Brewed Battle – Decaf vs Caffeine – By Andrew Bottcher
I’m sure you’ll agree that there is nothing better than a brew with breakfast. Especially on a Saturday morning, when the sun is out. It’s like a moment of calm to enjoy before starting the day.
Recently, I made the switch from regular caffeine to decaf for drinks like tea and coffee to help with my health, on advice from my GP. Initially, I thought that I’d be able to tell the difference and I wouldn’t get the same satisfaction as it’s caffeine counterpart. However, how wrong I was! From that first sip, I didn’t really notice the difference, the tea still tastes like tea.
According to research, decaf and regular caffeine drinks still give you the same benefits, such as reduced risk of diabetes so it’s a wonder why more coffee shops are not offering a decaf option for most drinks.
I’ve switched for over a year now and I do feel that I’ve noticed some great differences which have helped my day-to-day life. For instance, I don’t feel as tired after drinking caffeine as caffeine blocks the body’s natural tiredness hormone, giving you the ‘buzz’ of being awake, but then releasing tiredness back into your body once the caffeine wears off. Whereas decaf doesn’t block this, leading to regulated tiredness levels.
I’m not converting you to decaf, but simply sharing my own experiences of switching. What do you prefer in the battle of the brews? Let us know, join the conversation @radioharrow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
We are looking for you to join us on weekly shows, to help curate exciting content and help us continue to grow the station. Join a team show and learn how to choose themes, pick a radio-friendly playlist and learn to engineer. We have various roles within our team shows, currently, we have a weekly R&B, Hip Hop how with Sneha every Sunday from 6pm, Rock n Radio Therapy with Pierre Sundays from 8pm and Monday Mix with Dance, Pop and Grime music with Peter plus our Harrow Today shows every night from 9pm.
As a Researcher you can join a team show, and help gather insight about current events, and themes for your show and assist the producer to put together the content.
Producer – can help with creating podcasts & social media posts from weekly shows. Assist with show plans and deciding themes in advance to create exciting content.
Social Media – Prepare posts and design content for the studio and online channels. New photos for presenters, management board and around the studio.
Overall join the station to learn more about the broadcasting industry, train, upskill, work on your career and look forward to hearing from you.
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