Hospital Radio Ipswich

Hospital Radio Ipswich Hospital Radio Ipswich has been entertaining the patients of Ipswich hospitals for over 50 years. We have been providing this service for 50 years.

We provide a radio service to the patients of The Ipswich Hospital, via the Hospedia System in hospital, and online through our website, and the TuneIn radio app and on smart speaker. We are run entirely by volunteers and rely on donations and fundraising to provide the money we need to keep going. If you are interested in joining us we are always looking for people who are willing to commit to he

lping with ward visiting and fundraising. In addition to doing the above there may also be the opportunity to present your own programme. Please contact us if you are interested.

Become a Hospital Hero this October! Hospital Radio Ipswich is delighted to have been invited to the finish line, to wel...
24/09/2025

Become a Hospital Hero this October!

Hospital Radio Ipswich is delighted to have been invited to the finish line, to welcome those taking part in this year’s Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity ‘Hospital Hero Hike’ on Saturday, 4th October.

Every step you take will help raise vital funds for your local hospitals, supporting patients, families, and staff when they need it most.

Whether you hike for fun, fitness, or for someone special, YOU can make a difference.

📅 Date: Saturday 4 October

📍 Location: Colchester Hospital to Ipswich Hospital

Sign up today – because heroes wear hiking boots too!

register.enthuse.com/ps/event/HospitalHeroHike2025

What goes through your mind when you think music from the 1980s? Cassette tapes in my Ford Capri come to mind for me! ...
23/09/2025

What goes through your mind when you think music from the 1980s? Cassette tapes in my Ford Capri come to mind for me! And sorting the tapes out with a pencil when they unfurled! Happy days.

If you’re up for a bit of nostalgia, tune in to ‘Stu’s 80s Hits’ 6 to 7pm on Hospital Radio Ipswich. Bedside channel 1, online at hri.org.uk, on smart speaker and on the ‘HR Ipswich’ app.

On tonight’s Monday Music Mix on Hospital Radio Ipswich and ICR FM Foz will be paying tribute to American music great ....
22/09/2025

On tonight’s Monday Music Mix on Hospital Radio Ipswich and ICR FM Foz will be paying tribute to American music great .

He’ll also be playing songs from the superb new album by The Divine Comedy.

All that and much more from 8pm, on bedside channel 1, online at hri.org.uk, on the HR Ipswich app, on smart speaker and on ICR FM 105.7fm.

Sunday morning on Hospital Radio Ipswich from 10am, it’s the Award Seeking Backtracking hosted by the award winning acto...
20/09/2025

Sunday morning on Hospital Radio Ipswich from 10am, it’s the Award Seeking Backtracking hosted by the award winning actor, Norman Lloyd!

On the show this week, his Sunday Superstars will be Marmalade and Supertramp. Sunday is the International Day of Peace: any guesses to the song he’ll be playing to highlight this?

And the Italian brothers will be ready with their wit and joke telling prowess in the ‘Battle of the Barbers!’

Make the show part of your Sunday morning routine right after Rick on Sunday Breakfast.

Listen on channel 1 in Ipswich Hospital, online at hri.org.uk, smart speaker or on the HR Ipswich app.

‘Something for the Weekend’ is the name of our Friday night request show on Hospital Radio Ipswich, with John Cordell an...
19/09/2025

‘Something for the Weekend’ is the name of our Friday night request show on Hospital Radio Ipswich, with John Cordell and John Rockett.

To join in, send your requests and dedications via our website hri.org.uk or the ‘HR Ipswich’ app.

8 to 10pm. We look forward to keeping you company.

The longest running radio station in town! Hospital Radio Ipswich, still your bedside friend.(And beyond: listen in at ...
18/09/2025

The longest running radio station in town! Hospital Radio Ipswich, still your bedside friend.

(And beyond: listen in at hri.org.uk or on the ‘HR Ipswich’ app)!

Came upon a great photo this week; HRI stalwart Tim Ward back in the day, with the great man and ‘Wake up to Wogan’ prod...
16/09/2025

Came upon a great photo this week; HRI stalwart Tim Ward back in the day, with the great man and ‘Wake up to Wogan’ producer Pauly Walters! A collective, up there with the likes of Charlton, Best and Law don’t you think?

Have you kept that tie Tim?

Don’t miss the Award Seeking Backtracking on Hospital Radio Ipswich every Sunday morning at 10, with Norman Lloyd!The sh...
13/09/2025

Don’t miss the Award Seeking Backtracking on Hospital Radio Ipswich every Sunday morning at 10, with Norman Lloyd!

The show is jam packed with great music along with the Battle of the Barbers, the Sunday Superstars (this week it’s Amy Winehouse and Meatloaf) plus Sing Out Loud, the Posh Bit and your horoscope. Phew! Can you handle all of that?

Make it part of your Sunday morning routine right after Rick’s ‘Sunday Breakfast’ show,

Norman would love you to join in: you can send a message or make a request or dedication from hri.org.uk or from the HR Ipswich app.

Listen in on bedside channel 1 in Ipswich Hospital, online at hri.org.uk, smart speaker or on the HR Ipswich app.

‘Sunday Breakfast’ wouldn’t be the same without ‘Pause for Thought.’ All of the music on this week’s show, 8 - 10am, ha...
13/09/2025

‘Sunday Breakfast’ wouldn’t be the same without ‘Pause for Thought.’ All of the music on this week’s show, 8 - 10am, has been chosen over the past year or so by the fantastic East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Chaplaincy team.

Madness, Pulp, Kirstie MacColl, Mr Mister: don’t try to second guess what they might choose! Great songs too from performers you might not know: India Arie, Chris Tomlin, Joy Ike and the brilliant CeCe Winans.

For an uplifting couple of hours, tune in on bedside channel 1, online at hri.org.uk, on smart speaker or on the HR Ipswich app.

It’s the Friday Night Request Show between 8 and 10 this evening, with John Cordell and John Rockett.If you would like t...
12/09/2025

It’s the Friday Night Request Show between 8 and 10 this evening, with John Cordell and John Rockett.

If you would like to choose the music or make a dedication, do get in touch via our website site or app.

Tune in on bedside channel 1, online at hri.org.uk, on smart speaker and on the HR Ipswich app.

Join Tim Ward, weekday mornings from 10 to 11, when he’ll be climbing ladders and dipping into hidden corners to find th...
11/09/2025

Join Tim Ward, weekday mornings from 10 to 11, when he’ll be climbing ladders and dipping into hidden corners to find the very best from our amazing music collection.

‘The Library’ on bedside channel 1, online at hri.org.uk, on smart speaker and on the HR Ipswich app.

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