84: Radio Redhill’s 50th birthday… and more For Saturday 19th April 2025 This is how we’re reflecting and celebrating our love of life around here this week:TIMECODE - 00:00 - What’s in this episode. 06:10 - Planet Reigate area news13:45 – GUEST – The radio service that has been entertaining patients and staff at the East Surrey Hospital has marked its 50th anniversary this week. The first experimental broadcast took place on Christmas Day 1974 at the former Redhill General Hospital, with regular programmes starting the following year. I was invited along to be interviewed about the podcast as a guest on one of their anniversary shows, and also took the opportunity to interview Sian, Nick and Nigel about the radio station, as a guest on the podcast! 28:00 – The Hive Mind: Your suggestions for the best fish and chip shops locally 29:30 - The Good Time Guide: things to do and places to go 32:45 – Planet Reigate Stars: thanking local heroes. This week, praise for a local ‘star in a car’. 36:00 - The Sixty-second Soundscape. This week, lazing in the grass on a summer’s day at Earlswood Lakes. If you get value from The Planet Reigate Podcast, please give us value back in return; click here to support us with a small donation: www.buymeacoffee.com/theplanetreigatepodcast or share us with your colleagues. A list of ‘the best of the guests’, and a link to hear each one, is on this Facebook post: https://tinyurl.com/prpbest*CREDITS:The seven-note Planet Reigate Theme is ©Peter StewartOther music www.Pond5.com:NEWS - ThomPie Item ID: 75456323GUEST BED - by SoundKit ID 089259782GTG - inspiringaudio Item ID: 116855857STARS - jwsaudio Item ID: 073206386 SOUNDSCAPE PolkadotFlowersMusic Item ID: 136304431HIVE - by AleXZavesa ID: 105566015 Listen: https://linktr.ee/PlanetReigatePodcastWeb: www.ThePlanetReigatePodcast.comFacebook: www.Facebook.com/ThePlanetReigatePodcastInsta: theplanetreigatepodcastX (Twitter): https://twitter.com/PlanetReigateEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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