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11th October 2004

Nicholas Owen from ITV News visited the Radio Redhill studios. He was interviewed by Irwyn Davies and chose some of his favourite records to play. In the programme you can hear about Nicholas's career from his early days at the Surrey Mirror through to today. The programme was broadcast during Christmas 2004.

Picture: Nicholas Owen and Irwyn Davies

21st July 2004

Local singer and songwriter Katie Melua visited the East Surrey Hospital to open a new art display. Nigel Gray took the opportunity to have a chat with Katie, and asked her the question that we have all been asking, what is the correct pronunciation of her name? (Click here to listen).

Picture: (Left to Right): Nigel Gray, Katie Melua & Irwyn Davies.

12th June 2004

Radio Redhill broadcasts from The South of England Show 2004. Irwyn Davies and the outside broadcast team brought a flavour, of what is the largest show of its kind in the south east, to the bedside.

Picture: (Left to Right): Warren Selwood, Irwyn Davies & Ian Wilson.

Picture: Sir Johnny Scott, Irwyn Davies and Clarissa Dickson Wright.

Busy signing their lastest book at the show, from the BBC TV programme Clarissa and the Countryman, Sir Johnny Scott and Clarissa Dickson Wright paused to be photographed with Irwyn Davies.

3^rd April 2004

Radio Redhill struck gold again at the 2004 Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA) National Awards held in Leeds. We won the Gold Award for the Best Special Event Programme. This was our live outside broadcast from Brooklands Museum, near Weybridge.

Silver Award - Best Speech Package. The entry was Irwyn Davies interviewing Dame Judi Dench.

Highly Commended - Best Music Programme. Bob Barnes won this award for his show Classical Moments.

Picture top right, (Left to Right): Warren Selwood, Ian Wilson, Nigel Gray and Dave King.

Picture bottom left: Simon Ross (96.3 Radio Aire), Ian Wilson & Mark Warr (Tyne Tees News).

Picture bottom right: Neil Gardiner (Ofcom), Nigel Gray, Alex Hall (BBC North).

19^th March 2004

All Radio Redhill members were deeply saddened that Les Fowler passed away on March 18th at the East Surrey Hospital.

Les founded Radio Redhill in

1974 along with his son Andrew, and the first programmes recorded in the station log were on Christmas Day from 7.00 p.m. to 9.50 p.m.  Regular programmes commenced every Saturday evening from February 8th 1975.

Les was Radio Redhill’s first Chairman, but he particularly enjoyed devising and presenting programmes.  Three of Les’s programmes were broadcast regularly for many years – Concert Hall, Rejoice & Sing and, of course 20-30-40 (first heard in 1975).

Les was a Lay Preacher and took great pleasure in recording two special programmes, “Christians Awake!” and “What’s Good About Good Friday?” which were broadcast every Christmas and Easter respectively.

He greatly enjoyed both live broadcasting and request collecting, carrying on visiting the wards until he felt he was no longer physically able to do so.  But, even after that, Les was a regular broadcaster on Sunday mornings, arriving and departing in his wheelchair, often assisted by his daughter (and Radio Redhill Secretary) Sue.  Many of us have happy memories of those Sunday request programmes and Les’s own very varied choice of music that followed. 

Everybody in Radio Redhill owes a great debt of gratitude to Les, not only for founding the station almost 30 years ago, but also for being a guiding hand to the station ever since.  We will remember him with great affection.

Nigel Gray.