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Greenborne
''Greenborne'' is a British radio soap opera set in Greenborne, a fictional rural village. Created by Colin Brake and Andrew Mark Sewell and produced by B7 Media, the first episode of ''Greenborne'' was broadcast on 21 March 2021 and the last () on 6 June 2021. It is broadcast initially on over 30 community radiostations, such as Swindon 105.5, and Tring Radio. Synopsis The series is set in the near future, the summer of 2021, as the residents of the fictional village of Greenborne emerge from the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. Production ''Greenborne'' was devised by Colin Brake and Andrew Mark Sewell and written by Colin Brake, Bev Doyle and Angela Churm. It features an ensemble cast headed by John Altman and Louise Jameson, known from ''EastEnders'' and Corrinne Wicks from '' Doctors'' and '' Emmerdale''. Altman has described it as "a raunchier version of '' The Archers''". The making of the programme received funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrinne Wicks
Corrinne Wicks (born 26 April 1968) is an English actress, notable for playing Dr. Helen Thompson in the BBC daytime soap opera ''Doctors'', from 2000 to 2005, and Ella Hart in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', from 2010 to 2011. Early life Wicks was born and raised in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Career Film and television Wicks started her career in television as a casting assistant on such programmes as ''Prime Suspect'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' and ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'', before switching to an acting career. She trained at the prestigious Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art from 1996 to 1998. In addition to her appearances for over five years in the daily ''Doctors'', Wicks has also appeared in many other TV shows including Murder Most Horrid, '' Harbour Lights'', ''The Bill'', ''Holby City'', ''Grange Hill, Pig Heart Boy, Doc Martin'' and ''Life on Mars''. She also appeared on the special charity "TV Medics" edition of ''The Weakest Link'' in December 2001 fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Arnold (musician)
Tim Arnold (born 3 July 1975) is an English singer- songwriter, composer, producer musician and film maker from London. His music has been compared to David Bowie and he is the last musician to collaborate with David Bowie and Kate Bush mentor Lindsay Kemp. He is also an active campaigner for the preservation of the London district known as Soho and its role in the enhancement of the performing arts. He is the founder of Save Soho, a coalition of performers including Stephen Fry and Benedict Cumberbatch, residents and politicians that came together out of concern for the future of Soho’s historic role as a national platform for the performing arts. He has been critical of Spotify, after removing his discography from the streaming service in December 2021 in protest of the company's investment in a military defence company. Arnold is also a film composer and created original music for Iggy Pop in the 2016 feature film ''Blood Orange''. He first achieved success as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Brake
Colin Brake (born 1962) is an English television writer and script editor best known for his work for the BBC Television, BBC on programmes such as ''Bugs (television programme), Bugs'' and ''EastEnders''. He has also written Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-offs from the BBC series ''Doctor Who''. He lives and works in Leicester. Work Brake began working on ''EastEnders'' in 1985 as a writer and script editor, being partly responsible for the introduction of the soap's first Asian characters Saeed Jeffery, Saeed and Naima Jeffery. From there, he went on to work as "script executive" on the popular Saturday night action adventure programme ''Bugs'', before moving to Channel 5 (UK), Channel 5 in 1997 to be "script associate" on their evening soap ''Family Affairs''. In the early 2000s, Brake wrote episodes of the daytime soaps ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' and the revival of ''Crossroads (UK TV series), Crossroads''. Away from television, Brake had his first ''Doctor Who'' rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Shavin
Laura Helen Shavin (born 23 December 1965, in Islington, London) is a British actress, voice over artist, presenter, narrator and comedian. Career Shavin has worked as a minor television actress and voice-over artist, as well as performing on Radio 4 comedy programmes. In particular, she was a regular performer on ''The Now Show'' for several years. In 1990, Shavin played Stephanie, the daughter of Daisy and Onslow, in ''Keeping Up Appearances'' in the episode "The Christening". She presented a Saturday evening radio show between 17:00 and 18:00 on BBC Essex, between 10 May and 2 August 2014 and recommencing on 9 May until 1 August 2015. Shavin co-hosted Sunday breakfast on talkRADIO with Jake Yapp Jacob Yapp is a British comedian, composer, and writer. Career Yapp first came to prominence in the mid-1990s on Martin Kelner's radio shows on BBC North and Jazz FM playing the character Dame Dora Dale. The character would return to radio in ..., presenting their first show o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tameside Radio
Tameside Radio is a radio station which broadcasts to the Tameside area of Greater Manchester. The station is based in Ashton-under-Lyne and broadcasts on 103.6 FM from its transmitter at Harrop Edge in Mottram. History Tameside Radio launched on 30 September 2007 and was acquired by social landlord New Charter Housing Trust in 2011, but owned by the independent company as Quest Media Network. In 2017, it was granted a license extension from Ofcom to continue broadcasting until September 2022. In January 2019, local businessman Chris Bird took over as Executive Chairman of Quest Media Network. Programming Weekday daytimes are presented by Alex Cann, Martin Emery and Mark Alston. The Evening Alternative is broadcast weekday evenings. Weekend presenters include Andy Hoyle, Dan & Mark, Tim Fernley, Geoff Dorsett, Simon Harding, Mike Wallbank, Alex Cann, Rob Charles, Colin Hanslip and Emperor Rosko. Tameside Radio broadcasts national and international news bulletins every hour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somer Valley FM
Somer Valley FM is a local community radio station in North East Somerset that serves Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Westfield and surrounding areas. It was launched in 2008. Ownership and structure The station is owned by Somer Valley Community Radio Limited, a not-for-profit organisation that exists for community benefit. The company's Board of Directors has ultimate responsibility for every aspect of the running of Somer Valley FM. There are five Directors: Dom Chambers, Pete Helmore, Graeme King, Mark Kenny and Chris Watt. The station is located in the grounds of Somervale School, next to a Crimean War obelisk monument built in 1866 by the owners of Norton House, a mansion that formerly stood on the site. Coverage The station broadcasts on 97.5 FM as well as online. Its target area covers Radstock, Midsomer Norton, Westfield, Paulton, Peasedown St John, Kilmersdon, Clutton, Shoscombe, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Downside, Chilcompton, Farrington Gurney, Gurney Sla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sine FM
Sine FM, sometimes known simply as Sine, is a community radio station based near the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster. It broadcasts 24/7 to the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster on 102.6 FM and to the world on its website''Sine FM.com'' History Sine FM was Doncaster's first FM licensed community radio station and is now Doncaster's only licensed radio station, covering central Doncaster and the surrounding areas. Sine FM was established in early 2007 by Higher Rhythm. It ran several trial broadcasts during 2007 and 2008 and its official 24/7 launch was in September 2009. The station airs a wide range of programming based on a talk and music format. It is an official media partner of local football club Doncaster Rovers and provides support for the club's podcasts. The station holds the British record for the longest marathon radio show by a DJ team. A record 72 hours in length. It also held the world record for the longest marathon radio show by a DJ team for a short period in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Winchcombe
Radio Winchcombe is an English local community radio station which broadcasts to Winchcombe and the surrounding areas. In December 2011 it was announced on the station's Twitter and Facebook pages that it had received a full-time licence from Ofcom, allowing it to broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on FM to Winchcombe and the surrounding area. The frequency was later confirmed as 107.1FM and the launch date as Friday 18 May 2012. From 2005 to 2011, the station broadcast twice a year under Ofcom's Restricted Service Licence regime since its first broadcast in April 2005. The first broadcast was partly inspired by the success of the now defunct Forest of Dean Radio, and was the first community service in Gloucestershire to launch after FOD Radio. Radio Winchcombe was also the first RSL station in the UK to acquire a special emergency broadcast licence from Ofcom during the Gloucestershire floods in 2007 to aid communication in the community. Overview Radio Winchcombe launc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoenix Radio
Phoenix Radio 96.7 FM is a local radio station based in Halifax, in West Yorkshire, England. It broadcasts on the FM frequency, 24 hours a day to the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, and the surrounding areas and around the world online.http://www.radiohosting.co.uk:8000/phoenix.m3u It is owned and run by Phoenix Radio Ltd, which has also previously held six Restricted Service Licences (RSLs) in the past. It was awarded its full-time licence by OFCOM, thus becoming, on 10 December 2007, Calderdale's first and only local radio station. History Since its conception in 1998, Phoenix Radio 96.7 FM has had six broadcasts over the years on restricted service licences. Over that period of time of RSLs it had been broadcasting on two differing frequencies 106.2 FM and 107.2 FM. In 2005, Phoenix Radio Limited was awarded a full-time license to broadcast on the 96.7 FM frequency, as a local radio station with a format that is community-based. Phoenix Radio is a member of the Communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Link FM
Link FM was a community radio station operating in Havering, east London on 92.2 FM. Its first broadcast was in 1992, with the station going on air for a couple of weeks. Every summer since then ''Link FM'' has repeated this format of short-term broadcasts. In the summer of 2005 there was no broadcast with the station deciding to go on air at Christmas instead. In 2006 it was announced that after 10 years of short-term broadcasts that ''Link FM'' had been awarded a full-time community radio licence, with the station opening permanently in April 2007. However due to lack of funding the station closed down in June 2010. Origin The concept of Havering having its own community radio station was trialled in 1990 at ''Harold Wood Primary School''. This was the first school ever in the country to broadcast radio. It was trialled again a year later but this time at ''St.Edward's Church of England Comprehensive School''. The first time ''Link FM'' went on air in 1992 turned out to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospital Radio Plymouth
Hospital Radio Plymouth is a hospital radio station based in Plymouth, England. It provides entertainment to the patients of Derriford Hospital broadcasting via the internet and on 107.3fm. The station holds a long term restricted service licence granted by Ofcom, allowing it to broadcast on FM. The station is run as a charity staffed by volunteers (registered charity number 260238). History During the 1950s, Plymouth Argyle commentary was broadcast to the patients of Plymouth hospitals by the Toc H Organisation, via the telephone network. In 1967, requests began to be collected from Mount Gould Hospital by the Plymouth Lions Club, forming the basis of the first weekly music programme, ''Disc Date''. On 2 October 1969, the station secured its first permanent premises on the Barbican and was officially opened as Hospital Radio Plymouth by Alderman George Creber, the then Lord Mayor. From 1969 to 1998, the station was housed at the Ladies' Hospital on Lockyer Street; Nelson Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Radio
Future Radio is a local community radio station serving the city of Norwich, Norfolk. The station is part of local charity Future Projects History Future Radio began broadcasting in May 2004 with its first 28-day Restricted Service Licence (RSL). Six such short-term RSLs were broadcast in total, each on the station's former frequency of 105.1 FM. On 6 August 2007 Future Radio launched its full-time permanent service on 96.9 FM, broadcasting from studios on Motum Road, Norwich. The station's first song was '' Once in a Lifetime'' by Talking Heads. The station's programming includes interviews and features, and a range of specialist music programming. Minority language programmes in Lithuanian and Polish are also broadcast. In 2009, the station was awarded an extended Norwich-wide licence which it launched in the summer of 2010. The station then moved to a new frequency, 107.8 FM, which is less subject to incoming interference and is without the previous city centre coverage r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |