Private Lives

Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Dennis brings you 2 hours of entertainment, great music and questionable jokes!

Join Andy Lloyd for a feature packed programme filled with a unique mix of music, news and sport.

Join Craig Robinson every weekday lunchtime on PBHR for an hour of feel good tunes, good news stories from around the world and all the latest information from the Trust and CDDFT Charity. He'll also feature 'The Live Version'. 'The Novelty Song' and 'The Intrumental'.

Its as simple as A B C, or is it? Richard Smith takes you through an alphabetic journey of music in a special live edition of the programme. But there’s a twist! A special guest will be choosing the letter that Richard will feature during the show at the start – so he won’t know what letter he’ll be doing until it’s chosen for him! What could possibly go wrong?? Brought to you in association with our friends at SFCT, each show looks at one letter of the alphabet chosen at random and features music from the 60s to today, a Mystery Voice competition as well as ‘Our Christmas Tune For Today’.  There’s also the opportunity for patients to request a song on 033 33 601 301 or on Twitter / X   @TheAtoZofPop.

Join Simon Temby every Monday for 2 hours of the best music and features, including 'The Link'.

Join Paul Baker each weekday afternoon on PBHR for 2 hours of great music and features. Every day there are plenty of features to keep you interested, including REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL - ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY THE BRAIN BUSTER - AMAZING FACTS OF THE DAY BIRTHDAY FILE & MUCH MORE Paul's programmes are brought to you in collaboration with Aycliffe Radio.          

"The Movin' & Groovin' Rock 'n' Roll Show" - hosted by DJ Spinning Rock Boogie.[...]

Join Mike Denham every Monday evening for 2 hours of easy listening music and chat.

Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Back to back music from all genres with the latest news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Dennis brings you 2 hours of entertainment, great music and questionable jokes!

Kirky plays 2 hours of your favourite music along with all his popular features such as 'Back to Back Beatles', 'Tamla Twin Spin' and '60's Flashback'. [...]

Join Craig Robinson every weekday lunchtime on PBHR for an hour of feel good tunes, good news stories from around the world and all the latest information from the Trust and CDDFT Charity. He'll also feature 'The Live Version'. 'The Novelty Song' and 'The Intrumental'.

Its as simple as A B C, or is it? Richard Smith takes you through an alphabetic journey of music in a special live edition of the programme. But there’s a twist! A special guest will be choosing the letter that Richard will feature during the show at the start – so he won’t know what letter he’ll be doing until it’s chosen for him! What could possibly go wrong?? Brought to you in association with our friends at SFCT, each show looks at one letter of the alphabet chosen at random and features music from the 60s to today, a Mystery Voice competition as well as ‘Our Christmas Tune For Today’.  There’s also the opportunity for patients to request a song on 033 33 601 301 or on Twitter / X   @TheAtoZofPop.

Peter Kirkpatrick presents 50 Years of Pop every wednesday lunchtime on PBHR where he brings a range of eclectic music from the 50’s to the end of the 90’s, all wrapped up with info and chat.

Join Paul Baker each weekday afternoon on PBHR for 2 hours of great music and features. Every day there are plenty of features to keep you interested, including REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL - ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY THE BRAIN BUSTER - AMAZING FACTS OF THE DAY BIRTHDAY FILE & MUCH MORE Paul's programmes are brought to you in collaboration with Aycliffe Radio.          

Luke Hardwick brings you an eclectic mix and music and chat[...]

Our request show teams visit the wards of Bishop Auckland and Darlington Memorial Hospitals every week. What will you choose? Tell our friendly team and they'll include it in the request show. If you didn't see our volunteers, you can dial *800 from your bedside telephone or call the studios direct on 01388 455453 Ever wondered what our most popular requested song is? Have a look and listen below to our top 10 all time requested songs. This programme is available to Listen Again

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Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Back to back music from all genres with the latest news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Dennis brings you 2 hours of entertainment, great music and questionable jokes!

Join Andy Lloyd for a feature packed programme filled with a unique mix of music, news and sport.

Chris showcases his perennial penchant for 70's and 80's music and it's modern contemporaries on Solid Gold Sounds

Its as simple as A B C, or is it? Richard Smith takes you through an alphabetic journey of music. The The A to Z of Pop programmes focus on a letter of the alphabet and then he'll play titles or artists that begin with that letter. A simple idea I think you'll agree, but one that works extremely well, and is very listener friendly

Join Paul Baker each weekday afternoon on PBHR for 2 hours of great music and features. Every day there are plenty of features to keep you interested, including REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL - ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY THE BRAIN BUSTER - AMAZING FACTS OF THE DAY BIRTHDAY FILE & MUCH MORE Paul's programmes are brought to you in collaboration with Aycliffe Radio.          

Back to back music from all genres with the latest news headlines on the hour, every hour.Af

The JanCave Jukebox years takes a particular year from the seventies.  Jan play the songs that she has affection for from that year (rather than just the top ten) along with facts about the artists and songs and the odd TV clip thrown in here and there.

Radio veteran Paul Robinson talks to well know people on Prince Bishops Hospital Radio.

Dave Nicholson brings you an hour of 50s memories.

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Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Back to back music from all genres with the latest news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Dennis brings you 2 hours of entertainment, great music and questionable jokes!

Join Andy Lloyd for a feature packed programme filled with a unique mix of music, news and sport.

Join Craig Robinson every weekday lunchtime on PBHR for an hour of feel good tunes, good news stories from around the world and all the latest information from the Trust and CDDFT Charity. He'll also feature 'The Live Version'. 'The Novelty Song' and 'The Intrumental'.

Its as simple as A B C, or is it? Richard Smith takes you through an alphabetic journey of music in a special live edition of the programme. But there’s a twist! A special guest will be choosing the letter that Richard will feature during the show at the start – so he won’t know what letter he’ll be doing until it’s chosen for him! What could possibly go wrong?? Brought to you in association with our friends at SFCT, each show looks at one letter of the alphabet chosen at random and features music from the 60s to today, a Mystery Voice competition as well as ‘Our Christmas Tune For Today’.  There’s also the opportunity for patients to request a song on 033 33 601 301 or on Twitter / X   @TheAtoZofPop.

Hour One, “Guess the year” Hits all from one year in history (range is 1958 to 2015) Classic Vinyl track (real vinyl rather than mp3, wav file etc, clicks and pops included!) One Of A Kind ( an unusual hit, one hit wonder, or just something different) The Eurovision Song (a bit of history about the contest of that year, plus either the winner or the UK entry, or occasionally a different song if it was particularly bad, just for fun!) News Headlines The Best Selling Single of the Year Interesting information about the tracks, not just “This is….by….” Hour Two first 30 minutes, the album countdown from this week in our featured year – 6 or 7 tracks depending on length, steering away from the “normally played” hits off the albums, finishing with a track from the No1 album from this week in our featured year Trivia Challenge – 6 questions from the featured year, just for fun – delivered in 2 batches of 3 questions between the album tracks Trivia Challenge – answers second 30 minutes, the singles countdown from this week in our featured year – 6 or 7 tracks depending on length,  finishing with the No 1 single from this week in our featured year.

Join Paul Baker each weekday afternoon on PBHR for 2 hours of great music and features. Every day there are plenty of features to keep you interested, including REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL - ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY THE BRAIN BUSTER - AMAZING FACTS OF THE DAY BIRTHDAY FILE & MUCH MORE Paul's programmes are brought to you in collaboration with Aycliffe Radio.          

Since the UK singles chart began in 1952, only 179 singles have sold more than 1 million copies. In this series, Lindsay McElhone introduces you to some of these. Some you might expect, and others will surprise you. Join Lindsay every friday evening from 6pm, as she plays a selection of these million selling singles.

Peter Kirkpatrick presents 50 Years of Pop every wednesday lunchtime on PBHR where he brings a range of eclectic music from the 50’s to the end of the 90’s, all wrapped up with info and chat.

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Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Back to back music from all genres with the latest news headlines on the hour, every hour.

The JanCave Jukebox years takes a particular year from the seventies.  Jan play the songs that she has affection for from that year (rather than just the top ten) along with facts about the artists and songs and the odd TV clip thrown in here and there.

Join John Williamson live from Bay Trust Radio for three hours of chat, music and Cumbrian humour. This programme is available to Listen Again

Join Paul Baker each weekday afternoon on PBHR for 2 hours of great music and features. Every day there are plenty of features to keep you interested, including REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL - ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY THE BRAIN BUSTER - AMAZING FACTS OF THE DAY BIRTHDAY FILE & MUCH MORE Paul's programmes are brought to you in collaboration with Aycliffe Radio.          

Its as simple as A B C, or is it? Richard Smith takes you through an alphabetic journey of music. The The A to Z of Pop programmes focus on a letter of the alphabet and then he'll play titles or artists that begin with that letter. A simple idea I think you'll agree, but one that works extremely well, and is very listener friendly

Ray Oxley counts down the top 20 chart from a particular week.

Paul Baker (not to be confused with our other Paul Baker!) uses his love of movies and home entertainment to bring us the ‘emoviebox’ show. The programme celebrates the best in music from films and movies. You can hear every Paul Baker with this show every Saturday from 5pm to 6pm on PBHR.

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Eurovision Show is the brainchild of experienced radio presenter & long time dedicated Eurovision follower Simon Harding. This weekly radio show and podcast celebrates the music of Eurovision past and present. Paying homage, not just to the annual winners and some of the more famous entries, but to other lesser known songs from throughout Eurovisions six decade history too. There’s also regular news from the Song Contest World, plus new music from, and interviews with, past Eurovision artists! The show is designed to sate the appetite of existing fans and to entice a new generation of interest.

Sony Award winning former BBC and Commercial radio and television presenter, Jonathan Charles, hosts a weekly show celebrating the golden age of disco and clubbing. The Best Disco In Town plays music from the 60s,70s,80s and even later. Jonathan is passionate about music and his knowledge stretches back a long way and most of the tracks featured on the show are the original vinyl! You can also hear Jonathan with "The Vinyl Countdown" every Sunday Morning from 9am on PBHR

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Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Easy listening to keep you company through the night with news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Back to back music from all genres with the latest news headlines on the hour, every hour.

Sheila presents New Day Dawning every Sunday. What better way to welcome in Sunday Morning?

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Join Jonathan Charles for the Vinyl Countdown. The top 20 tracks from 2 years.

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Ray Oxley counts down the top 20 chart from a particular week.

Call Me Number One is exactly that – a look at a selection of UK number one songs from two different years in two different decades.  

Radio veteran Paul Robinson talks to well know people on Prince Bishops Hospital Radio.

Soundtracks are the backbone of every stage or screen performance, but sometimes the forgotten cast member. Join Ruth Stapleton to celebrate those iconic scores.

Local entertainment with the award winning Geordie Hour with Gary Hogg. Bringing great music and chat with a touch of Tyneside

The longest running programme on Prince Bishops Hospital Radio. Craig Robinson and Lindsay McElhone present 'The Sunday Selection' Each week they will [...]

Tony Lloyd presents 2 hours of the best love songs every Sunday Night from 8pm

Gunny & the team bring you two hours of the best tat every week! Features include: The unusual topics of discussion that you've come to expect from the team! Our regular look at Theatre, Showbiz, Telly and Quirk in our own special style! The Elevenses - your choice of two feelgood songs from the last 4 decades The Longplayer - where you get to enjoy the full 12 inches of audio pleasure! Email the show