We’ve launched our first ever radio show with Cambridge Radio to share all the amazing stories behind our work, which in the last 30 years has seen more than £150 million invested in improving patient care at Addenbrooke’s.
Gavin Richards, Co-presenter of the show, recently won a silver for Male Presenter of the Year in the Community Radio Awards for his Saturday morning show on Cambridge Radio from 10am – 12 noon.
Listen to all the episodes below:
Episode 1
Episode 2
This episode focuses on ACT’s ‘Extreme Fundraisers’!
Episode 3
We asked Addenbrooke’s robotic surgeons Siong-Seng Liau and Michael Powar for their views on the future of robotic surgery.
Episode 4
Gavin and Danni hear from guest Colin Horn how losing his son to cancer prompted him to work at Addenbrooke’s and other hospitals enhancing spaces for patients and staff; lead Nurse Stacey Miller who has seen the impact of Colin’s work firsthand, and ACT’s Claire Smith on how money donated in memory of loved ones can have a huge impact at Addenbrooke’s.
Episode 5
Gavin Richards and Danni Smith speak to James Stevens, whose staff at his Ely firm spend all year fundraising for Addenbrooke’s. And Alfie Halil, whose cancer journey as a young man has driven him to fundraise over £32,000 after completing the Three Peaks Challenge.
Episode 6
Gavin Richards and Danni Smith speak to Dr Louise Allen, a paediatric ophthalmologist at Addenbrooke’s with an impressive record of serial innovation. She’s currently testing a device she developed for screening eyesight in newborns – which could change the approach to screening congenital cataracts, the leading cause of avoidable blindness worldwide.
Episode 7
Gavin Richards and Danni Smith hear the extraordinary health journey of Sunita, one of this year’s Cambridge Half runners, who is taking part and running for Addenbrooke’s despite a recent liver transplant and treatment for cancer. They also speak to father and daughter Garry and Arlea who have particularly personal reasons to raise awareness of childhood cancer.