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The Reluctant Patient
Stories from the wrong side of the doctor’s desk – with medical notes, music and other distractions along the way.
Latest from the Case Files
4.0.0 The MoT
A routine health check, a phone call in the park and a diagnosis I really wasn’t expecting. Apparently registering with a GP has consequences.
3.0.0 Eyes Wide Shut
Waking up unable to see properly should probably be considered a medical emergency. It took me a little longer to reach that conclusion.
2.0.0 Hungover and Half Deaf
I woke up after a heavy night unable to hear properly out of one ear. Obviously, I assumed it was earwax. It wasn’t earwax.
On Air: Hospital Radio
4.0.0 Hospital Radio: Cigarettes & Alcohol
Small Faces, Oasis, Blur and some highly inappropriate bubblegum pop. Hospital Radio responds sensitively to a listener’s unexpected diagnosis.
3.0.0 Hospital Radio: Blinded by the Light
Manfred Mann, Star Trekkin’, the Muppets and a listener with questionable priorities. Just another perfectly normal request show.
2.0.0 Hospital Radio: It’s Oh So Quiet
Björk, Kula Shaker, The Communards and Simon & Garfunkel. An unusually quiet Hospital Radio for a listener who can only hear half of it anyway.