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Saturday Drop In

Highland Hospital Radio

Every Saturday we open the studio doors and welcome in guests from the NHS Highland area who operate charities or services that benefit patients and the wider community

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All Episodes

01:30:00

#20 Highland Pride - Butterfly or Flutter By - Arcade...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/06/07

Shannon and Tom are back with all the fun of your Saturday Drop In.Shannon caught up with Roz White who is the secretary of Highland Pride. They spoke about the Highland Pride event held on 7th June in Inverness and discussed LGBTQ+ matters.With the day being National Butterfly Day, we played a game of Butterfly or Flutter By for This or That. Can you tell what's a butterfly from a carpet shark?With Beat Detective and Guess the Year, you can test your grey cells as well!Want to listen live? Tune

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01:09:32

#19 Celiac Awareness - What's the Toy you Queued for?...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/05/24

Shannon and Tom are back for another Saturday Drop In, with special guest Karen dropping in.We give a Saturday Drop In take on Celiac Awareness Months with a special edition of This or That titled 'Donought or Do-not'. Find out how much (or little) Tom knows about what foods are ok for people living with Celiac Disease. Shannon also has some details, stats and where to find out more and get support.Guess the Year sees Tom and Karen pitted against each other with a naughties year to be found. Beat

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01:32:22

#18 Red Chair Highland Digital Inclusion - Europop or...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/05/17

Shannon and Tom are joined in the studio by Kirsty Adam from Red Chair Highland to discuss Digital Inclusion. Kirsty explained how the organisation looks to bridge the gap where people can find themselves isolated when accessing essential services needs a digital presence in today's world.With Eurovision coming up, we played a game of 'Euro Pop' or 'Euro Flop' for this weeks this or that. This a must for any Eurovision Song Contest fan.We also had our usual game of Guess the Year and Beat

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01:31:35

#17 RNLI Kessock Lifeboat, The first and final...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/05/10

Shannon drives the desk and Tom is the passenger along for the ride on another Saturday Drop In.We speak to RNLI's Kessock Lifeboat team about the station, it's lifesaving mission, fundraising and volunteering opportunities.Guess the Year is even trickier this year with an unfortunately misplaced 'final' that became became a 'first' throws Tom and guest presenter popper inner Karen. But, Beat Detective is as true a true thing, with a Train themed edition of this or that in 'Train or Trauma'.

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01:24:53

#16 Did Tom fall, or did he have a fall? - Sunflower...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/05/03

Reunited after Tom's partying last week, Shannon and Tom are back for another Saturday Drop In.It wasn't all fun and games for Tom as he limped into the studio following a swimming pool fall. Did he fall, or did he have a fall? We discuss, while Shannon looks for a wheelchair from the hospital lobby.The Ice Bucket Challenge seems to be making a come back. We had a think about challenges we wouldn't mind seeing come back to try in the studio, and many we'd rather didn't.It's national gardening

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41:26

#15 Long Egg Gate - Pitbull or Ball - Diverged...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/04/26

Whilst Tom is galavanting in the south this weekend, we've awaken our Outside Broadcast Technician from his winter slumber and got him on instead. If your a seasoned listener, you may know him as Ben. This week, we chat about Bryan Adams, Etap Loch Ness and Ben's complaint for the latest shrink-gage... the easter egg. Shannon challenges Ben's Pitbull knowledge with a game of Pitbull or Ball, can you guess the real Pitbull lyrics from the made up ones? We play Guess the Year and Beat Detective and

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01:27:04

#14 Seagull Trust Cruises - Hospital Radio in Space?...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/04/19

So what is the Saturday in mid-Easter called? Shannon and Tom aren't sure, but they are here anyway for another Saturday Drop In.They were joined in the studio by the wonderful Ramsay McGhee from Seagull Trust Cruises. Ramsay is part of the Highland branch of Seagull Trust who take people with additional needs and the elderly on cruises along the Caledonian Canal in their adapted barge Highland Cross Seagull. https://seagulltrust.org.uk/highland-branch/With billionaires in space we think up a good

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01:20:33

#13 Florian's Theatre - AI Action Figures - Shannon...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/04/12

Shannon and Tom are back for another Saturday Drop In. Shannon is bringing something new and shiny to the show in the never ending quest for content!We're joined by Morag and Fiona from The Florian's Theatre to talk about their forthcoming production of 'Get Up and Tie Your Fingers'. The play about the 'Herring Lassies', the term for the woman who would work to process the herring catches in coastal towns around Scotland. The play, set in Eyemouth, focusses on the events of 'Black Friday' October

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01:04:08

#12 Out There Mobile Sensory Room - ABBA Ja or ABBA...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/04/05

Join Tom Nelson with guest host Phil Walker for another Saturday Drop In. Yes, we're noticing Shannon is away again! But, it's for a good reason. More on that next week.Dropping in this week is our guest Jon Lane who has created a unique idea in 'Out There' a mobile sensory room. We chat about how the van came to be, who the van can benefit and also meet Wilfred the cat! The show was live on the day of ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog's 74th birthday, so we made quiz fan Phil take part in a special ABBA

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01:16:59

#11 Puffin Hydrotherapy Pool - Shannon is back for a...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/03/29

Shannon and Tom bring you another Saturday Drop In from Highland Hospital Radio.This week were joined in the studio by John from the Puffin Hydrotherapy Pool based in Dingwall. John told us about how using the facility can compliment physiotherapy for recovery from injury, relieving pain for longterm chronic conditions and create a calm relaxing environment for neurodivergent users. John also explains how you can access the service and how the Puffin Pool, which is a registered charity, is

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01:10:21

#10 The Grants of Glen Grant & Terry Henderson - 40...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/03/22

Tom is joined by another guest presenter this week, Terry Henderson. Terry is the unchallenged chief quizzer at Highland Hospital Radio so expect some challenging questions during the show.Terry is also quite the thespian, and is playing a role in a forthcoming play 'The Grants of Glen Grant'. We were joined by the plays writer and director Kate Henderson who told us about the story and production. As well as that, we got to chat to some of the cast as well. The show is taking place as part of

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01:20:28

#9 Inverness Musical Theatre Company, Helen...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/03/16

Shannon is off enjoying a break which means we get a bonus special guest host Helen MacPherson joining Tom.Tom and Helen haven't been in the studio before, but they've done lots of outside broadcasts, and this week we got to spend Monday afternoon with some students from Millburn Academy Inverness. The students were taking part in Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Scotland. Find out how they got on in the studio and seeing a record player!We're joined in the studio with the team from Inverness

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01:07:06

#8 With apologies to the Board Game Community, Tom...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/03/09

We found out, to our cost, that the Board Game Community are not to be messed with. Tom attempts to defuse the tension with an apology. Of Sorts.We play guess the year with clues including the debut of the Higgs Boson particle and 8 out of 10 cats does countdown. Similar energies from both of those.Thanks a plenty to everyone who contributed the annual Highland Hospital Radio Music Quiz. Find out how much was raised on the night, and some long service award celebrations.Not having had enough

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59:32

#7 The 2am Rat-versity, Get to know Tom and Chickens...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/03/02

The Saturday Drop In couldn't have started without Shannon's 2am wake-up call being not up to scratch!Guess The Year! We uncover the best singles of this year as well as big UK news stories too. Who knew that Glastonbury's first festival had 1,500 attendees? We got to know Tom a little bit more during our show - as well as podcast exclusive questions that you might not want to know the answer too. Beat Detective returns, it's a tricky one but that's the way we like it! And This or That will leave

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58:49

#6 Cyber Harm Awareness with Police Scotland, The Joy...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/02/22

Shannon and Tom are reunited on the Saturday Drop in, but as you'll here, Shannon didn't notice Tom was away!Guess the year! Guess the year from the songs, TV and Film. Wii Sport, was it a game, was it a way of life? Either way, if you know what year it came out you'll win Guess the Year!Gordy MacDonald is a Cybercrime Prevention, Incident Support and Training Officer with Police Scotland's Cyber Harm Prevention Team. With Cyber Scotland week coming up next week, Gordy is here to tell us about

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41:54

#5 No One Dies Alone, Valentines Day Shenanigans and...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/02/15

With Tom away, Shannon & Karen are up for this week’s show. What could possibly go wrong? The Station definitely did not blip exactly on midday!Karen speaks with Susan from The Highland Hospice about their service ‘No One Dies Alone’ (NODA) the service is available for patients in Inverness and Wester-Ross so no one faces their final moments alone. This service is available to anyone in their last 24-72 hours; and are looking for volunteersFind out what NODA is

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49:36

#4 Highland Print Studio Wise Guys. Terry joins Tom...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/02/08

With Shannon away, it's Tom and Terry for their first show together. What could possibly go wrong?Guess the year from the songs, TV and Film. A very specific reference to Shopping Mall star Tiffany, and where is Seve Ballesteros' airpot?Terry speaks with John and Alison from The Highland Print Studio about the gallery in Inverness and what you can pop in and see. Then, they turn their attention to Wise Guys which is a weekly event for men over 60s to take part in activities at the Print Studio

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50:42

#3 Carly-Skye Lawren from Headspace Highland, Nerd...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/02/01

Shannon and Tom are back for another Saturday Drop In.Guess the year! Guess the year from the songs, TV and Film. Tom introduces Shannon to the world of Bertha and Dòtaman.Shannon chats to Carly who has set up Headspace Highlands. Find out about her work to promote discussion on our mental health and removing the stigma around mental health. They'll be discussing Highland Headspace Instagram, Podcast and upcoming book club. Find out more at:Instagram -

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57:12

#2 Mental Health Drop In at Clachnacuddin FC, and the...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/01/25

Shannon and Tom are up to no good for the Saturday Drop InNeil Parish, the Mental Health Liaison Officer at Clachnacuddin Football Club has dropped in this week to discuss breaking down the stigma of mental health in a football setting, and about they weekly and monthly service they offer to offer advice or signpost to organisation who will be able to assist. If you wish to meet Neil for a conversation, he will be available at the Nip Inn on the 1st Tuesday of every month, starting on the 4th of

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48:44

#1 Cheesy Motorway Services & Is a Chewit just a...

Saturday Drop In ·

2025/01/18

Guess the year from the songs, news and sportWith it being National Cheese day in a couple of days, we play a game of 'Cheese or Motorway Service station', that time old game!Tom ages himself by calling the fruity chews in the studio Opal Fruits, but Shannon reckons they are just a glorified Chewit. Shannon thankfully gives us a detailed analysis on the difference!We test if AI can steal our jobs, and find out how Richard Smith from the AtoZ of Pop is spending his Sunday's.Beat Detective - Tom's

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