A cure for the hospital blues needs somewhere else to lay its hat
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor six weeks in 1982 I was on strict bed rest in Ancoats Hospital. The staff were an immaculate mix of charm, professional care, and wicked Manc wit.
But even so the place was by the then a grim relic of the city's health service. READ MORE: Remember Atlantic 252? The story of the station that was the sound of the 90s Being crippled by a rare form of arthritis and wheeled around its ancient wards pushed my natural sense of joie de vivre to the limit.
But I found a soul saver. Twice a week, a painfully shy lad, would appear at the end of my bed and ask me if I had "any requests".
He was from the hospital radio station. A few hours later as the nurse approached to take more blood "Rock The Casbah" by The Clash and "Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones would roar through my headphones.
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