Radio broadcast

I have left a small impression in the Falklands. The local radio station has a weekly program on social & medical issues where staff from the health and social departments give a interview on a topic that may be of interest to the local people.

There is a emergency blood donor panel in the Falklands and I have done a little work while I have been here keeping it updated and ready for use if required. There are about 100 locals on the panel who we can call upon to donate blood if the normal supply we get from the UK runs out for any reason. It is very rarely used, but it is a essential thing to have just in case.

I thought it would be a good idea if I went onto the radio to tell people about how we run the panel. The chief medical officer was more than happy for me to go on the radio, since he meant he didn't have to take his turn that week.

I didn't want to do it live, but I spent a good half hour having an interview which was then then recorded and edited. I was very nervous at first, and kept repeating the same phrases, but quite enjoyed it in the end, and would not mind doing it again. It is a very friendly interview, you give the person the questions you want asked. I didn't actually here the broadcast, but a couple of people said it was fine, and it actually sounded like I knew what I was talking about.

The interview also got published in the weekly newspaper "The Penguin News".