Nicola Mappin was a technician on the Sunday Afternoons
programmes. Lost again.. Please get in touch

Sam Dallyn raising funds for Comic relief,
Covered for Chrystal. 1994?

Anita Wood - one of the first tv presenters on Chrystal.
She did the Saturday afternoon shift.
Originally from Eckington in Derbyshire, where is she now?

Andy Caine asleep on the right, with unknown
presenters...any ideas?

An interview with Alan 'Fluff' Freeman..
all right pop pickers?.. Not 'arf! 1993

Stage view at a Sheffield Show. Wayne on camera
with Jenny Scott cable bashing.
This was the year Princess Diana died and on that
weekend the Sunday show was cancelled.

Me with Jamie and my dad. About 1993

All I know is that the girl facing the camera was
Joanne bestall (?) from Dronfield.. Radio side I think.

Paul Tilbrook Live on radio and tv 'interviewing'
a passing punter. It worked well until he was told
to f%*!" Off..

The Radio studio from the other side - Telco unit near
the camera, cart wall near the window and a confused looking
Sophie O'Brien.

November 1991 - Chrystal Television opening ceremony.
Laurance forgetting where the microphone was (again).

The original Chrystal Radio studio with the Soundtech
desk, CDI player, turntable and cart machines.
The hospital amps are in the far right...
They kept you warm in the cold winter nights!

Another day at Chrystal.. In the old Gold Studio
me thinks.

Wayne on camera doing a live ob from the Sheffield
Show - The group?

James McCourt, he now does the BBC Lottery show
with Dale Winton... He's also worked at Disney and
was in a pop group with the song 'what's going on?'..
Remember that ;)

The Chrystal Television Logo - Remember the 3 minute
intro?..I'll pop it here when I get time.

Richard McCourt - Pre BBC. Year?

A group shot from left : Jenny Scott, Louise Cranstone,
Elissa Taylor, Fran ?, ?, Chris Darlow.
Front Row : ?, Wayne Parkes, Christian Bennett, Andy Etheridge,
?, ?

Chris Darlow (before Hallam and Magic AM)

Trying to remember the guy in the background, any ideas?

A better view of the CHB sign. Nice...

Andy 'Stubbs' Caine (or as we knew him 'caine in the
arse').. A character who worked at Chrystal during
the late 90's.
Famous for knocking his tooth out during a live tv
broadcast and going up in flames whilst doing
a live outside broadcast.. Fantastic!

Laurance and the late Tony Capstick at the Aston
Hall fundraiser.
We raised over £8,000 on the night.

His name is Lovey - and he is still in charge.
Laurance doing his 'Northern Radio' pose -
I'll tell you what - he'd kiss you if you were a woman..
Hey Paul?

The old TV Studio with weekend presenters
Sarah and Haidee. (1994?)

Party in the Park crowd view.
Behind that big stage was a little caravan, and
inside that, an even smaller Andy Etheridge.
The biggest OB we ever did.

The Chrystal TV control room (1991).
Richard McCourt is nearer the camera and
Kerry Woolf on the vision mixer.
Richard is now on the BBC as part of
Dick 'n' Dom.
We always thought of him as a dick..not a dom.

Ant and Dec on stage at the Party in the Park -
a show which was broadcast live on Hallam FM.
Me on stage left with the camera, someone
cable bashing (forgotten name, sorry).
It was a multi camera, live programme with
(R)andy Etheridge doing the vision mixing with 6 cameras.

The old Chrystal Sign - now removed.
The original Chrystal Radio studio was located
behind the window at the top left of the building,
near to the tower.
Under the tower was the Chrystal TV studio's - now
the radio studio.. did you get that?

Me on camera and the back of Paul Tilbrook
broadcasting a live programme on CTV.
By the looks of it, a weekend tv show from
Western Bank (opposite the hospital).

OK, everything I find related to Chrystal will be
posted here. If you are ex Chrystal - please get
in touch and if you've got any material
let's have it so we can create a collective
archive right here.