Pirate Radio

[237SJ]

This should be interesting http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0418n9p

I used to love listening to Radio Caroline in the 70s

[ivor4781]

yes what a great time for radio !
we up here had radio 270 which you could get a boat ride out from bridlington to the ship and shout hello to the crew on board loved it. when it was rough weather the records used to go slower then faster sometimes jump a groove,
fabulous !

[ivor4781]

btw 237sj
the signiture tune of caroline was .. "rinky dink"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBRq6Mxx2gk
brings it all back

[boxtops]

Me too - have you seen the film about Caroline = The Boat that Rocked?

[factor-fiction]

I'll try putting the link in the youtube box for you, Ivor

[factor-fiction]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBRq6Mxx2gk

[237SJ]

Boxtops - yes, I saw it in the cinema and have it on DVD. Thanks for the link. There is a book that was written by an engineer on Radio Caroline. It`s called Last of the Pirates by Bob Noakes. A lot of it is techie stuff about their transmittors but it`s quite interesting. I think some of the staff were "off their heads" a lot of the time, according to the book. My local radio station (Radio Jackie) started off as a pirate radio station and managed to become legit. I was lucky enough to go into the studio and see the DJ and he said they have people there who used to work on Radio Caroline. I`ve always been fascinated by radio and would love to work on a radio station if I didn`t do my job.

[ivor4781]

i remember well when they had all to shut down .radio 270 which we had on was giving thanks to all our support, lots of cars were lined up of bridlington bay shinning their headlights out to sea for them, the crew were crying WE were crying sat around the radio ,when they finally played the national anthem and it finished it was like someone had died,

[237SJ]

Ivor - the lucky thing about Radio Caroline was that it was anchored in international waters so they were able to continue. I remember when they broke anchor in a storm and were washed ashore. The occupants were arrested.

[DrFilth]

loved it in the sixties trying to listen to a cheap little tiny radio with an aerial stuck out the window in winter -)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTG7-qaStnI