Tag: The Boat that Rocked
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Before Pump up the Volume: Pirates of London
Listening to ‘On The Run’ – a documentary about London Pirate Radio from the closure of the pirate ships in 1967 to the opening of the first commercial radio stations in 1973, made at the time it’s a fascinating piece of mostly long-forgotten history. Covering the likes of Radio Jackie, Radio Free London and the…
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The original boats that rocked – Pirate ships ahoy!
Preparing for a new show I stumbled across these films of the original pirates satellites – the offshore broadcasting Pirate Radio ships and forts such as Radio Caroline, Radio London, Radio 270, the fort radio stations of Radio 390, Radio Invicta, Radio City, and Radio Essex aka Sealand – and the most dramatic of all…