I recently wrote an article about Radio Caroline. As I have explained before, this can be a dangerous thing to do, as there are mad
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We need more from Moore
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Devotees turn Radio Caroline into a joke
I’m not sure who believes that Radio Caroline is actually a legend. It self-proclaims that it is, but I worry that the ever more bizarre
Time to cull the old people at Radio 1
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Chris Evans and his TV set
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Alan Freeman – a radio legend
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Who are the Borg?
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Reducing radio audiences
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Chappers and Dave
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Radio is a patchwork blanket
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2010 – a year in entertainment
It appears to be obligatory to look back on a year just gone and reflect on one’s entertainment high and lows. I don’t think I’ve
Should Radio Caroline be given a licence?
In recent weeks a small and mainly unnoticed campaign has started. It is a campaign to get MPs to sign an Early Day Motion prepared
Emergency Radio
Reading through the ‘Preparing for Emergencies’ book we all got a while ago, I notice that I have to gather up my belongings and along
How to save Big L
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Big L a month on
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Fearne’s phone fears
An interesting side comment by Fearne Cotton on her radio show led to a barrage of texts and emails agreeing with her. She revealed in
Anoraks a-go-go
I just won a bet, and am happy to be collecting a whole Euro. Let me explain. In the reducing world of radio anoraksia (It’s
Outrageous T-shirt of lies!
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The big Pintsize Geeza
Here’s a man that ought to go far in the future: Pintsize. Pintsize is a DJ on Hightz FM (108 MHz across London town) on
The saddest Radio Caroline legacy
Recently, the excellent film ‘Pirate Radio’ (known in the UK as ‘The Boat that Rocked’) “based on ‘Radio Caroline’” rocketed the name ‘Radio Caroline’ back
More sad Radio Caroline legacy
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Radio Caroline down the John
Offshore radio back in the 1960s is credited with changing everything radio wise. The one station that is named by the public to ‘represent’ all
Radio anoraks and their false idols
History is only what the loudest or most intimidating historian says it is. Rarely does history have any relationship to what actually happened. This is
The sadder Radio Caroline legacy
One of the saddest legacies of the offshore pop pirates of 50 years ago is the enthusiast known as an ‘anorak’. Whilst the modern world
The Rust Revenge, why bother?
Many years ago, before land-based sensible attitudes to radio broadcasting were invented, people used boats as a vehicle to house studios and transmitters in order
What was ‘Loving Awareness’?
The words ‘Loving Awareness’ have featured on Radio Caroline broadcasts for nearly 40 years. Radio Caroline devotees will sign letters and e-mail with some reference
What was Offshore Pop Pirate Radio?
Over half a century ago people used ships to broadcast pop music from. It was called ‘offshore radio’ or ‘pirate radio’ or ‘free radio’. There
Cyber bullying … about radio, ffs?
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Big L – Big Luck?
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Iain Lee on LBC
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Adult talk and a fusion of music
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Why radio enthusiasts mustn’t design radio output
It became very obvious to me some time ago that the older radio ‘anoraks’ (enthusiasts) of yesteryear who live for the return of offshore pirate
Your Mother’s Got a Penis
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The great radio implosion
I imagine there are steam engine enthusiasts who sit doughy-eyed believing that one day the steam engine will return and rule the rails. There are
Why aren’t there any revolutionary pirate radio stations?
Broadcasting radio without a licence can be fun, although of course you shouldn’t try this at home. As long as technically your transmissions are not
The ignorance of people discussing Chris Moyles
It’s fascinating reading various armchair pundits and journos spouting their take on Chris Moyles’ recent on-air moan about the fact he’d not been paid for
How music radio is dead and buried
I recently spent some time looking at a service available to subscribers to Talk Talk TV called V:MX. Talk Talk TV is like Virgin TV,
OMG! It’s August 14th! …again.
I’m an anorak’s wet dream, I am Jeeez. Spare me. It’s August the 14th. Noooooooooo. Back in 1967 this was the day that all the pop
What is an Anorak?
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Laugh at Sandi Toksvig
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A Free Radio voice? The dream & the reality
A guest article from months ago, revisited, republished as-was, and worthy of reconsideration: Chris raised the possibility some time ago when we were talking about
Radio Jackie and the anorak pheromones
Radio Jackie is the last truly independent local radio station. It’s based in Tolworth and broadcasting to “South-West London and North Surrey”. ‘Independent’ means it’s
Fear of Mono
Around and about radio enthusiast sites and mass debating pits I notice there continues this horror and fear of mono. Why are (radio anorak type)
Cut-backs
Cut-backs, eh? BBC local radio ends up leaving its plush offices and studios and moves into a car. Sigh. ~ ~ There’s plenty more, plus
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