In the first part of this two part special, I get four old pirates in a studio and light the anorak touch paper and stand well back! In this four way conversation between Lawrie Hallett (Brian Marshall), Martin Spencer (Dave Lane), Mark Dezzani (Rodger Vosene) and me, Mark Wakely (Steve Justin). We talk about how we got into pirate radio and the first tentative steps into broadcasting and why we got involved in this illegal activity. There's plenty of radio talk and some insights into the beginnings of Radio Zodiac, Phoenix Radio and Alice's Restaurant. The second part of this epic will be out in two weeks.
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Creators & Guests
Mark Wakely
Founder and presenter of Pirates of the Airwaves podcast and the Land Based Pirate Radio of the 70's & 80's Facebook group, also founder of 1386 Audio podcast production company. Mark has been involved in radio in one form or another for over 40 years and has a Masters Degree in Audio production from BCU. Doing his first pirate radio show at 15 he could now be classed as a veteran of the medium.
What is Pirates of the Airwaves?
Mark Wakely chats to some of the people involved in the land based pirate radio world of the 1970's and 1980's in the UK.