When the English government fails to meet the radio needs of its people a group of “pirates” are ready to make their own. Broadcasting from boats, trees, or hidden studios, pirate radio stations would evade the authorities for decades as the inspectors sought to “bring the villains to justice.” Join Karbo and Ross as they tell the story of the DJ outlaws whose rebellion changed English radio forever.

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Resources:

London’s Pirate Pioneers by Albert Glinsky
The Last Pirates 
How Pirate Radio Went Digital
Radio is My Bomb 

Music:

“Theme One” by George Martin
“flowers in the rain” by the move
“Hotshot” by Scott Holmes
“base” by parallel park

“Just give it time” by pierce murphy
“Counterattack” by parallel park
“lovechances” by mikaih beats
“past the barbary” by Ava Luna

Other Audio:

Pirate Radio Afloat
Jackie final Broadcast
LWR sample
Miscellaneous tv news samples
Theremin bleep
Live Jackie broadcast (recorded 8/13 by Karbo)
Foundation FM interview