Ahoy Matey! - a podcast by Angela Martin, Paula Snow, Kerrie Smith & Grace Healy

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Ahoy Matey! This week we tell you the story of Pirate Radio Station, Radio Caroline with special guest Charlie Ashcroft from Amazing Radio.

Radio Caroline which launched in the 60s in reaction to the monopoly of the BBC and the major labels. The station took residency on a boat in the sea just outside British territory and went on to be one of the biggest stations in the UK, much to the digust of the labels and the governments. We dig into the real story of the boat that rocked, including murder, theft, storms and spliffs.

Special thanks to our guest this week, Charlie Ashcroft: https://amazingradio.com/shows/audition/poll

New music this week is from Feral Five, Cat Ryan and Benefits.

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SHOW RESEARCH

Feral Five: https://www.feralfive.com

Cat Ryan: https://catryan.bandcamp.com/music

Benefits: https://benefitstheband.bandcamp.com

http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/raid.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Caroline#cite_note-Henry/von_Joel-5

https://radiofidelity.com/history-of-radio-caroline/

http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/CAR/car23.shtml

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-swashbuckling-rock-rebels-of-radio-caroline-1647240.html

Book: Radio Caroline: The True Story of the Boat That Rocked: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HBU204Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o03?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/mar/27/boat-that-rocked-background