Fascinating. The combination of youthful optimism and radio broadcasting, in places all over the world, has served millions of listeners and launched countless careers. Thanks for sharing this great story!
Thanks for the memories of a great time. I lived in Worcester Park Surrey in South East England and could receive Essex Radio, Radio City, Radio 390, King Radio, Radio London, Radio Caroline South & North. Then there was Radio North Sea International (RNI) that kept going for many years after the others. Also visited a land based pirate in Sutton, Surrey called Radio Jackie. Great times to have grown up in.
That's a really excellent film, which takes me back to my own few months aboard Sunk Head Fort, working for Eric Sullivan's Radio Tower. I think if anything, our conditions were probably more primitive than yours - I was aboard for a few weeks with the transmitter working, and then for a few weeks more with just one other guy, caretaking the place after the transmitter died! The Army finally blew it up . . . Chris Gosling (Chris Gee on the Big T) 😀
I have been watching a VHS copy of a VHS copy of a VHS copy of a VHS of this film! Thanks a million for posting. I actually visited for a day when I was in a foul mood with dreadful sea sickness - you won't remember. I was left in the TV lounge while others looked round.
Great Job Mark, gives us all a great insight into Fort Life in the mid sixties and a super writing and narration job too. God your radio career has been longer than mine and so many highlights with such a great voice. Get in touch with Golly he's lining up more fun and frolics in the North Sea with a good pay day.
I remember the days of the pirate radio ship, Radio Scotland and what a trimendous station that was then came the day that it had to close down and go off the air, l really did miss the pirate ship radio Scotland. Then came the news that Radio 1 was coming on the air so had to listen to that for some time then some time after that we heard about another station that coming on the air & that was Radio Clyde and that was a great station then came another change we heard that radio Clyde was changing to Radio Clyde 1 & Radio Clyde 2 and that very good news, & as they say the rest is history.
Hi Mark, thanks for this. I was wondering I could have permission to use a few seconds of footage as b-roll for a documentary I'm doing about Sealand? Kind regards.
Fascinating. The combination of youthful optimism and radio broadcasting, in places all over the world, has served millions of listeners and launched countless careers. Thanks for sharing this great story!
Thanks for the memories of a great time. I lived in Worcester Park Surrey in South East England and could receive Essex Radio, Radio City, Radio 390, King Radio, Radio London, Radio Caroline South & North. Then there was Radio North Sea International (RNI) that kept going for many years after the others. Also visited a land based pirate in Sutton, Surrey called Radio Jackie. Great times to have grown up in.
That's a really excellent film, which takes me back to my own few months aboard Sunk Head Fort, working for Eric Sullivan's Radio Tower.
I think if anything, our conditions were probably more primitive than yours - I was aboard for a few weeks with the transmitter working, and then for a few weeks more with just one other guy, caretaking the place after the transmitter died! The Army finally blew it up . . .
Chris Gosling (Chris Gee on the Big T) 😀
At 75 i remember it all...... Thanks lads you all done a great job..... You should all be proud of what you done.......Thank you all
Brilliant movie. Great you or someone had the sense to film
It.
I have been watching a VHS copy of a VHS copy of a VHS copy of a VHS of this film! Thanks a million for posting. I actually visited for a day when I was in a foul mood with dreadful sea sickness - you won't remember. I was left in the TV lounge while others looked round.
Great Job Mark, gives us all a great insight into Fort Life in the mid sixties and a super writing and narration job too. God your radio career has been longer than mine and so many highlights with such a great voice. Get in touch with Golly he's lining up more fun and frolics in the North Sea with a good pay day.
I remember the days of the pirate radio ship, Radio Scotland and what a trimendous station that was then came the day that it had to close down and go off the air, l really did miss the pirate ship radio Scotland. Then came the news that Radio 1 was coming on the air so had to listen to that for some time then some time after that we heard about another station that coming on the air & that was Radio Clyde and that was a great station then came another change we heard that radio Clyde was changing to Radio Clyde 1 & Radio Clyde 2 and that very good news, & as they say the rest is history.
Real nostalgia 😊
Fabulous! What a great record of a fascinating era. Mark D.
Great clip, thanks Mark!
Michael Wever : My allnight music station on 222m with great reception in Germany as soon as Radio Roma had closed down.
A brilliant film for the year , so sad that it all came to a end ???
excellent
Great stuff - all those wind making, tinned pies!!
Great memories Mark. Have you been back to Sealand since?
Hi Mark, thanks for this. I was wondering I could have permission to use a few seconds of footage as b-roll for a documentary I'm doing about Sealand? Kind regards.
i had this film on video .but this one is different with some edits from the original film
I`ve got a version from East Anglian Productions. This one has more footage on it.
@@stuartjohn7884 yes i got mine from east anglian productions .also and noticed more footage
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