Pirate Radio

Pirate Pages

These test transmissions via live365 provide an unusual mix of radio and television theme tunes, pirate radio tunes, children's music and vintage music - sorry transmissions suspended for the time being. Click here for Sterlingtimes Internet Radio

Every good pirate needs a theme theme - wait a few moments to hear this one - "Radio Times" (if Real Audio is installed on your computer, this one will start automatically. The singing starts half way through the record. Opening voice is Henry Hall.

Radio Times

I'm still looking for some pictures of detector vans - can anyone help please?

Sterlingtimes Main Radio Site

The virtual detector vans have arrived in the UK. Some audio links suspended owing to PRS/MCPS attack - see bottom of this page. The Internet_and_licensing

A licence is not required for a radio receiver as long as it is not capable of transmission as well (The Wireless Telegraphy Apparatus (Receivers) (Exemption) Regulations 1989 (SI 1989 No 123). The exception to this is that it is an offence to listen to unlicensed broadcasters (pirates) without a licence. Licences are not issued for this purpose. [The Radio Communications Agency]

This is where the RA brags about its catches

Here is a preview of the new Uncle Mac pages at sterlingtimes. START HERE._A Day in the life of the chief Radio "Uncle" Derek McCulloch - "Uncle Mac" of the ever popular Children's Hour - gives you some extracts from his diary in this exclusive interview with GODFREY WINN - Radio Pictorial April 26, 1935.

Watch Out! The Gippo's outside.

This site is 807 powered! RF burns!

Here are the children's record pages for adults.

Hello Children Everywhere

My intention in these pages is to look back to the 1950s and 1960s, and where appropriate to even earlier, to examine the records that were played to children.

Pirate Radio

Radio Nordsee International

My career and life interests have been inspired by Radio Nordsee International that transmitted from the Mebo II.

Norman Barrington site includes some interesting jingles and some good memories. RNI Theme Tune Man of Action.

We Love the Pirate Stations (Real Audio but requires download first) by the Roaring Sixties - the campaign record for the pirate radio stations.

Radio Caroline Theme Tune.

The Radio Caroline site has removed the theme tunes. I will add these back when I find alternatives. Some alternatives are here and here.

Radio Normandy (1926- 1939) updated.

Pages about the 1930s sponsored English language sations in Europe.

History of British Broadcasting and Regulation

British Radio and Television Theme Tunes - with some pirate material

The Ovaltineys

British Television Nostalgia Site

NEW! Pirate Radio from Birmingham - Radio Jolly Roger and the Birmingham Free Radio Network

Most files in this section are in Real Audio.

Happiness is Radio Dolphin from Birmingham (12 minutes) circa 1971. Mi Amigo Radio, the theme song/jingle of Radio Mi Amigo. Radio Enoch - The Voice of People Against Marxism - its history including a sound file and press cutting.

Hamburg with the traitor 'Lord Haw-Haw' and his downfall (1945)
Radio Luxembourg (1950s)
Radio Caroline
Radio Scotland
Radio London
Radio 390
Radio London Closedown
European offshore radio selection
For more visit Paul's Radio Museum.

Laser Hot Hits - heard 24 hours a day on 6220 kHz, 7465 kHz and 3970 kHz shortwave (9MHz coming soon).

Some Real Audio Treats from the BBC: Broadcast from 2LO from The Strand (1922), test transmission from Writtle with Peter Eckersley ('hello CQ') - the Chief Engineer of the BBC, the Declaration of World War II on the BBC (1939), VE Day Celebration (1945). End of the General Strike (1926).

External links - radio and television nostalgia

Radio Caroline

The streaming media links provided by Radio Caroline do not always seem to work. A selection of options may be found at the links below.

UK site

Listen to Radio Caroline