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History and origins of pirate radio

Pirate radio in the United Kingdom dates as far back as the 1930s and in that time much has changed as well as progressed. The following gives some insight to what pirate radio was and stands for today.

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WATCH: Sean Street, director of the Centre for Broadcasting History Research atBournemouthUniversity gives his thoughts on the history of pirate radio.

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LISTEN: Hear what ex - Laser 558 DJ Charlie Wolf has to say about pirate stations in the past, or what Mickey Nold of Birmingham's PCRL thinks of where the demand lay in the 1980s. Tim Gillett, presenter at BBC Essex, also shares his views. Listen here >>

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