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UK government to test emergency alert system on 23rd April, unless you acknowledge you will not able to use your cell, so if you are in the UK I suggest disabling the function in Settings. Apart from the privacy concerns, i.e. you do not know what information is sent when you acknowledge the alert; when the government deems it has a sufficient percentage of the population responding, they will turn off existing alert platforms on Long and Medium Wave, these being receive only preserve your privacy and location data.

Martin Spencer, Mark Dezzani plus others. Radio Zodiac, Phoenix Radio, Alice's Restaurant Pt.1 : In the first part of this two part special, I get four old pirates in a studio and light the anorak touch paper and stand well back! In this four way conversation between Lawrie Hallett (Brian Marshall), Martin Spencer (Dave Lane), Mark Dezzani (Rodger Vosene) and me, Mark Wakely (Steve Justin). We talk about how we got into pirate radio and the first tentative steps into broadcasting and why we got involved in this illegal activity. There's plenty of radio talk and some insights into the beginnings of Radio Zodiac, Phoenix Radio and Alice's Restaurant. The second part of this epic will be out in two weeks. If you like the podcast and would like to support it then please buy me a coffee to help cover the recording and hosting costs, just follow the link, Thanks.  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/markwakelyW

 

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Bob Lawrence Part 2 - London Music Radio (70's), Radio Caroline and various ILR stations : This is the second part of Mark Wakely's chat with Bob Lawrence. We talk about regulation in radio, the future of medium wave, Caroline's 648 licence, the end of LMR, his time on the Mi Amigo and plenty of other anorak stuff. 

Bob Lawrence - Part 1 - London Music Radio (70's), Radio Caroline and various ILR : In this episode you can hear the first half of my conversation with Bob Lawrence (Richard Thompson). We talk about his start in radio and his time as part of the original London Music Radio. We look at the trials and tribulations of being a LBP operator in the 1970's and the camaraderie between stations of the time.   By Mark Wakely 

Lawrie Hallett - The Poacher turned Gamekeeper Episode, Phoenix Radio, Alice's Restaurant, Ofcom : For this episode I talk to Lawrie Hallett, the poacher turned gamekeeper. He went from pirate radio operator to ofcom official via a whole load of radio related projects and played a major role in helping Radio Caroline gain their 648 AM licence. He is now spending much of his time helping train the next generation of radio broadcasters.

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Lawrie Hallett interviews Mark Wakely https://piratepod7080.transistor.fm/15