Steve Leyland latest podcast from Pirates of the Airways by Mark Wakely


Steve Leyland: Known to the listeners of Merseyside and the North West of England as Steve West, we hear about his time on Radio Jackie North, MAR and many other stations, he tells us about almost being blown off the top of a 22 story tower block, laughing at the GPO and accidentally almost setting fire to a flat with a transmitter power supply.

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