Comments on: Radio Caroline at the British Music Experience in London

By: U.S lover

U.S lover — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:56:27 +0000

Yes the caption on that website is wrong. Radio Caroline continued to broadcast but Radio London closed on 14 August 1967 at 3pm. We were just sharing the image of John Peel in his pirate radio days

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:40:45 +0000

Just looked at the site Johny Payne posted, reading there under a picture :”Sinking feeling: Radio Caroline staff, including John Peel (centre, with side burns) dock in Felixstowe after the station’s closure on 15 August, 1967″ but….not RC but Radio London closed in that month. Caroline continued till November 1991 from sea and after 1991 via satellite, several land based stations, cable and later also via internet.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:22:24 +0000

Radio Caroline, The Best Radio Station In The World…ever!

By: Mary Payne

Mary Payne — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:04:51 +0000

That’ photo of ‘Caroline DJs coming ashore’ is an error on the part of Getty Images which unfortunately has been duplicated in several newspapers. The photo is Radio London DJs coming ashore. I have since informed Getty Images and they have corrected their caption, but sadly the incorrect caption is still out there on the internet, so the error will continue to be perpetrated.

It doesn’t help that the Beeb profile of Peel says he was a pirate DJ, but fails to name the station. The Beeb does not like to admit that it was attempting to make Radio One sound like Radio London, but that is exactly what it was attempting to do.

Mary Payne, Radio London webmaster

By: Mike Terry

Mike Terry — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:53:23 +0000

PS My apologies for at least two typos, I hit “send” too quckly in my enthusiasm!

By: Mike Terry

Mike Terry — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:51:11 +0000

The memories never fade amoungst us anoraks of “a certain age” as we have the advantage of remembering thos wonderful days of the sixties, so much has been documented with accuracy constanttly being watched over by us types!

By: Pablo

Pablo — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:59:45 +0000

Excellent

By: Jonny Payne

Jonny Payne — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:56:57 +0000

Thanks for letting me know, I’m letting my lack of years show!

After Radio London closed, John Peel (complete with sideburns) was present as Radio Caroline came ashore after the Marine offences Act became law on 14th August 1967. Check out this pic:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-swashbuckling-rock-rebels-of-radio-caroline-1647240.html?action=Popup

By: Mary Payne

Mary Payne — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:08:23 +0000

John Peel was never aboard Radio Caroline. His famous Perfumed Garden was broadcast from Radio London, aboard the mv Galaxy.

Half of the twenty-two DJs pictured on the steps of Broadcasting House in the famous Radio One pre-launch publicity photo of September 1967, had come ashore from Radio London, namely: Tony Blackburn, Pete Brady, Dave Cash, Chris Denning, Pete Drummond, Kenny Everett, Duncan Johnson, Mike Lennox, John Peel, Keith Skues and Ed Stewart.

Mary Payne, Radio London Webmaster

By: Mike Terry

Mike Terry — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:46:56 +0000

Excellent article but one correction required – John Peel never broadcast on Radio Caroline, he was on the station’s rival Radio London.