Caroline 199: A Pirate's Tale

Summary This is the story of Radio Caroline the legendary pirate radio station that helped to reinvent the 60s and lead to an explosion of popular music and the opening up of the airwaves. It shows how charismatic club owner and artist manager Ronan O'Rahilly desperate at the lack of space on the air ways to hear the new emerging music came up with a plan. He would park a boat in international waters and broadcast pop and rock into the UK in defiance of the authorities. It worked beyond his wildest dreams.

S16.E12 ∙ Caroline 199: A Pirate's Tale

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Gavin Millar Jonathan Miller Kenneth Tynan John Walters

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 28, 1991

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Illuminations Films

Summary This is the story of Radio Caroline the legendary pirate radio station that helped to reinvent the 60s and lead to an explosion of popular music and the opening up of the airwaves. It shows how charismatic club owner and artist manager Ronan O'Rahilly desperate at the lack of space on the air ways to hear the new emerging music came up with a plan. He would park a boat in international waters and broadcast pop and rock into the UK in defiance of the authorities. It worked beyond his wildest dreams.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 28, 1991

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Illuminations Films

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