Ray anderson, buster, ray clark, carl conway, robbie dale, chris edwards, glen fraser, maurice hawkins, bill rollins, hans steiper. It is a compulsive if not comprehensive trawl through the back story. This conversation is with carolines longserving engineering supremo peter. Radio caroline king county library system overdrive. Dutch friends and former colleagues, jan veldkamp and ad roberts made some great videos while onboard. The true story of the boat that rocked ray clark on. To coincide with carolines 50th anniversary, ray clark has written a new book about the station from the earliest beginnings right up to recent times, where caroline still retains the last seaborne vessel the ross revenge and a broadcasting presence via the internet.
The world of graham masterton, was nominated for both the world and british fantasy awards. Listen to me on caroline, bbc and kdka and my books. All content and information contained here is officially. Having grown up listening to radio caroline he ran away to sea and joined what is probably the most famous radio station in the world. Hello, my name is ray clark this is where ill be storing photographs, videos, audio and interesting stuff that i have collected while working on the radio ive been heard on a number of radio stations over the years, including radio caroline, various commercial and bbc stations, and stations in the u. After the radio caroline ship mi amigo sank 20mar1980, ronan orahlly invested in a former north sea trawler the ross revenge and had it refitted in spain for broadcast purposes including a very impressive 300ft antenna mast. Financed by respected city money men, this is a story of human endeavour and risk, international po. Featuring unpublished interviews with the pirate presenters who were there, ray clark, former radio caroline dj, tells the. He broadcasted on radio caroline in the 1980s under the name mick williams. Financed by respected city money men, this is a story of human endeavor and risk, international politics, business success, and financial failures. He started his career on radio caroline in the 1980s and currently presents on bbc essex. One of these was ian ross, a member of the founding triumvirate along with ronan orahilly and chris moore. Aug, 2017 radio caroline presenter ray clark remembers listening to mr damon as a nineyearold on the radio.
Review of book by roy clark called radio caroline the true story of. A devious murderer confounds detectives in this gripping mystery the di gardener crime fiction series book 2 by ray clark sold by. This is great news for suitably equipped london car users who cannot hear the 648am signal with clarity and dont want to mess with mobile devicebluetooth solutions. Radio caroline was the worlds most famous pirate radion station during its heyday in the 1960s and 70s, but did the thousands of people tuning in realise just what battles went on behind the scenes. Radio caroline, the former offshore radio station, now sending multiple music streams on the internet, also local full time dab and regional am on special weekends.
Apr 14, 2019 ray clark and graham cooke from radio caroline visited grimsbys fishing heritage museum earlier this week to interview anyone who had memories of the first life of this special ship. I grew up in the 1960s listening to radio caroline, london and other ship borne radio stations. Ray will talk about the amazing history of this radio station that still broadcasts and survives against overwhelming odds. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Mar 28, 2014 bbc essex presenter ray clark says he has radio caroline to thank for starting his radio career.
Sunday afternoon with ray clark from radio caroline north live from the ross on 68khz, on dab and online. Ray clark ray is a familar face in burnham where he used to be a bus driver wake up with planet ray and the rest of the ray clark breakfast show team every weekday morning between 6am and 9am for the essex stories you care about. Radio caroline is a british radio station founded in 1964 by ronan orahilly initially to circumvent the record companies control of popular music broadcasting in the united kingdom and the bbcs radio broadcasting monopoly. See all books authored by ray clark, including killing bill oreilly, and a detectives dozen, and more on. Ray clark, once a radio caroline dj himself, tells the captivating story of the. This one should be interesting as the bbc have shut down their 68khz transmitters yippee leaving the frequency clear for manx radio which as we know now gets to parts of the uk it was difficult to be received in due to the bbc. Clark howard is a consumer expert whose nationallysyndicated radio and tv programs shows you practical ways to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off clarks goal is to empower the consumer, helping you pack a punch in your wallet, invest wisely, save for retirement, find the best deals, avoid scams, and reduce those bills. In 2009, ray s short story, promises to keep, made the final shortlist for the best short story award from the tom howard foundation. Radio caroline presenter ray clark remembers listening to mr damon as a nineyearold on the radio. Radio caroline north and manx radio 17th 18th february. At 0001 on the 1st october the caroline bell and theme tune once again burst onto the medium waveband. This is the official facebook page of radio caroline, europes 1st album station. Radio carolines mv ross revenge colchester tripadvisor.
The true story of the boat that rocked by ray clark 3. Unlicensed by any government for most of its early life, it was a pirate radio station that never became illegal as such due to operating outside any national jurisdiction, although after the marine offences act it became illegal for a british subject to associate with it. May 01, 2014 if you lived through the pirate radio era you will not want to miss this great book well written by a man who has worked on many radio stations including radio caroline for many years and knows radio inside out, the book tells the story of how the pirate stations revoluionized popular radio and gave the bbc the shove it needed to bring it out of the dark ages. Radio caroline radio caroline plays a huge selection of album tracks from the 1960s right through to now.
Ray clark finally makes it on to caroline, and begins a long career in radio. Radio caroline is remembered as an icon of the sixties but actually continued on through the seventies and eighties, and still broadcasts today. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint. Just a heads up as if you needed it for the radio caroline north manx radio week end 17th 18th february. The grimsby trawler that was home to pirate station radio. Radio caroline sunday afternoon with ray clark from. Radio caroline was the worlds most famous pirate radio station during its heyday in the 1960s and 70s, but did the thousands of people tuning in realise just what battles went on behind the scenes. Radio caroline was the worlds most famous pirate radio station during its heyday in the 1960s and 70s, but did the thousands of people tuning in realise just. Bbc essex presenter ray clark says he has radio caroline to thank for starting his radio career. Ray will talk about the amazing history of this radio station that still broadcasts and. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key.
The true story of the boat that rocked history press, 2014 by ray clark. Radio caroline radio caroline north easter facebook. The true story of the boat that rocked english edition ebook. Apr 14, 20 the 1960s, 70s and 80s saw the evolution of a new type of radio broadcasting around the british isles. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders. Though she was financed by respected city money men, caroline faced many challenges. This months broadcast is sponsored by marsh industries and you can win cash to spend in our web shop thanks to competition sponsors lisa dolley and mike attrill from. Ray clark and graham cooke from radio caroline visited grimsbys fishing heritage museum earlier this week to interview anyone who had memories of. A picture of ray clark on the bough of the radio caroline ship. Raido caroline was the worlds most famous pirate radio station during its heyday in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. This book gos to show we are never to old to learn about life, learning something daily in admiralty house. Learn more about radio carolines long and storied existence in the documentary segment further up, part 6 of dmc worlds comprehensive the history of dj.
Oct 07, 2019 radio caroline is remembered as an icon of the sixties but actually continued on through the seventies and eighties, and still broadcasts today. Radio caroline north has been coming to you live from kent, and peel and douglas on the iom so far this easter weekend next its ray clark broadcasting from somewhere on the essex coast not a million miles away from our radio ship ross revenge. Behindthescenes memories of an offshore radio engineer and presenter on the voice of peace, laser and caroline. The true story of the boat that rocked was published last month. Ray anderson, buster, ray clark, carl conway, robbie dale, chris edwards, glen fraser, maurice hawkins, bill. With the bbc being considered as a dinosaur completely out of touch with the younger. We broadcast around the world using multiple internet streams in crystal clear stereo. Radio caroline rob ashard in for ray copeland tonight. Ray clark wake up with ray every weekday morning from 6am, for the essex stories you care about, plus all the travel, weather, sport and money matters you need to start your day.
Radio caroline the true story of the boat that rocked. Radio caroline goes live and legal on 648am radiotoday. The true story of the boat that rocked by ray clark. It was just so special and so different and worth fighting for. Extracts from these conversations were used in his book radio caroline. Ive been heard on a number of radio stations over the years, including radio caroline, various commercial and bbc stations, and stations in the u.
I am sorry about the quality of the pictures this week but the battery in my camera ran out and a lot a warming was required to get even these pictures. A factual account of farcical and adventurous times, with around 100 bw photographs, by radio caroline presenter ray clark. This conversation is with caroline s longserving engineering supremo peter. Only the caroline app has a live programme schedule, now playing and multiple streams to suit most internet speeds. If you lived through the pirate radio era you will not want to miss this great book well written by a man who has worked on many radio stations including radio caroline for many years and knows radio inside out, the book tells the story of how the pirate stations revoluionized popular radio and gave the bbc the shove it needed to bring it out of the dark ages. Beyond the truth a beyond surrender romance book 2 english edition. We are very grateful to ray for allowing us to publish some of his interviews on the pirate radio hall of fame. Radio caroline was the worlds most famous pirate radio station during its heyday in the 1960s and 70s, but did the thousands of people tuning in realize just what battles went on behind the scenes. This is where ill be storing photographs, videos, audio and interesting stuff that i have collected while working on the radio.
Dec 22, 2017 radio caroline goes live and legal on 648am by reporter december 22, 2017 8. There is a foreword by emperor rosko and keith skues. The radio caroline story is not just the story of a radio station, but a story which forced change for the whole uk radio industry. Featuring unpublished interviews with the pirate presenters who were there, ray clark, former radio caroline dj, tells the captivating story of the boat that rocked. With christmas not far away weve a tiptree classic christmas hamper to give away, plus two of their christmas crates. Radio caroline was the worlds most famous pirate radio station durin. Radio caroline the true story of the boat that rocked by. To coincide with carolines 50th anniversary, ray clark has written a. Ray clark has interviewed a number of the people involved with radio caroline.
Feb 03, 2014 the british fantasy society published ray clark s first work in 1995 manitou man. Ray clark has enjoyed a long and successful radio career. The true story of the boat that rocked 9780752498874. If your musical taste extends beyond the current fad or you want to hear. The 1960s, 70s and 80s saw the evolution of a new type of radio broadcasting around the british isles. We are very grateful to ray for allowing us to publish the full transcript of the conversation on the. The british fantasy society published ray clarks first work in 1995 manitou man. Unlicensed by any government for most of its early life, it was a pirate radio station that never became illegal as such due to operating outside any national. But while thousands of listeners were tuning in, it wasnt all plain sailing for the pirates.
Buy radio caroline by ray clark from waterstones today. He is the author of the great british woodstock thp, 2017. Jun 19, 2009 ray clark wake up with ray every weekday morning from 6am, for the essex stories you care about, plus all the travel, weather, sport and money matters you need to start your day. Featuring many rare photographs and unpublished interviews with the pirates who were there, ray clark, once a radio caroline disc jockey himself, tells the. In 2009, rays short story, promises to keep, made the final shortlist for the best short story award from the tom howard foundation. It is of course a seriously updated and expanded version of his previous print run, bringing that story up to date, thus far, and with more pages, more pictures and a lower price. Radio caroline goes live and legal on 648am by reporter december 22, 2017 8. Im quite an expert myself visited mi amigo 3 times but this book filled many. Oct 29, 2017 sunday afternoon with ray clark from radio caroline north live from the ross on 68khz, on dab and online.
Stills and nash as my featured band and all the excellent new and classic album tracks ive lined up to play on the radio caroline breakfast show 69am uk time online, on digital radio and 648am have a great weekend and mind yourselves. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. Ray clark is the current bbc radio essex breakfast show presenter, and has over thirty years experience as a disc jockey. Ray clark writes as fluently and easily as he speaks, so his book radio caroline the true story of the boat that rocked is an easy and enjoyable read. Ray clark is a radio presenter with more than thirty years experience. Financed by respected city money men, this is a story of human endeavour and risk, international politics, business success and financial failures.