In the 1960s, if you were a teenager in the United States, a big part of your life was probably music. There was a seemingly endless supply of both radio stations and 45s to keep you entertained. In ...

As the old adage goes: “Always be yourself. Unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate.” That certainly applies to the small, but special circle of swashbuckling radio enthusiasts in the ...

The true story of pirate radio is a complicated fight over the airwaves. Maybe you have a picture in your mind of some kid in his mom’s basement playing records, but the pirate stations we are ...

The U.K. has a long and lasting history of pirate radio stations. These are stations that were set up on ships and broadcast from international waters. The BBC had a monopoly on the airwaves in the ...

Caroline: A New Musical opens at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich on 17 April 2026 before visiting Queen’s Theatre ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to U.K. broadcaster Johnnie Walker about Ronan O'Rahilly, the founder of the pirate Radio Caroline, who died on April 20 at the age of 79. The founder of pirate radio, Radio ...

"When you tell people it is factual, you say, no, that surely didn't happen.” LONDON -- As the old adage goes: “Always be yourself. Unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate.” That certainly ...