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 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 ...

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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 ...