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Radio Jackie last hour on air

Title
Radio Jackie last hour on air
Genre
Interview; Vox pop; Speech; News bulletin; Music; Special
TX Date
4 Feb 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
01:06:12
Description
The last hour before Radio Jackie, the land based pirate station serving South West London, goes off the air following raids by the Department of Trade and Industry and action by Radio Mercury. Programme controller Dave Owen talks to station employees from the past 16 years: current presenters Irwin Davies, Alistair Phillips, Kate Davis, Martin Day, Sarah Trent, Mark Lawrence, Jim Richmond, Geoff Rogers, Stephen Angel, Roger Michael and Rob Randall; newsreaders Chantal Cooke and Roger Allen. Also past presenters John Preston, Eddie Lloyd, Richard Jackson, Chris Barrett, Stuart Jeffries and John McCarthy. Julie Jones interviews the public who have come to the party. Concluding with statement by station co-ordinator Peter Rivers. With music, news and weather bulletins. Transmission disrupted at times by DTI action. .
Contributors
Martin Day; John Preston; Roger Allen; John McCarthy; Chantal Cooke; Peter Rivers; Dave Owen; Irwin Davis; Alistair Phillips; Julie Jones; Kate Davis; Sarah Trent; Mark Lawrence; Jim Richmond; Eddie Lloyd; Geoff Rogers; Richard Jackson; Stephen Angel; Roger Michael; Rob Randall; Chris Barratt; Stuart Jeffries; Radio Jackie
Keywords
London; Piracy; Radio stations; Radio; TV/radio presenters; Department of Trade and Industry; Radio Jackie; Radio Mercury

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