Radio Caroline raided by Dutch officials

Title

Radio Caroline raided by Dutch officials

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:18

Description

Ronan Carroll reports on a raid on Britain’s oldest pop pirate radio station, Radio Caroline. The station has been forced off air after Dutch officials boarded their vessel, The Ross Revenge, in the North Sea following police raids in Holland and Belgium in pursuit of information about advertisers on the station. Caroline spokespersons claim the raid was illegal, having been mounted in international waters. Includes interviews with station manager, Peter Moore; Mike Coolican, Department of Trade and Industry.

Contributors

Ronan Carroll; Peter Moore; Mike Coolican

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; Radio Caroline; Piracy; Radio stations; Broadcasting; Customs and Excise; Netherlands; Radio; Ships; DTI; The Ross Revenge

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