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TV fiction that included pirate radio

Can you remember the TV shows that had story lines about pirate radio stations?

So far we have recalled:

Thunderbirds. An episode where a space satellite pirate TV/radio station was operating. The main DJ was identified as Ric (fx: rifle gunshot with loads of echo) O'Shea. As far as we recall, the DJ was 'in vision' inbetween the records. However, when a record played he was replaced by a test card with the stations call letters.

(Anybody help with the episode title, or the call-sign of the station?)

Danger Man (More Details please?)

Heartbeat. (More details please?)

I remember The Lenny Henry Show back in the 1980s where Lenny's character, Delbert Wilkins, broadcasted from behind a kebab shop in Brixton. He aptly called the station/service the BBC (Brixton Broadcasting Corporation). (Contributed by Miranda Ashitey)

The Goodies' request for a broadcast license is turned down by the Post Office so to get round this they open a pirate post office so they can issue thier own one. Thus Radio Goodie is born, broadcasting from a ship (or was that a submarine?) and with only one record: A Walk In The Black Forest, which bores the one listener, a granny in a rocking chair, literally to death. Graeme, the brainy member of the trio finally flips as meglamania takes over. Facts as accurate as 30+ years since viewing will allow! Last Episode from Series 1 – 1970. More at: http://www.humorlinks.com/humornet/files/goodies2.html
Mmm, something in there about Bill achieving 'total awareness' with the use of 'mind-expanding lemonsherbert'. (Contributed by Steve Pragnell)

Written by Anorak Nation.
Published on Tuesday, 24 October 2006 at 23:32. Version 1.0.0.