Pirate BBC Essex will broadcast for six days from the LV18

Pirate BBC Essex returns

From 6am on Thursday 9th August until 3pm on Tuesday 14th August, Pirate BBC Essex returns to mark the 40th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act which set out to outlaw the offshore radio stations.

Listeners will be able to tune in to Pirate BBC Essex across the world via computer at http://bbc.co.uk/essex as well as via MW on 729, 765 and 1530 kHz.

Already the legends of the 60s pioneers of offshore radio have signed up to be part of the 21st century team of presenters to broadcast from the North Sea. They include Johnnie Walker, Emperor Rosko, Dave Cash and Keith Skues.

Some presenters, such as Norman St John, John Kerr and newsreader Gord Cruse are flying in from around the world to be part of Pirate BBC Essex.

Listeners will also hear Tom Edwards, Mike Ahern, Roger Day and Pete Brady, many of them working together for the first time in many years.

They will be joining Ray Clark, Steve Scruton, Ian Wyatt and Tim Gillett from the 2004 Pirate BBC Essex line-up.

Pirate BBC Essex will be based aboard the classic light vessel LV18, owned by the Pharos Trust and moored off Harwich. It was the last manned Trinity House light vessel.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/local_radio/pirate_bbc_essex/

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