'Pirate' BBC Essex and me..

This is not really an 'amateur radio' story, but I thought that you may be interested to know that I have been asked to present a show for this year's 'Pirate' BBC Essex, this Easter.

"Why should that interest us" I hear you say! Well I went to school in Southgate, at Ashmole Secondary Modern, as it was called back in the 60's and my real is name Terry Palfrey. I lived in East Barnet and left Ashmole at Easter 1964 just as Radio Caroline started.

Paul Peters & Geoff Kemp in the Forest FM studio

I had always been mad about radio and used to ride out to Brookmans Park and gaze up at those great masts dreaming of the day when I would broadcast from them.

I had to wait untill 2006 for this to happen when
I did a piece about my time as a pirate DJ on John Peel's old show "Home Truths".

As that 15 year old kid I wrote to all the pirates in the hope of getting a job as a DJ without any luck, untill one day I read about Radio Essex in my Dad's paper. The next day I was heading out to Knock John Fort. I was only on Radio Essex for a few short weeks and I was given the name Paul Freeman. I was just 16 years old!

Now 44 years later and at the age of 60, the BBC have asked me back to do a 3 hour show broadcasting using the name Paul Freeman. I believe that I'm on the air from Midnight Good Friday until 3 am Easter Saturday morning.

And if you are interested you can hear me every week presenting my "Fabulous 50's Radio Show" on Forest FM. www.forestfm.co.uk

You can "Stream" or download a "Podcast" of the weekly show at anytime from www.kfmj.com the GREAT Oldies radio station, up in Alaska.

Have a look at my "Myspace" Page at www.myspace.com/
fab50radioshow or Google Fabulous 50's Radio Show and click on the link.

I hope that I have not bored you too much!

My very best,

Paul Peters

www.forestfm.co.uk

BBC Essex