Radio Polly: Recent Episodes
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A 5 week online radio service marking the 50th anniversary of The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act and the end of off-shore pirate radio in 1967.
Here is all our best bits from the last 5 weeks crammed into 5 minutes of audio.
Remember you can listen back to everything on our Audioboom channel
Sixties
Hester Cant spoke to David Rowland, an expert on Mod & Rockers altercation at Margate & Brighton Beaches in the 1960s, who was a police officer at the time.
Remember you can listen back to all our shows and interviews on our audioboom channel and our website
Sixties #Mods #Rockers #Brighton #Margate
We thought we’d show you a taste of what happened after the offshore pirates came onshore.
Ever heard of a station called KISS? Hester Cant spoke to one of the founders Lindsay Wesker, telling us all about the on-shore pirate re-incarnation
In 1990 KISS finally got a legal license and have been broadcasting ever since!
This is our final Sunny Afternoons with The Captain, Andy Backhouse, on Radio Polly.
On this week's show it was The Who week, to celebrate this Music News' Sean Allsop looks comes into the studio to discuss their music career, and review their recent charity gig at The Royal Albert Hall.
We also hear from David Rowland about the Mods & Rockers in the 60s live from Brighton who was a Policemen at the time.
We also heard from Kiss's Lindsay Wesker about the off-shore pirates coming on shore.
Sixties #TheWho #Mods #Rockers
Brandon Robshaw was part of the BBC Two series ‘Back in Time for Dinner’.
Brandon and his family embarked on an extraordinary time-travelling adventure to discover how a post-war revolution in the food we eat transformed the way we lived.
Brandon lived and breathed the 1960s through the food and décor even clothing on the show and we get to find out about his journey across the era of the 1960s.
Our reporter Amy Miller talks to Brandon to find out more.
Sixties #Food #Fashion #BackInTimeForDinner
Our Lady Pirate Hester Cant spoke to Steve Anthony LIVE from Radio Caroline's studio in Strood, Kent.
They spoke about things including the multiple re-incarnations of the station, what it is as a station now & specifically what Steve's show is about.
Remember to catch Sunny Afternoons with The Captain, Andy Backhouse, every Tuesday 12-2pm on Radio Polly
Sixties #RadioCaroline #SteveAnthony
The Lady Pirate, Hester spoke to Ray Clark, author of Radio Caroline: The True Story of the Boat that rocked.
Ray also presented on the re-incarnation of Radio Caroline in the 1980s and still presents on their internet station to this day! Listen to find out how Radio Caroline came into being, how it kept afloat and the trials and tribulations of having a radio station 3 miles off the coast!
Sixties #RayClark #RadioCaroline
This Sunny Afternoons with The Captain, Andy Backhouse, on Radio Polly.
On this week's show it was Aretha Franklin week, to celebrate this Music News' Sean Allsop looks comes into the studio to discuss her music career.
We also heard from Radio Caroline's Ray Clark as well as a LIVE interview from Caroline itself with presenter Steve Anthony.
Last but not least we even hard time to hear from Brandon Robshaw who was on the BBC Two series Back in Time for Dinner.
Remember to catch Sunny Afternoons live on our website every Tuesday, Midday to 2pm.
Sixties #ArethaFranklin #RadioCaroline #BrandonRobshaw #BackInTimeForDinner
As part of Sunny Afternoons. This week we were treated to a live session from Sean & Jack from the Beach Boys tribute band - Surfs Up.
They played us Sail on, Sailor & a medley of Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen & Surfin USA from The Beach Boys.
There's a full video of the session on our Facebook Page.
Remember to catch Sunny Afternoons with The Captain on Radio Polly LIVE on our website every Tuesday 12-2pm.
Sixties #Live #BeachBoys
Our very own Lady Pirate, Hester Cant, interviewed the UK's Number 1 Beach Boys tribute band live from Pirate Studios in Birmingham.
Remember to catch Sunny Afternoons with The Captain live every Tuesday 12-2pm on our website.
Sixties #BeachBoys #SurfsUp #TributeBand
Radio Polly's newsreader and news guru Felix Laing takes us back to 1966 and the top 4 news stories of that momentous year.
Remember to catch Sunny Afternoons with The Captain on the Radio Polly website every Tuesday Midday - 2pm.
Sixties #News #Football #Moors #Beatles #Politics
Music News' Sean Allsop looks into the life of the Beach Boys Legend.
He created the most groundbreaking album but who is the man behind the music and madness.
BeachBoys #Sixties #BrianWilson
This Sunny Afternoons with The Captain, Andy Backhouse, on Radio Polly.
On this week's show it was Beach Boys week, to celebrate this Music News' Sean Allsop looks deep into the life of Brian Wilson an we have a LIVE session from Pirate Studios in Birmingham with Beach Boys Tribute Band, Surfs Up.
As well as Felix Laing looking at the top 5 news stories from 1966 as all our music this week is from that famous year.
Remember to catch Sunny Afternoons live on our website every Tuesday, Midday to 2pm.
Radio #Sixties #BeachBoys
The Captain, Andy Backhouse, interviews the guitarist for Sugerbowl, about how 60s music has influenced them as a band.
Remember you can catch Sunny Afternoons every Tuesday afternoon Midday - 2pm.
Sixties #Music #Band
Hester Cant speaks live on Sunny Afternoons on Radio Polly to Sean Doherty about Handel & Hendrix House in Mayfair.
Sixties #Hendrix #Handel #Mayfair
They speak about the museum itself and also about Hendrix and the 60s specifically as well.
Remember you can hear Sunny Afternoons with The Captain live on Radio Polly Tuesdays 12-2pm.
Swinging London was the fashion capital during the 60s, to learn more Sean Allsop checked out the vintage store What The Butler Wore in Waterloo to find out more.
Sixties #Fashion #Waterloo
At Radio Polly we’re all about playing the best of the best when it comes to music. What better than to hear all about the top 5 female British solo artists of the 1960s from our very own Lady Pirate, Hester Cant
Welcome to Sunny Afternoons with The Captain, Andy Backhouse, on Radio Polly.
On this week's show you'll hear from Sean Allsop and What The Butler Wore boutique about fashion in the 60s , Hester Cant takes us through the top 5 female artists of the decade & a live interview from Handel & Hendrix House in Mayfair...as well as all the best 60s music.
Remember to listen live on Radio Polly every Tuesday 12-2pm.
Sixties #Fashion #Music #Hendrix
Charlie Mathers speaks live on Sunny Afternoons on Radio Polly to the owner of vintage fashion shop, Blackout II, in Covent Garden about the shop and also what were the defining fashion styles of the 1960s.
Remember you can hear Sunny Afternoons with The Captain live on Radio Polly Tuesdays 12-2pm.
Welcome to Sunny Afternoons with The Captain, Andy Backhouse, on Radio Polly.
On this week's show you'll hear from Lindsay Wesker of Kiss being a Pirate station in the 80s, Victoria Brokes a co-curator of the You Say You Want a Revolution at the V&A museum & a live interview with the owner of vintage fashion shop Blackout II in Covent Garden...as well as all the best 60s music.
Remember to listen live on Radio Polly every Tuesday 12-2pm.