Big
L in 1997
The first commemorative
broadcast of the 60's station that closed exactly 30 years earlier on the 14th
August 1967
Hear the Radio
London 60's jocks
here or from the original Big L club sticker below
How many can you name?
Answers on a postcard to......
Big L '97 came from
a small coaster the "Yeoman Rose" moored off the Clacton Essex coast
She was chartered from
Nick Murray of N E Murray Tugs (Nore Maritime) Marine Contractors based at
Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent
The Murray Tug Nore
Commodore
On station in Newhaven
East Sussex
To see more of the Nore
Commodore see Afloat
The Yeoman Rose anchored
a respectable mile from the seaward end of Walton pier, & provided the many
former offshore DJ's a taste of the conditions they once lived & worked
in & how music led personality radio could sound today
Our tender the Lady
Gwen
A recreation of the original
ships logo on the ships port side, in addition to the main sponsors "Canon"
branding on the bow
Crew member John standing
by with lines to secure the tender
It's all his fault, Ray
Anderson takes the blame from Mark Roman
Looking down into the hold,
to see the roofs of our luxury accommodation modules
The caravans provided adequate
but basic accommodation
Nearest module also housed
the transmitter
Close up of the rig
Well it gave John Kenning
something to smile about
For more of Solid Gold
John Kenning navigate from Radio
Sovereign
Our engineer Les tweaks
the Oxo Tin
Captain Pete starts the
main engine
We're underway further
inshore following a gale warning, other than the Oceaan 7 (Radio 270) who serviced
herself, no other offshore ship re-entered Territorial waters as a matter of
course during the offshore period
Pete at the wheel with
Mark
Steaming towards Harwich
the ship was to moor in the backwaters for more than a week whilst the weather
abated
Out of the way the Yeoman
Rose at anchor in secluded waters
Don't even mention the
tie, instead of being stuck on a sandbank I should have been greeting my new
team of presenters elsewhere! Thanks to Kevin Turner above left who also provided
pictures for this feature
For more of Kevin Turner
see Caroline & Radio
Sovereign
Alan Trainer, Mark Roman,
Kevin Turner, John Kenning, Chris Baird, Steve Silby & Paul the cook. Just
some of the crew that made the broadcast authentic & memorable
Cast-off captain Peter
& Crew member John bid visitors farewell
Leaving the Yoeman
Rose at its mooring in the back waters
I especially enjoyed the BIG L 97 and RNI 99 scapbooks which
brought back recent good time memories on board that now seen so long ago
as we continue on our journey to oblivion. Best regards Chris Baird
Wondeful mate and on
266 mmw - Grant
Learn how Radio London
might have broadcast permanantly from sea again off the Irish Coast in Pipe
Dreams
See more of "Big L" in
the summer of 2001 in Radio
London 2001
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