The boys from the Knock John always find 222 good reasons for holding their annual reunion this years venue was Kettners in Soho

I was invited to join what might still be described as the Radio Essex Beat Club as an honoree member

Knock John in 1965 before the radar house was unceremoniously cut away & toppled overboard in an effort to improve the signal - It didn't!

John Hatt formerly Chris Stewart above ...

... with Gerry Zierler alias Guy Hamilton

Fort Captain Dick Palmer enjoying an affectionate greeting from ...

... Mark Wesley's (Mark West)

An anecdote from Dick shared with Michael Bates of Sealand

Gerry with Greg Bance aka Roger Scott on Essex

Originally a colleague from Radio City on Shivering Sands ...

... Dick Dixon jumped forts

Things might have gone better with Coke

Greg Bance aka Roger Scott's Queens English was to be heard on many commercial voice-over's through the 70's & early 80's a stark contrast to Mike Curtis' Estuary English listen below

"Don't say I didn't warn you Gerry, "Drink anymore wine & you'll be sick"

Vince Allen & Mike Curtis on the "Crazy Eve" a kind of Clubby DX programme where just about anything happened & usually did

The days line-up on 222 Bob, Dick P, Dick D, Mark, Michael, John, Gerry, & Greg

rather than "roughing" it with his fathers Essex boys

Afterwards the (fool) hardy continued the show at the French Bar in Dean Street

See the first boarding pictures of Knock John by Radio City & the early days of Radio Essex by navigating from Radio Essex 222

Also see how Radio Essex converted Roughs Fort navigate from Sealand One

For more details on all the Thames Estuary Forts see Fort Fax

To commemorate the 40th anniversary we've published a book written by David Sinclair & Bob Le-Roi called Making Waves the Radio Essex story

We also have a range of documentary CD's, the Sealand VCD, books, & a video on the Army & Naval Forts available from the Offshore Shop

There are also pictures of Radio Essex from David Sinclair's photo album in The Pirate Hall of Fame