Steve, I hesitated before replying, given that this thread was originally about an entirely different subject. But then again I'm not quite sure why our lounge lizard chum chose to resurrect it anyway.
So, on the Boat That Rocked film... As a card-carrying anorak with some peripheral involvement with offshore radio in the past, I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, it was a typical Richard Curtis film, quite funny in places. But the 'Carry On Up The Aerial Mast' style doesn't really convey what it was actually like out there. To be fair, Curtis did state quite clearly at the outset that it was not supposed to be a documentary, but a fictional story set in those kinds of surroundings.
Like you, I was a 'radio under the pillow' listener - not so much in the 60s, when I was (sadly) only vaguely aware of what was going on, but from the early 70s onwards when Radio Caroline came back against all the odds, as they have done repeatedly over the years. If you're interested, the station's fascinating history is detailed here:
http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/#history.html.
And they're still on the air now; to me it's just amazing that I can listen in from so far way.
Luxy, yes they were obviously another important station back in the day. In fact Peter Antony, an ex-Luxy presenter, has a Saturday morning (UK time) show on Caroline; one of my favourites actually as he plays a good selection of Rock N Roll and other interesting music.
Going back to The Boat That Rocked film, the original idea was to actually use Radio Caroline's last (i.e. current) ship for the filming, but difficulties with insurance, etc. prevented that from happening. Instead, the crew provided most of the studio equipment that was used in the movie - details here:
http://www.rossrevenge.co.uk/boatthatro ... rocked.htm
OK, anorak being removed now...
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