The Beatles and The Pirates

Unlike the United States where you could hear wall-to-wall pop music on the radio 24 hours a day. In early 1960's Great Britain, the airwaves were controlled by the BBC. With numerous restrictions imposed on them including the dreaded 'Needle Time', which impacted on the number of records that could be broadcast weekly by the network. The broadcasting of 'Pop Music' was limited to a few shows per week.

Therefore, it was no surprise when Radio Caroline began broadcasting in the spring of 1964 off the coast of Essex. Signalling the arrival of pirate radio in the United kingdom.

In this weeks episode of Fixing A Hole we look at the links between The Beatles and the pirates and in particular the events of May 1967, when 'Big L', Radio London struck gold with a world exclusive and broadcast the new Beatles album, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.

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