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Flower
Power, Merseybeat, Mods, Mini Skirts and The Twist
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All
these things are now recognised cult icons of the Sixties,
but nothing can have been more representative of the spirit
of Sixties youth and its rebellion against the unwillingness
of the old-fashioned 'establishment' to accept their new ideals
than 'pirate' radio.
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The
names and sounds of the major stations like Radio Caroline and
'Big L' - Radio London - are very memorable but how much do you
really know of their fascinating history, the many smaller, less
well-known stations, and their epic struggle to break the stranglehold
of outmoded industry bureaucracy in order to bring the vibrant
new sounds of rock
and pop to us - the youth of the Sixties?
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"This is the
story of the
music airwaves of the
swingin' Sixties
and offshore
'pirate' radio"
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SixtiesCity 2008