Alan ‘Neddy’ Turner first worked on Radio Caroline's mv Fredericia when the ship was anchored off Suffolk in 1964. He was there when the station merged with Radio Atlanta and he joined Jerry Leighton and Tom Lodge on the voyage round the coast to the Isle of Man, where the ship broadcast as Radio Caroline North. Our grateful thanks to Alan for allowing us to publish these fantastic photos from the very earliest days of British offshore radio. |
Left to right: Alan Turner, Tom Lodge, Ric Jonns and Bob Stewart with the famous Caroline bell. |
Left to right: Jerry Leighton, Mike Ahern and Alan Turner up on the catwalk. |
In the early days of the station, an engineer played in the discs for the DJs. This photo shows engineer Bob Hart with Tom Lodge in the studio. |
Bob Hart and, through the window, Jerry Leighton. |
Alan Turner reading fan mail on his bunk. |
Alan with the ship's dog, called - what else? - Caroline. The leg on the left of the picture belongs to Jerry Leighton. |
Studio engineer Frank Kemble relaxing on deck. |
The original ship's name, still visible. |
