Tom Lodge was one of the very first offshore disc-jockeys in the UK. He joined Radio Caroline
in 1964. He took part in the epic round-Britain broadcast made from the original Caroline ship, the mv.Fredericia;
he was on board the mv.Mi Amigo when she lost her anchor and was washed up on the beach; and he was one of the
station's most popular broadcasters, presenting the Breakfast Show on both ships. He was there while history was
being made and he has very kindly offered to share some of his memories with us.
These chapters are from the original edition of Tom's book The Radio Caroline Story - from the inside.
This was later re-published in a second, revised, edition. There is now a third version, entitled The Ship That
Rocked The World. Tom tells us that it is double the size of the original book and contains a lot more about his
personal encounters with the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Eric Clapton, Herman's Hermits and his time on
the two Caroline ships. It is due to be published in December 2009 and will be available from Amazon and other
book-sellers.
CHAPTER ONE: Meeting Ronan O'Rahilly and joining Caroline.
