Radio Caroline - Radio Caroline Flashback

Phil was born and bred in the Royal Forest of Dean. How did he get into Radio? – I have asked myself that question; it should be what are you doing in Radio!! I suppose the answer is when my local BBC station was looking for assistants I went along to help with Sports Commentary, I have reported from Henley Regatta, and the National Rowing Championships in Nottingham and Strathclyde, doing a race commentary while riding a bicycle along the tow path. And then along came Caroline, as a young lad I always wished I could have been involved, and now I am very lucky to be. When and why he you first join Caroline? –I have been a listener since 1964, yes really that long, I started listening after reading an article in the Coventry Evening Gazette while on holiday at my cousins. To fully answer the question, after I visited the Ross in Rochester & Tilbury. I thought this Ship needs a make over and a clear out, I have some free time, offer your self..The rest is a very tiring history I love listening to New Music and telling people about it, so Radio Caroline would seem an ideal outlet, but I do go back in time to listen to my old stuff as well.

A repeat of the Top 15 Show first heard yesterday morning at 9am.

A selection of music from the past five decades

Following a stint on the Voice of Peace in Israel Clive relocated to Ireland and was jointly responsible for the much loved 80's 'super pirate' ABC Radio, where many Caroline presenters laid their hats during shore-leave from the Ross Revenge. Since the late 80's he has been involved in radio station senior management and a number of influential radio training initiatives. These days he is a qualified trainer and radio industry consultant and works for leading broadcasters at home and throughout Europe. Clive grew up listening to Radio Caroline in the 1970's and although he has been heard for a number of years on many of our commercial spots, this is his first regular slot on the schedule. He says his show will feature many "Caroline Classics" but he also looks forward to playing some of the many quality new tracks on the legendary Radio Caroline - Europe's first album station.

A Caroline listener's music selection - see 'Top Fifteens' page for details.

Born in Croydon, South London, Pat was smitten by the radio bug 14 years later whereby he was forced to launch his own station via a pair of walkie-talkies. His parents, sisters and the cat may have been his only listeners, but it was a start. A while later he moved onto landbased pirate radio, firstly with the legendary Radio Jackie, then Radio Kaleidoscope which gained a reputation of being one of the most regular and professional pirates in London. After Kaleidoscope closed in 1976 some of its staff set up a radio service at The London Hospital, Whitechapel and Pat spent many years there as presenter, engineer and later programme director. In 1996 he spent some time finding out about life outside radio, however the pull of radio was too much, and after 5 years in the wilderness he returned to radio as part of the Radio Caroline team. Pat can currently be heard on Monday, Thursday and Sundays mornings 10am - 2pm. Pat has also presented for the present day Radio Jackie in South West London, and a number of Restricted Service Licence stations and is currently working as a web and app developer.

Stephen is one of this country’s most experienced music broadcasters with more than 40 years’ worth of programmes for the BBC and commercial radio under his belt. Affectionately known as Foz, he was born and bred in Suffolk and has Radio Caroline to thank for his eclectic taste in music having been an avid listener to the likes of Andy Archer, Tony Allan, Johnny Jason and Simon Barrett during the 1970s. Foz is delighted to be broadcasting on the station that ignited his passion for albums. He has a huge CD and vinyl collection covering the history of popular music and is widely regarded as an expert on the subject.

After a number of boat trips out to the North Sea in the 70's and 80's Ray eventually stayed and broadcast on Caroline 558 as Mick Williams – a name he'd 'borrowed' from a friend. Since then he's enjoyed a successful career in radio, that continues to this day, but now he's more selective about where he works. Ray has been involved with several radio stations as presenter, running some, winning the licence for one of them, producing documentaries and gaining a few industry awards He is one of the few people to have presented the breakfast show on 'pirate', commercial, American and BBC radio.

Record label exec, music industry consultant and music aficionado Adrian Skirrow has spent most of his career working for and running multi-national music labels, as well as his own leading independent label and concert promotions business and counts himself as privileged to have have been able to work closely with some of the biggest names in the business. Originally from Yorkshire, Adrian spent his youth in South Africa and many year's as a club DJ playing building up a loyal following and playing sell out club nights at some of the iconic alternative rock venues in Johannesburg, which were also frequented by UK ex-pat's who brought in the latest new wave and goth sounds that found their way on to the dance floors. The music broken on the dance floor back then influences Adrian's radio show's to this day, and his passion for introducing new music outside of the mainstream. Adrian joined Radio Caroline in January 2020 to host a weekly late night show prior to his current weekly time slot on Friday's between 7-9pm.