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Ray Robinson started making and collecting recordings of the offshore stations in 1970. That was when he was first able to buy a tape recorder with money saved from a summer holiday job while in high school. Since then, he has amassed an archive of many thousands of hours of broadcasts from all the offshore stations, and of course, Radio Caroline in particular. A number of these recordings, often from momentous occasions, have been very skillfully edited by Alan Sheead to restore their music quality to modern day standards, while retaining all the original presenter links, jingles, commercials and promos. Through these ‘Caroline Archive Hour’ shows, we will be bringing you the best of these restored recordings, focusing mainly on those from the 1960’s and 1970’s. More recent recordings will also be played from time to time, when their content includes music from these two decades, in line with the format of this channel. By listening to shows as they were originally presented all those years ago, you will not only hear tracks that never made the charts (and which you may well remember!), but you will also be able to re-connect with former Caroline DJ’s who became ‘friends’. Enjoy exploring the archive with us, every Saturday and Sunday evening at 8pm UK time. Originally an Essex boy, Ray now lives with his wife and family in Los Angeles, from where he presents these programmes.

Location:

United Kingdom

Description:

Ray Robinson started making and collecting recordings of the offshore stations in 1970. That was when he was first able to buy a tape recorder with money saved from a summer holiday job while in high school. Since then, he has amassed an archive of many thousands of hours of broadcasts from all the offshore stations, and of course, Radio Caroline in particular. A number of these recordings, often from momentous occasions, have been very skillfully edited by Alan Sheead to restore their music quality to modern day standards, while retaining all the original presenter links, jingles, commercials and promos. Through these ‘Caroline Archive Hour’ shows, we will be bringing you the best of these restored recordings, focusing mainly on those from the 1960’s and 1970’s. More recent recordings will also be played from time to time, when their content includes music from these two decades, in line with the format of this channel. By listening to shows as they were originally presented all those years ago, you will not only hear tracks that never made the charts (and which you may well remember!), but you will also be able to re-connect with former Caroline DJ’s who became ‘friends’. Enjoy exploring the archive with us, every Saturday and Sunday evening at 8pm UK time. Originally an Essex boy, Ray now lives with his wife and family in Los Angeles, from where he presents these programmes.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Episode 251: Archive Hour - 23 Mar 2025

3/23/2025
Mar 1984 - Diane Lauren
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Episode 251: Archive Hour - 22 Mar 2025

3/22/2025
Mar 1976 - Samantha Dubois

Duration:01:00:12

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Episode 250: Archive Hour - 16 Mar 2025

3/16/2025
Mar 1969 - Robbie Dale (Radio Veronica)

Duration:01:04:07

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Episode 250: Archive Hour - 15 Mar 2025

3/15/2025
Mar 1967 - Dave Lee Travis

Duration:01:05:16

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Episode 249: Archive Hour - 9 Mar 2025

3/9/2025
Mar 1976 - James Ross & Mark Lawrence

Duration:01:46:09

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Episode 249: Archive Hour - 8 Mar 2025

3/8/2025
Sep 1966 - Gary Stevens (SRE)

Duration:01:05:16

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Episode 248: Archive Hour - 1 Mar 2025

3/1/2025
Mar 1968 - Johnnie Walker

Duration:02:21:46

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Episode 247: Archive Hour - 23 Feb 2025

2/23/2025
Feb 1972 - Brian McKenzie (RNI)

Duration:00:59:45

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Episode 247: Archive Hour - 22 Feb 2025

2/22/2025
Feb 1966 - Dave Cash (Radio London)

Duration:01:03:41

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Episode 246: Archive Hour - 15 Feb 2025

2/15/2025
Feb 1974 - Don Allen - Toppers 20 (RNI)

Duration:02:04:26

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Episode 245: Archive Hour - 8 Feb 2025

2/8/2025
Feb 1968 - Stevi Merike (Radio Caroline International) Jun 1971 - Stevi Merike - Super Hit 50 (Radio Northsea International)

Duration:02:07:46

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Episode 244: Archive Hour - 2 Feb 2025

2/2/2025
Feb 1985 - Tommy Rivers, hour 2 (Laser 558)

Duration:00:59:45

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Episode 244: Archive Hour - 1 Feb 2025

2/1/2025
Feb 1985 - Tommy Rivers, hour 1 (Laser 558)

Duration:00:59:45

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Episode 243: Archive Hour - 26 Jan 2025

1/26/2025
Jan 1984 - Carl Kingston (Radio Caroline)

Duration:00:59:45

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Episode 243: Archive Hour - 25 Jan 2025

1/25/2025
Jan 1967 - Mike Ahern (Radio Caroline South)

Duration:00:59:45

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Episode 242: Archive Hour - 19 Jan 2025

1/19/2025
Jan 1965 - Paul Kaye (Radio London), hour 2

Duration:00:59:45

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Episode 242: Archive Hour - 18 Jan 2025

1/18/2025
Jan 1965 - Paul Kaye (Radio London), hour 1

Duration:00:59:45

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Episode 241: Archive Hour - 12 Jan 2025

1/12/2025
Jan 1966 - Pete Bowman (Radio Scotland)

Duration:00:59:45

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Episode 241: Archive Hour - 11 Jan 2025

1/11/2025
Jan 1968 - Spangles Muldoon Rock & Roll Special

Duration:00:59:45

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Episode 240: Archive Hour - 5 Jan 2025

1/5/2025
Aug 1967 - Johnnie Walker, hour 2 (Tribute)

Duration:00:59:45