A - Z of the Caroline Roll Call
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Letter B
Sailing Barge out of Maldon passes the temporary Caroline South Ship 'Cheeta 11' in 1966 (Colin Nicol Pirate Radio Files)
Top-up delivery of Diesel Oil in 1984
Baas - 70's Caroline (M) Dutch 1973
MV 'Caroline' 'Fredericia' off the Isle-of-Man in 1966
Nick Bailey - North (F) started as a News Reader, later South (M) 1966 - August 1967
Caroline North Antenna in 1967 top section distorted in a severe gale, new stays were fitted & tensioned but didn't correct distortion (Mike Wright Archive)
Captain Baeker - North (F) Skipper Fredericia 1964
MV 'Caroline' 'Fredericia' in Ramsey Bay (Newsprint)
Bilbo Baggings see Andy Howard
David Baker - 80's Caroline (R) Short stint July 1987
Jeff Baker
Mike Baker - 70's Caroline (M) 1972
The 'Mi-Amigo' off Frinton-on-Sea in 1970's
Steve Ball - 90's Caroline (R) Pre-recorded storm tapes
Bud Ballou - International (M) 1967 - 1968
Robin Banks see Robin Adcroft
Michael Bankwellworth
Crispin Bardsley - Ross Revenge Restoration Crew from 2008
Rex Barker
Simon Barrett, Andy Johnson & Mike Barrington on 'Ross Revenge' 1984
Simon Barrett - 70's Caroline (M) 1976 (R) 1983 - 1985
11/05/09 - Simon Barrett certainly was broadcasting from the Ross Revenge. 1983-1985. Famous mention of "William" by The Smiths "That was William with The Smiths it was really nothing". That was what we land-based pirate jocks thought, that is why we flipped it over and spun the B-side until it became the A-side. Good to see this list
Norman Barrington on the 'Mi-Amigo' 1973
Norman Barrington on the 'Mi-Amigo' 1974 (Norman Barrington Archive)
Norman Barrington 'Smythe' - 70's Caroline (M) DJ/Production/Engineer variously for Radio Caroline, Seagull, Atlantis, Veronica & Mi Amigo on board the Mi Amigo from December 1972 - July 1974
The 'Mi-Amigo' showing her age in the mid-1970's
Mike Barrington - Ships Engineer heard on air occasionally - 70's Caroline (M) 1978, 80's Caroline (R) 1984 - 1987
Mike Barrington took his name from Norman I guess he liked the name which incidentally is Normans real surname he added the 'Smythe' bit as a joke but only used for a couple of months
Mike was an Engineer on Caroline in 1978, he was involved with Radio Jackie, has worked on & off at the time of publication (2009) for Sealand for 30 years, flirted with the 'Free' Irish Stations in the 1980's, is Chief Engineer on the LV18 (LV18 Trust) worked at a Garden Nursery before spending we believe the longest single period oboard the Ross Revenge 13 straight months
Carolne House, the Hague, Holland
Mike Bass - 70's Caroline (M) Radio Engineer - 1972
A competant engineer Mike Bass was to teach many the trade, very few people are aware that Mike gave asistance to the infant Radio Invicta & KING who were struggling to produce a usable signal from Red Sands Fort - see Mike Bass Tribute
Simon Bates
MV 'Caroline' 'Fredericia' in calm waters off the Isle of Man in 1966
Painting in progress ship has yet to have bell embelished on funnel (Take 2 Archive)
Terry Bate - Caroline House Sales manager 1964 - 1967
Caroline 1548 the 'Ross Revenge'
Ship pictured during the Bradwell RSL between 10th December 1994 & 6th January 1995
Alan Beech - Caroline Ross Revenge Restoration from 2000
Roland Beaney - Ross Revenge Restoration from 2000
Freddie Beare see Ross Brown
Bilbo Beggings
The pleasure boat 'Che Sera' approaching MV 'Caroline' 'Fredericia' portside stern in June 1967 (Take 2 Archive)
Sally Beecham - Caroline House Sales Office - 1964 - 1967
Alongside the MV 'Caroline' 'Fredericia' with Mick Luvzit on far right in June 1967 (Take 2 Archive)
Enlarged from negative then scanned unable to identify anyone else on board?
Johnny Lewis & Howard Beer undated
Howard Beer - 80's Caroline (R) Tender Skipper 1985 - 1987
Bellanoel & Jeanette
Bellanoel - 80's Caroline (R) Tendering 1986
Jeremy Bender - 70's Caroline (M) Dutch 1973
Michael Benjamin
Bert Bennet - 70's Dutch Caroline (M) 1973
John Bennet - 80's Caroline (R) July 1986 Disco DJ from Cheshire came to Caroline via Voice of Peace, died 6th September 2014
Grant Benson come out, of the bridge chart room 'Ross Revenge' 1983
Grant Benson - 80's Caroline (R) October 1983
Berby
Elija Van Drer Berg - Haag Office 1972 - 1974
Harry Bergman
Tony Berret
Chris Berry
'Mi-Amigo' beached at Frinton in storm seas on 20th January 1966
Colin Berry - 1st Caroline (F) 'Commercial Voice' 1964, (F) (M) DJ South 1965
John Bilby - 80's Caroline started as a cook with programmes over Christmas 1987
Stuart Bindson
Jimmy Bird
Stephen Bishop aka Johnny Lewis 'Moss' the lad - 70's Caroline (M) 1978, 80's Caroline (R) 1984 - 1986, Satellite/Internet from 1999
Laser 730 Test Period, Ireland 80's, Wyvern, Invicta, Mellow 1557, TLR, KM
Worked on a pig farm in Suffolk, Johnny's introduction to Caroline through helping out on boat trips to the Mi-Amigo. He later became an engineer DJ staying until the ship sank in March 1980. A spell on the Voice of Peace followed & then the free radio scene in Ireland. The call of the sea came again in 1984 helping out Laser 558 before a return to Caroline in 1985 with friends maintaing a link to his late father Peter in Suffolk. By 1987 he'd joined Radio Wyvern in Hereford/Worcester, then the Invicta Radio Group in Kent. H was at Thanet KM & most recently Academy FM (Thanet) leaving in October 2013 for Heartsdown College (Thanet) for more see Johnny's Website
Kevin Black
'Mi-Amigo' with her anchors set pullingherself into deeper water (Keystone)
Kitty Black - Atlanta (M) Shareholder of CBC (Plays) UK with Allan Crawford & Oliver Smedley 1960 - 1967, Director of Project Atlanta,Engineering Secretary 1963 - 1965
You might like to see the following tributes to Kitty Black 1 : 2
Roy Black
Guy Blackmore see Jim Gordon
Johnnie Blackburn - 90's Caroline (R) June 1990
Maureen Blackburn - Caroline House Ken Evans Secretary 1964 - 1967
Tony Blackburn in the 'Mi-Amigo' studio 1965
Tony Blackburn - South (M) 1964 - 1965
Erwin Van Der Bliek - 70's Dutch Caroline (M)
Captain Bob portside deck 'Ross Revenge' 1984
Bob the Captain - 80's Caroline (R) Captain Ross Revenge 1984
Jeff Bolan
Fred Bolland on deck of 'Ross Revenge' with 'Windy' skipper Willy in the Dinghy 1985
Fred Bolland - 80's Caroline Radio Monique service & supplies to Ross Revenge (R) 1985 - 1989
Nick Bolland - 80's Caroline (R) Short 2 week holiday stint July 1987
Jimmy Bond
Bongo
Dr Boogie
Kees Borell
Christmas Card painted by Francies Moore in 1967
She tells 'It was a panel from a record box I made at the time as the MoA Act loomed'
Robin Boston - Caroline House Commercial Traffic 1964 - 1967
Ted Bouwens - 70's Caroline (M) Dutch 1972 - 1973
Del Boy (R)
Andy Bradgate/Colin Mueslibar - 90's Caroline (R) June 1988
Paul Brand
Peter Brian (Martin Stevens)
Peter Brian - 70's Dutch Caroline (M) 1972
Mike Brill
Mike Brill - Internet from 2001
A former BBC engineer in the 1970's & 80's Mike was later to host 'Recorded Delivery' which became 'Kent Rocks'
Andy Brooks
John Brocks - Satellite from 2007
Johns been in UK, Austrian & Swiss broadcasting some 30 years, DevonAir, County Sound, Blue Danube Radio, Lantern FM, Radio Caroline & Pennine, European KlassiK Rock
Broono Brookes
Pat Brooks - 80's Caroline (R) 1987 then again 1989
Sietse Brouwer at Caroline Holland 1999
Sietse Brouwer - Dutch Caroline satellite from 1999
Trinity House LV8 'Jenny Baynton' (Dave Foster Archive)
Built in 1948 by Philip & Son, Dartmouth entering sevice she was at the Kentish Knock, Sunk Deep, the Outer Gabbard and finally Tongue until 1975
Sold in 1991 she was to become a nightclub, LV8 was named 'Barocca' but closed failing to meet fire safety regulations, after years of neglect she was bought the Waddenze organisation in 2004 and moved from Moerdijk, Rotterdam's old harbour to Harlingen and renamed 'Jenni Baynton' in 2005
Sietse Brouwer's Dutch Caroline became Radio Seagull now part of Radio Waddenzee on 1602 kHz AM
Greetings from Seagull Christmas 2008 (Sietse Brouwer Archive)
Moored between the islands of Vlieland & Terschelling the tender takes around an hour to reach LV Jenni Baynton from Harlingen
Radio Seagull Christmas Wishes 2009 (Sietse Brouwer Archive)
'Lord' Charles Brown - North (F) from November 1967 - 1968
12/12/09 : Yes I was Newreader/DJ on Radio Caroline North (International) under the name "Lord" Charles Brown. I am now retired and living near Johannesburg, S Africa LCB
David Brown
Geoff Brown - Atlanta then original Caroline (F) Engineer 1964 - 1967
'Frantic' Freddie Beare on Radio Caroline North taken by Jason Wolf in 1967 (Ross Brown Archive)
Ross Brown/Freddie Beare - (M) 1967 (F) September 1967 - March 1968
I served a very short time on the Mi Amigo from August 13th 1967 I mostly provided the news service, and then moved to the Fredericia from until March 1968 where I read news as Ross Brown and did an evening Tamala Mowtown/Atlantic records oriented Rhythm & Blues show as 'Frantic' Freddie Beare. When the ship was taken off the air after the introduction of Maritime Offences Bill which made it illegal to help the pirate stations, pressure was brought on the Manx Government to get them to stop Caroline North from operating. The Max Governments eventual capitulation meant that most of the British based DJs left the North Ship and volunteers were called for to keep the ship running I stayed behind staying on the ship until after the Fredericia had been towed into Amsterdam - Ross Brown
Errol Bruce - North (F) for 1 week then South (M) 1964 - 1966
Peter Bryan - 70's Dutch Caroline (M) 1972 - 1973
Max Buchanan/Glen Fiddick - 80's Caroline (R) short stay late 1989
Bid Bullo (M) 1967 - 1968
John & Anita Burch - Caroline Movement News Line from 1968
Gerry Burke - South (M) & as Henry W Morgan 1966 - 1967
John Burnell in 'Ross Revenge' Galley 1985
John Burnell - 80's Caroline (R) Engineer 1985 - 1986
Arthur Burton/Glen Fiddich - 80's Caroline (R) Overnight Alternative Service 1989
Howard Butler - 90's Caroline (R) came from Loughborough Campus Radio in 1990
Rolland Butter