Red Sands Radio Fort
with the American TV Travel Channel
Filming to camera with the American Travel Channel for 'Expedition Unknown - Legendary Locations' for Circle the Globe Productions, 1840 Dana Street, Glendale, CL 91201, California, USA
Sailing from the All Tide Landing, Queenborough, Isle-of-Sheppey on 15th March 2018
Crew aboard the X-Pilot hanging off Southern Gun Tower 1 on the flood tide
KESS
Car Transporter inbound Yantlet Channel |
An
old Padlock after a few months exposure |
Joe James loading kit into a jumbo bag to be hauled up
Radio Invicta hatch from Record Library to Studio and Transmitter Room
Reverse view Radio Invicta hatch from Studio and Transmitter room to Record Library
*
Hole through Red Sands Radio Generator Room 2018 |
An
old EL83 valve on one of the Red Sands Radio Generators |
* In 2007 spent two days with a cold chisel making a small hole to let out rainwater that flooded the Generator room, note the size of the hole 10 years latter indicating how quickly the Forts are rusting away
See Red Sands Radio Fort Generators
The collapsed Red Sands Radio Antenna
Dave Phillips and Joe James survey the sight filmed by Evan B Stone
The collapsed Red Sands Radio Antenna
Bob Le-Roi securing the Red Sands Radio Antenna
Three of us managed to haul the collapsed Red sands Radio Antenna and place it safely across the Gun Tower Roof
Note the twist at the base of the Antenna where the repair failed following the fire
Ebbing tide around Gun Tower #4 legs
X-Pilot makes her way to pick-up the film crew
Video Clip: X-Pilot comes alongside
X-Pilot
with crew member Bob Vine comes alongside |
Bob
Le-Roi & Dave Phillips on top deck of X-Pilot |
Southern Gun Tower #1 secured
Joe James and Danny with a Drone on deck
North Redsand Buoy
Video Clip: North Redsand Buoy
Southern Gun Tower # 1 with Red Sands Radio Antenna Capacitance hat
Passing
under the Southern Gun Tower #1 to Control Tower catwalk |
Gun
Tower #2 |
Searchlight
Tower |
Searchlight
Tower Generator Louvres |
Searchlight Tower
Southern
GunTower |
Bofors,
G1, Control, G2, Searchlight & G4 |
The twist at the base of the Antenna noticeable in left image
Six of seven Towers, searchlight out of view to right
Back ashore at Queenborough
Steve Gove - PRS, Danny - DoP, Bob Le-Roi - RSR, Geoge Wilcox - NL Local Producer, Jimmy - Technical Support & Drone Pilot, Joe James - Producer, Evan B Stone - DoP
Queenborough from the sea wall at low tide
Video Clip of Programme