As a part of our live weekend (28-31 March 2025) we paid tribute to Johnnie Walker. Johnnie had been the patron of the Pharos Trust charity, which owns the LV18 and Radio Mi Amigo, for two decades. Johnnie would have been 80 years old on Sunday 30th Marsh. Duke Anthony produced and presented a special show on Saturday 29th March […]
Repeat! Johnnie Walker Special – 3rd April 7pm & 4th April 1am
Spring 2025 Live Broadcast 28-31 March
Radio Mi Amigo will be going live from the LV18 over the long weekend of Friday 28th to Monday 31st March. Friday 28th March 1200 Olly Kinvig “Late late Rock’n’Roll Breakfast Show” 1400 Ian Chambers’ Request Show 1600 Neon Nancy 1800 Duke Anthony 2000 Paul Windsor “Garden of unearthly delights” 2200 Rick Marks 2400 Diamond Dave Kent Saturday 0700 Olly […]
Rick Marks
“I have been an anorak since as a fourteen year old my older brother on his way out one night asked me to turn over the tape on an old fashioned reel to reel in an hour’s time. Carrying out his request, I sat and listened to what turned out to be the final hour of RNI. One hour later […]
Johnnie Walker RIP
The trustees of the Pharos Trust along with the management of Radio Mi Amigo are saddened to hear of the passing of Johnnie Walker who has been the Patron of The Trust for two decades. Johnnie’s illustrious career intersected with the LV18 during his many Pirate BBC Essex broadcasts. Those broadcasts were a part of our own foundation and paved […]
Photos from the Radio London 60th weekend
Friday 20th December 2024 Saturday 21st December 2024 Sunday 22nd December 2023 Monday 23rd December 2024 Many thanks to all the presenters and the support team who made this event a success. The Pharos Trust also wishes to thank Ray Anderson (radiofab.com) and Chris & Mary Payne (radiolondon.co.uk) for their kind assistance and support – without whom this radio event […]
Radio London 60th Anniversary Broadcast Schedule
Friday 20th December 1200 Duke Anthony 1400 Olly Kinvig 1600 Chris Cooper 1800 Steve Jenner’s Big L Fab Forty Top 3 Hits 2000 Rick Marks 2200 Diamond Dave Kent Midnight – Radio Mi Amigo overnight Saturday 21st December 0700 Olly Kinvig 1000 Steve Jenner’s Big L Fab Forty Top 3 Hits 1200 Tim Wardley Sound of the 60s 1400 ** […]
Radio, Radio with Norman Barrington
2024 has been a multi-anniversary. 60 years since the start of British offshore radio, 50 years since the loss of the Benelux offshore stations. It also happens to be 50 years since the Caroline Stonehenge festival, and the year I said finally farewell to the dear old Mi Amigo for the last time, after an eventful two years. Thus it […]
Radio London 60th Anniversary
Radio Mi Amigo is proud to announce that we will be marking the 60th anniversary of Radio London’s first transmissions with four days of special live shows from our studio on board the LV18 in Harwich Harbour. Photos from the Radio London 60th weekend Our very special guest will be Keith Skues, a veteran of BFBS, Radio London, Radio Caroline, […]
Radio Seagull special event
In the last week of August 2024 Radio Seagull in Harlingen, NL, marked the decision of 31 August 1974 by the Netherlands government to shut down the remaining Dutch ship-based radio stations. That day Radio North Sea Intl, Radio Veronika and Radio Atlanta fell silent. Many of the regular LV18 DJs were on board the LV8 Jenni Baynton in Harlingen […]
14 August 1967 – a special show
At 2100 tonight – 14 August 2024 – we are playing a special two hour show produced by Duke Anthony in 2022. Duke covers the start of the pirates in 1964 and the events leading to 14 August 1967, featuring Radio Caroline and Radio London. Listen here at 2100 and at 0300 15/8/2024 to hear this show. All times are […]