{"id":10227,"date":"2024-11-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10227"},"modified":"2024-11-03T12:38:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T12:38:20","slug":"tony-allan-ard-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/tony-allan-ard-1979\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Allan on ARD in 1979"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7846\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10227-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tipler-1979-tape-5-side-A-ARD-commentary.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tipler-1979-tape-5-side-A-ARD-commentary.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tipler-1979-tape-5-side-A-ARD-commentary.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tipler-1979-tape-5-side-A-ARD-commentary.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10227-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tipler-1979-tape-5-side-A-ARD-commentary.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tipler-1979-tape-5-side-A-ARD-commentary.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ard_1979_tony_c.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Allan on ARD in 1979\" class=\"wp-image-10240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ard_1979_tony_c.jpg 760w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ard_1979_tony_c-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tony Allan in the ARD studio in 1979 (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Continuing our series on recordings made by English radio anorak Leon Tipler in Dublin, today&#8217;s tape features the sounds of an August afternoon in 1979 after he returned to Ireland for another visit. Tipler put his microphone up against a radio in his hotel room and recorded snippets of the city&#8217;s leading pirate, Alternative Radio Dublin (ARD) and a commentary on his impressions of the city at the time. This extracts were later used in his acclaimed documentary series <em>The Irish Pirates<\/em> that can be heard on this <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording features the voice of the legendary Tony Allan (RIP) presenting the afternoon show on ARD and reading news headlines on 28<sup>th<\/sup> August 1979. Tipler was staying in the Ormond Hotel overlooking the River Liffey and gulls and passing traffic can be heard in the background. Audio quality is variable due to degradation of the cassette. We thank Steve England for donating Leon Tipler&#8217;s collection to us. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing our series on recordings made by English radio anorak Leon Tipler in Dublin, today&#8217;s tape features the sounds of an August afternoon in 1979 after he returned to Ireland for another visit. 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