{"id":11292,"date":"2026-02-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11292"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:18:21","slug":"final-bee-bop-gold-of-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/final-bee-bop-gold-of-1987\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Bee Bop Gold of 1987"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1092\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11292-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8144AI-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8144AI-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8144AI-A-192.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\/2026\/01\/8144AI-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11292-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8144AI-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8144AI-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"859\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ireland_portmarnock_sunshine_sunday_world_310788.jpg\" alt=\"Final Bee Bop Gold of 1987\" class=\"wp-image-9060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ireland_portmarnock_sunshine_sunday_world_310788.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ireland_portmarnock_sunshine_sunday_world_310788-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1988 advert for Bee Bop Gold in the Sunday World (Anoraks Ireland Collection).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bee Bop Gold was a hugely popular oldies show on Dublin pirate Sunshine 101 hosted by Nails Mahoney in the final part of the station&#8217;s 8-year period on air. This edition is the final such show of 1987 and features the customary mixture of oldies and short links. Sunshine was Dublin&#8217;s most popular pirate station by this time following a rebranding the previous year, but the new super-slick presentation style was formatted to within an inch of its life. This recording includes a promo for a \u00a320,000 giveaway to a listener who could repeat the phrase &#8216;I listen to the red-hot sound of Sunshine 101&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tape is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection and was made from 100.5 FM between 0943-1029 on Sunday 27<sup>th<\/sup> December 1987 from 0943-1029.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bee Bop Gold was a hugely popular oldies show on Dublin pirate Sunshine 101 hosted by Nails Mahoney in the final part of the station&#8217;s 8-year period on air. This edition is the final such show of 1987 and features the customary mixture of oldies and short links. 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