{"id":1990,"date":"2020-06-12T13:19:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T12:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2021-08-06T19:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T18:58:09","slug":"documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary: The Irish Pirates (Volume 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6712\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1990-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Irish-Pirates-4of4.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Irish-Pirates-4of4.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Irish-Pirates-4of4.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Irish-Pirates-4of4.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=1990-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Irish-Pirates-4of4.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Irish-Pirates-4of4.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-cassette-CU-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Documentary: The Irish Pirates (Volume 4)\" class=\"wp-image-1991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-cassette-CU-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-cassette-CU-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-cassette-CU-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-cassette-CU-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-cassette-CU.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>One of the episodes of &#8216;The Irish Pirates&#8217; from the Leon Tipler Collection (photo by Brian Greene)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the final volume of Part 2 of &#8216;The Irish Pirates&#8217;, Leon Tipler&#8217;s acclaimed documentary on the Irish scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. This hour covers Sunshine Radio and Radio Nova in more detail, including a visit to the Nova transmitter site and interviews with Chris Cary and Stuart McLoughlin about the economics of radio and the ratings wars. There are also interesting clips of specialist programmes such as the current affairs show &#8216;Dublin Today&#8217; and the religious hour &#8216;Life is a Celebration&#8217;. Tipler discusses the local radio legislation proposed in 1981, one of the many failed attempts to legalise the sector, and offers an in-depth analysis of the state of play at the time. The hour finishes with a long and fascinating bandscan of Dublin pirate radio. Tipler refers to Part 2 of &#8216;The Irish Pirates&#8217; being in production and we will bring you those recordings shortly.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is from the Leon Tipler Tapes Collection, donated to us by Steve England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Index to Volume 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:00:11\">\t00:11\tDublin Today<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:02:12\">\t02:12\tLife is a Celebration<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:03:45\">\t03:45\tTrip to TX site<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:07:35\">\t07:35\tKISS FM promos<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:10:45\">\t10:45\tChris Cary on Nova ratings<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:17:00\">\t17:00\tInterview with Stuart McLoughlin of Nova<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:27:10\">\t27:10\t1981 Local Radio Bill<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:31:55\">\t31:55\tAim of the documentary<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:36:20\">\t36:20\tPossibility of local RT\u00c9 opt-out for Dublin<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:37:00\">\t37:00\tPirates raise money for charity<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:40:48\">\t40:48\tThanks to those who appeared in Part 1<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-4\/#t=00:41:43\">\t41:43\tFinal bandscan<\/a><br>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the final volume of Part 2 of &#8216;The Irish Pirates&#8217;, Leon Tipler&#8217;s acclaimed documentary on the Irish scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. 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