{"id":812,"date":"2019-02-23T12:36:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T12:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=812"},"modified":"2021-08-07T14:53:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T13:53:23","slug":"interview-ian-biggar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-ian-biggar-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Ian Biggar (part 2: ERI, Zee 103)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6031\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-812-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16.022019_ian_biggar_2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16.022019_ian_biggar_2.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16.022019_ian_biggar_2.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\/2019\/02\/16.022019_ian_biggar_2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=812-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16.022019_ian_biggar_2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"16.022019_ian_biggar_2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Interview: Ian Biggar (part 2: ERI, Zee 103)\" class=\"wp-image-813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>John Walsh interviewing Ian Biggar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the second part of our interview with one-time  broadcaster and long-time Irish pirate radio enthusiast Ian Biggar, recorded at his home in Harrogate in England. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this part, Ian remembers his involvement with ERI in Cork and Zee 103 in Omeath, Co. 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