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 […]
Steve Jenner
Steve Jenner is a former ILR senior presenter and half of two brothers who were founding directors of two FM ILR stations covering Derbyshire’s Peak District and East Staffordshire. He claims to understand more about the listening habits of sheep than any other living person. As former radio and TV ‘talking head’ for a major language campaign organisation, he’s been […]
Ian Chambers
Ian has been a music lover and record buyer for longer than he cares to remember. It gave him the excuse to have been making radio for over 4 decades now, setting up and running both East London Radio and Barts Radio. He loves bringing wonderful memories to Radio Mi Amigo on the LV18, both the hits and excellent album […]
Jeff Martin
Jeff’s fascination with radio began when he first heard Radio Caroline – sitting on Margate beach with his grandma listening to the station on her transistor radio. She pointed out to sea and said that the music he was listening to was coming from a boat somewhere out there. From that day, he was hooked on radio, growing to love […]
Chris B
Chris B/Chris Bent is the curator at www.radiogeronimo.com home of Radio Geronimo, which recorded shows at Harley Street London W1, and broadcast them via the mighty 400kw Radio Monte Carlo. From 2001 Chris could be heard overnight at weekends on Radio Caroline when it broadcast via an obscure Polish satellite transponder from the ITV Maidstone Studios. Radio Seagull from day […]
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 […]
Guitar Montage – answers
Part way through Norman Barrington’s “Radio, Radio” show (Boxing Day) he played a montage of guitar rifts. A copy of that montage is available on the above link if you would like to hear it again. The answers …. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ 01 All Right Now – Free 02 Band On The Run – Paul McCartney & Wings 03 […]
New Years Eve 2024
The sad news about the passing of Johnnie Walker arrived just two hours before our New Years Eve entertainment was due to start. One of our team recorded an obituary and we played it at 2200. Another year ends – have you read our review of 2024 on Radio Mi Amigo? We’ll be on the ship and in the studio […]
Radio, Radio – Guitar Montage
A guitar montage will be played during the “Radio, Radio” show by Norman Barrington at 0900 & 2100 on Radio Mi Amigo on Boxing Day December 27th 2024. There’s further chances to hear the guitar montage below. Answers will be available here from 31st December.
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 […]