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Thameside Radio Revisited


Thameside Radio Revisited

Thameside Radio 90.2 VHF on fmthen.com - Archive recordings from London's Thameside Radio

Oct 16, 2011

This extended show came from the Notting Hill Carnival - which was smaller and a little more edgy in 1982 than it is now. The main Thameside Transmitter was on top of Trellick Tower in the middle of Notting Hill while the lower roof (still 35 stories up) was used by the police to watch what was going on in the carnival.

Of course there was no interference between the police walkie-talkies and the Thameside Radio setup but still - it must have been "interesting" for the engineers.


phil
eleven and a half years ago

The heated motorcycle gloves and crazy motorbike mentioned at the end of this recording were Captain Maurice Seddon's. He went into a home recently and all his stuff was auctioned. Someone took photos http://corpsesfromhell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/captain-maurice-seddons-bsa-500s.html