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is the boat that rocked a true story
According to director Richard Curtis, The Boat That Rocked, though inspired by real British pirate radio of the 1960s, is a work of historical fiction.
does pirate radio still exist in the united kingdom
Although pirate radio in the United Kingdom peaked throughout the 1960s and again during the 1980s and 1990s, it remains in existence today.
when did pirate radio first become widespread in the uk
Pirate radio in the UK first became widespread in the early 1960s.
where was pirate radio in the uk first transmitted from
Pirate radio in the UK first became widespread when pop music stations started to broadcast on medium wave from offshore ships or disused sea forts.

Question: were the stations illegal
Self-contained rewrite: were the pirate radio stations in 1960s united kingdom illegal