Robert Chapman’s broadcasting experience includes BBC local radio in Bristol and Northampton. He has also contributed archive material to Radios One and Four. He is currently Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Performing Arts and Media Studies at Salford College of Technology.

`It is doubtful that Robert Chapman's attempt to situate offshore radio in its social and political context will be outstripped as the definitive tome on the subject.' - Q

• Chapter 1 Selling the Ether; Chapter 2 Action and Reaction: Piracy and the Pursuit of Prestige; Chapter 3 Method Actors Versus Multinationals; Chapter 4 Other Pirates: Other Possibilities; Chapter 5 The Politics of Piracy; Chapter 6 If You Want to Sell in England; Chapter 7 British Broadcasting Incorporation;

Robert Chapman’s broadcasting experience includes BBC local radio in Bristol and Northampton. He has also contributed archive material to Radios One and Four. He is currently Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Performing Arts and Media Studies at Salford College of Technology.

`It is doubtful that Robert Chapman's attempt to situate offshore radio in its social and political context will be outstripped as the definitive tome on the subject.' - Q

• Chapter 1 Selling the Ether; Chapter 2 Action and Reaction: Piracy and the Pursuit of Prestige; Chapter 3 Method Actors Versus Multinationals; Chapter 4 Other Pirates: Other Possibilities; Chapter 5 The Politics of Piracy; Chapter 6 If You Want to Sell in England; Chapter 7 British Broadcasting Incorporation;