About the station

Pirate Days Radio is built around the golden era of radio: personality led shows, classic jingles, and a wide mix of chart music from the 1960s through the 1990s.

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Presenter

Mark Russell
Mark Russell
DJ and presenter

Mark's story

In the 1980s and 1990s Mark was a semi-professional DJ with residencies across Luton, Dunstable and Redbourn, and he was resident DJ for 20 years at what was then the Strathmore Thistle Hotel in Luton.

His love of radio comes from the pirate ships and Radio Luxembourg on AM. Pirate Days Radio aims to recreate that feeling with the music and jingles from the DJs who inspired a generation.

Music-wise, the focus is the variety you could find in the charts across three decades: from rock and heavy metal to reggae, soul and pop. The Beatles are a standing favourite, so you will often hear at least one track each week.

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