IN THE HOT PRESS '80s SPECIAL: When pirates waived the rules!

In the new '80s special edition of Hot Press, we look back at the glory days of Sunshine, Nova and the other superpirates who so gloriously waived the rules for the better part of the decade.
Our man Stuart Clark recalls moving over from Kent in 1981 to join the great pirate goldrush in Tramore with ABC Radio. Needless to say, cultural misunderstandings occurred!
"There, at the time, being a three-year waiting list for new phone lines, listeners had to walk up the hill and knock on the caravan-door if they wanted a request played," he reminisces. "This all went swimmingly until one day when I was presented with a little old lady who said, 'It’s great that the young people of Tramore have something to listen to. Just one little thing; why don’t you play ‘The Angelus’?' I couldn’t for the life of me fathom why my 'I’m sorry, but we don’t have any of their records' reply elicited such a negative response from the OAP in question. Daggers were also shot when I enquired in the local chemists as to where the condoms were. Asking an engaged DJ colleague of mine how he, you know, had sex with his girlfriend, I was told, 'Clingfilm and rubber bands.' Inspired by his plight, I became a condom smuggler, bringing dozens of packs of Durex back with me every time I went home to Mrs. Clark in Kent. My mark-up on these bedroom essentials was minimal."

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