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Dave Cash was one of Britain's pioneering pirate broadcasters, making his debut on Radio London, off the coast of Essex. 'Kenny and Cash,' his show with the legendary Kenny Everett, was loved by millions of listeners and set Dave off on a career that's lasted 40 years. Dave was one of the launch presenters on the happy, new sound of Radio 1 in 1967.
In 1973, he went independent, becoming the lunchtime sound on Capital Radio in the 70s with his trademark COD quiz. More recently Dave has been working for BBC Essex and Saga Radio and can be heard each weekend evening on BBC Radio Kent.

Dave was born in England and spent part of his childhood in Canada. He's also a novelist and a keen Chelsea fan.

LV18 TO STAR IN HOLLYWOOD MOVIE

The historic Lightvessel, LV18, has returned to Harwich after starring in a new blockbuster film. Filming for the new Richard Curtis movie ‘The Boat That Rocked’ has been taking place in and around the Dorset harbour of Portland. The Boat That Rocked is written by Richard Curtis, the Emmy, BAFTA and WGA Award-winning filmmaker whose projects have included films from Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary and Love Actually to Mr. Bean and Blackadder. It will also be directed by Curtis, his second directorial outing, but first non-rom-com. The film, based on the story of two offshore pirate radio ships in 1966 features actors, Rhys Ifans, Kenneth Brannagh, Bill Nighy and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

LV18, owned by the charity the Pharos Trust, is a familiar landmark in Harwich Harbour and has been used as a base for ‘Pirate’ Radio celebrations on several occasions. Last August the BBC used the vessel as a base for the popular ‘Pirate BBC Essex’ broadcast to comemmorate the 40th anniversary of the ‘Marine Offences Act’ of 1967, which brought about an end to the era of Radio Caroline, Radio London and other offshore radio stations just off the coast of Harwich. The event brought back some of the original 60’s DJs like Johnnie Walker, Keith Skues, Dave Cash and many others who lived aboard LV18 for a week attracting thousands of visitors to the town. LV18 Project Manager and Trustee, Tony O’Neil said, “We are really pleased to have had the opportunity to play a major part in this new film. We hope that the publicity gained from this will not only highlight our endeavours to bring the LV18 alongside permanently as a tourism and community resource but will also, through ‘Film Tourism’, attract many people who will want to see the vessel due to its in starring role in ‘The Boat That Rocked’." LV18 has been partially repainted for the film and can be viewed from the Ha’penny Pier, Harwich.

Contact Pharos Trust Project Director and Trustee

Tony O’Neil - Tel: 07796 280 980

Email: thelightship@gmail.com