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The Boat That Rocked
2009 · Film · 135 min
Directed by Richard Curtis
When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.
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While, as a parent, i don't like social media in its current form and the effect it has on ALL people, one must not forget that the 'fight' between old and young people has been going for at least 2500 years now. ( https://historyhustle.com/2500-years-of-people-complaining-about-the-younger-generation/ ). I also recommend watching the movie 'The Boat That Rocked' ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1131729/ )
The Boat That Rocked is a great movie inspired (I won't say "based on") by the rise of pirate radio on the North sea.
I don't care that it's not true to history, I care that it captures the rebellious spirit.
I feel the need to mention the movie "The Boat that Rocked", despite being 99% fiction (based on fact), there's a "spirit of the hacker" to it that provides a level of comfort to my soul.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boat_That_Rocked
Fun movie about UK pirate radio broadcasting from a boat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boat_That_Rocked
Other than the pirate stations around London, they're not quite as proliferate as they once were with the advent of the internet. They have a colourful history in the UK however, with some stations broadcasting from international waters in the 60's just off the UK to circumvent the monopoly the BBC and record companies had on music. I highly recommend watching 'The Boat That Rocked' for a good comedy based on it.
Below are some interesting reads on the culture:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_radio_in_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.transdiffusion.org/2008/08/01/on_the_run_the
http://www.thepiratearchive.net/
https://web.archive.org/web/20090324075718/http://www.freewebs.com/g1hbe/andromeda.htm