The Radio Caroline Bible – 2026 Edition

The story of the life & times of Radio Caroline

A new edition of the Radio Caroline Bible brings the story of The Lady up to date with some of the events of 2026, including the Caroline Musical and the planned trip to the Alexandra Dock in Hull for repairs later in the year. The Bible explores the crowd-funding campaign which has now raised over half a million pounds – (€ 575,000) a process first tried by Caroline in the 1970s.  The RCB is a collection of stories collected from most of those who actually ran Caroline  including many of the backroom staff such as engineers, secretaries and the vital volunteers. 

Among those who contributed are Ronan and his ‘right hand man’ of 17 years, Oonagh, Pinky Siedenberg, Kate Cary, Ben Bode, and Peter Moore, who has now held the helm for over half Caroline’s life.  There are many contributions from important names who ensured that Caroline continued in the difficult years, including Peter Chicago, Dick Palmer, Fred Bolland and others. The often obfuscated Caroline story has more twists and turns than the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, so it has been been carefully time-lined to be as chronologically perfect as possible, without descending into a list of dates and times.   The bible takes an exhaustive walk through the five ship s and many studios used for Caroline’s eight services, and most of 

Buckle up and prepare for an exciting read. This is a story you wont want to put down, but it’s also a valuable reference book that you will refer to time and time again. Almost 400 photographs and drawings, some seen for the first time.

Available direct from the publishers RadioCarolineBible.com or from the Caroline Webshop.

The Radio Caroline Bible is a fascinating collection of stories, telling the inside story of the world’s most famous radio ship, from the genesis of the project in 1963, right up to date.

It’s packed with stories about the disasters, boardings, excitement and copious amounts of skull-duggery. All the major events from Radio Caroline’s four eras are told by many of the key people who made Radio Caroline happen. Lots of unique content & ‘never before published’ photos.

The Radio Caroline Bible has over 300 photos and drawings and is fully indexed. The stunning full colour cover shows the Ross Revenge in all her magnificence. The exciting Radio Caroline story is told in 538 pages. The first edition has now become a collector’s item and the latest updated edition brings the story right up to date (March 2026). It has an appendix of technical details, with descriptions of the ship and shore-based studios, transmitters, processors and aerials.

The 2026 edition has many extra pages of stories from ‘behind the scenes’ at Radio Caroline and a description of the equipment used over the last six decades. The ‘new’ Harris DX transmitter on 648AM is shown and the imminent move of the ship into drydock is explained. There are more of Peter Chicago’s comments on how Caroline continued, despite facing so many barriers.

Editor Paul Rusling began his career on Caroline and has since been involved with a few dozen stations across Europe, five of them involving ships! As a self-confessed anorak and a lifelong radio enthusiast, he knows the kind of information that fascinates Caroline aficionados and isn’t shy to share his knowledge.