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SERVING THE MARINER SINCE 1920 - A FRIENDLY VOICE ON MANY A DARK NIGHT
STILL AVAILABLE VIA AMAZON AND OTHER ONLINE BOOKSELLERS.
THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF PORTISHEAD RADIO.
Running to over 320 pages, it is full of historical information and supplemented with many photographs. There is also a chapter recalling many humorous stories about the station, and some of the characters who worked there are fondly remembered.
It is available through Amazon and other online retailers worldwide
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Direct orders from the author are no longer available. Purchasers should order their copies via Amazon or other online booksellers.
NEW BOOK - LIMITED SIGNED COPIES STILL AVAILABLE.
ALL SHIPS, ALL SHIPS - A HISTORY OF THE SHORT & MEDIUM RANGE COAST STATIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Following the success of the Portishead Radio book, a new book about the history of the UK's short/medium range Coast Stations (GNI, GLD, GND etc.) has been published and now available to order. Running to over 500 pages, the book contains a full history of the service and chapters on each of the Coast Radio Stations operated by the British Post Office (and a few by Marconi/Lloyds) since the early 1900s. Numerous photographs and diagrams are included as well as numerous appendices. The book has already enjoyed 'best-seller' status on Amazon and has received numerous 5-star reviews so far.
A limited number of signed copies are now available to order (UK ONLY) for the price of £17.99 plus £4.30 postage, packing and PAYPAL fees.
Click on the link below to order.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Orders via this website from outside the UK are no longer accepted. It is now more expensive to post the book to countries outside of the UK than to buy it.
Purchasers from outside of the UK should purchase copies through Amazon or other on-line retailers.
- All photographs and website content © Portishead Radio 2025: BT plc, Tom Ponting, Phil Lewis, John Lamb, Robin Hargreaves, Brian Stewart, Ramsay Stuart, Larry Bennett and many others.
- Photographs of Devizes Radio courtesy of the Crank family.
- Colour photographs of Portishead Transmitter Site © Jim Sulley
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