Rob was planning a follow-up book, going into the 1970s and 1980s, and so I sent him well over 1000 pages of notes I had made in the 1980s for a planned book, but had abandoned. Some years later Rob sent back the box saying that he too had given up the idea of his book.
Life on the Ocean Waves Radio 270, Radio Caroline 1965 annual, Radio Caroline by John Venmore Roland and SOS 10 Days in the Life of Lady by Simon Barrett are available for download on the World Radio History website, scroll down to Pirates.
Under Programming and Stations there are various issues of Breakthrough Magazine 1968-70, edited by Mike Leonard webmaster of Offshore Radio Museum.
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK_Miscellaneous.htm
I brought a copy years ago, it's an interesting read, covering the commercial reality behind the stations.
Then I discovered the Geoff Chapman I know is actually Robert Chapman's brother, and he told me that it's basically Rob's M.A (Master of Arts: an advanced university degree) turned into a book.
Rob is interviewed in this podcast -
https://uk-podcasts.co.uk/podcast/bureau-of-lost-culture/the-lost-world-of-pirate-radio-part-one
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