Wonderful Radio London

During the heyday of Pirate Radio, one radio station stood out. It was called Radio London, and it was the most professional, the most innovative and the most popular. It also became the blueprint, not only for BBC Radio One, but for most commercial radio stations in the UK.

However, behind the scenes, this station, which was British run, was owned by American businessmen amongst who were some with murky connections and business dealings.

This is the story as to why, over half a century later, tales still swirl around about this station as a possible clandestine broadcaster of propaganda and one which also had a proven ability to influence democratic elections in the UK.

This video forms part of the Espionage & Intrigues series from "Great Stories from the Past" that looks at tales about spies, intelligence, informers, fake news, forgeries and propaganda.