The Major and the Pop Pirate

Caught Up In Crime

14-01-2025 • 48 mins

On midsummer’s night in 1966, two men come face-to-face at a picturesque cottage in a tiny Essex village. Only one of them comes out alive. This is an extraordinary story of stolen crystals and pirate radio; of bitter rivalry and dark family secrets.

Order Susan Moore’s book Life and Death of a Pirate - a dramatised account of the events of this episode.

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Artwork by Spencer Wilson

Music by Premium Beat

Theme: Noir Guitar by Jonathan Boyle

Tracks featured in this episode:

  • Hostiles by Cosmo Lawson
  • Dvorjak’s Humouresque by Blue Shift
  • Pressing Matters by Mark Fabian
  • Philosophy by Eskimotion
  • Some Distant Lights by Big Score Audio
  • Shadow Chase by Pavel Yudin
  • A 1950s Romance by Jonathan Boyle

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