Landsend Radio GLD in the 1960's

Landsend Radio GLD was the United Kingdom's coast radio station covering the all important southwestern approaches to the UK. The station took over from Marconi's original Lizard station, retaining it's callsign.

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[AlaskaMike72]

This appears to be a part of a larger film/video. Could you cite the actual film that you've taken this footage from?

[bobharrison2002]

Seeing this clip of GBVC was a real blast from past - Canberra was my first ship back in 74 when she still had her original radio equipment. One things for sure - that was a real posed job as it was far too hot in there to be wearing uniform jackets! Thanks to whoever put this on web.

Bob Harrison

[533ned]

This video is amazing. My brother sent me this link a few months ago. Our dad, Bernard Kelly is in the opening scene smoking his pipe. He died 30 years ago, and it was incredible to hear him talk again after so long.

By the way, he was from Manchester, so this might explain some of the references about the accent.

Great video, and many thanks to whoever found it and posted it here.

Dave Kelly

[bumblyone1]

A real J R Hartley moment.

Its nice to see who I was supposed to be talking to at GLD nearly 50 years on! After a long and fruitless search of BT archives it was a great surprise to see the end result of the filming for the first time.

73's to Mike and any other ex GBVC colleagues. G3RVD (May 2011)

[train672]

I used to listen to all these stations from home in Central England many years ago as a short wave listener. Shame that technonogy has to move on, I spent many happy hours, especially on 2182 , I could here whole of the UK and it certainly became interesting when the WX became stormy.

Many thanke for posting this video guys :)

[ayanuhito]

i got interested in it, too. Landsend accent almost sounds like Irish or the eastcoast American, doesn't it?! it's totally different from the one spoken in the south east provinces of the isle.

[blunklaura]

Well,this is neat I am in the US and I love the English accent and this was very interesting !

[timkelly59]

Hi, do you have a high defenition version of this video?

Thanks

[ErnieJar]

I didn't know I could get Lands End Radio on You Tube!! I'm new to this!! I know all the guys on this video. I was OC there from 1957 to 1960. Hello to Frank Kelley, Lawrence Lawrie, Bill Moffat......and to many others who I hope are still with us. Very many happy memories. I'm now retired - of course - now living in Crosby overlooking the River Mersey. Still in contact with the sea, watching the ships come and go - what few ships remain! Ernie Jardine

[pingtran]

Wow! I didnt think people really talked as posh as that outside of Moives back then. They are all so frightfully polite. No smoking of pipes in the office please!!