{"id":146,"date":"2011-10-16T21:05:20","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T20:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2024-11-19T14:20:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T14:20:30","slug":"robin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ &#8211; Robin Adcroft &#8220;Robin Banks&#8221; &#8220;Roger Lane&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-146-1\" autoplay preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-Tape-A-A-s-3db.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-Tape-A-A-s-3db.mp3\">http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-Tape-A-A-s-3db.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Years of involvement:<\/strong>1969 &#8211; 1971<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 5492px;\" width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Robin Adcroft<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/10._GeoffJuneAlanRegJillRobinLynJohn-s1g.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2135 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/10._GeoffJuneAlanRegJillRobinLynJohn-s1g.jpg\" alt=\"DJ's Robin Banks &amp; Tracy Deram\" width=\"155\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/10._GeoffJuneAlanRegJillRobinLynJohn-s1g.jpg 374w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/10._GeoffJuneAlanRegJillRobinLynJohn-s1g-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1727 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Banks\" width=\"81\" height=\"102\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Alias: <\/strong>Robin Banks &amp; Roger Lane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Home Location: <\/strong>Cheltenham, London &amp; Kent?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Types of involvement: <\/strong>DJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Comment \/ History:-<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robin was one of those DJs who in the early days preferred anonymity,\u00a0 his taped shows which were very popular would be passed on to Radio Kaleidoscope via <a title=\"DJ \u2013 Buster, Roland Pearson \u201cAndy Bowman\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/roland-pearson\/\">Buster<\/a>\u00a0at South Benfleet. \u00a0After use all of the tapes were bulk-erased and returned to the relevant DJ&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>In later years Robin took his own audio mixer to <a title=\"DJ \u2013 Buster, Roland Pearson \u201cAndy Bowman\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/roland-pearson\/\">Busters<\/a>\u00a0and produced his own radio shows.<\/p>\n<p>The audio mixer was a build your own mixer kit produced by Partridge Electronics, Thundersley.\u00a0Alf Partridge (Local Conservative Councillor) sold unique high quality plug in audio modules from his shop in Hart Road that could be purchased either in kit form or as a ready built option.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the Radio Kaleidoscope transmissions were broadcast from Southend-on-Sea located at the mouth of the Thames estuary directly opposite Kent with only the\u00a0 Thames Estuary separating the the two counties, Radio Kaleidoscope was very audible in Kent, signal reports were regularly provided by Robin and others.<\/p>\n<p>.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Stations worked on:-<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Radio Free London (RFL) 1969 \u2013 John Earl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/ships-radio-pirates-various\/rfl-3\/\">Radio Free London<\/a> (RFL)<\/p>\n<p>Channel Radio &#8211; \u00a0&#8220;Roger Lane&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Radio Kaleidoscope &#8211; &#8220;Roger Lane&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ships Radio Pirates &amp; Others\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/ships-radio-pirates-various\/\">Radio Caroline<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;Robin Banks&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ships Radio Pirates &amp; Others\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/ships-radio-pirates-various\/\">Radio NorthSea International<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;Robin Banks&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lazer 558<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voice_of_Peace\">Voice of Peace\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Radio Nova<\/p>\n<p>Lazer 730<\/p>\n<p>Virgin Radio<\/p>\n<p>XFM<\/p>\n<p>Kiss Radio<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sasradiogroup.org\/news-headlines\">Red Sands Fort &#8211; Project Red Sands<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-at-Busters-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1701 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-at-Busters-2.jpg\" alt=\"Robin Banks at Busters-2\" width=\"355\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-at-Busters-2.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-at-Busters-2-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/partridge014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5804\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5804\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Partridge014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Partridge014.jpg 2270w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Partridge014-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Partridge014-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Partridge014-1024x789.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recording-Studio-1967-1972.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1674 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recording-Studio-1967-1972.jpg\" alt=\"Recording Studio 1967-1972\" width=\"353\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recording-Studio-1967-1972.jpg 1853w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recording-Studio-1967-1972-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recording-Studio-1967-1972-804x1024.jpg 804w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Recording-Studio-1967-1972-900x1145.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2628\" style=\"width: 367px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969-Snip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2628\" class=\"wp-image-2628\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969-Snip.jpg\" alt=\"FRC News Jan 1969 - Snip\" width=\"357\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969-Snip.jpg 1614w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969-Snip-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969-Snip-1024x223.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969-Snip-900x196.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Extract from<a title=\"Alex McKenna \u2013 Free Radio Campaign (FRC)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/alex-mckenna\/\"> FRC News<\/a> 1969<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2631\" style=\"width: 361px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2631\" class=\"wp-image-2631\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969.jpg\" alt=\"FRC News Jan 1969\" width=\"351\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969-1024x253.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/FRC-News-Jan-1969-900x223.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Extract from another Free Radio News edition -1969<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4240\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Station-A-schedule.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4240\" class=\"wp-image-4240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Station-A-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"Station A schedule\" width=\"360\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Station-A-schedule.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Station-A-schedule-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Station-A-schedule-900x1159.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radio Kaleidoscope hand written program schedule showing Roger Lane&#8217;s time slot &#8211; The mid-day and afternoon gap is where the stations switched to transmitter &#8220;B&#8221; sites.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4534\" style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/dj-robin-banks-ew\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4534\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4534\" class=\"wp-image-4534 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/DJ-Robin-Banks-EW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/DJ-Robin-Banks-EW.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/DJ-Robin-Banks-EW-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robin Banks (RHS) aboard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/ships-radio-pirates-various\/radio-caroline\/\">Radio Caroline<\/a> &#8211; Mi Amigo<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4765\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/10-_geoffjunealanregjillrobinlynjohn-w\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4765\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4765\" class=\"wp-image-4765\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/10._GeoffJuneAlanRegJillRobinLynJohn-W.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/10._GeoffJuneAlanRegJillRobinLynJohn-W.jpg 1799w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/10._GeoffJuneAlanRegJillRobinLynJohn-W-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/10._GeoffJuneAlanRegJillRobinLynJohn-W-768x633.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/10._GeoffJuneAlanRegJillRobinLynJohn-W-1024x844.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robin Banks and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/guest-dj-lynn-strang-tracey-deram\/\">Lynn Strang<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/geoffrey-pearl\/\">FRA<\/a>\u00a0, Bottom left Geoff &amp; June Pearl -1969 (Courtesy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/guest-dj-lynn-strang-tracey-deram\/\">Lynn Strang<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4921\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/9-_junegeofflynalanregjilljeffjojnrobin-e-w\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4921\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4921\" class=\"wp-image-4921\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/9._JuneGeoffLynAlanRegJillJeffJojnRobin-E-W.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/9._JuneGeoffLynAlanRegJillJeffJojnRobin-E-W.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/9._JuneGeoffLynAlanRegJillJeffJojnRobin-E-W-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/9._JuneGeoffLynAlanRegJillJeffJojnRobin-E-W-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/9._JuneGeoffLynAlanRegJillJeffJojnRobin-E-W-1024x828.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/geoffrey-pearl\/\">June Pearl<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/geoffrey-pearl\/\">Geoffrey Pearl<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/guest-dj-lynn-strang-tracey-deram\/\">Lynn Strang<\/a>, Alan, Reg, Jill, Geff, Robin Banks, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/geoffrey-pearl\/paul-harris-author-journalist-intelligence-officer\/\">Paul Harris<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/geoffrey-pearl\/\">FRA<\/a> building &#8211; 1969 (Courtesy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/geoffrey-pearl\/\">Lynn Strang<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4770\" style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/robin-banks-3-w\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4770\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4770\" class=\"wp-image-4770\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-3-W.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4770\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robin Banks (Courtesy Hans Knot)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4771\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/ahoy-captain-banks-w\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4771\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4771\" class=\"wp-image-4771 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ahoy-Captain-Banks-W.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Captain Banks<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4772\" style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/robin-banks-at-work-w\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4772\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4772\" class=\"wp-image-4772\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-at-work-w.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robin Banks at work (Courtesy Hans Knot)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4774\" style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/robin-banks-on-rni-w\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4774\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4774\" class=\"wp-image-4774\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-on-RNI-w.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"582\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robin Banks (Courtesy Hans Knot)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/roger-lane-in-studio-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2779\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2779\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roger-Lane-in-studio-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roger-Lane-in-studio-1.jpg 1565w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roger-Lane-in-studio-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roger-Lane-in-studio-1-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roger-Lane-in-studio-1-900x555.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Who do you think you are kidding Mr Wilson\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dnPcVQfph5o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Click on the video above and listen to Robin encouraging the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/ships-radio-pirates-various\/radio-northsea-international-rni\/\">RNI<\/a> audience to Join in the Mr Wilson song..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Sadly we have now learnt that on 16 September 2018 another of the great pirate DJ&#8217;s has passed on to that eternal radio station ..\u00a0\u00a0Our sincere condolences to Robins family and friends..<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0Robin was one of our earliest DJ&#8217;s providing regular taped shows for MW broadcasting, Robin always had a very loyal group of friends\u00a0and supporters.\u00a0\u00a0 A member of the Radio Kaleidoscope team attended Robins funeral at Cheltenham 12 October 2018&#8230;.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you Robin \u2026 RIP<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/robin\/robin-adcroft-w\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4903\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4903\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Adcroft-W.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Adcroft-W.jpg 456w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Adcroft-W-143x300.jpg 143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Obituaries:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The heart felt words of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/andy-archer\/\">Andy Archer<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/andy-archer\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2218\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2218 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-3.jpg3ssx.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"33\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-3.jpg3ssx.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-3.jpg3ssx-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 33px) 100vw, 33px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ipsLayout_contentArea\">\n<div id=\"ipsLayout_contentWrapper\">\n<div id=\"ipsLayout_mainArea\">\n<div class=\"cTopic ipsClear ipsSpacer_top\" data-controller=\"core.front.core.commentFeed,forums.front.topic.view, core.front.core.ignoredComments\" data-autopoll=\"\" data-baseurl=\"https:\/\/www.radiotrefpunt.nl\/forums\/topic\/50613-robin-banks-rip\/\" data-lastpage=\"\" data-feedid=\"topic-50613\">\n<div id=\"elPostFeed\" data-role=\"commentFeed\" data-controller=\"core.front.core.moderation\">\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.radiotrefpunt.nl\/forums\/topic\/50613-robin-banks-rip\/?csrfKey=995ca001f2bd56428ae54e6a622b8b0a&amp;do=multimodComment\" method=\"post\" data-ipspageaction=\"\" data-role=\"moderationTools\">\n<article id=\"elComment_149624\" class=\"cPost ipsBox ipsComment ipsComment_parent ipsClearfix ipsClear ipsColumns ipsColumns_noSpacing ipsColumns_collapsePhone \">\n<div class=\"ipsColumn ipsColumn_fluid\">\n<p>\u2018My old friend \u00a0Robin Adcroft passed away at the Leckhampton Court Hospice near Cheltenham on Sunday September 16th.\u00a0I went to see him with Robb and Nickki Eden a fortnight before he died and we spent most of the day reminiscing about the adventures, narrow escapes and countless laughs we had together over the past 51 years. Despite being very weak and struggling with his breathing, he was the perfect host as ever.<\/p>\n<p>During the last few days of Robin\u2019s life, our small group of his oldest friends were in regular contact with each other and sending messages of support to keep his spirits up, Robb and Nickki, Brian McKenzie, Roger Kent (who also visited him two days before he died), Johnny Jason, A.J. Beirens, Michael Lindsay, Victor Pelli and Edwin Bollier. \u00a0But above all, the frequent visits and the love and support Robb and Nickki Eden gave to Robin and his partner Zac goes way beyond words.<\/p>\n<p>I first met Robin in 1967 when we were both volunteering and anoraking at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/geoffrey-pearl\/\">Free Radio Association<\/a> in Rayleigh, Essex. He was the Photographic Officer and had just returned from taking photographs aboard all of the remaining pirate radio ships. He was a wonderful character and we hit it off straight away.\u00a0\u00a0Aside from his talent as a photographer, he was a great mimic too and would keep me in fits of laughter with tales of what went on in the \u00a0committee meetings. \u00a0One of his party pieces was imitating a rather eccentric and slightly deaf member of the committee.\u00a0If she hadn&#8217;t\u00a0heard a particular point which was being discussed she would exclaim rather loudly \u00a0\u201cI didn\u2019t quite hear you eeeeuggghhh\u201d!! It became one of his catch-phrases and I\u2019m sure many of his friends reading this will recall the countless occasions they heard those words flowing from his mouth in a high pitched scream.<\/p>\n<p>As will those\u00a0crazy days at 14 Addison Gardens which became the most\u00a0disreputable flat in Shepherd\u2019s Bush in the late 60s. It will bring a smile to the faces of all who shared that particular period of madness in Robin\u2019s life. I\u2019ll never forget it.<\/p>\n<p>He began his offshore \u201cpirate\u201d radio career on the Mi Amigo in 1972\/73 but is best known for his work on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/ships-radio-pirates-various\/radio-northsea-international-rni\/\">Radio Northsea International <\/a>where he presented programmes using the name Robin Banks. Banks was the surname of his beloved grandmother, who like Robin, was a great character too. After R.N.I. closed, Robin continued to work for the MEBO organization, which took him to all parts of the world. It\u2019s such a pity he never recorded the stories of his adventures in Libya which were every bit as exciting as his days on the\u00a0\u201cpirate\u201d ships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Robin will be greatly missed by the many people he crossed paths with. \u00a0He was loving, gentle, witty, down to earth and above all one of the nicest people you could ever wish to meet.<\/p>\n<p>My thoughts are with Zac, Robb and Nickki and the wonderful memories of a dear friend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andy Archer, September 16th 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ipsColumn ipsColumn_fluid\">\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"comment-149624_wrap\" class=\"ipsComment_content ipsType_medium ipsFaded_withHover\" data-controller=\"core.front.core.comment\" data-commentapp=\"forums\" data-commenttype=\"forums\" data-commentid=\"149624\" data-quotedata=\"{&quot;userid&quot;:6824,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;Radio259&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:1537133323,&quot;contentapp&quot;:&quot;forums&quot;,&quot;contenttype&quot;:&quot;forums&quot;,&quot;contentid&quot;:50613,&quot;contentclass&quot;:&quot;forums_Topic&quot;,&quot;contentcommentid&quot;:149624}\">\n<div class=\"cPost_contentWrap ipsPad\">\n<div class=\"ipsType_normal ipsType_richText ipsContained\" data-role=\"commentContent\" data-controller=\"core.front.core.lightboxedImages\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hansknot.com\/reports\/hans%20knot%20int%20radio%20report%20-%202018-09.pdf\">Hans Knot<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hansknot.com\/reports\/hans%20knot%20int%20radio%20report%20-%202018-09.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4858\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4858\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/17903752_10154239985121230_5372531355492784064_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"37\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/17903752_10154239985121230_5372531355492784064_n.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/17903752_10154239985121230_5372531355492784064_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/17903752_10154239985121230_5372531355492784064_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/17903752_10154239985121230_5372531355492784064_n-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 37px) 100vw, 37px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sunday September 16th the sad news came in that in the afternoon Robin Adcroft passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer. It was around three months ago Robin wrote me that he had moved some time ago from Kent to Cheltenham in Gloucestershire and that he needed a little operation and would come back after that with some memories. However the situation around Robin was more worse than expected. Some days before his passing I was informed by some of the former RNI colleagues about the bad situation. Another star of the RNI family has gone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some more about his career here from the archive of Jon Myer at the Pirate Hall of Fame. \u2018Robin was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (birthday 23rd May), Robin was a fan of the sixties offshore stations and was lucky enough to visit Radio 390&#8217;s Red Sands Fort in 1967. Robin was fascinated by the place and in 1968, whilst working at Twickenham Films Studios, he encouraged director Dick Lester to film some of his movie\u00a0<span class=\"ipsBadge ipsBadge_negative\">Please login or register to see this link.<\/span>\u00a0(which starred Spike Milligan) on the fort. Unfortunately lack of finance prevented this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were also unsuccessful plans to use the fort as a discotheque or hotel. Robin followed his interest in radio by becoming involved with various landbased pirates and, in January 1973, joining <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/ships-radio-pirates-various\/radio-caroline\/\">Radio Caroline<\/a>, soon after the ship had returned to the air. He was originally employed as an engineer but soon found himself presenting programmes too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In August 1973 he moved to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/ships-radio-pirates-various\/radio-northsea-international-rni\/\">Radio Northsea International<\/a> where he changed his name to Robin Banks (Robino Banco). He stayed with RNI until its closedown the following year and then worked aboard its ship, the MEBO II, preparing her for a planned future as Radio Nova International. When these plans were foiled, he worked with Spangles Muldoon in his electronics firm, with Robb Eden in Dutch clubs and as an engineer for Rank Xerox. He then moved to the Voice of Peace, the offshore station anchored of the coast of Israel, before returning to the MEBO II, which by this time had been sold to the Libyan government. In the eighties he worked as a transmitter engineer in Ireland and was involved briefly in the early days of (eighties offshore station) Laser 558. Robin has installed dozens of TV and radio stations in Central America, North and West Africa and in the Middle East. He was also one of the leading lights of the campaign to preserve Red Sands fort, Project Redsand. He was not the same \u2018Robin Banks\u2019 who has been heard on Virgin, Xfm, Kiss, etc..\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Jon for the information<\/p>\n<p>Hans Knot<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hansknot.com\/reports\/hans%20knot%20int%20radio%20report%20-%202018-09.pdf\">Hans Knot International Radio Report October\/November 20018<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Information source :<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotrefpunt.nl\/forums\/topic\/50613-robin-banks-rip\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4857\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4857 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/RB-Radiotrefpunkt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/RB-Radiotrefpunkt.jpg 437w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/RB-Radiotrefpunkt-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreradio.co.uk\/robinab.htm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Pirate Hall of Fame glowing Tribute to Robin<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cPost_contentWrap ipsPad\">\n<div id=\"attachment_4992\" style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreradio.co.uk\/robinab.htm\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4992\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4992\" class=\"wp-image-4992\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-Pirate-Hall-of-Fame-Tribute.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-Pirate-Hall-of-Fame-Tribute.jpg 643w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-Pirate-Hall-of-Fame-Tribute-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-Pirate-Hall-of-Fame-Tribute-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/Robin-Banks-Pirate-Hall-of-Fame-Tribute-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreradio.co.uk\/robinab.htm\">CLICK here or on the Picture<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Extract from the Pirate Hall of Fame : &#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0While continuing to work in the film industry, Robin got involved with land-based pirate radio, in particular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/ships-radio-pirates-various\/rfl-3\/\">Radio Free London<\/a> which was based in his shared flat in Addison Gardens, west London. A number of former offshore disc jockeys were there too including\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/mike-baker\/dj-spangles-muldoon\/\">Spangles Muldoon\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/profiles\/andy-archer\/\">Andy Archer<\/a>. He also broadcast as \u2018Roger Lane\u2019 on a couple of other land-based pirates, Channel Radio and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookamook.com\/kaleidoscope\/\">Radio Kaleidoscope<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ipsItemControls\">\n<div class=\"ipsItemControls_right ipsClearfix \" data-controller=\"core.front.core.reaction\">\n<div class=\"ipsReact ipsPos_right\">\n<div class=\"ipsReact_blurb \" data-role=\"reactionBlurb\">\n<ul class=\"ipsReact_reactions\">\n<li class=\"ipsReact_reactCount\">\n<article id=\"elComment_149666\" class=\"cPost ipsBox ipsComment ipsComment_parent ipsClearfix ipsClear ipsColumns ipsColumns_noSpacing ipsColumns_collapsePhone \">\n<div class=\"ipsColumn ipsColumn_fluid\">\n<div id=\"comment-149666_wrap\" class=\"ipsComment_content ipsType_medium ipsFaded_withHover\" data-controller=\"core.front.core.comment\" data-commentapp=\"forums\" data-commenttype=\"forums\" data-commentid=\"149666\" data-quotedata=\"{&quot;userid&quot;:5892,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;Control49&quot;,&quot;timestamp&quot;:1537256378,&quot;contentapp&quot;:&quot;forums&quot;,&quot;contenttype&quot;:&quot;forums&quot;,&quot;contentid&quot;:50613,&quot;contentclass&quot;:&quot;forums_Topic&quot;,&quot;contentcommentid&quot;:149666}\">\n<div class=\"cPost_contentWrap ipsPad\">\n<div class=\"ipsType_normal ipsType_richText ipsContained\" data-role=\"commentContent\" data-controller=\"core.front.core.lightboxedImages\">\n<p>RIP Robin<\/p>\n<p>On following youtube link you can hear Robin closing down the station while in Libya\/Benghazi in 1978<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"elComment_149666\" class=\"cPost ipsBox ipsComment ipsComment_parent ipsClearfix ipsClear ipsColumns ipsColumns_noSpacing ipsColumns_collapsePhone \">\n<div class=\"ipsColumn ipsColumn_fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eof<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Years of involvement:1969 &#8211; 1971 Name:\u00a0Robin Adcroft Alias: Robin Banks &amp; Roger Lane Home Location: Cheltenham, London &amp; Kent? 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