Radio Caroline 1971 One of those larger-than-life characters who found a natural home in offshore radio, he joined Radio Northsea International in February 1971, aged just 17, where he initially presented the afternoon drivetime programme. When Dutch programmes took over the daytime output on 1st May, he moved to the 8 to 10pm slot, later switching to the 10pm to midnight show. Unfortunately Crispian was sacked in October after one of the bosses took exception to a comment he had made on air. Crispian worked for BBC Radio Brighton for a time, then moved to Norfolk from where he ran a short-lived magazine. In November 1972 he joined Radio Caroline off the coast of Holland and was on their brief “Radio 199” service. Moving on again in January 1973, he returned to his magazine publishing. At Christmas that year, when Radio Atlantis started English language tests from the mv Jeanine, Crispian was there as Programme Director and he stayed with the station until February 1974.
