Radio Caroline Founder Ronan O'Rahilly on "To Tell the Truth" (March 3, 1965)
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Ronan O'Rahilly, founder of the famous British "pirate" radio station Radio Caroline, appears as a contestant on "To Tell the Truth" with host Bud Collyer and panelists Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, and Kitty Carlisle in this clip from a 1965 episode.
As an Englishman born in the early 1950’s, I was very sorry to hear about the death of Ronan earlier this year. Ronan was a champion of my generation in England and changed the face of British youth / pop broadcasting culture in Britain in the 60’s but alas he was yet another Irish rebel persecuted by the British Government via the BBC! His grandfather of course is a great hero of mine “The O’Rahilly” (Michael) who was, in my humble opinion, one of the bravest and most honourable of those involved in the Easter Rising and I had the privilege of meeting Romans brother at the 100 anniversary in Dublin. Thank you Roman for being a pioneer for the youth of Britain and for being a massive part of my teenage years. Keep on rocking in heaven!
Sounds like the UK radio was in the Dark Ages in the early 1960s.
@@johnt7630 Yep, the radio technology was crap, but the actual music of the 60’s itself in the UK...wow, now that’s a totally different story.
radio caroline forever
Thank you for this as these are memories of my childhood, I listened to this,was so amazing.
You where very cool Ronan, Why did it take me so long to discover this game show.
Wow, how did you track this one down Robbie? I've never seen it before either. It's a good one.
On my travels through cyberspace, I came across Ronan playing on this panel.
Ronan's face lights up when he hears all the $ that are coming his way. Great clip.
He made the 60s bands, bands the BBC said nobody wanted to listen to them. He should have been knighted.
great footage......Thanks for posting this extraordinary clip !
This aired on the Game Show Network about 10 years ago. Likely at other times as well but that's the airing that I recorded.
Still, strange how he sounded so vague when asked about The O’Rahilly, who was, after all, his grandfather, and a legend in Irish revolutionary history. Did he do it on purpose to confuse them? Amazing to think of the contrast between The O’Rahilly being shot down on the streets of Dublin by the British in 1016, and his cool utterly 60’s grandson starting up a pop station off the coast of Britain in the swinging sixties.
History is full of dramatic contrasts. I did of course mean 1916, not 1016!
ronan is a god
Ronan O'Rahilly 1940-2020
Brilliant where did you get that footage from ? it's sad that Ronan's not in the best of health now.
john
"Sad'.......?.......nothing "sad" about it ,if it's because of naturally aging....age will get to us all.....
Great video from the past....wonderful to watch...Is that the late Nigel Dempster of The Daily Mail too.....14 hours a day in 1965.
I believe Dempster of the Mail was also Lunchtime O'Booze of Private Eye.
What did you brits do for for top 40 radio before 1964.?
luxy 208 at night, nothing in the day
There *was* radio, just that it was the B.B.C. I think that competition from Radio Caroline &c. caused it to get more up to date.
Where are the Skilly Isles? I think we should be told.
And why should someone operating radio stations far away be expected to know what they did there?! That panellist always wants to show off her knowledge of Ireland first of all and secondarily Great Britain.
SPOILER: I knew it wasn't #1....Sid Bernstein was a concert promoter, who presented the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, among others, in New York.
I'd suggest googling the boss of Granada Television ;)
@@stuartarundale6219 You Brits may have your Sid(ney) Bernstein, but we Yanks have our Sid Bernstein. And yes, he was the one who first presented the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Dave Clark 5, Herman's Hermits, etc. etc. in America.