Tracking the Lincolnshire Poacher
 

"Mike Terry" wrote in message
...
Next Saturday BBC Radio 4 is broadcasting a programme about
shortwave Number
stations.

Details according to the BBC website a

Tracking the Lincolnshire Poacher

Sat 23 Apr, 1030-1100 BST (0930-1000 UTC) (Duration 30 mins)

A wild journey to the outer limits of radio cryptography and
espionage as
Simon Fanshawe enters the clandestine world of shortwave Number
stations.
Are they the mad aural daubings of pirate DJs, an extraordinary and
elaborate hoax or are they, as many believe, coded messages
broadcast by
intelligence services and governments to their agents in the field?

Simon Mason says on the UKRadio.com forum: "I was interviewed for
the show
by Simon Fanshawe (sitting in photo):

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/studio.htm

( I expect this programme will be available on Listen Again at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml )

(Media Network weblog via BDXC-UK)

Thanks for that tip Mike. I will have a listen to it.

Ian