James needs to do more Man Lab.

I legitimately thought James would gather some old equipment in a dingy garage and broadcast on medium wave, but instead of playing out terrible drum and bass he would slam some trad jazz interspersed with duck facts.

I will happily listen to James May constantly talking on the radio. Its just so calming

James May. He rambles on, he likes a pint, he is a national institution. Cheers.

Its only a matter of time before the radio police track and confiscate you're transmitter. You could have transmitter sites located all over the city and keep remotely switching between sites to confuse the attempts of direction finding.

"You and I both know: dead air is a crime." - Dave Clifton, Radio Norwich

“Secret local rooftop” - Literally on the roof of Christ The Cornerstone Church 😂

Only for James May does the latest technology include d'Arsonval movement mechanical VU meters. 😁

0:13 Building a Viking longship "rubbish?" BOLLOCKS... You lot need to amass all the viking kit and togs, get properly berserk on mushrooms, invade Calais, ram-raid a wine shop, and guzzle the spoils back at ManLab. That's easily a two-parter.

James wore that tshirt on a topgear episode, I think it was when they stayed overnight at a hotel and there was a racetrack in the garden and Jeremys sls had a broken tyre due to him for going to town on the NASCAR track

Sounds like the beginnings of Sealand

Loved the concept.👍👍👍

I love top gear and all those personalities.

We used to do this too but over the 27Mc radio. Exactly the same. Pass on the coordinates, and then with pencil and paper. Lots of fun!

A lap top, a transmitter, an antenna, a huge music collection and a total disregard if anyone listens or not. I play full albums from my bedroom. Good idea to keep the transmitter outside. Let take it.

That's pure class 👌

never needed that much kit in my day

"A deer ran up to me and started nuzzling my knees because I think mum got shot the night before". Howling 😆😆😆

Ayy, that oo gauge class 91 and the LNER tender eluding to his love of railways. Good man James

I love the idea of this.

Hello, this is Radio ManLab 107 point North FM, We are proud to bring you the only Pirate Radio that is fully Licensed and endorsed by our Corporate Sponsors and our overlords the British Government approve of.

We need more James may radio

Love that shirt!!! You better stay on radio...

enjoyed it!

What fun!

I love James May

I would honestly love to see James build a viking long boat.

Jim mate you guys are too much I sooo love the mellow show and you audio production work the guys across the pond give all of you their best love Peter Phillips flat and Dave Porter looks good in you video clip. Gotta love the pirates of Cobra Mist limited and Merlin communications. Give Andy, and Nigel our best from across the pond and keep a listen for Radio New York International and their new supporters group.

I was a big fan of Laser pirate radio in 1984

Second Side Up did this during the 1970's and thereafter, and it is on the BBC and here on KZfaq.

I'm a fan of pirate radio so I enjoyed the episode, but the part I laughed out loud was 6:42.

reminds me of episode 7 of the Goodies when they made there own radio station :P

This reminds me of Ricky Julian and Bubbles in the middle of the American/Canadian border on a river.

God I love James May, he's the greatest bloke ever

Very helpful Thank You

I fully expected him to broadcast on an AM station.

I only ever tried to paddle a crackle once. I ended up in the middle of the river spinning round in circles 🤣

a british out door version of "aprairie home companion". sublime.

Why the hell can you be fined for dead air?

It no secret roof top transmitter, the signal can be tracked with a direction finder. U need to take the transmitter off shore and point it back at the city from international waters.

In the netherlands they still do it in the rural parts, if you drive and let your radio search a chanel you sure to find some piratenradio

The British celebrate their history which makes their citizens, not government, quite loveable. In Canada generally, and with a few exceptions, we adore the British people. Good thing since we are the Commonwealth. Sounds scary but really quite COOL. Love from Canada, the land across the sea.

Nice Goldring Lenco and the Garrard 301.

His deer joke was hilarious

Informative, but still the best comedy on TV 😄

That's a narrow boat James, not a long boat!

Please upload the Man Lab 'Junk Mail machine system' Video. Cheers

Much like REA BOW on Sunday Long Live on you tube nice show tune in on every Sunday

Yes

Northamptonshire not Bedfordshire - Did you know that Radio Caroline now broadcasts legally on 648 AM

I would love to know for that antenna on that roof how many watts power did the TRANSMITTER have just a standart 100watts or a 1000+ watts witch just 100watts station would covs the most of Bedfordshire.

2 4 6 8 James May

The whole point is to keep your studio secret-- that's why it's on the water. Doesn't help when you announce your location.

❤❤Namibia 🇳🇦

108.9 Kurupt

He should have stopped by Gilmour's river boat studio. That would increase his listeners.

108.9 on your dial

Build you own viking longship would be amazing!

3:17 James is such a wally

Just feed the world Joni Mitchell, Pink Flod and The Beatles puttering down a canal. Nice.

great for dooms day or zombie apocalypse

Needs more "FIGNUTS"!

Kid Charlemagne always spoke the truth

They should streamline home radio applications and make it much easier for citizens to license a little part of the spectrum for a home radio setup under 100 Watts.

im gonna recreate " The Hallow Speaks "

Is this just a big goodies reference

That ol Dog tho

Please what equipment do I need to setup mine please

Milton Keynes isn't in Bedfordshire. It's in Buckinghamshire

I expect him to go to Sealand

06:05 Man Lab Dog!

You know radio Caroline and radio Jackie Are perfectly legal licensed radio stations now

Consult the national club for a listing of local clubs where you live which is the best way to get into this fascinating lifetime Hobby.

How to get arrested.

it is the same radio

How to create? More how to be a cool radio guy with cool gear and a big team :D

Does anyone know if manlab radio is still going?

What all needed, do without license... What device to buy?

SeaLand time

I should learn how because the way things are going in the future years there might not be an EFFECTIVE FCC left to ENFORCE it's laws in the states.

old man's podcast

The issue is you have a repeater antenna and now therefore broadcasting from land. Those antennas would be confiscated.

This was funny as fuck 😂😂😂

it isn't "pirate" if you are required to get a license. I built a 1,021 watt FM STEREO (with real 19KHz pilot tone), but it pulls far more than that from my off grid power so I was not able to do it for long as it overheated and died.

Why does this remind me of Alan Partridge..? Lol...

Talking about a pirate radio station in Brentford, hmmm?

So I'm guessing like if you did something like this in your backyard they'd be able to pinpoint your location and fine you or something?

kevin coolins Roevin

Bulging vulva?

How are they funded?

🤓HILARIOUS🤓

Up to 25,000 for even a second of dead air? Shit like that is why everyone rebelled and made their own country.

Hail anarrchy!

for this to kinda work, wouldn't you need to be at least 12 miles off the cost of the UK?

i thought it said James May's Meth Lab....

kevin coollin zooom

How in the hell are you gonna be fined an extreme amount of money for having radio silence. Crazy.

4:59 When the Metropolitan Police will be after y'all, then that will be a "very expensive problem"

BBC ‘ Local ‘ Radio in Southern England - was ANY radio transmissions ever more Generic in the entire history of RF or simply Radio ? ( Apart from the Generic Breeze , Wave , Capital , Heart, IOW , of course ) oh- and Totally Smug BBC Radio 2 , playing all the ‘ best ‘ releases from Elton and Rod and Diana Ross and The Bee Gees from 45 years ago , even the Presenters on BBC Local Radio are Generic. One day at work during a programme “ changeover “ , I called Darren the Digger over and invited him to listen to “ the banter “ between the two Presenters as I was convinced it was the same white , middle aged bloke . He listened and said “ they sound exactly the fucking same “ ! To be fair to BBC Local Radio , the Soccer Programme on a Saturday afternoon does contain guys with ACCENTS - incredible but then again , they were Football Players at one time 🙄love from Wessex

james may is getting into trap