Rokker Radio
Encyclopedia
Rokker Radio was a radio programme which has been broadcast on BBC Three Counties Radio
since April 2006 for Gypsies and the travelling community
. The programme was discontinued late in 2008.
It is the only radio programme for Traveller Communities in the UK.
Stations across the east of England including BBC Radio Essex, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
and BBC Radio Norfolk
. One of the secondary purposes of Rokker Radio is to educate the 'settled' community in the ways and lifestyles of People of No Fixed Abode
, showmen, travellers
(or those who would be).
The show was first produced by Karen Shrosbery, then Paul Scoins, David Landau and Victoria Cook and was presented by Romani journalist Jake Bowers
BBC Three Counties Radio
BBC Three Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire...
since April 2006 for Gypsies and the travelling community
Irish Traveller
Irish Travellers are a traditionally nomadic people of ethnic Irish origin, who maintain a separate language and set of traditions. They live predominantly in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.-Etymology:...
. The programme was discontinued late in 2008.
It is the only radio programme for Traveller Communities in the UK.
Background
Used to go out on Sunday evenings from 19:00 to 21:00. In August 2006, the programme expanded to several BBC Local RadioBBC Local Radio
BBC Local Radio is the BBC's regional radio service for England and the Channel Islands, consisting of 40 stations. They cover a variety of areas with some serving a city and surrounding areas, for example BBC Radio Manchester; a county, for example BBC Radio Norfolk; an administrative region for...
Stations across the east of England including BBC Radio Essex, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Cambridgeshire. It originally broadcast from studios on Hills Road close to the train station in Cambridge - which have now moved to a new multi-million pound centre at the Cambridge Business Park on Cowley Road - ...
and BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. It broadcasts from the studios of BBC East in The Forum, Norwich on 95.1 FM , 104.4 FM , 95.6 FM , 855 kHz AM/MW , 873 kHz AM/MW BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local...
. One of the secondary purposes of Rokker Radio is to educate the 'settled' community in the ways and lifestyles of People of No Fixed Abode
No fixed abode
No fixed abode or without fixed abode is a legal term generally applied to those who do not have a fixed geographical location as their residence...
, showmen, travellers
English Travellers
The term English Travellers refers to certain groups of ethnic nomads, and may mean:* Romanichals, or English Gypsies of Romani origin* Irish Travellers, living in the United Kingdom* New Age travellers in Britain in the 1980s and 1990s...
(or those who would be).
The show was first produced by Karen Shrosbery, then Paul Scoins, David Landau and Victoria Cook and was presented by Romani journalist Jake Bowers