1965 and set up Radio Essex, later renamed BBMS—Britain's Better Music Station, but was better known for his post-pirate activities. Following the closure of BBMS in late 1966 he moved the station's equipment to Roughs Tower, further from the coast, but did not recommence broadcasting. He, or a representative, has lived in Roughs Tower since 1967, self-styling the tower as the Principality of Sealand. Cultural references The 1966 Danger Man episode "Not-so-Jolly Roger" was partly filmed at Redsands Army Sea Fort and includes an acknowledgement to Radio 390 in its closing credits. Redsands Fort was also used for the 1968 Doctor Who serial Fury from the Deep, in which the complex stood in for a North Sea gas refinery besieged by an intelligent seaweed creature. In the 2020 film of Artemis Fowl, the Redsands towers, seen from the air, appear as the exterior of a secret MI6 interrogation centre. The Shivering Sands Fort and Radio City feature in the Glam Rock band, Slade’s movie, ‘‘Slade in Flame’’. The newly formed band, Flame, are interviewed on the pirate radio station, just as an attack is launched on the forts. The Shivering Sands Forts, filmed from a North Sea ferry, appeared in the 1984 music video for the song "A Sort of Homecoming", by the Irish pop music band U2. The 2015 video game Stranded Deep includes abandoned Sea Forts that have the appearance of Maunsell Army Forts. These are difficult-to-find Easter Eggs built into the game for players to explore. See also Admiralty M-N Scheme Sea fort Palmerston Forts – including several Sea Forts built on pre-existing islands or rocky islets, as well as some built directly upon the seabed Humber Forts Texas Towers References Further reading (3 volumes, ; ; ) Kauffmann, J.E. and Jurga, Robert M. Fortress Europe: European Fortifications of World War II, Da Capo Press, 2002. External links Maunsell Sea Forts information Guide to Sea Forts from HerneBayOnline Project Redsand from project-redsand.com Red Sands Radio official website Maunsell Towers from undergroundkent.co.uk Map of the Forts from BenvenutiaSealand.it (English version via Google Translate) 20th-century forts in England Artificial islands of England British World War II defensive lines History of the Royal Navy History of the North Sea Geography of the River Thames North Sea offshore buildings and structures Pirate radio River Mersey Sea forts Thames Estuary Towers World War II sites in England 1942 establishments in England