find a base on the continent. Rather than break the new law, the station closed down on 14 August. Vance's stay with the station was very brief. Radio 1, BBC World Service and Capital Radio After the pirates were closed down in 1967, the BBC's new station, BBC Radio 1, adopted much of their musical philosophy and took on many of their personnel including Caroline colleagues Tony Blackburn, Johnnie Walker and Radio London's John Peel. Vance co-hosted the "progressive" show Top Gear with Peel. When the programme was given to Peel to present solo, Vance moved to the BBC World Service in the late 1960s, launching "Pop Club", a hugely popular radio programme on the BBC World Service. Each installment of the programme started with a song from Cliff Richard, who was the nominal president of the club. Listeners to the BBC World Service from all over the world would apply to become members of Pop Club, receiving a membership card, special badges and gifts. Every week Vance would read listeners' letters and played requests with one being chosen as the "letter of the week". Vance was becoming frustrated with his lack of progress, however, and joined Radio Monte Carlo International with Dave Cash and Kenny Everett. In October 1973, all three would join the newly launched London-based Capital Radio, Britain's first legal commercial pop station. Initially co-presenting the morning show with Joan Shenton, then playing Capital's very first reggae and soul music on a weekend show. In 1975, Vance made a brief film appearance as disc jockey Ricky Storm, in Richard Loncraine's Slade in Flame, a vehicle for the group Slade. By 1976, Vance was also on the Portsmouth ILR station Radio Victory. He was also frequently heard on independent radio voicing advertisements. At a time when punk was being shunned by the press, he carried out the first in-depth interview with Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols in 1977, whose single 'Pretty Vacant' was A-listed on Capital's playlist. Rotten talked at length about his love of reggae music, at a time when the group were given very little media exposure other than in the weekly music press. Vance also presented Capital's Hitline Top 30 on Sunday evenings, based on listener votes, starting from the top of the chart. He would often abandon the chart during the 20-30 positions, in favour of album tracks by rock bands such as