▁train spot ters , ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁group ▁often ▁wore ▁unf ashion able ▁but ▁warm ▁park as ▁called ▁" an or aks " ▁when ▁standing ▁for ▁hours ▁on ▁station ▁platforms ▁or ▁along ▁railway ▁tracks , ▁not ing ▁down ▁details ▁of ▁passing ▁trains . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁phrase ▁to ▁describe ▁an ▁obs ess ive ▁fan ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁cred ited ▁to ▁the ▁radio ▁present er ▁Andy ▁Arch er , ▁who ▁used ▁the ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁for ▁fans ▁of ▁off sh ore ▁radio , ▁who ▁would ▁char ter ▁boats ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁to ▁sea ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁radio ▁ships . ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁An or aks ▁UK ▁Week ly ▁Report ▁was ▁published , ▁featuring ▁news ▁of ▁pir ate ▁radio ▁broadcast s . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁use ▁ ▁Roy ▁Cro pper , ▁a ▁character ▁from ▁the ▁popular ▁British ▁soap ▁opera ▁Cor on ation ▁Street , ▁is ▁a ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁port ray al ▁of ▁an ▁" an or ak ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁BBC ▁TV ▁broadcast ▁the ▁Dr ▁Who ▁document ary ▁Res istance ▁Is ▁U sel ess , ▁in ▁which ▁British ▁actor ▁Steve ▁Ste en ▁provided ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁a ▁fac eless ▁an or ak - cl ad ▁narr ator ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁An or ak . ▁ ▁Form er ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁John ▁Major , ▁der ided ▁by ▁many ▁for ▁perce ived ▁d ull ness ,