Blanketmen Richard O'Rawe

[Who2]

I am currently 3/4 way through this harrowing tale of the men in HMP Maze.
Given to me by my guest who was given a copy by the author.

Besides the inhuman conditions of the incarcerated, I am intrigued by the size of the crystal radio sets secreted up their bums.
To which I have asked John to email the author as to their size as no available pictures are to be seen on the internet.
And did they also secrete the headphones 'up-there as well ?.......
Ps: It 'beggers-belief!
Pss: Mind you it gives credence to 'talking out of one's arse, a whole different meaning..

[John Landon]

Foxhole radios would surely be used instead of radios smuggled in via the a55 hole, would probably work quite well.
No need to actually smuggle anything in, as I assume you can get the necessary components in Her Majesties finest penal establishments,
which no doubt one could "beg", "borrow" or more aptly... "steal" .

Graphite ( pencil lead ) and a razor blade plus some copper wire and a set of headphones.

You must have played with crystal Radios when you were a kid George ?

I always found it fascinating that a radio wave had sufficient power to be heard via a passive medium.

[Who2]

All we had as kids was a piece of string and two empty baked bean cans....
Ps: That's nothing one mate only had the piece of string......

[John Landon]

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I cannot believe how much I missed living up in 't Dales, till I realised what a bunch of miserable two hats those people were and how they revelled in the misery...