Set in 1966, the story follows a team of eclectic DJs broadcasting rock and pop music 24 hours a day from a ship anchored in the , just outside British territorial waters. At the time, the BBC only broadcasted about 45 minutes of pop music daily, leading millions of listeners to tune in to illegal "pirate" stations.
: The British government, led by a strict minister named Sir Alistair Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh), considers the station a threat to traditional values and works tirelessly to find legal loopholes to shut them down. The Boat That Rocked
" The Boat That Rocked " (released as in North America) is a 2009 historical comedy-drama that tells the story of a group of rebellious disc jockeys who run a fictional pirate radio station named Radio Rock . Plot Overview Set in 1966, the story follows a team