Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When the Home Office legalized CB radio in November 1981 in the UK, they didn't give us what we wanted. They gave us "Muppet" radios—a unique FM frequency incompatible with the rest of the world.
But they underestimated the British public. In this video, we look back at how the "Rig Doctors" fought back against the government's technical incompetence.
We look at the secret underground manual and some of the special tricks that the rig doctors performed, operating under clandestine cold war and really criminal conditions.
I hope you agree that this is a fascinating look in the past, as usual I have used cutting edge AI to re animate figures and places from 40 year old CB magazines to help tell their story and bring this fascinating period in time back to life.
When the Home Office legalized CB radio in November 1981 in the UK, they didn't give us what we wanted. They gave us "Muppet" radios—a unique FM frequency incompatible with the rest of the world.
But they underestimated the British public. In this video, we look back at how the "Rig Doctors" fought back against the government's technical incompetence.
We look at the secret underground manual and some of the special tricks that the rig doctors performed, operating under clandestine cold war and really criminal conditions.
I hope you agree that this is a fascinating look in the past, as usual I have used cutting edge AI to re animate figures and places from 40 year old CB magazines to help tell their story and bring this fascinating period in time back to life.
