A famous TV hypnotherapist has returned to his radio roots after taking to the decks of a former pirate radio ship.

Paul McKenna, whose self-help TV shows and book took off in the 90s, spent a weekend broadcasting on Radio Caroline.

The radio station is broadcast from the Ross Revenge which is moored off Bradwell on Sea.

McKenna, 54, started his career in radio and first joined Radio Caroline in the mid 80s as one of the infamous pirate DJs.

His show, which aired earlier this month, marked his first time back aboard the boat in 34 years.

During his two hour broadcast he played songs including ABC’s The Look of Love and You Know My Name the soundtrack from the 2006 Bond film Casino Royale.

He also shared anecdotes of talking with former bond actor the late Roger Moore.

Speaking after his show, McKenna said: “This has been a fantastic weekend, everyone has been so welcoming and the atmosphere on-board has been wonderful.

“I’m looking forward to coming back soon.”

The Ross Revenge was the third and final radio ship for Radio Caroline, an offshore unlicensed radio station which began broadcasting in the 1960s.

The station was broadcast from the ship from 1983 until November 1990, after which the ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands.

In 2010 a bid to get a licence for the station was launched and in May last year it was awarded by Ofcom.

The AM licence is for Suffolk and northern parts of Essex.

The station, which was immortalised in Richard Curtis’ film The Boat That Rocked, was founded in 1964 to play pop music all day in a time where broadcasting was dominated by the BBC and pop was played for an hour a week.

Radio Caroline broadcasts on 648AM in the Essex area and online at radiocaroline.co.uk.