Talk Like A Pirate Day: Media Info
Ahoy, the media!
Interviews
This year, Mad Cap'n Tom be wantin' to spread Pirate Day even further than before! He be available fer interviews, an' a wondrous guest: if ye think ye can help wi' getting word out, an' have a bit o' fun wi' it, email the cap'n!
In past years, Cap'n Tom be entertainin' listeners on a dozen BBC radio stations, TFM Radio, Splash FM, Juice FM, a dozen commercial stations, an' on TV on BBC Newsround! Some cheeky pirate be uploadin' that clip t'YouTube...
It be a grand way to spruce up yer schedule, an' ye be doin' a grand service to those on the high seas — as well as those raisin' money fer charity!
About Mad Cap'n Tom
Mad Cap'n Tom has been the official British representative for Talk Like A Pirate Day since 2003. In March 2008, he be elected as Student Union president o'the University of York — and yes, since he be elected as "Mad Cap'n Tom", he be carryin' out official duties in character.
About Marie Curie Cancer Care
Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give terminally ill people the choice of dying at home supported by their families.
Doin' good deeds
This year, we be linkin' up wi' Marie Curie Cancer Care to try and be raisin' some money.
Can ye get people to sponsor ye to go to work or school dressed as a pirate? Can ye keep the accent up all day? P'raps a tour round yer local taverns might raise a bit o' cash? Do some good deeds fer a change!
Booty an' Plunder
- Free Piratical Ringtones: spruce up yer landlubbin' communicator wi' some piratey tunes. Mind you, what be wrong wi' semaphore?
- If ye be wantin' to help promote the day, stick this poster (PDF) in yer local tavern, ship's galley, or school fer little pirates!
Shiver me timbers!
Fer a reminder o' Pirate Day each year, enter yer email. Ye be gettin' a message one week before, and one at midnight on the Day. Ye can be unsubscribin' anytime, an' we promise not to sell yer email to scum o' the net.