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Lead Technical Operator for BBC Media Operations in Salford | Making radio for BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World Service Sport and BBC Money & Work | Views my own

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Images of sporting heroes - in this case the England women’s football team - are projected onto the buildings at MediaCity

Images of sporting heroes - in this case the England women’s football team - are projected onto the buildings at MediaCity

Sports Personality Of The Year projections at MediaCity are really cool

18.12.2025 18:26 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Tactical Jockstrap, only ever made it as a support act.

16.12.2025 17:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What a great story. Shoes in Tommy Balls were displayed by size in large baskets. Pairs were stitched together with cotton thread through the collar of the heel. Having holes in the back of your shoes was a working class credential across East Lancashire.

04.12.2025 07:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The article discusses using questioning to dismantle an argument so relates to the story shown in the painting.

28.11.2025 04:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yes, it looks great. To be fair there are a lot of episodes to remember. Some are instantly recognisable from first few scenes. Others, less so.

25.11.2025 13:49 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Our sons are slowly watching the whole thing and enjoying it very much. It’s fun to dip in now and again with them.

25.11.2025 13:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Brightly lit office buildings against a pitch black sky. The buildings are reflected in the still water which fills the dock in front of them.

Brightly lit office buildings against a pitch black sky. The buildings are reflected in the still water which fills the dock in front of them.

MediaCity tonight.

20.11.2025 23:51 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

(I only listen on the odd occasion when I’m mixing it so don’t really have much skin in this game)

16.11.2025 00:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Radio 4 listeners really aren’t keen on change.

16.11.2025 00:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Why did nobody tell me Edge of Darkness is on iPlayer. I’ve not seen it since the original broadcasts, but am diving in now.

15.11.2025 21:28 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

As long as the colours were extremely vivid.

12.11.2025 08:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bungalows behind a stone wall at night. It’s dark. There’s a faint red glow in the sky.

Bungalows behind a stone wall at night. It’s dark. There’s a faint red glow in the sky.

Bungalows behind a stone wall at night. It’s dark. There’s a bright red glow in the sky, with a pale green below.

Bungalows behind a stone wall at night. It’s dark. There’s a bright red glow in the sky, with a pale green below.

Aurora in Northumberland - without and then with night mode on the camera

12.11.2025 07:49 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

I'm always on leave when these existential crises pop up.

11.11.2025 08:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

I hear there’s an argument going on in the UK right now about whether or not Donald Trump incited the crowds to violence around January 6th. Apparently the BBC in a documentary showed edits of his speech that misrepresented what he said.

04.11.2025 16:58 👍 164 🔁 56 💬 13 📌 17

Ambulance and 24 Hours in A&E are the two most life affirming shows on British telly. I’m always moved by the care and kindness shown to the people needing care in the episodes. #Ambulance #24HoursInA&E

04.11.2025 22:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif

02.11.2025 15:23 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 3
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Halloween 🎃

Halloween songs to get you in the mood for the arrival of trick or treaters open.spotify.com/playlist/146...

31.10.2025 16:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Loved that album.

25.10.2025 05:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

No idea tbh - probably a version of the service is free so you're the product.

29.09.2025 07:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A tool to connect podcasts with their listeners A tool to connect podcasts with their listeners. Directing listeners to the correct listening experience for their device.

podfollow.com does neat links for your listeners "By default we take iOS users to Apple Podcasts, Android folks to Spotify and desktop visitors to your website."

29.09.2025 04:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Wafted in on the… never mind, I’ll get my coat.

26.09.2025 10:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

From my cold, dead hands.

25.09.2025 09:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We like calamari though 🦑

25.09.2025 05:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You forget they were everywhere and into everything. Lucy used to get staff discount in Travelodges when Granada owned them.

24.09.2025 16:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

We rented a telly from Granada. Dad went into the shop in Blackburn shopping centre once a month to pay the rent. Once a year a man in a green work coat would come and service the set, which was always exciting.

24.09.2025 16:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Love this, and the whole album tbh

20.09.2025 14:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Greek President has just strolled through the bar we’re in 🇬🇷

11.09.2025 09:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’d need mini Lego tiles to represent the Lego tiles. Maybe 1x1 instead of 4x4s and make the whole thing at quarter scale.

10.09.2025 13:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Electro-magnetic pulse is going to have something to say about that.

08.09.2025 05:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So you kind of are cool. The teenagers just don’t know it yet.

03.09.2025 08:54 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0