Alun Roderick
@alunrod.bsky.social
Newly retired NHS worker (Biomedical Scientist). Now enjoying the journey.
Cymro Cymraeg.
Cymro Cymraeg.
Well, that’s the 27th time I’ve seen Rick Wakeman live (Bristol this time) and one of the best with an amazing set of musicians.
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Well, that’s the 27th time I’ve seen Rick Wakeman live (Bristol this time) and one of the best with an amazing set of musicians.
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Slovenia's Postojna Caves - A Subterranean Wonderland!
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Postojna Caves Slovenia
Discover the magic of Postojna Caves Slovenia — explore stunning formations, underground trains, and rare creatures in this natural wonder.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Slovenia's Postojna Caves - A Subterranean Wonderland!
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The WRU’s decision to make Scarlets and Ospreys fight it out to be the “West” representative is because Parc y Scarlets to St Helen’s is considered too close at approx 12 miles.
Cardiff Arms Park to Rodney Parade is 13.7 miles which is apparently far enough apart?
Logic and WRU don’t go together.
Cardiff Arms Park to Rodney Parade is 13.7 miles which is apparently far enough apart?
Logic and WRU don’t go together.
October 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The WRU’s decision to make Scarlets and Ospreys fight it out to be the “West” representative is because Parc y Scarlets to St Helen’s is considered too close at approx 12 miles.
Cardiff Arms Park to Rodney Parade is 13.7 miles which is apparently far enough apart?
Logic and WRU don’t go together.
Cardiff Arms Park to Rodney Parade is 13.7 miles which is apparently far enough apart?
Logic and WRU don’t go together.
I love it that the “priceless” jewels stolen from the Louvre have been given a value (of €88m).
October 22, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I love it that the “priceless” jewels stolen from the Louvre have been given a value (of €88m).
A rather splendid evening in the company of The Divine Comedy in Swansea.
October 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A rather splendid evening in the company of The Divine Comedy in Swansea.
Retired now after working in the NHS for 39 years. Seeing it from the other side and have to concede that the service is awful. If the NHS was a business, we simply wouldn’t accept the quality of service.
October 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Retired now after working in the NHS for 39 years. Seeing it from the other side and have to concede that the service is awful. If the NHS was a business, we simply wouldn’t accept the quality of service.
Quite the approach into Abu Dhabi, right over Dubai
September 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Quite the approach into Abu Dhabi, right over Dubai
About to board our flight from Delhi to Amsterdam via Abu Dhabi. One of the most irritating things about transiting through the Gulf is that they scan you directly off the flight, still airside, and take any bottles of liquid (e.g. water bottles) off you. Nobody else does this.
September 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
About to board our flight from Delhi to Amsterdam via Abu Dhabi. One of the most irritating things about transiting through the Gulf is that they scan you directly off the flight, still airside, and take any bottles of liquid (e.g. water bottles) off you. Nobody else does this.
Biggest bucket list item now ticked off 😊
September 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Biggest bucket list item now ticked off 😊
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Changing the narrative on suicide requires systemic change. It's about shifting from a culture of silence and stigma to one of openness, understanding, and support.
Find out more this #WorldSuicidePreventionDay at iasp.info @iaspinfo.bsky.social
Find out more this #WorldSuicidePreventionDay at iasp.info @iaspinfo.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Changing the narrative on suicide requires systemic change. It's about shifting from a culture of silence and stigma to one of openness, understanding, and support.
Find out more this #WorldSuicidePreventionDay at iasp.info @iaspinfo.bsky.social
Find out more this #WorldSuicidePreventionDay at iasp.info @iaspinfo.bsky.social
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This is such abject nonsense. Whichever party is the Welsh Government may provide policy guidelines but they don’t demand which posts exist or don’t exist. That’s for the hospital professionals.
This is such abject nonsense. Whichever party is the Welsh Government may provide policy guidelines but they don’t demand which posts exist or don’t exist. That’s for the hospital professionals.
Reform would cut Welsh 'wasteful spending', Tice says
Reform UK's deputy leader says party would cut "wasteful spending" if it forms next Welsh government.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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This is such abject nonsense. Whichever party is the Welsh Government may provide policy guidelines but they don’t demand which posts exist or don’t exist. That’s for the hospital professionals.
This is such abject nonsense. Whichever party is the Welsh Government may provide policy guidelines but they don’t demand which posts exist or don’t exist. That’s for the hospital professionals.
I thought for one minute I was back in the 1980s. No, Germany 2025.
September 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I thought for one minute I was back in the 1980s. No, Germany 2025.
Finally got to see my last Vermeer painting (apart from the one stolen from Boston in 1990), in Braunschweig, Germany 😊
September 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Finally got to see my last Vermeer painting (apart from the one stolen from Boston in 1990), in Braunschweig, Germany 😊
What kind of reporting is this?? Ok, blood is found dripping from a ceiling in Barry Hospital so they make a ridiculous hint of a link that there is a phlebotomy service at the hospital. Do they think that the blood is not sent to the lab at UHW but stored in the ceiling at Barry Hospital? 🙄
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What kind of reporting is this?? Ok, blood is found dripping from a ceiling in Barry Hospital so they make a ridiculous hint of a link that there is a phlebotomy service at the hospital. Do they think that the blood is not sent to the lab at UHW but stored in the ceiling at Barry Hospital? 🙄
@andysaunders-1.bsky.social the Gemini book is absolutely beautiful. As good as Apollo.
August 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
@andysaunders-1.bsky.social the Gemini book is absolutely beautiful. As good as Apollo.
What kind of gibberish is this headline from WalesOnline?
August 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
What kind of gibberish is this headline from WalesOnline?
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On my way to Edinburgh for my show which starts tomorrow (every day at 12.50 at The Mash House Bottle Room). Travelling with an eye infection which means I need to carry some eye drops in a cool bag. The glamour literally never stops.
August 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
On my way to Edinburgh for my show which starts tomorrow (every day at 12.50 at The Mash House Bottle Room). Travelling with an eye infection which means I need to carry some eye drops in a cool bag. The glamour literally never stops.
Not sure I’ve ever encountered anything as frustrating as a tourist visa application to visit India.
August 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Not sure I’ve ever encountered anything as frustrating as a tourist visa application to visit India.
Just had to go on Twitter to look for something and came across a post from esteemed BBC journalist John Simpson recalling a story of personal experience and then loads of replies from random nobodies telling him how he’s wrong.
I really don’t miss Twitter.
I really don’t miss Twitter.
August 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Just had to go on Twitter to look for something and came across a post from esteemed BBC journalist John Simpson recalling a story of personal experience and then loads of replies from random nobodies telling him how he’s wrong.
I really don’t miss Twitter.
I really don’t miss Twitter.
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My show hits the @edfringe.bsky.social in 7 days time! Still tickets available but they are selling fast especially for the first show so if you’re around at 12.50 pop in for some early afternoon laughs! edinburgh.justthetonic.com/event/88:4930/
August 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
My show hits the @edfringe.bsky.social in 7 days time! Still tickets available but they are selling fast especially for the first show so if you’re around at 12.50 pop in for some early afternoon laughs! edinburgh.justthetonic.com/event/88:4930/
Stoke top of the league. Stop the season now 😂😂
August 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Stoke top of the league. Stop the season now 😂😂
Sad news to hear about Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell’s passing. A good old age at 97 where he could have died 55 years ago but still sad.
One of only three men to have flown to the moon twice but he never got the chance to walk on it.
One of only three men to have flown to the moon twice but he never got the chance to walk on it.
August 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sad news to hear about Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell’s passing. A good old age at 97 where he could have died 55 years ago but still sad.
One of only three men to have flown to the moon twice but he never got the chance to walk on it.
One of only three men to have flown to the moon twice but he never got the chance to walk on it.
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And if you're not in Camden OR Edinburgh my tour tickets are available here: www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
Matt Green Tickets, Tour and Concert Dates – www.livenation.co.uk
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August 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
And if you're not in Camden OR Edinburgh my tour tickets are available here: www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
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Richard Burton died on this date in 1984. He was aged 58. Enjoy this clip of the acting legend and Elizabeth Taylor singing Welsh folk song Ar Lan y Môr. It's absolutely beautiful
Watch: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor singing in Welsh on US TV
As far as we can be sure, Elizabeth Taylor did not speak Welsh fluently. But one thing we do know is that thanks to her Welsh-speaking husband Richard Burton and his family, the actress was very much ...
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August 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Richard Burton died on this date in 1984. He was aged 58. Enjoy this clip of the acting legend and Elizabeth Taylor singing Welsh folk song Ar Lan y Môr. It's absolutely beautiful
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Amgueddfa Cymru is celebrating the 250th anniversary of J.M.W. Turner’s birth by returning his iconic artworks to display at National Museum Cardiff
J.M.W. Turner paintings back on display to commemorate special anniversary
Amgueddfa Cymru is celebrating the 250th anniversary of J.M.W. Turner’s birth by returning his iconic artworks to display at National Museum Cardiff. The display ranges from some of Turner’s early Wel...
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August 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Amgueddfa Cymru is celebrating the 250th anniversary of J.M.W. Turner’s birth by returning his iconic artworks to display at National Museum Cardiff