Ben Baker
@benbaker.bsky.social
Writer. Podcaster. ALFsplainer.
And there's a chance that things'll get weird.
Yeah, that's a possibility.
Help me by buying some daft stuff here: https://ko-fi.com/benbakerbooks
And there's a chance that things'll get weird.
Yeah, that's a possibility.
Help me by buying some daft stuff here: https://ko-fi.com/benbakerbooks
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Ben Baker
@benbaker.bsky.social
· Sep 1
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Middle-Aged Teenage Angst: The Zine is now available to buy in print or as a PDF. 52 pages of new writing by me on forgotten TV, old mags, radio, wrestling, growing up, badges and, of course, music.
Why should teenage kicks be only for teenagers?
ko-fi.com/benbakerbook...
Why should teenage kicks be only for teenagers?
ko-fi.com/benbakerbook...
"Middle-Aged Teenage Angst" returns to drive you nuts with desire this Tuesday at 8pm. Wait, why are people returning their packets...? noiseboxradio.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"Middle-Aged Teenage Angst" returns to drive you nuts with desire this Tuesday at 8pm. Wait, why are people returning their packets...? noiseboxradio.com
Some people just came to look at my home which is on sale again due to landlord shenanigans. I feel like I've been hit by a car while apologising to the driver for being stood on the pavement in their way.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Some people just came to look at my home which is on sale again due to landlord shenanigans. I feel like I've been hit by a car while apologising to the driver for being stood on the pavement in their way.
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Times have changed, it's An Andrew Among Men now
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Times have changed, it's An Andrew Among Men now
Vote for me as DG and I'll bring back that thing you like* and cancel the one you dont**!!!!
*A Prince Among Men
**International Showjumping 1976
*A Prince Among Men
**International Showjumping 1976
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Vote for me as DG and I'll bring back that thing you like* and cancel the one you dont**!!!!
*A Prince Among Men
**International Showjumping 1976
*A Prince Among Men
**International Showjumping 1976
If you're as obsessed with the cult of old British light entertainment as we are, you will hopefully be as into this as me and John. Give it a follow and let us know what you think.
🎭 PantoSplaining is here! 🎭
It's out now, and it's in-vision so you can see the poster (with visual aids) as you listen.
open.spotify.com/episode/1GzP...
youtu.be/ovYesOJsi88?...
..or wherever you get your podcasts! Just search PantoSplaining!
It's out now, and it's in-vision so you can see the poster (with visual aids) as you listen.
open.spotify.com/episode/1GzP...
youtu.be/ovYesOJsi88?...
..or wherever you get your podcasts! Just search PantoSplaining!
PantoSplaining - The Pilot Episode
YouTube video by ALFsplaining
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
If you're as obsessed with the cult of old British light entertainment as we are, you will hopefully be as into this as me and John. Give it a follow and let us know what you think.
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Here is the first poster we will be looking at in detail, at PantoSplaining!
November 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Here is the first poster we will be looking at in detail, at PantoSplaining!
Its true, we're expanding the 'Splaining family and we didnt even need a turkey baster to get started. Go follow @pantosplaining.bsky.social now and prepare for...well, just prepare.
As there's no new @alfsplaining.bsky.social tomorrow @benbaker.bsky.social and I will be launching our new project - PantoSplaining, where we deep dive into pantomime posters.
The pilot ep will be on the ALFsplaining channel.
No seriously, this isn't a joke or anything
@pantosplaining.bsky.social
The pilot ep will be on the ALFsplaining channel.
No seriously, this isn't a joke or anything
@pantosplaining.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Its true, we're expanding the 'Splaining family and we didnt even need a turkey baster to get started. Go follow @pantosplaining.bsky.social now and prepare for...well, just prepare.
Freddie "Parrot Cock" Davies was a much less successful act in the clubs.
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Freddie "Parrot Cock" Davies was a much less successful act in the clubs.
Just noticed that BBC2 are showing QI XL on Tuesday then the 30 minute edit of it on Friday the same week. Its all fucked, isnt it?
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Just noticed that BBC2 are showing QI XL on Tuesday then the 30 minute edit of it on Friday the same week. Its all fucked, isnt it?
If anyone has any luck going spare, I could definitely use it. Will also take all major credit cards.
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If anyone has any luck going spare, I could definitely use it. Will also take all major credit cards.
At 11am today or whenever on the Mixclouds. www.mixcloud.com/NoiseboxRadi...
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
At 11am today or whenever on the Mixclouds. www.mixcloud.com/NoiseboxRadi...
Ah their classic catchphrases. I remember getting this out from the video shop and even as a kid thinking it was a load of old sputum.
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Ah their classic catchphrases. I remember getting this out from the video shop and even as a kid thinking it was a load of old sputum.
We're behind you.
We're following ALF's 1988 Season 3 broadcast schedule with new episodes of ALFsplaining, so there won't be a new edition next week.
HOWEVER the ALFsplaining channel *will* launch something (non-ALF related) that Ben and John have been cooking up in recent months, so do stay alert. YULE LOVE IT.
HOWEVER the ALFsplaining channel *will* launch something (non-ALF related) that Ben and John have been cooking up in recent months, so do stay alert. YULE LOVE IT.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We're behind you.
The indie / alternative albums of Autumn 1995 were a varied lot but it was an exciting time to be getting into music if you were fourteen like me. And do you know! - I did a radio programme about it and its on @noiseboxradio.com tomorrow at 11am.
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The indie / alternative albums of Autumn 1995 were a varied lot but it was an exciting time to be getting into music if you were fourteen like me. And do you know! - I did a radio programme about it and its on @noiseboxradio.com tomorrow at 11am.
Sporcle doing its best to rage bait me today.
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Sporcle doing its best to rage bait me today.
I do say "bums" a lot.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I do say "bums" a lot.
Do you think Bob Dylan* ever had erectile issues and went into the doctors shouting "PUMP DON'T WORK"?
*Tom Watt if wet.
*Tom Watt if wet.
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Do you think Bob Dylan* ever had erectile issues and went into the doctors shouting "PUMP DON'T WORK"?
*Tom Watt if wet.
*Tom Watt if wet.
Daisy dog thanks you for your lack of firework, friends.
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Daisy dog thanks you for your lack of firework, friends.
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A heads-up to another blog series I'll be doing next year. gayleramage.substack.com/p/a-new-blog...
A New Blog Series For 2026!
Track-by-track album reviews of Swindon's finest (and their alter egos)
gayleramage.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A heads-up to another blog series I'll be doing next year. gayleramage.substack.com/p/a-new-blog...
Join me for another Middle-Aged Teenage Angst at 8pm where I choose to pretend its not really thirty years since all the albums featured today were released. Britpop? I hardly knew pop! @noiseboxradio.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Join me for another Middle-Aged Teenage Angst at 8pm where I choose to pretend its not really thirty years since all the albums featured today were released. Britpop? I hardly knew pop! @noiseboxradio.com
Law of averages states there is someone somewhere whose 'text received' noise is that girl screaming "JIMMMMMMYYYYYY" off of the PIF.
November 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Law of averages states there is someone somewhere whose 'text received' noise is that girl screaming "JIMMMMMMYYYYYY" off of the PIF.
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On Tuesday's Middle-Aged Teenage Angst some of the indie releases of Autumn 1995. A few heavy hitters, a few that should've been bigger and me weeping for my lost youth in the middle of it. You know....fun. 8pm on noiseboxradio.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
On Tuesday's Middle-Aged Teenage Angst some of the indie releases of Autumn 1995. A few heavy hitters, a few that should've been bigger and me weeping for my lost youth in the middle of it. You know....fun. 8pm on noiseboxradio.com
I'm not calling a dating service apparently run by Jimmy Savile.
November 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I'm not calling a dating service apparently run by Jimmy Savile.
Dont make me choose! Fine, I'll take one Ernie and one Skeletor please.
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Dont make me choose! Fine, I'll take one Ernie and one Skeletor please.
Just turned Noisebox on to hear the end of "Marlene On The Wall" and now "Everybody Up" by the Glam Metal Detectives. Never been prouder.
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Just turned Noisebox on to hear the end of "Marlene On The Wall" and now "Everybody Up" by the Glam Metal Detectives. Never been prouder.