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Gareth Joy
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Sixth SM rehash of cuddly, yet irritating, non-alcoholic but award-winning radio producer/journo/presenter, VO and sports junkie - part-Welsh, part-Granadalander. Still to be taken. Views wholly owned.
Salah finally flips out - or is it really a handy PR distraction to save a Mr. A Slot from the usual P45 talk?

*insert Tom Jumbo-Grumbo GIF here*

Just because.
December 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Channel 5 just showed a clip of Jimmy Tarbuck presenting ITV's All Star Comedy Carnival and not paying attention I thought I'd stumbled across a Christmas edition of In Bed With MeDinner
December 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ahh dammit! #whamageddon

Bloody karaoke bar in Liverpool, too.
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
S4C’s Christmas Pres this year is utterly delightful.

A callback, yes (see also BBC1’s Gruffalo) but I love how they keep moving the girl and the dragon forward. Even introduced another new ident this evening.

Love to know who produced the idents? @s4c.cymru

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S4C : Christmas 2025 : Snowballs ident (30s)
Snowballs ident.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Over 40 years ago.
Still makes me laugh out loud.
🔊🔊🎅
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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This day last year after 28 years as one of the presenters of In Tune on BBC Radio 3 it was the last show for Sean Rafferty
December 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Swansea Bay / Bae Abertawe on a Saturday afternoon.
December 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Here's the inappropriate song, in full...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulDC...
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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40 YEARS AGO THIS FESTIVE SEASON
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Fy eitem diweddar i @newyddion.s4c.cymru
yn edrych ar benderfyniad Cyngor Gwynedd i godi’r premiwm treth cyngor ar dai gwag yn y sir.

My recent item for Newyddion S4C on the decision in Gwynedd to hike the council tax premium paid by owners of empty homes.
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Spending some of this #TOTP -less evening rewatching the pilot of A Bit of Fry & Laurie. They don't write sketches like this anymore.
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
There you go.

I mean, be fair. Even Catrin isn’t going to wait around for Selby* to finish. #totp

* He takes his time…
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Fast Burn - a BBC Late Show special examining the brief life and quick death of BSB, first shown this week in 1991.

Deserved props again to @rollvt.bsky.social for some fascinating uploads.

@whydontyoutube.bsky.social @tvlive.site @thetvroom.com @ukpres1.bsky.social

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Fast Burn! The Unofficial History Of BSB (03-12-91)
YouTube video by Roll VT
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December 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rare in-vision glimpse here of network continuity veteran Peter Brook in the booth.
Christmas Ident Calendar Day 5 extra. BBC TV channels almost didn't broadcast over Christmas in 1978 because of strike action. It was resolved at the very last minute. Here's a BBC news report on what happened, with behind the scenes footage of the BBC1 symbol being put together.
December 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Hmmm…maybe the FAW had a point with pre-recording their draws after all.
a man in a suit and tie is saying " we 'll do it live "
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying " we 'll do it live "
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The draw. Probably. No faff (I’ve been out shopping anyway)

Tom Bradby, I invite you not to comment.
⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Fe fydd Cymru yn wynebu Canada, Qatar a'r Swistir yn eu grŵp yng Nghwpan y Byd 2026 os ydyn nhw'n llwyddo i sicrhau eu lle yn y gystadleuaeth.
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Given today’s Netflix-WBD news, this takes on a very different dimension.

(yes, I know Friends was actually a Bright Kauffman Crane production)
🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨
Friends is set to leave Netflix this month and brand consultant @omaroakes.bsky.social wonders how much exclusivity matters to streamers now on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/eeOBdCJ3OX8
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Exactly twenty years since we performed a daft skit live on BBC Two to a million viewers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dirt...
December 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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'Mae'n amlwg yn hynod o siomedig i mi yn bersonol ac yn broffesiynol.'

Mae Cyfarwyddwr Cerddoriaeth Eglwys Gadeiriol Bangor wedi cael ei ddiswyddo ar ôl cynnal protest.

newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/31745/
‘Hynod o siomedig’: Diswyddo Cyfarwyddwr Cerddoriaeth Cadeirlan Bangor
Mae cyn Gyfarwyddwr Cerddoriaeth mewn eglwys gadeiriol yn y gogledd wedi dweud wrth Newyddion S4C ei fod yn “hynod o siomedig” o gael gwybod ei fod wedi ei ddis
newyddion.s4c.cymru
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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40 YEARS AGO TODAY: John Craven saves music from home taping's killing for Newsround Extra report Record Pirates. Phil Collins, Bob Geldof and Tim Finn "who is unknown in Britain" - how soon they forget I Got You - comment.
Newsround Extra - Pirate Tapes feature 1986
A feature about pirate audio tapes on Newsround Extra, recorded on February 7th 1986 on Betamax videotape, mono audio, Beta tape number 0087 This recording features interviews with Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, the "unknown Tim Finn" even though Tim had hits with Split Enz, long before 1986. #spliten
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December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Your casual reminder to Blockbuster Video: Let’s have a look at what you could’ve won…
Feels like HBO Max UK is just going to be one big waste of time. Why bother?
🟦 CLEAN FEED | Netflix announces acquisition of Warner Bros.

>> Via Netflix: about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
How to misread the room really REALLY badly.
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Yn fyw(ish) gyda fy sioe Cymraeg olaf am 2025 tan 8!

Live(ish) with my last Welsh show for 2025 till 8! @broradio.bsky.social

www.broradio.fm/player/
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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🏉Eben Etzebeth is a lucky man to get the lowest end of the range for a 12 week ban. Not much mitigation apart from his previous test record, but doesn’t miss any tests.
December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Give the present of Granada to someone you love this Christmas in 1994, It'll brings a smile to anyone !
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM