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Mark Minto
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Software engineering leader. Occasional filmmaker. Travel enthusiast. Beer geek. Radio & TV anorak. Sailor.
I think the matrix has run out of faces for NPCs. The landlord of our B&B in Weymouth tonight looks exactly like the landlord of our B&B in Cheltenham last night, and the barman in this pub looks exactly like someone we came to the pub with.
September 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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The flammability of historic buildings that are the subject of longstanding contentious planning disputes is really worryingly high. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Manchester fire: Residents evacuated from tower as blaze spreads
Residents are evacuated from a tower block after embers from a major fire at Hotspur House spread.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉
June 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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“Your movie continues uninterrupted after this break” is a textbook bit of double-talk from the new ad-filled streamer services.

Yes. It will not be interrupted, as soon as we’ve stopped interrupting it.
May 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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+BBC CLOCK COMPETITION+

We won't be making a run of these but this Bank Holiday weekend you can win a one-off 90s inspired BBC ident clock. Follow, Like & RP to enter. Winner announced Mon AM. We've also restocked our 'Radiophonic' inspired signs & other items.

hiddenbritain.bigcartel.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Are they? I am 48 and have never been offered such a thing.
April 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I know it was number one for a while, but if these choices are sensibly distributed through the archive, it must have been for like 18 years.
I stand by my point from a few months ago that Shakespeare’s Sister are number one on the 8pm “chosen from across the years” #TOTP far far more often than mathematics would reasonably expect.
March 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I stand by my point from a few months ago that Shakespeare’s Sister are number one on the 8pm “chosen from across the years” #TOTP far far more often than mathematics would reasonably expect.
March 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Billy Ocean Colour Scene with a track I’ve never heard before in my life. Instant review: Not as bad as Riverboat Song. (Though very little is.) #totp
March 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“Scenes like this we have not witnessed in black and white for decades. And decades. And decades. And decades.” - John Murray, BBC Radio 5 Live
March 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The part of Steve Wright on this week’s #TOTP was played by Kenny Everett.
March 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Sort of assumed “le disc-jockey Sash” would appear on stage with a pair of decks rather than a pair of keyboards. #totp
January 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Arse would be a great name for an Elbow tribute band.
December 5, 2024 at 7:51 AM
I see Brett Domino is working as an AI expert now.
January 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Been listening to this for a few weeks. It’s brilliant. Happy Christmas all.
Step out of the usual seasonal playlist and let Radio X deliver you a COOL Christmas with great rock and indie festive-themed anthems! 🎄
Radio Xmas - Playlist | Global Player
Listen to the Radio Xmas playlist for free on Global Player.
buff.ly
December 25, 2024 at 2:34 PM
I wonder if there’s a Christmas Special of Popmaster TV? You’d think they’d advertise it.
December 17, 2024 at 4:43 PM
The Fast Show guys doing their best but otherwise that’s an almost offensively mediocre pair of #totp 1996 episodes tonight.
November 22, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The Ol’ Nashville Nanosecond: that period of time between you telling your mother you’re going to a concert, explaining the band, and her replying “who?”
November 19, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Still unable to resist the sound of a passing bandwagon.
November 13, 2024 at 10:44 PM