Mark Minto
@markminto.bsky.social
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
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.
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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
The flammability of historic buildings that are the subject of longstanding contentious planning disputes is really worryingly high. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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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
Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉
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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.
Yes. It will not be interrupted, as soon as we’ve stopped interrupting it.
May 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“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.
Yes. It will not be interrupted, as soon as we’ve stopped interrupting it.
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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
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
+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
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
Are they? I am 48 and have never been offered such a thing.
April 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Are they? I am 48 and have never been offered such a thing.
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 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 8:13 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.
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
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
“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
“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
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Arse would be a great name for an Elbow tribute band.
December 5, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Arse would be a great name for an Elbow tribute band.
I see Brett Domino is working as an AI expert now.
January 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I see Brett Domino is working as an AI expert now.
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! 🎄
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buff.ly
December 25, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Been listening to this for a few weeks. It’s brilliant. Happy Christmas all.
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
I wonder if there’s a Christmas Special of Popmaster TV? You’d think they’d advertise it.
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
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?”
Still unable to resist the sound of a passing bandwagon.
November 13, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Still unable to resist the sound of a passing bandwagon.