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Likes: bad puns, old tv, comedy, music. Freeze Derek Nimmo and animate the vegetables. Dislikes: bad karma. Is it a dolphin in a bathtub?
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I hate the spread of AI and its eating of resources, and that it’s putting art creators out of pocket and out of work.
But now I’m torn.
I discovered today a new AI trend where classic pop songs are being reimagined as lounge, Motown or blues. And it’s objectively good (I really tried to hate it)!
But now I’m torn.
I discovered today a new AI trend where classic pop songs are being reimagined as lounge, Motown or blues. And it’s objectively good (I really tried to hate it)!
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I hate the spread of AI and its eating of resources, and that it’s putting art creators out of pocket and out of work.
But now I’m torn.
I discovered today a new AI trend where classic pop songs are being reimagined as lounge, Motown or blues. And it’s objectively good (I really tried to hate it)!
But now I’m torn.
I discovered today a new AI trend where classic pop songs are being reimagined as lounge, Motown or blues. And it’s objectively good (I really tried to hate it)!
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Farage says he's "boycotting the BBC" all the time.
Here he is last year.
Normally lasts until the next invitation comes.
Here he is last year.
Normally lasts until the next invitation comes.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Farage says he's "boycotting the BBC" all the time.
Here he is last year.
Normally lasts until the next invitation comes.
Here he is last year.
Normally lasts until the next invitation comes.
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The Laurent Perrier advert that led to the creation of The New Avengers
The Avengers Laurent Perrier Ad 1975
YouTube video by JKMMOC
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November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Laurent Perrier advert that led to the creation of The New Avengers
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The original picture of the Jimmy Hill/Bruce Forsyth making Tower Bridge with their chins found.
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The original picture of the Jimmy Hill/Bruce Forsyth making Tower Bridge with their chins found.
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UPDATE with official comment from the BBC
Exceptional. Not just a scoop or an exclusive, more like a full inquiry.
There is no news source on the planet right now which has published (or broadcast) more detail on what has really been going on at the BBC internally, and the external forces at play.
Exceptional. Not just a scoop or an exclusive, more like a full inquiry.
There is no news source on the planet right now which has published (or broadcast) more detail on what has really been going on at the BBC internally, and the external forces at play.
🚨UPDATE WITH COMMENT FROM THE BBC: Byline Times can confirm that of the four-person BBC panel that interviewed Prescott and made the decision to appoint him as an advisor, three of them had longstanding Conservative Party ties. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE with official comment from the BBC
Exceptional. Not just a scoop or an exclusive, more like a full inquiry.
There is no news source on the planet right now which has published (or broadcast) more detail on what has really been going on at the BBC internally, and the external forces at play.
Exceptional. Not just a scoop or an exclusive, more like a full inquiry.
There is no news source on the planet right now which has published (or broadcast) more detail on what has really been going on at the BBC internally, and the external forces at play.
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1984 was an absolutely fantastic year for TV..📺
We've a new episode arriving on Wednesday, with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social kw looking at shows from November 1984, including...
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
1984 was an absolutely fantastic year for TV..📺
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Gadzooks! Our podcast is out tomorrow, looking at TV from Nov 1984, including the last-ever episode of Rentaghost. Former Blue Peter editor and now author Richard Marson joins @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social to talk about it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Gadzooks! Our podcast is out tomorrow, looking at TV from Nov 1984, including the last-ever episode of Rentaghost. Former Blue Peter editor and now author Richard Marson joins @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social to talk about it.
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Not heard this for ages but "I'm going to kill them in the bum" has just made me laugh tea down my nose
Every morning at 6am, he’s woken up by the radio playing this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN86...
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Not heard this for ages but "I'm going to kill them in the bum" has just made me laugh tea down my nose
Don’t know why it takes so long to make the new 007 film, when Loctite Super Glue 3 Bonds in seconds.
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Don’t know why it takes so long to make the new 007 film, when Loctite Super Glue 3 Bonds in seconds.
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Friend in NYC who is very switched on says Trump vs. BBC has zero news coverage there. Interesting.
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Friend in NYC who is very switched on says Trump vs. BBC has zero news coverage there. Interesting.
Dreamt of a Sitcom Traitors last night. It felt like a forgotten Mike Yarwood extended sketch, but the prospects were tantalising. Then sadly thought it would have to be filled with US stars as the UK doesn’t really make sitcoms anymore.
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Dreamt of a Sitcom Traitors last night. It felt like a forgotten Mike Yarwood extended sketch, but the prospects were tantalising. Then sadly thought it would have to be filled with US stars as the UK doesn’t really make sitcoms anymore.
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Happy 56th anniversary to “Sesame Street,” which made its broadcast debut #OnThisDay in 1969.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happy 56th anniversary to “Sesame Street,” which made its broadcast debut #OnThisDay in 1969.
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The Shirley Bassey Show (10th November 1979). Les Dawson gives some of his favourite jokes another airing whilst Shirley attempts (and fails) to keep a straight face.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Shirley Bassey Show (10th November 1979). Les Dawson gives some of his favourite jokes another airing whilst Shirley attempts (and fails) to keep a straight face.
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When I was on @looksunfamiliar.bsky.social I chose this sequence from a 1979 Sesame Street episode - probably the first time I ever heard Philip Glass was this exclusive piece he wrote for this animated sequence, Geometry of Circles. It's never appeared anywhere else.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
Philip Glass - Sesame Street - Geometry of Circles.mp4
YouTube video by SamCam2011
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
When I was on @looksunfamiliar.bsky.social I chose this sequence from a 1979 Sesame Street episode - probably the first time I ever heard Philip Glass was this exclusive piece he wrote for this animated sequence, Geometry of Circles. It's never appeared anywhere else.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
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It's a good job Trump has never misquoted or misrepresented anyone in his whole life. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_o...
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump - Wikipedia
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November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It's a good job Trump has never misquoted or misrepresented anyone in his whole life. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_o...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Well, that was the week that marks the end of public service broadcasting in the UK. ITV being swallowed by Comcast, the BBC’s craven capitulation reaching its natural conclusion. RIP good PSB.
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Well, that was the week that marks the end of public service broadcasting in the UK. ITV being swallowed by Comcast, the BBC’s craven capitulation reaching its natural conclusion. RIP good PSB.
Was just thinking about Monty Python, end of Season 3, that opens with the Thames ident and David Hamilton. That must have been so confusing at the time, and lots of potential channel changing going on.
Has also reminded me of END OF PART 1 doing something similar:
youtu.be/jDr-A-4rN6g?...
Has also reminded me of END OF PART 1 doing something similar:
youtu.be/jDr-A-4rN6g?...
End of Part One - Episode 11 - Rare UK comedy series
YouTube video by filmnet
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November 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Was just thinking about Monty Python, end of Season 3, that opens with the Thames ident and David Hamilton. That must have been so confusing at the time, and lots of potential channel changing going on.
Has also reminded me of END OF PART 1 doing something similar:
youtu.be/jDr-A-4rN6g?...
Has also reminded me of END OF PART 1 doing something similar:
youtu.be/jDr-A-4rN6g?...
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Ah, 9 November – a sad one, this: 59th anniversary of the day Paul McCartney died, forcing the other Beatles to replace him with an orphan they had trained to impersonate him, and then (obviously) put clues in songs and on album covers so people could find out anyway
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Ah, 9 November – a sad one, this: 59th anniversary of the day Paul McCartney died, forcing the other Beatles to replace him with an orphan they had trained to impersonate him, and then (obviously) put clues in songs and on album covers so people could find out anyway
This TikTok account has really made me chuckle today. Some really good music parodies from different eras. www.tiktok.com/@forgotten.v...
Homes Under the Bangers's Creator Profile
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November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This TikTok account has really made me chuckle today. Some really good music parodies from different eras. www.tiktok.com/@forgotten.v...
The Bishop’s Wife currently on BBC2. It isn’t a Christmas movie, but feels like the sort of movie that should be shown during the Christmas holiday season.
(It’s too early for the decs just yet).
(It’s too early for the decs just yet).
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The Bishop’s Wife currently on BBC2. It isn’t a Christmas movie, but feels like the sort of movie that should be shown during the Christmas holiday season.
(It’s too early for the decs just yet).
(It’s too early for the decs just yet).