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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I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
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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?
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Why should teenage kicks be only for teenagers?
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I am wetter than an otter's pocket but rarely as practical. 🦦
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I am wetter than an otter's pocket but rarely as practical. 🦦
Thats m'close personal pal and colleague Louis tomorrow at 11am on @noiseboxradio.com - dont miss it!
Was the removed audio 'Black Stockings'? Cunt can't stop me playing it on the show tomorrow.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thats m'close personal pal and colleague Louis tomorrow at 11am on @noiseboxradio.com - dont miss it!
Reposted by Ben Baker
Do you love panto posters? Do you think the only thing that could improve panto posters would be a podcast where @benbaker.bsky.social and I talk about one?
Well boy oh boy have I got some good news.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovYe...
Well boy oh boy have I got some good news.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovYe...
Here is the first poster we will be looking at in detail, at PantoSplaining!
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Do you love panto posters? Do you think the only thing that could improve panto posters would be a podcast where @benbaker.bsky.social and I talk about one?
Well boy oh boy have I got some good news.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovYe...
Well boy oh boy have I got some good news.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovYe...
"Well, imagine Frankie Howerd but he's a sentient manic depressive bollock..."
So, happy 43rd birthday, Murun Buchstansangur, one of the oddest cartoon characters ever to grace a screen, who made his debut on Channel 4 #OTD in 1982
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Well, imagine Frankie Howerd but he's a sentient manic depressive bollock..."
Calling all XTC fans. And why would you not be one? EH?
How does this sound? (reposts appreciated) #xtclisteningparty
November 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Calling all XTC fans. And why would you not be one? EH?
D is for Distract Yourself From The Horrors Of The World For An Hour With The Repeat of My Radio Programme At 11am. And dog.
November 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
D is for Distract Yourself From The Horrors Of The World For An Hour With The Repeat of My Radio Programme At 11am. And dog.
Me: "Here's a daft picture from the past!"
Someone who doesnt follow me: "My Dad is dead actually..."
Why is everything so joyless these days?
Someone who doesnt follow me: "My Dad is dead actually..."
Why is everything so joyless these days?
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Me: "Here's a daft picture from the past!"
Someone who doesnt follow me: "My Dad is dead actually..."
Why is everything so joyless these days?
Someone who doesnt follow me: "My Dad is dead actually..."
Why is everything so joyless these days?
Your dad weeps for 1991.
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Your dad weeps for 1991.
Your Dad wishes Britain was this again.
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Your Dad wishes Britain was this again.
THIS STATUS HAS BEEN REMOVED AT THE DEMAND OF JESS CONRAD (OBE)
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
THIS STATUS HAS BEEN REMOVED AT THE DEMAND OF JESS CONRAD (OBE)
I keep remembering what Team 'Splaining are doing on Friday and laughing.... many seats available... www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/gala-...
Gala premiere: Still Pushing Pineapples (12A) [+Q&A] | National Science and Media Museum
The director of A Bunch of Amateurs returns with a funny, irreverent road movie that follows a former pop star trying to revive and keep alive his past triumph.
www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I keep remembering what Team 'Splaining are doing on Friday and laughing.... many seats available... www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/gala-...
Don't dangle! Do delicious dancing down Dad's dirty discotheque! And you get the general idea with that. Everything on today's Middle-Aged Teenage Angst begins with D plucked at random from a playlist on shuffle. Will we get Doop? Or an episode of "Dial M For Pizza"? Listen now and find out.
the letter d is made of orange fur
ALT: the letter d is made of orange fur
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Don't dangle! Do delicious dancing down Dad's dirty discotheque! And you get the general idea with that. Everything on today's Middle-Aged Teenage Angst begins with D plucked at random from a playlist on shuffle. Will we get Doop? Or an episode of "Dial M For Pizza"? Listen now and find out.
All the artists begin with D on tonight's show at 8pm by the way. I'm not just a pervo. I mean, I AM one but I wont be defined by it. Thx.
"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 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
All the artists begin with D on tonight's show at 8pm by the way. I'm not just a pervo. I mean, I AM one but I wont be defined by it. Thx.
"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.
Reposted by Ben Baker
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.
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.
Reposted by Ben Baker
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...