Mark Simpson
@marksimpson.bsky.social
I do stuff that makes things appear on your telly.
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Mark Simpson
@marksimpson.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Hello new followers. Just in case there's any confusion... I'm not the TV reporter of the same name. I look after the tech and operational things that keep a number of TV channels on air.
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i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
@skillagesteve.bsky.social Typo alert!
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
@skillagesteve.bsky.social Typo alert!
Sad news.
Architect and television presenter Hugh Wallace, best known to RTÉ audiences as a long-serving judge on Home of the Year, has died at the age of 68.
Home of the Year judge Hugh Wallace has died aged 68
Architect and television presenter Hugh Wallace, best known to RTÉ audiences as a long-serving judge on Home of the Year, has died at the age of 68.
www.rte.ie
December 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Sad news.
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Brian Hayes, the broadcaster known for shaping early phone-in radio at LBC and later hosting shows on BBC Radio 2, has died
Former LBC and Radio 2 presenter Brian Hayes dies aged 87
Brian Hayes, the broadcaster known for shaping early phone-in radio at LBC and later hosting shows on BBC Radio 2, has died
radiotoday.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Brian Hayes, the broadcaster known for shaping early phone-in radio at LBC and later hosting shows on BBC Radio 2, has died
An incredibly dull (but fascinating) discussion about the arranging of an office Christmas party in 1969.
(As this is 1969 the world existed only in brown; orange was introduced soon after in the early 70s. Other colours had to wait until the 1980s.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxAz...
(As this is 1969 the world existed only in brown; orange was introduced soon after in the early 70s. Other colours had to wait until the 1980s.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxAz...
1970: The Office Christmas Party | Man Alive | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
An incredibly dull (but fascinating) discussion about the arranging of an office Christmas party in 1969.
(As this is 1969 the world existed only in brown; orange was introduced soon after in the early 70s. Other colours had to wait until the 1980s.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxAz...
(As this is 1969 the world existed only in brown; orange was introduced soon after in the early 70s. Other colours had to wait until the 1980s.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxAz...
I'm old enough to have done a pink-edged circular wipe from the BBC 1 globe into The Pink Panther.
Watching this Hot Chocolate performance I accept these were very different times.
#TOTP
Watching this Hot Chocolate performance I accept these were very different times.
#TOTP
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I'm old enough to have done a pink-edged circular wipe from the BBC 1 globe into The Pink Panther.
Watching this Hot Chocolate performance I accept these were very different times.
#TOTP
Watching this Hot Chocolate performance I accept these were very different times.
#TOTP
Radio ads running at the moment suggesting that you might be owed compensation from companies who've been hacked and as a result not kept your personal details secure.
To see if you can claim, supply your personal details to this company you've never heard of... 🙄
To see if you can claim, supply your personal details to this company you've never heard of... 🙄
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Radio ads running at the moment suggesting that you might be owed compensation from companies who've been hacked and as a result not kept your personal details secure.
To see if you can claim, supply your personal details to this company you've never heard of... 🙄
To see if you can claim, supply your personal details to this company you've never heard of... 🙄
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Today's Peterborough Telegraph guest editor is Pam Ayres
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today's Peterborough Telegraph guest editor is Pam Ayres
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A small but significant step: Dutch national broadcaster NOS is leaving X.
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
NOS plaatst vanaf vandaag geen nieuwsberichten meer op X - Over NOS
De NOS en Nieuwsuur (NOS/NTR) zijn gestopt met posten op X. Het platform past niet meer bij onze visie op...
over.nos.nl
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A small but significant step: Dutch national broadcaster NOS is leaving X.
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
I mean it is genuinely nice to hear the familiar voice of Derek Griffiths on the radio.
But. That ad seems to be on air in *every* break.
But. That ad seems to be on air in *every* break.
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I mean it is genuinely nice to hear the familiar voice of Derek Griffiths on the radio.
But. That ad seems to be on air in *every* break.
But. That ad seems to be on air in *every* break.
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"It's special to me because it was the first book I ever read to my mum." ❤️
Your donations help to create precious moments and memories for families like Cassie, Aiden & Pandora, who we met through one of our festive partners in Brighton.
Donate to share the #MagicOfBooks 👇
https://bit.ly/4a3UqHu
Your donations help to create precious moments and memories for families like Cassie, Aiden & Pandora, who we met through one of our festive partners in Brighton.
Donate to share the #MagicOfBooks 👇
https://bit.ly/4a3UqHu
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"It's special to me because it was the first book I ever read to my mum." ❤️
Your donations help to create precious moments and memories for families like Cassie, Aiden & Pandora, who we met through one of our festive partners in Brighton.
Donate to share the #MagicOfBooks 👇
https://bit.ly/4a3UqHu
Your donations help to create precious moments and memories for families like Cassie, Aiden & Pandora, who we met through one of our festive partners in Brighton.
Donate to share the #MagicOfBooks 👇
https://bit.ly/4a3UqHu
@matthew-wright.bsky.social - re your conversation this morning - @booktrust.org.uk has a Christmas appeal each year which will provide parcels of books to kids.
We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
@matthew-wright.bsky.social - re your conversation this morning - @booktrust.org.uk has a Christmas appeal each year which will provide parcels of books to kids.
Nativity! is on BBC Three.
The kids in this are about 24 now.
The kids in this are about 24 now.
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Nativity! is on BBC Three.
The kids in this are about 24 now.
The kids in this are about 24 now.
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And who could not then believe in sea gods and portals to the other world (thanks @dgplacenames.bsky.social for sharing)
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
And who could not then believe in sea gods and portals to the other world (thanks @dgplacenames.bsky.social for sharing)
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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Nice that Trump has finally found an Oval Office guest he *doesn't* want to embarrass.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Nice that Trump has finally found an Oval Office guest he *doesn't* want to embarrass.
Looking forward to reading this which arrived today.
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Looking forward to reading this which arrived today.
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Manchester Central Library is appealing for missing Piccadilly Radio tapes to help complete its digital archive of historic shows
Central Library calls for missing Piccadilly Radio tapes
Manchester Central Library is appealing for missing Piccadilly Radio tapes to help complete its digital archive of historic shows
radiotoday.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Manchester Central Library is appealing for missing Piccadilly Radio tapes to help complete its digital archive of historic shows
The full episode of Coronation Street from 12th September 1973 where Pat Phoenix gets a bang on the back of the head from the camera. youtu.be/Rev7GlRH2ZQ?... (link takes you to the glorious moment)
1321 12th September 1973
YouTube video by Auntie Corrie2
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The full episode of Coronation Street from 12th September 1973 where Pat Phoenix gets a bang on the back of the head from the camera. youtu.be/Rev7GlRH2ZQ?... (link takes you to the glorious moment)
If you can, please donate to @booktrust.org.uk for their Christmas appeal. A £10 donation will give a
child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season. Thank you.
child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season. Thank you.
We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
November 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you can, please donate to @booktrust.org.uk for their Christmas appeal. A £10 donation will give a
child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season. Thank you.
child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season. Thank you.
Flicked over to Gogglebox for the first time in years. I see they're all still watching telly with the big light on.
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Flicked over to Gogglebox for the first time in years. I see they're all still watching telly with the big light on.