Mark Simpson
@marksimpson.bsky.social
I do stuff that makes things appear on your telly.
Personal account. 🏳️🌈
Donaghadee, Northern Ireland. He/him|Sé/é
I block any new followers which do not have any content on their accounts.
Personal account. 🏳️🌈
Donaghadee, Northern Ireland. He/him|Sé/é
I block any new followers which do not have any content on their accounts.
My YouTube recommended videos for weeks now...
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My YouTube recommended videos for weeks now...
Looking forward to reading this which arrived today.
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Looking forward to reading this which arrived today.
Alison Limerick's 'Where Love Lives' is one of the top tunes of all time IMO. Applying the now standard John Lewis Christmas ad misery filter to it... <insert your own sound effect here>
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Alison Limerick's 'Where Love Lives' is one of the top tunes of all time IMO. Applying the now standard John Lewis Christmas ad misery filter to it... <insert your own sound effect here>
This US Air Force plane on approach to Aldergrove is creating a lot of noise over the east of NI right now.
November 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This US Air Force plane on approach to Aldergrove is creating a lot of noise over the east of NI right now.
At 1750, 60 years ago today, The Magic Roundabout was first broadcast on the BBC. The story of the programme will be shown on BBC Four tonight at 1900.
October 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
At 1750, 60 years ago today, The Magic Roundabout was first broadcast on the BBC. The story of the programme will be shown on BBC Four tonight at 1900.
I am in a pub which charges £7.70 a pint at Television Centre and the whole experience is *extremely* depressing. #WhatWeHaveLost
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I am in a pub which charges £7.70 a pint at Television Centre and the whole experience is *extremely* depressing. #WhatWeHaveLost
This trashy doc on Channel Five has some very strange deep letterbox cropping and framing for no reason at all and it looks ridiculous.
"I can tell this story better if I don't use 40% of the screen and it will look like I'm making a film and not a cheap fast turnaround thing." 🙄
"I can tell this story better if I don't use 40% of the screen and it will look like I'm making a film and not a cheap fast turnaround thing." 🙄
October 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This trashy doc on Channel Five has some very strange deep letterbox cropping and framing for no reason at all and it looks ridiculous.
"I can tell this story better if I don't use 40% of the screen and it will look like I'm making a film and not a cheap fast turnaround thing." 🙄
"I can tell this story better if I don't use 40% of the screen and it will look like I'm making a film and not a cheap fast turnaround thing." 🙄
The current high pressure over the UK and Ireland means you may well be receiving radio and TV from much further away than usual. This can cause interference with local signals.
October 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The current high pressure over the UK and Ireland means you may well be receiving radio and TV from much further away than usual. This can cause interference with local signals.
Confusing, as when I saw this URL I thought this was a repeat from 1998 but then noticed the QR code.
October 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Confusing, as when I saw this URL I thought this was a repeat from 1998 but then noticed the QR code.
£4 for a standard size tomato sauce?!
October 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
£4 for a standard size tomato sauce?!
New watch face. Thanks to @nmsni.co.uk for extracting the background from the GNAT original hardware. 😎
September 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
New watch face. Thanks to @nmsni.co.uk for extracting the background from the GNAT original hardware. 😎
And now it runs on a cheap watch.
September 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
And now it runs on a cheap watch.
Mr Benn, as seen on my office wall.
August 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Mr Benn, as seen on my office wall.
August 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
There are worse places to live. #Donaghadee 🌞
July 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
There are worse places to live. #Donaghadee 🌞
A final closedown from our brilliant colleague David Olver after 47 years as an announcer with BBC Northern Ireland. Looking forward to a celebration with him this evening.
June 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A final closedown from our brilliant colleague David Olver after 47 years as an announcer with BBC Northern Ireland. Looking forward to a celebration with him this evening.
Just putting together something special for tomorrow night...
June 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Just putting together something special for tomorrow night...
Major eruption at Mount Etna - live stream here but rewind to 11:23:00 on the feed to view the eruption point. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFkl...
June 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Major eruption at Mount Etna - live stream here but rewind to 11:23:00 on the feed to view the eruption point. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFkl...
"offset all the subtitles on music programmes by -2" so that people can sing along" #30HitsOf1988AtTheBBC
May 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"offset all the subtitles on music programmes by -2" so that people can sing along" #30HitsOf1988AtTheBBC
May 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM