Mattzki
@mattzki.bsky.social
Audiohead. Video refusenik. Formerly BBC/SE/Guardian/News UK. The man in the hills. Yes, I’ve turned off auto correct. Can you till?
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Mattzki
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· Sep 17
The Food Programme - Follow the Food: The Rise of Food Tourism - BBC Sounds
Sheila Dillon investigates the growing number of food tours and trails.
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Hidden Food Tours was featured on Radio 4’s The Food Programme last Friday. It was great hosting Sheila Dillon (the doyenne of UK food journalists) on our #MeltonMowbray tour, and brilliant that she got what we do. Have a listen & come see for yourselves! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Another alliance between Trump and Putin - and Farage and Johnson back chanting in unison with the Russian Embassy. Just like old times!
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Another alliance between Trump and Putin - and Farage and Johnson back chanting in unison with the Russian Embassy. Just like old times!
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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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can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
BBC slammed for asking Kelvin Mackenzie about journalism standards
Liverpool fans and others staggered by choice to invite former S*n editor to discuss ongoing issues at the BBC
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
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BBC faces ‘existential’ threat after exit of top executives
Broadcaster’s deepest crisis in recent history comes amid fresh questions over its future role in British society
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
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Michael Prescott's report makes vital points about the importance of being accurate, and also how difficult that is. For instance, he describes himself as having been Political Editor of the Sunday Times for 10 years, which is not what the Guardian reported when he left the job.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Michael Prescott's report makes vital points about the importance of being accurate, and also how difficult that is. For instance, he describes himself as having been Political Editor of the Sunday Times for 10 years, which is not what the Guardian reported when he left the job.
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I think there's been a bit too much focus and pandering to these people now. 'legitimate concerns' 'silent majority' 'both sides' etc. Fuck 'em. Never known such a bunch of absolute fucking arseholes playing the victim and demanding everyone dances to their fucking tune. Fight fire with fire.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I think there's been a bit too much focus and pandering to these people now. 'legitimate concerns' 'silent majority' 'both sides' etc. Fuck 'em. Never known such a bunch of absolute fucking arseholes playing the victim and demanding everyone dances to their fucking tune. Fight fire with fire.
This thread. All this thread. As an ex-staffer, who made progs for all BBC Radio services for over 20 years, this is nail on head stuff.
"Change will only come if both the BBC board and the politicians that ultimately appoint that board realise that the corporation’s problems in News are fundamentally about money and competence" - think that's bang on from @stephenkb.bsky.social
To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash
Corporation fails to learn from criticism, while politicians have consciously reduced its scope for quality journalism
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November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
This thread. All this thread. As an ex-staffer, who made progs for all BBC Radio services for over 20 years, this is nail on head stuff.
Today was one of the mornings where, unable to face the self evisceration of the BBC news channels, I retreated to the safety of @fip.fr. These days seem to be increasing...
I often think, as I brace myself to switch on the news each morning, that some of the problem is the world going to hell, but some of the problem is the editorial choice over what we're supposed to be angry about today.
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Today was one of the mornings where, unable to face the self evisceration of the BBC news channels, I retreated to the safety of @fip.fr. These days seem to be increasing...
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Notable that the supposedly “patriotic” wing of British politics wants to destroy / defund almost all of our national institutions
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Notable that the supposedly “patriotic” wing of British politics wants to destroy / defund almost all of our national institutions
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This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.
🔴 Breaking I Davie faced mounting criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.
They haven’t gilded the Churchill bust yet. It’s crying out for it. Come on guys!
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
They haven’t gilded the Churchill bust yet. It’s crying out for it. Come on guys!
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
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I can’t stop thinking about how this whole decadent regime is similar to the French monarchy before the 1789 Revolution. While people are lining up for food, the tyrant organizes exuberant parties at his Mar-o-Lago residence. Apparently God bless America but not all Americans.
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I can’t stop thinking about how this whole decadent regime is similar to the French monarchy before the 1789 Revolution. While people are lining up for food, the tyrant organizes exuberant parties at his Mar-o-Lago residence. Apparently God bless America but not all Americans.
Having devilled kidneys for breakfast. Think I might be turning into @vizcomic.bsky.social’s Victorian Dad.
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Having devilled kidneys for breakfast. Think I might be turning into @vizcomic.bsky.social’s Victorian Dad.
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Things I'm remembering today: 1, Hitler was, among other things, an authoritarian nationalist who claimed he would "save" Germany; 2, WW2 Britain fought for freedom and against fascism; 3, We must never surrender to the Far(age) Right. #RemembranceDay
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Things I'm remembering today: 1, Hitler was, among other things, an authoritarian nationalist who claimed he would "save" Germany; 2, WW2 Britain fought for freedom and against fascism; 3, We must never surrender to the Far(age) Right. #RemembranceDay
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
#Hiphop Bluesky - what’s the Nas song where he mentions getting a slice of pizza from a bodega so hot it burns the roof of his mouth? Nas is Like for likes… youtu.be/VC4ORS5n9Hg
Nas - Nas Is Like (Official Video)
YouTube video by NasVEVO
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November 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#Hiphop Bluesky - what’s the Nas song where he mentions getting a slice of pizza from a bodega so hot it burns the roof of his mouth? Nas is Like for likes… youtu.be/VC4ORS5n9Hg
Like if David Lynch was on the dole in Wythenshawe.
The video for Cruiser's Creek by The Fall was made by Cerith Wyn Evans. It features Leigh Bowery, Alan (Lanah) Pillay, Christine Binnie, Angus Cook and some extras who were recruited by Mark E Smith calling out for help on the Virgin Records shop tannoy #FallFriday (Thread)
youtu.be/EuJzPy2M4i0
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The Fall - Cruiser's Creek (Extended Version) HD
YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records
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November 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Like if David Lynch was on the dole in Wythenshawe.
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♪ #nowplaying Michelle - The Beatles (Rubber soul - 1965) https://www.radiofrance.fr/fip
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
♪ #nowplaying Michelle - The Beatles (Rubber soul - 1965) https://www.radiofrance.fr/fip
Does anyone have the address of the ‘They are all a bunch of media whores and I’d rather stick glass rods into all of my orifices - including my hog’s eye - then engage with any of it’ helpline? Asking for a friend #traitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Does anyone have the address of the ‘They are all a bunch of media whores and I’d rather stick glass rods into all of my orifices - including my hog’s eye - then engage with any of it’ helpline? Asking for a friend #traitors
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