Wayne Dearden
@megawayned.bsky.social
Bi Bear who's a Retro computer/console and CRT TV collector & repair guy.
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Jago singing on Beatclub mit @laurencerharvey.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Jago singing on Beatclub mit @laurencerharvey.bsky.social
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Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
YAY! Go Quentin! 🤩
Today's KKCB Totaliser results.
Have your name on the Totaliser Machine!
Quentin is getting a bit too giddy/greedy
gofund.me/466f957bd
Have your name on the Totaliser Machine!
Quentin is getting a bit too giddy/greedy
gofund.me/466f957bd
September 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
YAY! Go Quentin! 🤩
Well that's the last time I buy Vans trainers. Only had these since May this year, been wearing Vans for nearly 25 years.
September 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Well that's the last time I buy Vans trainers. Only had these since May this year, been wearing Vans for nearly 25 years.
Aw no! Not Toilet Duck again.
September 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Aw no! Not Toilet Duck again.
'Free spectacular entertainment' which seems to be Lady Penelope, Rab C. Nesbitt in a clown costume and Bob Carolgees. That DOES sound entertaining to be fair! From Channel 4 Oracle 1990.
September 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
'Free spectacular entertainment' which seems to be Lady Penelope, Rab C. Nesbitt in a clown costume and Bob Carolgees. That DOES sound entertaining to be fair! From Channel 4 Oracle 1990.
You just can't beat proper Open University!
September 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
You just can't beat proper Open University!
It's Rumbelows summer sale! ITV Oracle Tyne Tees July 1985
September 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
It's Rumbelows summer sale! ITV Oracle Tyne Tees July 1985
Ceefax 1988. Unfortunately the rest of the carousel was pretty much unreadable but I thought this picture was worth uploading.
August 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Ceefax 1988. Unfortunately the rest of the carousel was pretty much unreadable but I thought this picture was worth uploading.
Did anyone get an Oracle index card back in the day when they bought/rented a teletext TV? From Channel 4 1988.
August 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Did anyone get an Oracle index card back in the day when they bought/rented a teletext TV? From Channel 4 1988.
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It took an Irish journalist, Claire Byrne, to hand Farage’s arse to him on a plate.
Depressing not to see more of this in British broadcasting.
Anyway, enjoy how the big mouth has nothing to say for once after she plays him some very embarrassing footage…
Depressing not to see more of this in British broadcasting.
Anyway, enjoy how the big mouth has nothing to say for once after she plays him some very embarrassing footage…
August 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It took an Irish journalist, Claire Byrne, to hand Farage’s arse to him on a plate.
Depressing not to see more of this in British broadcasting.
Anyway, enjoy how the big mouth has nothing to say for once after she plays him some very embarrassing footage…
Depressing not to see more of this in British broadcasting.
Anyway, enjoy how the big mouth has nothing to say for once after she plays him some very embarrassing footage…
ITV Oracle November 1988 and a couple of things from Rumbelows.
My Mother bought a TV with this 4+4 cover and by the end of the first four years they were unable to fix a persistent standby fault, which a 14 year old me managed to fix and get another 7 years out of the TV...
My Mother bought a TV with this 4+4 cover and by the end of the first four years they were unable to fix a persistent standby fault, which a 14 year old me managed to fix and get another 7 years out of the TV...
August 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
ITV Oracle November 1988 and a couple of things from Rumbelows.
My Mother bought a TV with this 4+4 cover and by the end of the first four years they were unable to fix a persistent standby fault, which a 14 year old me managed to fix and get another 7 years out of the TV...
My Mother bought a TV with this 4+4 cover and by the end of the first four years they were unable to fix a persistent standby fault, which a 14 year old me managed to fix and get another 7 years out of the TV...
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For all the dog lovers. This is a classic. Worth seeing again.
August 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
For all the dog lovers. This is a classic. Worth seeing again.
Teletext VHS recovery from Channel 4 December 1985. I'd never heard of Focus TV and Video Centres before, they were a north west thing, Manchester etc and nothing to do with Focus TV Rental in Scotland.
In case you're wondering:
£7.95 = £24.67 today
£13.95 = £43.29 today
In case you're wondering:
£7.95 = £24.67 today
£13.95 = £43.29 today
August 26, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Teletext VHS recovery from Channel 4 December 1985. I'd never heard of Focus TV and Video Centres before, they were a north west thing, Manchester etc and nothing to do with Focus TV Rental in Scotland.
In case you're wondering:
£7.95 = £24.67 today
£13.95 = £43.29 today
In case you're wondering:
£7.95 = £24.67 today
£13.95 = £43.29 today
From ITV Tyne Tees July 1985; The new Ferguson TX90 that is not only a TV but has RGB and composite video inputs, ideal for your ZX Spectrum or Commodore 64!
August 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
From ITV Tyne Tees July 1985; The new Ferguson TX90 that is not only a TV but has RGB and composite video inputs, ideal for your ZX Spectrum or Commodore 64!
Seeing as everyone seems to like old electrical retailer teletext pages, here's Comet's offering from Channel 4, 1997.
August 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Seeing as everyone seems to like old electrical retailer teletext pages, here's Comet's offering from Channel 4, 1997.
Let's have another from Currys, this time from July 1985.
August 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Let's have another from Currys, this time from July 1985.
Today's teletext recovery highlights, secret Ceefax pages for Currys and Dixons. I'm intrigued by the "World of Teletext showcard"
August 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today's teletext recovery highlights, secret Ceefax pages for Currys and Dixons. I'm intrigued by the "World of Teletext showcard"
A selection of today's VHS recoveries of teletext from Tyne Tees July 1985
August 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A selection of today's VHS recoveries of teletext from Tyne Tees July 1985
Channel 4 were showing some utter bollocks back in 1990.... Before the watershed too!
August 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Channel 4 were showing some utter bollocks back in 1990.... Before the watershed too!
Everyone needs this in their lives: youtu.be/MwnFX0_H-rA?...
Cindy und Bert – Der Hund von Baskerville (Black Sabbath - Paranoid cover)
YouTube video by Bob Witlox
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Everyone needs this in their lives: youtu.be/MwnFX0_H-rA?...
An amazing late 1970s 12" Panasonic that works flawlessly despite me not having done anything to it!
August 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
An amazing late 1970s 12" Panasonic that works flawlessly despite me not having done anything to it!
My brain has come up with "Gregg Wallace and Grommit" and now I'm imagining all sorts or shenanigans involving gnomes, female staff at the BBC and his poor dog dragging him out of these situations.
August 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My brain has come up with "Gregg Wallace and Grommit" and now I'm imagining all sorts or shenanigans involving gnomes, female staff at the BBC and his poor dog dragging him out of these situations.
Ya can't beat a bit of Bussy!
August 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Ya can't beat a bit of Bussy!
Talking about Ozzy Osbourne to my Mother...
July 23, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Talking about Ozzy Osbourne to my Mother...