Paul Morriss
@paulmorriss.bsky.social
Riding tandem with the random
When I heard the first word of this song on The war between the land and the sea I knew what it was. What a great version of Heroes open.spotify.com/track/0cnVtB...
Heroes (From "The War Between The Land and The Sea") - Original Television Soundtrack
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December 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
When I heard the first word of this song on The war between the land and the sea I knew what it was. What a great version of Heroes open.spotify.com/track/0cnVtB...
Available for 99p on Kindle today www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Christ...
December 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Available for 99p on Kindle today www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Christ...
I went to hear @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk talk about his new book about Christmas No. 1s last night - would recommend: little-bits.paulmorriss.com/2025/12/marc...
Marc Burrows - Mistletoe and Vinyl - The story of the Christmas No. 1
Last night I went to the cosy little bookshop Books on the Heath in King's Heath, Birmingham . Marc Burrows was speaking about his new book...
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December 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I went to hear @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk talk about his new book about Christmas No. 1s last night - would recommend: little-bits.paulmorriss.com/2025/12/marc...
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The Story of the Christmas No.1 — Mistletoe & Vinyl is out now! "A hugely entertaining romp through six decades of music trivia ⭑⭑⭑⭑ " — Classic Pop Magazine. Lots of other books available too! Perfect stocking filler for the music nerd in your life. www.marcburrows.co.uk/s/shop
December 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The Story of the Christmas No.1 — Mistletoe & Vinyl is out now! "A hugely entertaining romp through six decades of music trivia ⭑⭑⭑⭑ " — Classic Pop Magazine. Lots of other books available too! Perfect stocking filler for the music nerd in your life. www.marcburrows.co.uk/s/shop
Fifteen Years
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November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Listening to Gideon Code on BBC 6 Music yesterday (the previous Sunday's show) - he played a song which was buried in my memory since I was a child. It was the theme tune to The Flashing Blade. It wasn't so much the tune which evoked memories (unlike Black Beauty which totally is), but the lyrics.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Listening to Gideon Code on BBC 6 Music yesterday (the previous Sunday's show) - he played a song which was buried in my memory since I was a child. It was the theme tune to The Flashing Blade. It wasn't so much the tune which evoked memories (unlike Black Beauty which totally is), but the lyrics.
When I was at school my friends recited Monty Python. I wonder if today’s school kids recite John Finnemore. He’s as good as Python www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme - 2024 Special - BBC Sounds
Another one-off return for the multi-award-winning sketch show.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
When I was at school my friends recited Monty Python. I wonder if today’s school kids recite John Finnemore. He’s as good as Python www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
TIL the helicopter sound on Kate Bush’s Ninth Wave came from Dark Side of the Moon
August 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
TIL the helicopter sound on Kate Bush’s Ninth Wave came from Dark Side of the Moon
I engaged a social media consultancy firm to help with my personal brand. Here's what they recommended: little-bits.paulmorriss.com/2025/08/soci...
Social media recommendations for client: Paul Morriss
Existing brand Our client's brand was summarised in the sentence "Failing to build my personal brand". This brand statement spoke of authent...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I engaged a social media consultancy firm to help with my personal brand. Here's what they recommended: little-bits.paulmorriss.com/2025/08/soci...
Pepperami - "it's a bit of an animal". Today I realised it literally (really literally) is a bit. Of an animal.
June 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Pepperami - "it's a bit of an animal". Today I realised it literally (really literally) is a bit. Of an animal.
Bit of a long shot but are any of you going to see ELO at Hyde Park?
May 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Bit of a long shot but are any of you going to see ELO at Hyde Park?
We've got a couple of questions on your latest guidance, NASA. Second start to the right of what? And straight on until what time in the morning?
May 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
We've got a couple of questions on your latest guidance, NASA. Second start to the right of what? And straight on until what time in the morning?
Human: "you want everything I know about X, that will take a while"
Computer: "you want everything from my X table, that shouldn't take long"
Human: "you want to know this specific instance of X, that should be easy"
Computer: "you want all X where this specific thing is true, that will take awhile"
Computer: "you want everything from my X table, that shouldn't take long"
Human: "you want to know this specific instance of X, that should be easy"
Computer: "you want all X where this specific thing is true, that will take awhile"
February 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Human: "you want everything I know about X, that will take a while"
Computer: "you want everything from my X table, that shouldn't take long"
Human: "you want to know this specific instance of X, that should be easy"
Computer: "you want all X where this specific thing is true, that will take awhile"
Computer: "you want everything from my X table, that shouldn't take long"
Human: "you want to know this specific instance of X, that should be easy"
Computer: "you want all X where this specific thing is true, that will take awhile"
During a geography exam at school I wrote "(c) Slartibartfast" next to where I'd drawn the outline of Norway. #maths
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January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
During a geography exam at school I wrote "(c) Slartibartfast" next to where I'd drawn the outline of Norway. #maths
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
I'm reading Alex's adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos and the world of the hyperbolic plane has opened up to me. The next time I open a tube of Pringles I'm going to be staring at them wierdly.
July 3, 2024 at 12:55 PM
I'm reading Alex's adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos and the world of the hyperbolic plane has opened up to me. The next time I open a tube of Pringles I'm going to be staring at them wierdly.
When two of the internet people you know find each other: xkcd.com/2942/
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Mastodon
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June 6, 2024 at 1:34 PM
When two of the internet people you know find each other: xkcd.com/2942/
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I was suspended on Twitter, so I'm moaning about it: manypies.paulmorriss.com/2024/05/i-wa...
I was suspended on Twitter for no apparent reason
I try to avoid moaning too much on Twitter, but I've been suspended, so I'm going to moan about Twitter here. A few days ago I got a messag...
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May 31, 2024 at 12:56 PM
I was suspended on Twitter, so I'm moaning about it: manypies.paulmorriss.com/2024/05/i-wa...
Me: all this BBC cross promotion on iPlayer is so tedious so I skip it.
Also me: why didn’t they tell us #raceacrosstheworld is back until today?
Also me: why didn’t they tell us #raceacrosstheworld is back until today?
April 10, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Me: all this BBC cross promotion on iPlayer is so tedious so I skip it.
Also me: why didn’t they tell us #raceacrosstheworld is back until today?
Also me: why didn’t they tell us #raceacrosstheworld is back until today?
March 7, 2024 at 3:28 PM
ZX80 owned by school. First owned by me: the Spectrum. I still have it in the loft!
Quote with your first computer
The Atari 800xl
The Atari 800xl
November 15, 2023 at 3:53 PM
ZX80 owned by school. First owned by me: the Spectrum. I still have it in the loft!
Isn't it boring when the first thing you post on a new platform are thoughts about the platform? I need to work out where I'm going with Mastodon, Twitter and this. I suspect I may need to have to put some actual effort in. The tool that helped me find Twitter people on Mastodon helped
November 13, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Isn't it boring when the first thing you post on a new platform are thoughts about the platform? I need to work out where I'm going with Mastodon, Twitter and this. I suspect I may need to have to put some actual effort in. The tool that helped me find Twitter people on Mastodon helped