Gavin
@rollvt.bsky.social
Principal Video Engineer at Warner Bros. Discovery, (previously BT Sport, BBC, Ulster Television and OBs - been making telly happen for 35+ years), RTS & SMPTE member, Alfa Romeo owner. Views mine & no one else’s!
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Outside broadcasts are always more fun when you’re working with friends…
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Outside broadcasts are always more fun when you’re working with friends…
Just been discussing if radio stars really were killed by video and if in 2025, you can still legitimately blame VCR.. oh and a chat about spectacles! No #totp for me tonight
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just been discussing if radio stars really were killed by video and if in 2025, you can still legitimately blame VCR.. oh and a chat about spectacles! No #totp for me tonight
In another of today’s television anniversaries, 47 years ago today, Ireland got a second television channel, with the launch of RTÉ 2..
November 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
In another of today’s television anniversaries, 47 years ago today, Ireland got a second television channel, with the launch of RTÉ 2..
Studios A (EMI-Marconi) & B (Baird) at Alexandra Palace, the home of the original BBC Television Service, which launched 89 years ago today..
November 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Studios A (EMI-Marconi) & B (Baird) at Alexandra Palace, the home of the original BBC Television Service, which launched 89 years ago today..
Eighty nine years ago tonight, I suspect “the fools on the hill” were making frantic last minute preparations for the launch of the world’s first high definition television service the following day, on 2 November 1936
November 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Eighty nine years ago tonight, I suspect “the fools on the hill” were making frantic last minute preparations for the launch of the world’s first high definition television service the following day, on 2 November 1936
It’s into double digits now.. 99 days until the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.. work continues apace here on our brand new flyaway broadcast system to deliver this to viewers across Europe..
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It’s into double digits now.. 99 days until the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.. work continues apace here on our brand new flyaway broadcast system to deliver this to viewers across Europe..
What a stunning location for a gig..
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
What a stunning location for a gig..
Heading back to London for a slightly different gig this evening at St Paul’s Cathedral…
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Heading back to London for a slightly different gig this evening at St Paul’s Cathedral…
Riverside reflections in Ely this evening…
October 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Riverside reflections in Ely this evening…
Don’t forget that the clocks change at 0200…
October 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Don’t forget that the clocks change at 0200…
Some proper Saturday night entertainment…
October 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Some proper Saturday night entertainment…
No sign of Clive & Chris brawling or Tom here again today..
October 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
No sign of Clive & Chris brawling or Tom here again today..
This is a fantastic piece of work, you must watch it…
October 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is a fantastic piece of work, you must watch it…
If you haven’t collapsed with the excitement of #totp so far, Marti Webb will be performing “Always There”, the theme from Howards’ Way imminently
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If you haven’t collapsed with the excitement of #totp so far, Marti Webb will be performing “Always There”, the theme from Howards’ Way imminently
