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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · Jan 8

Had to get past CAPTCHA to read that Guardian article.

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This is rather lovely - and from a random source too. From Radio Norfolk an hour of (understandably Anglia-heavy) continuity announcers reminiscing. youtu.be/XRhk2av_n-o?...

Coming Up Next - Continuity Announcers documentary - BBC Radio Norfolk - ITV BBC - 31-12-12

YouTube video by studio2televisionextra

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 1h

The Two Joes thinking like TV producers and that’s the key #TheTraitors

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TRANSDIFFUSI⭕️N @transdiffusion.org · 2d

Every word of this 👇

Scott Bryan: continuity announcers are television’s unsung heroes

The role could be at risk in the age of streaming, but their empathetic and skilful contributions would be sorely missed

www.broadcastnow.co.uk

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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 23h

The template shows a series of quick, escalating reaction shots of Vince McMahon, here in a three-panel grid. He is seen reacting with increasing shock and excitement to someone's entrance to the ring. In the final panel, his mouth is open wide in disbelief.
Here the three panels represent reactions to
826lb pumpkin
From 175 feet
Onto a truck

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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · 1d

…Zelig a year later. Forrest Gump 10 or 11 years after that (probably after Holsten had stopped doing those ads), and Smashie and Nicey year after that (on a tv budget!)

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Dead Men Don’t Wear pl-AI-d (did it first, Holsten running with/copying the idea)

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Paul Watson @lazaruscorporation.co.uk · 1d

I just received an email from the designer's brother-in-law so I've updated my blog post to credit them by name:
www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs/artist...

Corn Flakes, Stuck Culture, & the wrong type of undead

It started off, as these things tend to do, as a light-hearted thread on BlueSky initiated by writer Ray Newman about Sainsbury’s slightly otherworldly Corn Flakes packaging design from the 1970s, whi...

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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · 1d

The Grandchildren of Men #PensionersScifi

Another Cinna @anothercinna.bsky.social · 1d

The Werthers
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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · 1d

#PensionersScifi
Dunelm

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Blankets? #PensionersScifi

Devon Dympsy @devondympsy.bsky.social · 1d

Close Encounters of the Third Age.

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Neighbourhood Watchmen #PensionersScifi

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The Abuss Pass #PensionersScifi

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Neighbourhood Watchmen #PensionersScifi

Another Cinna @anothercinna.bsky.social · 1d

The Werthers
#PensionersScifi

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#PensionersScifi
Dunelm

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#PensionersScifi
Dunelm

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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · 1d

Was about to say “Bob”

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 2d

Citizen Smith.
Only Fools and Horses.
The Young Ones.
Bottom.

What is the specific connection, apart from them all being sitcoms on television?

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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · 2d

News on 2 (when they could be bothered to play the outro)
Porridge (though they never had an intro tune technically)
Camberwick Green
Upstairs Downstairs (pre-war episodes)

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TVARK @tvark.bsky.social · 2d

Philip Elsmore gave the first announcement on Thames Television on 30 July 1968. He also gave the final announcement on 31 December 1992.

It was announced in the last hour that he had passed in August 2025 at the age of 87.

Philip Elsmore
1937-2025

tvark.org/philip-elsmore

Philip Elsmore was born on 16 November 1937 and passed away on 3 August 2025 at the age of 87.

He is an actor and former broadcaster.

Philip is best known for his role as senior continuity announcer for Thames Television. He made the station's first continuity announcement on 30 July 1968, and its final announcement on 31 December 1992. He has also done continuity announcing for Border, Tyne Tees, Southern, ABC Weekend and Westcountry.

Elsmore has also acted in Doctors, Casualty, EastEnders, The Governor, Lovejoy, The Bill, Lytton's Diary, Astronauts, Rainbow, Whodunnit?, Late Night Drama, Armchair Theatre, Love Thy Neighbour, Harriet's Back in Town, Pardon My Genie, Two in Clover, The Kenny Everett Video Cassette and Eric & Ernie's last ever Christmas Show for Thames where he tries to announce while Morecambe and Wise are ridiculing the shows he's announcing.

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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · 2d

Brilliant thumbnail - Here’s the video which is a fitting tribute to Philip’s unflappability. RIP Thames legend. youtu.be/SqlSTGFOnK0?...

The Kenny Everett Video Cassette - S01E01

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Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 3d

The death of multi-camera TV: a thread. I know most of you will know the technical parts of this (and may have read it in the other place) but bear with me. 1/ 🧵

A shot from the studio rehearsal of Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan episode 'Volcano', showing several actors ont he TARDIS set, with various video cameras around the scene.

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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · 3d

Mind blown further!

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I have now! That really slaps - thank you!

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And to continue the Wurzels covers thread, here’s the original song Una Paloma Blanca (that they covered as “I am a Cider Drinker”. This video is incredible! youtu.be/gilkXv_KVQs?...

Paloma Blanca - The Greatest Music Video Ever!

YouTube video by Mike Flatow

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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · 3d

The thing is, I only found out a couple of weeks ago that the Wurzels breakout hit was also a parody cover version of this, and feel pretty stupid! youtu.be/RCTMTflcuug?...

Melanie-Brand New Key -((Composer Melanie Safka))

YouTube video by 64downtown

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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · 3d

So, thanks to Romesh on his R2 show yesterday, I discovered this was a thing. (I only knew Mike Flowers Pops covering Oasis brilliantly before). youtu.be/t7F6Jnrqa4c?...

The Wurzels 'Don't Look Back In Anger' OFFICIAL video!

YouTube video by WurzelWorld

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I have to explain my jokes @mikeauld.bsky.social · 4d

So, MTV music channels going dark in December on Breakfast this morning. Sara Cawood I think corrrecting that Dire Straits launched MTV Europe (not the Buggles).
Not enough is said about the offensive lyrics in Money for Nothing- eg, “we have to install microwave ovens” - you just plug it in!

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FrankenSnodes @mrsnodes.bsky.social · 4d

Timeline cleanse

Sally Rose @sallyrose.bsky.social · 4d

Hilarious

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