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Pat Sissons

@pjsissons.bsky.social

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Radio Bloke - both sides of the glass! Studio Director- BBC World Service / Radio 4 / 5 Live - knob twiddling and clock watching! Salisbury Radio 📻 Sat & Sun 7am BBC Radio Solent - the odd Saturday & Xmas Day!

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Felicity Hammah Horror @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 3d

Is Kermit River? I would watch the hell out of this

ooOOOoona McCormack 🎃 @unamccormack.bsky.social · 3d

Hear me out Slow Horses but Muppets, Jackson Lamb the only human

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 4d

A GUIDE TO PUTTING YOUR CLOCKS BACK

SMARTPHONE
Leave it alone, it does its magic

SUNDIAL
Move one house to the left

OVEN
You'll need a Masters in Electronic Engineering or a hammer

CAR RADIO
Not worth it, wait six months

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Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · 4d

Very sad news- he created a great Dr Who villain in 'Sil'.

Didn't know he founded Graeae Theatre Company- a friend of mine did some work with them, a brilliant project.

cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor-...

Doctor Who actor, writer, and disability rights advocate Nabil Shaban dies at 72

Jordanian-British actor, writer, and disability rights advocate Nabil Shaban, best know for playing a villain on Doctor Who, has died.

cultbox.co.uk

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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 10d

This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.

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A woman who rang ABC Sydney radio said she found out about the Optus outage from her cat.

The cat has an automatic wi-fi feeder (connected to Optus) & when breakfast wasn't delivered at 6:10 am, the cat went to the bedroom to lodge a complaint with management.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Sep 29

First time this guy has ever made me laugh

Comedian Tim Dillon said on his podcast last month that he signed up for financial reasons.
He said he had been offered "a large sum of money" - $375,000 for one performance - and said that other comedians had been offered as much as $1.6 million. He told his detractors to "get over it," adding, "So what if they have slaves, they're paying me enough to look the other way."
But in an episode of the Tim Dillon Podcast last week, the comedian announced he'd been removed from the lineup for the comments he made about the country's record on slavery.

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Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Sep 24

Hey - my sofa cushion is finally going to show the right time day and date for the first time in 11 years!

Me holding my sofa cushion with a CEEFAX page dated Weds 24 Sep screen printed on.

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Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Sep 18

Can you imagine Thatcher being so annoyed at Spittung Image in the 80s that she had her government threatening to revoke Central Television's licence to broadcast? No, me neither.

TVMoJoe @tvmojoe.bsky.social · Sep 17

NEW: ABC puts JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE on hiatus after conservative backlash, station group and FCC chair pressure network over Kirk comment. Details at @vulture: www.vulture.com/article/abc-...

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’

It follows conservative backlash to a comment Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk.

www.vulture.com

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Adrian+Shane @adrianandshane.bsky.social · Sep 10

I won’t be asking for extra salt and vinegar again.

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Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Aug 29

About a billion times more expensive! (Roughly!)

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David Harper @thatdavidharper.bsky.social · Aug 20

Just in case you had any doubts about the power of radio to improve your life…

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Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Aug 18

Spent today working on BBC Focus on Africa - the story about how the version of the planet and its landmasses all know 🌍 is likely WRONG is fascinating - from 20:30 in.

Focus on Africa - Can South Africa's national dialogue help solve its problems? - BBC Sounds

South Africa launches a national dialogue to help shape the country’s next chapter

www.bbc.co.uk

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Felicity Hammah Horror @felicityhannah.bsky.social · Aug 1

I miss slow news Augusts

Trump moves nuclear submarines after ex-Russian president's comments

US President Donald Trump says two nuclear submarines are being deployed in the

www.bbc.co.uk

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Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Jul 29

Oh well done for doing this one- thought it was very underrated

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Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Jul 28

What's ITV's revised figure?

Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Jul 27

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This is a Hannah Hampton fan account now

Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Jul 22

Astonishing Lionesses! An instantly iconic game! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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🎃 Barb OoooOooOOOoo. Saur 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @brentosaur.bsky.social · Jul 22

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.

Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time

On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...

www.stereogum.com

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · Jul 22

Great to see those pics of Prince George looking so happy on his birthday.

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Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social · Jul 12

Seems crazy to change the format at this late stage though.

The Singular Malt 🥃😻🐧 @artbookreview.bsky.social · Jul 12

Probably for the best. You don't want to be running around outdoors in this heat.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Jul 11

“Superman is too woke!”

Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:

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Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Jul 11

Oh boy, my inner child - which is about 95% of me - LOVED #Superman! #LookUp

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Jul 7

What do you get if you combine the Salt Path and Captain Tom controversies?
A seasoned veteran.

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Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Jun 24

Very excited about this! #Southampton 's Max FM - the station I cut me radio teeth on - comes out of mothballs to celebrate 30 years since we gave it a go from the Marlands Centre the first time! Testing atm...I'll be popping up next weekend (July 5th and 6th)!

maxfmonline.co.uk

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Pete Prodge @peteprodge.com · Jun 22

How Coldplay was formed.

Walter the Softy in the Dennis The Menace comic strip with five new recruits to his 'softy' gang. "GOOD SHOW - NOW WE OUTNUMBER THE MENACES TWO TO ONE!"

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Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Jun 19

Not at ALL what I thought it would be - loved it though. BEAUTIFUL cinematography. The end will have folks talking.....✝️

Pat Sissons @pjsissons.bsky.social · Jun 12

OK- tickets booked for #28YearsLater next week - nervous / excited / scared! Loved the original so much I really want it to be great - high hopes!

Still of the male leads in 28 Years Later being pursued by infected in the new film.