Tom Gerken
@twgerken.bsky.social
That BBC News tech/gaming journo with the silly name, follow me for tech, rabbits and dyspraxia chat + constant references to a funny grief podcast about my dad dying: Our Dads Died: https://linktr.ee/ourdadsdied
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Tom Gerken
@twgerken.bsky.social
· Nov 20
People never tell you before you get bunnies that they’re almost too cute to be real
Somebody to Love is *objectively* a significantly better song and if you have any opinions about this I would be very grateful if you told my pal Rich them
QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup
RECAP, last night: After two recounts, Under Pressure beat Don’t Stop Me Now by a vote.
BBC mates and music pals went Don’t Stop Me Now.
Transformers fans edged Under Pressure, but BlueSky was the difference.
Today: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST or SOMEBODY TO LOVE
#QueenWorldCup
RECAP, last night: After two recounts, Under Pressure beat Don’t Stop Me Now by a vote.
BBC mates and music pals went Don’t Stop Me Now.
Transformers fans edged Under Pressure, but BlueSky was the difference.
Today: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST or SOMEBODY TO LOVE
freddie mercury performing on stage with ready freddie written above him
Alt: freddie mercury performing on stage with ready freddie written above him
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Somebody to Love is *objectively* a significantly better song and if you have any opinions about this I would be very grateful if you told my pal Rich them
Reposted by Tom Gerken
QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup
I Want To Break Free, a standard, slightly hum-drum tune where they dressed up for the video.
Or: BICYCLE RACE, one of the greatest songs ever.
Vote #IamBoring for I Want To Break Free, or #YEAH for Bicycle Race.
That simple. Appease your circus-master.
#QueenWorldCup
I Want To Break Free, a standard, slightly hum-drum tune where they dressed up for the video.
Or: BICYCLE RACE, one of the greatest songs ever.
Vote #IamBoring for I Want To Break Free, or #YEAH for Bicycle Race.
That simple. Appease your circus-master.
a man in a top hat is blowing a trumpet with the words the greatest show on earth written below him
Alt: a woman in a top hat and fake moustache is blowing a trumpet with the words the greatest show on earth written below him
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup
I Want To Break Free, a standard, slightly hum-drum tune where they dressed up for the video.
Or: BICYCLE RACE, one of the greatest songs ever.
Vote #IamBoring for I Want To Break Free, or #YEAH for Bicycle Race.
That simple. Appease your circus-master.
#QueenWorldCup
I Want To Break Free, a standard, slightly hum-drum tune where they dressed up for the video.
Or: BICYCLE RACE, one of the greatest songs ever.
Vote #IamBoring for I Want To Break Free, or #YEAH for Bicycle Race.
That simple. Appease your circus-master.
The result we demanded
#QueenWorldCup
The crowd are whistling... The ref blows!
It is over, we have our first upset! A major contender has fallen!
RADIO GA GA - 18
YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND - 19
With Another One Bites The Dust through already, we are definitely saying "Deacon's the new Harrison, pass it on" at QWC HQ.
The crowd are whistling... The ref blows!
It is over, we have our first upset! A major contender has fallen!
RADIO GA GA - 18
YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND - 19
With Another One Bites The Dust through already, we are definitely saying "Deacon's the new Harrison, pass it on" at QWC HQ.
a man and a woman drinking tea in a field with the words drinking my tea below them .
Alt: John Deacon and Roger Taylor of Queen drinking tea in a garden with the words drinking my tea below them .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The result we demanded
You’re my best friend is objectively a better song, and I would implore you to demand my friend Rich respects this fact
QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup
Finally back to AM kick offs!
RADIO GA GA
YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND
No time for an opening comment, VOTE (in reply, maybe with your reasoning).
#QueenWorldCup
Finally back to AM kick offs!
RADIO GA GA
YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND
No time for an opening comment, VOTE (in reply, maybe with your reasoning).
a man singing into a microphone while standing on a stage
Alt: a man singing into a microphone while standing on a stage
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
You’re my best friend is objectively a better song, and I would implore you to demand my friend Rich respects this fact
Facebook coming at me with my dad asking me for help from beyond the grave lol
Whatever your problems are up there big man, I seriously doubt I’m gonna be able to help
Whatever your problems are up there big man, I seriously doubt I’m gonna be able to help
November 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Facebook coming at me with my dad asking me for help from beyond the grave lol
Whatever your problems are up there big man, I seriously doubt I’m gonna be able to help
Whatever your problems are up there big man, I seriously doubt I’m gonna be able to help
Seriously <3
#QueenWorldCup
Yes yes, Don’t Stop Me Now takes an early lead.
But read this from the lovely @twgerken.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yes yes, Don’t Stop Me Now takes an early lead.
But read this from the lovely @twgerken.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Football Manager has finally added women's teams - I put the game to the test
The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the new version of the sports management video game after it faced delays and cancellations.
www.bbc.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Seriously <3
I am absolutely devastated about danya. He was my favourite streamer. I don’t know how to feel. This is just an awful, awful day.
US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies aged 29 www.bbc.com/news/article...
US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies aged 29 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Daniel Naroditsky, US chess grandmaster, dies aged 29
The young prodigy's "unexpected passing" was announced by his family on Monday.
www.bbc.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I am absolutely devastated about danya. He was my favourite streamer. I don’t know how to feel. This is just an awful, awful day.
US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies aged 29 www.bbc.com/news/article...
US chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky dies aged 29 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Tom Gerken
Big fan of @twgerken.bsky.social answering the actually important questions in the BBC’s article on the Xbox ROG Ally, like how it runs Sonic Adventure 2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Big fan of @twgerken.bsky.social answering the actually important questions in the BBC’s article on the Xbox ROG Ally, like how it runs Sonic Adventure 2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Tom Gerken
QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup
On the one hand, as @twgerken.bsky.social points out, the video for I'm Going Slightly Mad really goes for it, with Mercury, months left to live, gets a banana wig: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od6h...
#QueenWorldCup
On the one hand, as @twgerken.bsky.social points out, the video for I'm Going Slightly Mad really goes for it, with Mercury, months left to live, gets a banana wig: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od6h...
Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad (Official Video)
YouTube video by Queen Official
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup
On the one hand, as @twgerken.bsky.social points out, the video for I'm Going Slightly Mad really goes for it, with Mercury, months left to live, gets a banana wig: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od6h...
#QueenWorldCup
On the one hand, as @twgerken.bsky.social points out, the video for I'm Going Slightly Mad really goes for it, with Mercury, months left to live, gets a banana wig: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od6h...
Reposted by Tom Gerken
QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup
Ironically, kick off is late for an all-early Queen encounter.
Our first Freddie songs! Our first song off A Night At The Opera.
Get pomped, it's...
Love Of My Life vs Seven Seas Of Rhye
Vote #LOML or #SSOR by 9pm!
#QueenWorldCup
Ironically, kick off is late for an all-early Queen encounter.
Our first Freddie songs! Our first song off A Night At The Opera.
Get pomped, it's...
Love Of My Life vs Seven Seas Of Rhye
Vote #LOML or #SSOR by 9pm!
a man in a leather jacket singing into a microphone with the letter s on his shirt
Alt: Freddie Mercury in the 1970s in a leather jacket singing into a microphone
media.tenor.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
QUEEN WORLD CUP
#QueenWorldCup
Ironically, kick off is late for an all-early Queen encounter.
Our first Freddie songs! Our first song off A Night At The Opera.
Get pomped, it's...
Love Of My Life vs Seven Seas Of Rhye
Vote #LOML or #SSOR by 9pm!
#QueenWorldCup
Ironically, kick off is late for an all-early Queen encounter.
Our first Freddie songs! Our first song off A Night At The Opera.
Get pomped, it's...
Love Of My Life vs Seven Seas Of Rhye
Vote #LOML or #SSOR by 9pm!
Me: finally parks and rec is on a streaming service in the UK!!!
The streaming service:
The streaming service:
September 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Me: finally parks and rec is on a streaming service in the UK!!!
The streaming service:
The streaming service:
Lola and Brakes exploring/scent marking their new house… they’ve already decided who gets the upstairs bunk lol
August 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Lola and Brakes exploring/scent marking their new house… they’ve already decided who gets the upstairs bunk lol
Man talk about something to bring you back down to earth after today’s wonder win
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report
Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.
www.bbc.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Man talk about something to bring you back down to earth after today’s wonder win
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
With apologies to my neighbours
July 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
With apologies to my neighbours
Not being able to turn on the TV for screen time reasons has led to the need for alternative arrangements
July 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Not being able to turn on the TV for screen time reasons has led to the need for alternative arrangements
Persona 4 Revival — Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Official ATLUS West
youtu.be
June 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thing is I’m a Steve McManaman purist, I liked him before his Digimon phase
June 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Thing is I’m a Steve McManaman purist, I liked him before his Digimon phase
Reposted by Tom Gerken
Are you fed up with AI-generated action-figure starter packs?
Plenty of illustrators are, and have taken up their pens.
@twgerken.bsky.social asked me to drop in and work with the Tech desk by verifying some details. Then I got chatting to some creative types…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plenty of illustrators are, and have taken up their pens.
@twgerken.bsky.social asked me to drop in and work with the Tech desk by verifying some details. Then I got chatting to some creative types…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
AI dolls are taking over - but real artists are sick of them
Artists hit back on social media to warn artificial intelligence may be endangering their livelihoods.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Are you fed up with AI-generated action-figure starter packs?
Plenty of illustrators are, and have taken up their pens.
@twgerken.bsky.social asked me to drop in and work with the Tech desk by verifying some details. Then I got chatting to some creative types…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plenty of illustrators are, and have taken up their pens.
@twgerken.bsky.social asked me to drop in and work with the Tech desk by verifying some details. Then I got chatting to some creative types…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I just found the Nintendo magazine from 2005 that inspired me to go into journalism. 20 years later I’m on the BBC previewing Nintendo’s latest console the Switch 2. I literally had the cliche school teacher telling me it was a pipe dream back then because I’m disabled. Pipe dream this, Miss.
April 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I just found the Nintendo magazine from 2005 that inspired me to go into journalism. 20 years later I’m on the BBC previewing Nintendo’s latest console the Switch 2. I literally had the cliche school teacher telling me it was a pipe dream back then because I’m disabled. Pipe dream this, Miss.
Will they repeal the ban if he gives it back?
April 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Will they repeal the ban if he gives it back?
So, I got hands-on with the Switch 2 two months before it comes out. And if I'm being honest... I really like it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I played the £75 Mario Kart World on Switch 2 - was it worth it?
The BBC gets hands-on with the hotly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, launching in June.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
So, I got hands-on with the Switch 2 two months before it comes out. And if I'm being honest... I really like it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You know that thing where you mention something in the first line and then you have to say it again but can't use the real word because it reads weird?
We can all agree Pokémon are collectable creatures, right?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We can all agree Pokémon are collectable creatures, right?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Saudi Investment Fund pays $3.5bn to capture Pokémon Go
It is amongst the highest-grossing mobile games in the world, with 30 million monthly players.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You know that thing where you mention something in the first line and then you have to say it again but can't use the real word because it reads weird?
We can all agree Pokémon are collectable creatures, right?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We can all agree Pokémon are collectable creatures, right?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
