George Luke
@georgeluke.bsky.social
Writer, author and #UKARIAS winning radio and podcast producer. Host of 'Around the World with George Luke' on Chiltern Voice 107.4FM
Writing portfolio: https://bit.ly/glukeportfolio
Audio showreel: https://bit.ly/glshowreel1
Writing portfolio: https://bit.ly/glukeportfolio
Audio showreel: https://bit.ly/glshowreel1
Don’t mean to be Scrooge-ish, but I watched Man vs Baby with my family and just did not find it amusing. The only thing in it that made me laugh was Trevor having the Professionals’ theme tune as his ringtone.
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Don’t mean to be Scrooge-ish, but I watched Man vs Baby with my family and just did not find it amusing. The only thing in it that made me laugh was Trevor having the Professionals’ theme tune as his ringtone.
Meta’s AI asks some really brutal questions.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Meta’s AI asks some really brutal questions.
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Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey, I’ve seen more than my fair share of nativity plays this past week.
December 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey, I’ve seen more than my fair share of nativity plays this past week.
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—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
December 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
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A century of the arts on the BBC - my long-read-archive-mash-up to mark Jane Austen’s 250th birthday
Clips galore, and featuring, among others:
Workers’ Playtime, Under Milk Wood, Quatermass, John Peel, Annie Nightingale, Jacob Bronowski, The Choir, Late Junction, and Terry Eagleton
Clips galore, and featuring, among others:
Workers’ Playtime, Under Milk Wood, Quatermass, John Peel, Annie Nightingale, Jacob Bronowski, The Choir, Late Junction, and Terry Eagleton
Austen 250 - Cultivating the Nation
A brief trip through a century of ‘the arts’ on the BBC
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December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A century of the arts on the BBC - my long-read-archive-mash-up to mark Jane Austen’s 250th birthday
Clips galore, and featuring, among others:
Workers’ Playtime, Under Milk Wood, Quatermass, John Peel, Annie Nightingale, Jacob Bronowski, The Choir, Late Junction, and Terry Eagleton
Clips galore, and featuring, among others:
Workers’ Playtime, Under Milk Wood, Quatermass, John Peel, Annie Nightingale, Jacob Bronowski, The Choir, Late Junction, and Terry Eagleton
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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was getting the world to associate Michael Bublé with Christmas.
three men are sitting in a car with their mouths open and one of them is laughing .
ALT: three men are sitting in a car with their mouths open and one of them is laughing .
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December 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was getting the world to associate Michael Bublé with Christmas.
I’ll admit it: the iPhone ad with a little furry creature promising to avenge a friend’s death made me laugh.
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I’ll admit it: the iPhone ad with a little furry creature promising to avenge a friend’s death made me laugh.
Tommy. Charlie. Danny. Is using the informal version of one’s first name a clever means of making one’s fascism more palatable?
December 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Tommy. Charlie. Danny. Is using the informal version of one’s first name a clever means of making one’s fascism more palatable?
During my uni days, I had a part-time job with the PRS and spent many evenings watching covers bands in pubs and working men's clubs. Every single one of them played 'Dance the Night Away' - so much so, it became the unofficial theme tune of that period in my life. RIP Raul Malo.
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
During my uni days, I had a part-time job with the PRS and spent many evenings watching covers bands in pubs and working men's clubs. Every single one of them played 'Dance the Night Away' - so much so, it became the unofficial theme tune of that period in my life. RIP Raul Malo.
How much psychology went into those 'Spotify listening age' calculations?
December 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
How much psychology went into those 'Spotify listening age' calculations?
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I don't think we were meant to have all the music, all the time tbh
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I don't think we were meant to have all the music, all the time tbh
Dear AI slop purveyors: Mr T is not 97.
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Dear AI slop purveyors: Mr T is not 97.
In my research for tomorrow's Around the World show on @chilternvoice.bsky.social, I learnt that Jimmy Cliff was the second youngest in a family that had nine children - which would make him 'Eight of Nine' in #StarTrek mythology. #RIPJimmyCliff
November 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM
In my research for tomorrow's Around the World show on @chilternvoice.bsky.social, I learnt that Jimmy Cliff was the second youngest in a family that had nine children - which would make him 'Eight of Nine' in #StarTrek mythology. #RIPJimmyCliff
I’m beginning to think that there are two Pharrell Williamses: the socially conscious one who scores civil rights-based films like Hidden Figures, and the other one who writes ‘Blurred Lines’ and talks crap about politics and race.
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I’m beginning to think that there are two Pharrell Williamses: the socially conscious one who scores civil rights-based films like Hidden Figures, and the other one who writes ‘Blurred Lines’ and talks crap about politics and race.
RIP Dharmendra. The news of the deaths of both him and Jimmy Cliff today has triggered loads of memories of growing up in Sierra Leone in the 70s, where we were constantly exposed to Bollywood films and reggae music. Thank you both for the way you enriched our lives.
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
RIP Dharmendra. The news of the deaths of both him and Jimmy Cliff today has triggered loads of memories of growing up in Sierra Leone in the 70s, where we were constantly exposed to Bollywood films and reggae music. Thank you both for the way you enriched our lives.
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Pump up the Jam is definitely one of my top 5 songs about fruit preservation methods though admittedly, introducing pneumatics contravenes most health and safety protocols.
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Pump up the Jam is definitely one of my top 5 songs about fruit preservation methods though admittedly, introducing pneumatics contravenes most health and safety protocols.
The number of far-right nasties and Turning Point wannabes that flooded my FB feed with ads this weekend is mad. Is “binge blocking” a thing? ‘Cos if it is, that’s what I’ve been doing these past few days.
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The number of far-right nasties and Turning Point wannabes that flooded my FB feed with ads this weekend is mad. Is “binge blocking” a thing? ‘Cos if it is, that’s what I’ve been doing these past few days.
On the one hand, I commend Santa on taking due diligence seriously (double-checking his list). On the other hand - dude, mind your own business!
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
On the one hand, I commend Santa on taking due diligence seriously (double-checking his list). On the other hand - dude, mind your own business!
And next week, it’s off to school to watch the kids in ‘The Story of Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the Wee Donkey’ (I think that’s what it’s called).
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
And next week, it’s off to school to watch the kids in ‘The Story of Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the Wee Donkey’ (I think that’s what it’s called).
Have they stopped teaching biology in schools or something? The species of tree that are mostly used as Christmas trees are all evergreens. What's the crime in Tesco pointing that out when they're selling them?
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Have they stopped teaching biology in schools or something? The species of tree that are mostly used as Christmas trees are all evergreens. What's the crime in Tesco pointing that out when they're selling them?
No, not now. Please stop.
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
No, not now. Please stop.
There’s something rather Don Corleone-ish about that ‘pastor’ who called the baby formula woman a witch. Like seriously, you’re standing IN THE PULPIT making those low-level death threats?
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
There’s something rather Don Corleone-ish about that ‘pastor’ who called the baby formula woman a witch. Like seriously, you’re standing IN THE PULPIT making those low-level death threats?
I didn't have "K-pop triggers the next Satanic Panic" on my bingo card for 2025. But if some of the news stories I've seen shared on social media today are true, that could be where we're heading.
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I didn't have "K-pop triggers the next Satanic Panic" on my bingo card for 2025. But if some of the news stories I've seen shared on social media today are true, that could be where we're heading.