Mark Farrington
@markfarrington.co.uk
UK Radio Technology, General Musings, Dad Stuff.
Amol's bling level off the scale tonight as the usual big gold watch is joined by a second watch on the other wrist #universitychallenge
January 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Amol's bling level off the scale tonight as the usual big gold watch is joined by a second watch on the other wrist #universitychallenge
Toddler earlier as I tried to explain New Year to him "I don't want to go to 2026, I want to go home" - I sort of sympathise.
December 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Toddler earlier as I tried to explain New Year to him "I don't want to go to 2026, I want to go home" - I sort of sympathise.
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pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
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Getting to Net Zero is cheaper than letting the planet burn. Twice as cheap in fact.
If we do nothing, climate change will cost us 15% of global GDP. Getting to Net Zero limits those costs to 7%.
If we do nothing, climate change will cost us 15% of global GDP. Getting to Net Zero limits those costs to 7%.
December 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Getting to Net Zero is cheaper than letting the planet burn. Twice as cheap in fact.
If we do nothing, climate change will cost us 15% of global GDP. Getting to Net Zero limits those costs to 7%.
If we do nothing, climate change will cost us 15% of global GDP. Getting to Net Zero limits those costs to 7%.
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
My 2yo seeing a picture of Ed Sheeran and Elton John "Is that his mummy?"
December 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
My 2yo seeing a picture of Ed Sheeran and Elton John "Is that his mummy?"
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The problem with the BBC being the nation’s finest engine for soft power, is that people have realised that they can easily exert hard, nasty, cruel power on it, and bend it out of shape.
Empathy, curiosity and compassion shouldn’t be problematic qualities that need silencing. Seems they are now.
Empathy, curiosity and compassion shouldn’t be problematic qualities that need silencing. Seems they are now.
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The problem with the BBC being the nation’s finest engine for soft power, is that people have realised that they can easily exert hard, nasty, cruel power on it, and bend it out of shape.
Empathy, curiosity and compassion shouldn’t be problematic qualities that need silencing. Seems they are now.
Empathy, curiosity and compassion shouldn’t be problematic qualities that need silencing. Seems they are now.
At least Andrew's keeping busy
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
At least Andrew's keeping busy
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
Painfully Good
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Painfully Good
Side note, if anyone in the Chilterns wants a few hundred cooking apples, I'm running out of freezer space....
September 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Side note, if anyone in the Chilterns wants a few hundred cooking apples, I'm running out of freezer space....
Politicians used to do this all the time, it was called "talking to voters" or "making the arguement", now it appears refreshing and innovative. Only people I've seen doing it in recent years are Polanski and @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
This is how you go about reaching people. It's not a difficult argument to make - we just need politicians to make it.
We all need to be having these conversations.
September 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Politicians used to do this all the time, it was called "talking to voters" or "making the arguement", now it appears refreshing and innovative. Only people I've seen doing it in recent years are Polanski and @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
The BBC keep referring to Kier Starmer backing and then sacking Peter Mandleson. They'll be talking about the government cracking next.
September 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The BBC keep referring to Kier Starmer backing and then sacking Peter Mandleson. They'll be talking about the government cracking next.
Well that was anticlimactic
September 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Well that was anticlimactic
This is a masterclass in using a platform to stand up for what you believe in.
Hugh Bonneville started his live ITV London News interview on Downton Abbey by talking about Gaza.
September 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This is a masterclass in using a platform to stand up for what you believe in.
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Minister LOVES flags!
September 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Minister LOVES flags!
@alexhorne.bsky.social great day out at Kennilworth Castle doing one of the English heritage taskmaster activities with my brother and our kids. Really upped the game for summer activities with the little ones!
August 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@alexhorne.bsky.social great day out at Kennilworth Castle doing one of the English heritage taskmaster activities with my brother and our kids. Really upped the game for summer activities with the little ones!
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RIP Jim Lovell
‘When I circled the moon and looked back at Earth, my outlook on life and my viewpoint of Earth changed... Earth is a spaceship, just like Apollo & just like Apollo, the crew must learn to live & work together. We must learn to manage the resources of this world with new imagination.’
‘When I circled the moon and looked back at Earth, my outlook on life and my viewpoint of Earth changed... Earth is a spaceship, just like Apollo & just like Apollo, the crew must learn to live & work together. We must learn to manage the resources of this world with new imagination.’
August 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
RIP Jim Lovell
‘When I circled the moon and looked back at Earth, my outlook on life and my viewpoint of Earth changed... Earth is a spaceship, just like Apollo & just like Apollo, the crew must learn to live & work together. We must learn to manage the resources of this world with new imagination.’
‘When I circled the moon and looked back at Earth, my outlook on life and my viewpoint of Earth changed... Earth is a spaceship, just like Apollo & just like Apollo, the crew must learn to live & work together. We must learn to manage the resources of this world with new imagination.’
The post office is sponsoring drama on ITV. That's quite a ballsy move if you think about it....
August 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The post office is sponsoring drama on ITV. That's quite a ballsy move if you think about it....
Walked past a woman presumably in a call on airpods drinking a coffee, looking like she was chatting away into the coffee cup like it was a hairbrush kareoke mic. My threshold for amusement has dropped in my late 30s...
July 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Walked past a woman presumably in a call on airpods drinking a coffee, looking like she was chatting away into the coffee cup like it was a hairbrush kareoke mic. My threshold for amusement has dropped in my late 30s...
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
One of his best, I've listened to this a lot in the last 5 years
July 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
One of his best, I've listened to this a lot in the last 5 years
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Proper Satirical genius…and an all round brilliant chap too. We need more Tom Lehrer in the moron Age of King Tango. RIP
July 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Proper Satirical genius…and an all round brilliant chap too. We need more Tom Lehrer in the moron Age of King Tango. RIP