Pat Sissons
@pjsissons.bsky.social
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!
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!
7 driving tests Paul? Pah! Try 11! #TheArchers
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
7 driving tests Paul? Pah! Try 11! #TheArchers
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If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
Reminded of this for some reason. #WorldCupDraw
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Reminded of this for some reason. #WorldCupDraw
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At last, now my pitch for THE LOONEY TUNES SQUID GAME can be greenlit.
Netflix has officially announced they're acquiring Warner Bros for $82.7B
• Claims they will continue to release WB films in theaters
• CEO teases that theatrical length for films will likely be shorter because 'long, exclusive windows aren't consumer friendly'
• Deal won't close until Q3 2026
• Claims they will continue to release WB films in theaters
• CEO teases that theatrical length for films will likely be shorter because 'long, exclusive windows aren't consumer friendly'
• Deal won't close until Q3 2026
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
At last, now my pitch for THE LOONEY TUNES SQUID GAME can be greenlit.
So this essentially means Netflix becomes the most powerful purveyor of what comes through your screens - big or small - on the planet. Huge doesn't cover it.
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
So this essentially means Netflix becomes the most powerful purveyor of what comes through your screens - big or small - on the planet. Huge doesn't cover it.
As a radio guy I always feel the wireless is overlooked in debates about the future of the licence fee. Phil Riley's analysis predicts 'ruinous' consequences if advertising or subscription is the future of BBC funding - in the commercial sector too. Good read.
radioriley.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
radioriley.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
As a radio guy I always feel the wireless is overlooked in debates about the future of the licence fee. Phil Riley's analysis predicts 'ruinous' consequences if advertising or subscription is the future of BBC funding - in the commercial sector too. Good read.
radioriley.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
radioriley.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
Hang on hang on did I hear that right? Leonard and Jill are.....SWINGERS?!? #TheArchers
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media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Hang on hang on did I hear that right? Leonard and Jill are.....SWINGERS?!? #TheArchers
I didn't hate the end of the last one as much as some people......BUT.....either way this is BRILLIANT news!!!
Line of Duty season 7 finally confirmed by the BBC
At long last, Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar are back!
www.radiotimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I didn't hate the end of the last one as much as some people......BUT.....either way this is BRILLIANT news!!!
First day back at work after a week off - have I missed much?
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
First day back at work after a week off - have I missed much?
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The Day Today’s legacy is a whole generation of people who say “proof, if proof be need be” and can’t quite remember the real phrase.
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Day Today’s legacy is a whole generation of people who say “proof, if proof be need be” and can’t quite remember the real phrase.
They didn't even change the O to a 0?? Or add !! at the end?
The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
abcnews.go.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
They didn't even change the O to a 0?? Or add !! at the end?
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Anyone checked out the Wikipedia entry for Supergran lately?
November 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Anyone checked out the Wikipedia entry for Supergran lately?
Trying to watch The Traitors from last night on South Western Railway WiFi was always a fools errand wasn't it?
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Trying to watch The Traitors from last night on South Western Railway WiFi was always a fools errand wasn't it?
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Is Kermit River? I would watch the hell out of this
Hear me out Slow Horses but Muppets, Jackson Lamb the only human
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Is Kermit River? I would watch the hell out of this
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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-...
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
October 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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-...
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-...
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This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
October 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.
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First time this guy has ever made me laugh
September 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
First time this guy has ever made me laugh
Hey - my sofa cushion is finally going to show the right time day and date for the first time in 11 years!
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Hey - my sofa cushion is finally going to show the right time day and date for the first time in 11 years!
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.
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
September 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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.
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I won’t be asking for extra salt and vinegar again.
September 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I won’t be asking for extra salt and vinegar again.
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Just in case you had any doubts about the power of radio to improve your life…
August 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Just in case you had any doubts about the power of radio to improve your life…
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
August 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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.