Mark Gibbings-Jones

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Data collator, occasional TV writer. Current project: 100 Most-Broadcast BBC Programmes.
Main topics: #RetroTV #Comedy #UKTV #Film #PopMusic #RetroGaming #RetroTech #PopCulture
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Evening repost for this!

Brand new on Dirty Feed: the final part of my End of an Era stock footage series. "As concern mounts for the mental health of DJ Mike Smash, we ask tonight - what can be done?" www.dirtyfeed.org/2024/07/dave...

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Right, I'm taking a bit of a break from writing Dirty Feed. I need a rest! My Smashie and Nicey - the End of an Era pieces are now finished. Start here: www.dirtyfeed.org/2024/03/dave... I've also tidied up my Best Of list, which has loads of fun stuff: www.dirtyfeed.org/tag/best-of/

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That’s except for viewers in Scotland, who have their own Iains…

Gutted to have not known about this from a couple of weeks ago. I blame the BBC for cancelling Ian News. www.holidaycalendar.io/holiday/nati...

Er, EXCUSE me. No website can be 30 years old, that's absolutely impossible, and I am still young and this is a big lie.

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Brand new on Dirty Feed: the penultimate part of my End of an Era stock footage investigations. This time: PUNK! "And boys, I believe you like swearwords?" www.dirtyfeed.org/2024/07/dave...

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A deleted chapter from Be Funny Or Die, about the joys of broken English in all its forms, from Clouseau to I Can Haz Cheezburger. NOBLMAN, SWERVE! LOL! https://open.substack.com/pub/joelmorris/p/noblman-swerve?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

The time when The Beano Book 1987 had a Minnie the Minx strip about TVS' Ultra Quiz.

Whenever we're channel-hopping of an evening and we get to repeats of Dad's Army on Gold, our youngest child will excitedly proclaim "yay, Mr Hitler!". Which I'm sure sounds fine out of context.

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Haha. www.dailyreckless.com/2024/07/14/i...

I'm Going To Spain (2-1 mix) | Daily Recklesswww.dailyreckless.com I've sold my car, thrown in my job, I'm 34 years old I think it's time I saw the world, and not Australia I've sold my car thrown in my job I'm 34 years old I think it's time I saw the world coz I hat...

BREAKING: Bank Holiday in Scotland tomorrow.

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The lads are warming up

Good luck, England.

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Good. Because anyone telling you that our broadcasters should ditch their out of date funding models and emulate the sexy 21st Century streaming platforms clearly hasn’t looked at how all those sexy 21st Century streaming platforms are getting on right now.

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BLOG POST: It's exactly 55 years since Star Trek debuted on British TV, so here's my write-up on the show's BBC broadcast history, from the book I still haven't bloody finished: brokentv.uk/2024/07/12/t...

The Joint-165th Most-Broadcast Programme on BBC TV (also 200th)brokentv.uk What? Eh? Weren't we done with this? Okay, the blog has been quieter than planned of late, and that's because I've been stupidly doubling the number of entries in the book version of (now) The 200 Mos...

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Remains one of my favourite bits from the Guardian style guide: Goths (uc) Germanic tribe that invaded the Roman empire goths (lc) Sisters of Mercy fans who invaded the Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Bloody hell, Freddo is fifty years old this year.

The Chase has let itself go.

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My Uber is here

My Uber is here.

my Uber is here

TFW two people behind you in the pharmacy queue laugh at your weak Beconase/baconnaise joke

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Sorry, good people of Clacton

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Sunak currently handing his badge and gun to the King. He's a loose cannon, the king's got the commissioner breathing down his neck and he's tired of Sunak's renegade ways.

BREAKING: Liz Truss announces follow-up book

A quick check on what (going by current results) the seat count would look like under PR. Pick your own fantasy coalition line-up out of that lot.

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Me, thinking about the torrent of political podcasts to come about this election, hosted by ex-Tory MPs.

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Go into your photo roll or whatever and post the first image that makes you laugh literally out loud.

Go into your photo roll or whatever and post the first image that makes you laugh literally out loud

Tee-hee. Greg Cock.