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John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 19h

If you're bored this Sunday, you might like some of my recent Fawlty Towers writing.

The cut ending to Gourmet Night: www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/09/luck...

Fawlty Towers parodies over the years: www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/09/herr...

Behind-the-scenes of Basil the Rat: www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/10/tc8-...

Polly with a pencil in her hand, taken from The Builders

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The TV Room @thetvroom.com · 10h

🟦 CLEAN FEED | And the first signs of the branding for STV Radio has appeared on social media sites this afternoon.

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Evans The Crime @evansthecrime.bsky.social · 10h

Meanwhile in Neath / Castell-nedd…
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Cows delay trains for several hours after invading railway

Great Western Railway confirmed that services were disrupted on Sunday afternoon because of animals on the railway

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Evans The Crime @evansthecrime.bsky.social · 1d

Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in Wakefield prison where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex abuse.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after prison attack

West Yorkshire Police said they were called to Wakefield Prison on Saturday morning

www.walesonline.co.uk

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John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 2d

Brand new on Dirty Feed: what was special about the Fawlty Towers episode "Basil the Rat"?

Short version: it had two days in the studio, while every other episode only had one.

Long version: www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/10/tc8-...

Fawlty Towers, "Basil the Rat": the Major spots the offending creature in the bar.

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Broadcastnow @broadcastnow.bsky.social · 2d

Agreement reached with Siân Doyle to settle all claims against Welsh PSB and former chair Rhodri Williams

S4C agrees settlement with former chief exec

www.broadcastnow.co.uk

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Newyddion S4C @newyddion.s4c.cymru · 2d

Mae S4C wedi dod i setliad 'cyfrinachol' gyda Siân Doyle, cyn brif weithredwr y darlledwr.

newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/30758

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Why Don't YouTube? @whydontyoutube.bsky.social · 3d

20 YEARS AGO TODAY: the winner of Dick & Dom's Forfeit Auction has to take dictation, a vehicle for Ian Kirkby to show off his tremendous Eric Morecambe impression to an audience that for the majority will likely have no idea who Morecambe is.

Dick and Dom in da Bungalow - Forfeit Auction, Dictation Kid

More messy fun from Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow - This is from the Forfeit Auction, a regular fixture of the Sunday show where various messy tasks would be auctioned to the highest bidder. Here, the task is The Dictation Kid - sadly, the winner doesn't seem to take well to being drenched in mushy pe

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Gareth Joy @lookoutwales2.bsky.social · 4d

The only possible way you’d get me to watch Celebrity Don’t Get Murdered is if it meant a revival of Honest Obituary.

Which it can’t. Bugger.

youtu.be/mQMYVVhufxs?...

Honest Obituary 4

YouTube video by RedButton

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Luke Davies @theliveluke.bsky.social · 4d

It’s been 52 Years since Independent Local Radio was introduced in the UK!📻

Next week will be 40 years since Red Dragon came on the air in South Wales and to celebrate, I will be bringing you a special documentary looking back on the 25 Years it dominated South Wales!😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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RadioToday - UK & Ireland @radio.today · 5d

Ofcom rules West Somerset Radio breached its licence after being off air for over a year but says plans to resume are progressing

West Somerset Radio found in breach after year off air

Ofcom rules West Somerset Radio breached its licence after being off air for over a year but says plans to resume are progressing

radiotoday.co.uk

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John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 5d

I wish there had been a Father Ted spin-off called Romancing Father Stone.

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The TV Room @thetvroom.com · 6d

🟥 REWIND | Examples of the "hidden" teletext-based "IDENT" service on Channel 4 from 1988, with detailed schedule timings communicated to the ITV regions for commercial break playout.

ZXGuesser @zxguesser.bsky.social · 6d

Now we're cooking! This is the sort of recovery quality I wanted to see from these recordings 😀

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RadioToday - UK & Ireland @radio.today · 6d

Ofcom rules BRMB breached its licence again for failing to focus on Aston’s minority ethnic communities as required by its Key Commitments

BRMB found in breach again over Aston service

Ofcom rules BRMB breached its licence again for failing to focus on Aston’s minority ethnic communities as required by its Key Commitments

radiotoday.co.uk

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Matt Rosser @matt.cymru · 6d

Crimewatch Live from Central Square. Don’t have daymares.

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Gareth Joy @lookoutwales2.bsky.social · 7d

In other news, Russell Martin *finally* gone.

He wasn’t even that good at Swansea!

Gareth Joy @lookoutwales2.bsky.social · 7d

Sunday night gone 10pm and only now am I starting to feel irrational.

Sober irrational, of course.

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The Girl Who Was Death @bohaynowell.bsky.social · 7d

An excellent night on BBC Four tonight, with several examples of early BBC programming for the South Asian community: www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p0...

BBC Four - Schedules

This is the daily broadcast schedule for BBC Four

www.bbc.co.uk

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Gareth Joy @lookoutwales2.bsky.social · 7d

Since it was piloted at the last election, I think.

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Simon Proctor 🇺🇦 @simonproctor.bsky.social · 8d

Came across this - Terry loved a Regional Bounce!

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Radio Merch @radiomerch.co.uk · 7d

Anniversary salutations today to Red Rose Radio, launched on this day 43 years ago in 1982.

Presenters in the early years included Dave Lincoln, Derek Webster, John Gillmore, Sally Moon and phone-in legend, Allan Beswick.

More merch from Red Rose Radio, Gold and Rock FM all at www.radiomerch.co.uk

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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · 7d

Always fun to be out and about for the podcast. Always amazed how great the iPhone camera looks too!

The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 7d

This week on The Media Club we're backstage at the British Podcast Awards chatting to the winners and finding out about the changes at Audio Always and the launch of female podcast collective Hera.

Backstage at the British Podcast Awards

Matt Deegan, Ollie Peart and the BPA Winners

www.themediaclub.com

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The TV Room @thetvroom.com · 7d

🟦 CLEAN FEED | Opinion | Ofcom decision regarding STV News could set precedent for other ITV regions.
cleanfeed.thetvroom.com/23250/opinio...

Ofcom decision regarding STV News could set precedent for other ITV regions - Clean Feed

Ofcom's decision on STV's proposal to stop providing a distinct news service for the north of Scotland could set a precedent.

cleanfeed.thetvroom.com

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John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 7d

Enjoyed this absolutely filthy joke from The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

"Mary Moves Out", TX: 20th September 1975.

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Gareth Joy @lookoutwales2.bsky.social · 7d

Always felt that 1998 was - at least on-screen - the start of the gradual move from regional to network branding.

Yes, I know you said it ‘ended’ when they dropped the frontcaps 10 years earlier but…

TV Live @tvlive.site · 7d

LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1998:

ITV is to position itself as 'TV from the Heart' with the launch a heart-shaped on-screen ident to sit alongside its new channel logo, writes Nicola Methven.

Aiming for the ‘heart of Britain’

ITV is to position itself as 'TV from the Heart' with the launch of a heart-shaped on-screen ident to sit alongside its new channel logo, writes Nicola Methven.

tvlive.site

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