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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · 6h

Today's Daffy's Discs @SunnyGRadio with songs from The Bluebells , Restricted Code @lnfg.bsky.social The Radio Field, Louis Macbeth , Lou Mclean (mentored by @henhoose.bsky.social ) and plenty more - listen (again) on www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/da...

Daffy's Discs 11th October 2025

Daffy's Discs as first broadcast on Sunny Govan Community Radio on 1th October 2025

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · 5d

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 6d

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · 13d

Yesterday's Daffy's Discs from SunnyG Radio includes a superb new single from The Bluebells and songs from The Twistettes @trademarkissues.bsky.social The Dirt Road Band and plenty more! Now on Mixcloud www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/da...

Daffy's Discs 27th September 2025

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Sep 2

I only have their ‘Best of’ CD.

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thin Red Line is one of my favourite albums. TV21- a brilliant live act as well. Should have been huge.

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Aug 31

Yesterday's seriously SPECIAL Daffy's Discs from Sunny Govan Community Radio features an interview with Specials' bass player @horacepanterart.bsky.social discussing music from throughout his career, his art and his forthcoming Glasgow show with The Dirt Road Band www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/da...

Daffy's Discs 30th August 2025- Horace Panter Special

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SLIME CITY @slimecitymusic.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Thanks for all the love on our new record 'You Do The Math(s)' so far!

Please give it a wee like/share on YourTurb if you haven't already, that'd be class wee guy behaviour.

SLIME CITY // YOU DO THE MATH(S)

YouTube video by SLIME CITY

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Aug 20

Enjoying a bit of @michaelmisrubbish.bsky.social on Matthew Checketts' Sunny G show this afternoon...will definitely be playing some Slime City on Daffy's Discs in the near future...

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Aug 19

Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Aug 17

Yesterday's Daffy's Discs from Sunny Govan Radio includes clues to my next amazing interview guest, tunes from @edwyncollins.bsky.social @chimeschool.bsky.social Cherry Fez and great new singles from Alan Mair, from The Brontes @lnfg.bsky.social and loads more! www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/da...

Daffy's Discs 16th August 2025

Daffy's Discs as first broadcast on 16.8.25. Some old tunes , some new ones (including a new single from Alan Mair and one from The Brontes) and some clues about my forthcoming interview guest

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thank heavens there's still one book discussion programme on the Beeb.

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · Aug 16

Brian Cox, Tash Aw, Nicola Sturgeon, Desiree Burch and Hallie Rubenhold all popping up on next series of Big Scottish Book Club which starts on BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer on Thursday Aug 28. 📚 📺

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you to all the folk who came along to watch filming of the series SEVEN of Big Scottish Book Club. And to all the crew at IWC and venue staff @leiththeatre.bsky.social You can watch us on BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer. And you can meet some of my guests here:

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · Aug 16

Brian Cox, Tash Aw, Nicola Sturgeon, Desiree Burch and Hallie Rubenhold all popping up on next series of Big Scottish Book Club which starts on BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer on Thursday Aug 28. 📚 📺

Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you to all the folk who came along to watch filming of the series SEVEN of Big Scottish Book Club. And to all the crew at IWC and venue staff @leiththeatre.bsky.social You can watch us on BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer. And you can meet some of my guests here:

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

The Big Scottish Book Club returns with big name celebrity guests and leading authors

Damian Barr is back with Brian Cox, Desiree Burch, Rachel Parris and an exciting lineup of authors

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Aug 14

With the 80th anniversary of VJ Day #VJDay80 tomorrow I thought I would share this. My dad fought with the 14th ('forgotten') army in Burma during the Second World War and this little song is an attempt to pay some tribute to him and his comrades. on.soundcloud.com/cQlTR7qBGXaZ...

Forgotten Man

A quirky, reflective track I wrote, trying to imagine my father's life during and after his Second World War experience in Burma with the 14th (

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Duglas BMX Bandits @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social · Aug 12

I posted a clip of a low budget BBC Belle & Sebastian documentary that I was involved in the making of that had the late Ray Brooks narrating and a few people asked if the whole documentary was available to watch anywhere.
Here it is:
youtu.be/SfyO2T5kfxk?...

The Story of Belle and Sebastian

YouTube video by Gorilla TV

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Jul 28

A wee show from Sunny Govan Community Radio celebrating the forthcoming #ElderPark Community Festival on 16th August and featuring some chat, shoutouts and requests with a few of of the locals around Govan Cross. www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/el...

Elder Park Festival vox pops - 28 July 2025

The Sunny G team headed down to the Govan Cross to chat with locals about Elder Park and the upcoming Elder Park Festival.

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David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · Jul 23

And it’s off! A Puffling experiencing the power of flight for the first time as it fledges off the Isle of May

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Jul 21

...and great to hear you're playing on the Saturday as well👇

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Jul 16

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Jul 6

Yesterday's Daffy's Discs from Sunny Govan Radio includes tunes from @carlajeaston.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social 's Sassyhiya and more. www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/da...

Daffy's Discs 5th July 2025

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Jul 4

Tomorrow's Daffy's Discs from Sunny Govan Radio includes tunes from @carlajeaston.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social 's Sassyhiya and a wee look forward to @glasgoespop.bsky.social 103.5fm and online at 5pm www.sunnyg.org

Home | Sunny G Community Radio

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CrazyMyra @outonthemoors.bsky.social · Jun 29

Today's inspiration

Back of some sort of device with holes to plug jacks into. Printed on the black surface is:
"Every machine is
a smoke machine
if you operate
it wrong enough"

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Jun 21

Today's Daffy's Discs from Sunny Govan Radio including tunes from @lightningseeds.bsky.social (with some chat about Ian Broudie's book and production work), @theopenflames.bsky.social Swansea Sound, The Twistettes, The Underclass Academy, Pugwash, TV21 and more www.mixcloud.com/SunnyG103/da...

Daffy's Discs 21st June 2025

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Daffy @daffy1.bsky.social · Jun 16

The genius of George

Lost Glasgow @lostglasgow.bsky.social · Jun 16

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New Piccadillys 'Complete Control'

YouTube video by Kaiser George

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