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Rob Francis
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Former bingo caller who swapped shouting “Legs Eleven” for spinning great tunes. Now a radio station manager and presenter with an incurable nostalgia habit, a love of retro games, and a firm belief that every show deserves a proper jingle.
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Wycliffe star Jack Shepherd dies aged 85 after ‘short illness’

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Wycliffe star Jack Shepherd dies aged 85 after 'short illness'
RIP.
metro.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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If you want to be the next Director General of the BBC, now's the time to get your applications in...

careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Director...
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Do a vulgar roast… use forbidden words
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Post a movie set where you’re from.
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Found the footage.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Very busy week ahead. Hosting Christmas Bingo on Wednesday, Late Night Shopping on Friday and Christmas Market on Saturday.

It's going to be fun.
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Goodnight.
a stained glass window with blue and orange hexagons on it
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media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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I thought my last girlfriend told me she was from Dunstable.

Turns out she was unstable.
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Ground floor: perfumery
Stationery and leather goods
Wigs and haberdashery
Kitchenware and food
Going up

First floor: telephones
Gents' ready-made suits
Shirts, socks, ties, hats
Underwear and shoes
Going up
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Anybody fancy some lasagne?
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Donald Trump says 'deals are his art form'

What a load of Jackson Pollocks...
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Me as your Bsky therapist
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media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Making something...
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Nice.
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Southampton thrashing Charlton Athletic.
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
What a farce.

#thecricket
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Prince's shopping list:

🔲 Lidl Bread
🔲 Courgette
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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It's Friday... and that can only mean one thing!

Join Vikki this evening from 5pm for two hours of fun and games to start your weekend, only on Overton Radio!
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
He's pretty good. Better than me. :)
Paul "Golly" Robinson is here at 12pm today to ease you through your lunch. Great music and chat guaranteed!
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The cricket.
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Chris Waddle.
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE

The Day Television Stood Still

How British television reacted during the early hours of Sunday 31 August 1997, when the first reports emerged of the car crash in Paris involving Diana, Princess of Wales.

tvlive.site/podcast
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
30 YEARS AGO TODAY: The infamous Panorama interview.
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I’ve just been asked to build a whole website for free.

Not happening.

My work has value. If you want a website, you pay for the work that goes into it.
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 AM