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Gavin

@rollvt.bsky.social

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Principal Video Engineer at Warner Bros. Discovery, (previously BT Sport, BBC, Ulster Television and OBs - been making telly happen for 35+ years), RTS & SMPTE member, Alfa Romeo owner. Views mine & no one else’s! https://youtube.com/@roll_vt

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 20h

Sue was one of the 4 vision mixers on Live Aid from Wembley..

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 20h

It’s a small world!

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 21h

That’s #totp over for another week.. tomorrow night I’m off to the BBC Television Theatre in Shepherd’s Bush to see Nena and her Luftballons..

NENA | 99 Luftballons [1983] [Offizielles HD Musikvideo]

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 21h

I’ve worked with Sue many times & she was a regular at BT Sport right up until we closed Stratford in 2023 #totp

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Son of Bengt @sonofbengt.bsky.social · 21h

Is this the music that plays when Paddington drags you off?

#TOTP

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 21h

I LOVE “Show Me Heaven” & Days Of Thunder too - it’s a much better motor racing movie than people give it credit for #totp

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 21h

Bobby went on to supply the vast majority of the television industry’s tripods and heads… oh wait that’s Vinten, not Vinton #totp

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 14d

Around this time I went to a Beautiful South gig in Belfast’s Ulster Hall and was amazed to see a large group of nuns in the audience - they were Briana’s teachers from the convent school in Portstewart #totp

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 21h

Atari ST klaxon #totp

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 21h

I’ve seen them a few times in the last couple of years and they never disappoint!

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 21h

And they’re still brilliant today!

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 22h

Pet Shop Boys, combined age 137 - still amazing live #totp

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Son of Bengt @sonofbengt.bsky.social · 22h

"When the two of them got together...it was MOIDA!!!"

#TOTP

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 22h

You missed the opportunity to play the theme from Howard’s Way #totp

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 22h

I was today years old when I found out Ryan Reynolds is such a big John Candy fan that he put things like the car from Planes Trains and Automobiles in the Deadpool film.

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 22h

It was such a strong start & it’s been blown by this Nick Berry crap #totp

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 22h

And still looks fantastic at 66!!

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 22h

She still looks amazing at 66!

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 22h

Strong start! #totp

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 22h

And now some proper music #totp

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 22h

I’ve never been a Catatonia fan, but I could listen to Cerys talk until the end of time #totp

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 22h

It’s very shouty isn’t it #totp

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 23h

Ooooooooooooooooh lovely…. monitor #totp

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 23h

Still applies but there’s an exemption for Jayne Middlemiss

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 7d

This back to back scheduling of the 1998 editions of #totp on BBC Four doesn’t work because of the huge amount of repetition.. it’s lazy scheduling

Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 23h

Nice Sony PVM series Trinitron CRT monitors on the stage.. #totp