Phil
@vmphil.bsky.social
Posts mainly about TV, media, technology and miscellaneous topics. Merseyside, UK.
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I know they're losing but this seems a bit extreme
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I know they're losing but this seems a bit extreme
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Amazing incorrect lyrics on the karaoke machine yesterday
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Amazing incorrect lyrics on the karaoke machine yesterday
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45 years ago I made a pitch for the Director-General job. Didn’t get it – mind you, I was only 13. But I did get a reply from Ian Trethowan, who was DG at the time. All these years later I’m proud to work for the BBC.
November 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
45 years ago I made a pitch for the Director-General job. Didn’t get it – mind you, I was only 13. But I did get a reply from Ian Trethowan, who was DG at the time. All these years later I’m proud to work for the BBC.
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Throwback to when I added more sound fx to make this worse.
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Throwback to when I added more sound fx to make this worse.
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Eno diary, 20 Nov 1995: "On TV, Princess Di going on about duty and the nation and the man in the street - all concepts outside the range of my understanding. Why should one feel duty? What is ‘The Nation’? Who is the man in the street?"
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Eno diary, 20 Nov 1995: "On TV, Princess Di going on about duty and the nation and the man in the street - all concepts outside the range of my understanding. Why should one feel duty? What is ‘The Nation’? Who is the man in the street?"
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'scuse me pls but what the hell is this new Clarks logo??
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
'scuse me pls but what the hell is this new Clarks logo??
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the macos 26 "TV" app gave me the world's greatest loading spinner. thank you macos 26
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
the macos 26 "TV" app gave me the world's greatest loading spinner. thank you macos 26
I know that BBC Choice would still have been out of place, but that would be understandable as it was a drawn-out process getting BBC Three approved for launch.
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I know that BBC Choice would still have been out of place, but that would be understandable as it was a drawn-out process getting BBC Three approved for launch.
Very well made, but absolutely paled in comparison to what came before. (I feel the same about BBC One 02-06!) Also because they launched four months before BBC One's revamp and BBC Four's launch, the logo looked completely out of place with the other channels. Why couldn't they just wait?
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Very well made, but absolutely paled in comparison to what came before. (I feel the same about BBC One 02-06!) Also because they launched four months before BBC One's revamp and BBC Four's launch, the logo looked completely out of place with the other channels. Why couldn't they just wait?
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
Successfully had our office lights changed to warm white. So much better to work under especially on these dark nights.
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Successfully had our office lights changed to warm white. So much better to work under especially on these dark nights.
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🔴 NEW — Extra : Miscellaneous ITV
Generic ITV1 ident
#TVPresentation #TVPres #TV #idents #Extra #ident
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Generic ITV1 ident
#TVPresentation #TVPres #TV #idents #Extra #ident
For more updates visit https://tvpres.com
Extra : Miscellaneous ITV : Generic ITV1 ident
In the early hours of Sunday 16th November 2025, what appears to be a generic ITV1 ident was played out before the sport on ITV4.
theident.gallery
November 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🔴 NEW — Extra : Miscellaneous ITV
Generic ITV1 ident
#TVPresentation #TVPres #TV #idents #Extra #ident
For more updates visit https://tvpres.com
Generic ITV1 ident
#TVPresentation #TVPres #TV #idents #Extra #ident
For more updates visit https://tvpres.com
And why did the exclamation marks not appear on that version of the logo on the song captions?
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
And why did the exclamation marks not appear on that version of the logo on the song captions?
The DVD/BD of How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) actually looks pretty impressive. Three audio commentaries! fabulousfilms.com/products/how...
How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)
The Guardian: "the funniest comic creation in Britain". The Independent: "the best Partridge-related project in years". The Financial Times: "moronically hilarious". The Irish Times: "It's aha-mazing ...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The DVD/BD of How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) actually looks pretty impressive. Three audio commentaries! fabulousfilms.com/products/how...
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Naga Munchetty reportedly being investigated by BBC over bullying allegations
Naga Munchetty reportedly being investigated by BBC over bullying allegations
Previous claims against BBC Breakfast presenter have been escalated to full investigation, according to the Sun
The BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty is reportedly being formally investigated over allegations of bullying.
It follows previous claims of bullying against the 50-year-old broadcaster on the programme, which have now been escalated to a full investigation, according to the Sun. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Naga Munchetty reportedly being investigated by BBC over bullying allegations
Very sad to hear. The presenting trio of Clarkson, Needell and Wilson in the mid-90s were great fun and a forerunner of what was to come.
Quentin Wilson, former Top Gear and 5th Gear presenter turned motoring and EV campaigner, has died aged 68 after a short illness.
November 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Very sad to hear. The presenting trio of Clarkson, Needell and Wilson in the mid-90s were great fun and a forerunner of what was to come.
Also also, I think Granada got one of the worst typography treatments out of all the regions. It literally looks like someone opened Word 97 and typed the name out in the default Times New Roman. With apologies to @sgordonthe87.bsky.social for stealing a screenshot from one of his videos.
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Also also, I think Granada got one of the worst typography treatments out of all the regions. It literally looks like someone opened Word 97 and typed the name out in the default Times New Roman. With apologies to @sgordonthe87.bsky.social for stealing a screenshot from one of his videos.
I also think it was a spectacularly bad idea putting a logo with a blue background on top of a blue background. It might have worked better if the logo didn’t have its own box/background.
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I also think it was a spectacularly bad idea putting a logo with a blue background on top of a blue background. It might have worked better if the logo didn’t have its own box/background.
Is it possible for me to admit that I have serious nostalgia for this era of ITV, despite knowing the idents (and the generic Leeds continuity announcements for viewers in the north) were poor as anything?
#OnThisDay 1999: ITV introduced its “Hearts” ident package at 9:25am, following GMTV. However, Carlton, Scottish, Grampian, and UTV chose not to adopt the new branding. Channel Television used the same visuals but replaced the standard jingle with its own version.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Is it possible for me to admit that I have serious nostalgia for this era of ITV, despite knowing the idents (and the generic Leeds continuity announcements for viewers in the north) were poor as anything?
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November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Here's how to turn it off.
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Is it just me or are iOS updates getting obscenely large, file size wise? 12 GB for a .1 update?
November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Is it just me or are iOS updates getting obscenely large, file size wise? 12 GB for a .1 update?
Fond-ish memories. Not a channel I think many people will miss
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Fond-ish memories. Not a channel I think many people will miss
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The recent news on the closure of Pop and Tiny Pop (as linear channels) has brought me again to this TV Live Forum post by @vmphil.bsky.social about the former channel's launch in 2003 as Toons n Tunes, and it's funny to think how cheaply run it was then compared to now
November 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The recent news on the closure of Pop and Tiny Pop (as linear channels) has brought me again to this TV Live Forum post by @vmphil.bsky.social about the former channel's launch in 2003 as Toons n Tunes, and it's funny to think how cheaply run it was then compared to now
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So many artistic treasures in the Louvre, but none as priceless as this
November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So many artistic treasures in the Louvre, but none as priceless as this