Duncan Newmarch
@duncannewmarch.bsky.social
BBC TV Announcer / Radio Guy. Hear my 80s radio show here: https://soundcloud.com/duncansstuckinthe80s2/stuck-in-the-80s-4-the-last-time
Two McFly’s with the same gun!
July 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Two McFly’s with the same gun!
I’m currently on leave but today I drove into work, just for 10 minutes, to introduce my all-time favourite film.
July 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I’m currently on leave but today I drove into work, just for 10 minutes, to introduce my all-time favourite film.
Marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, a celebration to remember is on BBC ONE now
May 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, a celebration to remember is on BBC ONE now
I’m OUTATIME, my LEGO build is finally complete. Great Scott!!
May 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I’m OUTATIME, my LEGO build is finally complete. Great Scott!!
Our top 30 films of the 80s continues with 05/30. I introduced it from the living room.
May 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Our top 30 films of the 80s continues with 05/30. I introduced it from the living room.
Without even leaving the chair...
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Without even leaving the chair...
“Imperial walkers heading this way”
April 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“Imperial walkers heading this way”
Our mission to watch the top 30 films of the 80s begins…
April 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Our mission to watch the top 30 films of the 80s begins…
In the Newmarch house, we’ve decided (well, I’ve decided) to watch the top 30 films of the 80s in order. The Empire strikes Back is first but 9-5 is tomorrow night at 10 on BBC2. “What a way to make a livin’”
April 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In the Newmarch house, we’ve decided (well, I’ve decided) to watch the top 30 films of the 80s in order. The Empire strikes Back is first but 9-5 is tomorrow night at 10 on BBC2. “What a way to make a livin’”
Live TV, where anything could go wrong 😉
March 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Live TV, where anything could go wrong 😉
Does Colonel Sanders have a really big head or a really small body?
March 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Does Colonel Sanders have a really big head or a really small body?
Urgh, my ‘he’s arrived!’ photo from 94. Where on earth did I find that tie?
March 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Urgh, my ‘he’s arrived!’ photo from 94. Where on earth did I find that tie?
Today in 1994, I made my debut on the radio. Lincs FM’s overnight shows were recorded onto VHS tapes at the time. Yes, I do have a copy and no, you’re not hearing it.
March 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Today in 1994, I made my debut on the radio. Lincs FM’s overnight shows were recorded onto VHS tapes at the time. Yes, I do have a copy and no, you’re not hearing it.
A true story from 34 years ago today as 4 lions escaped from a circus in Grimsby (my hometown). My favourite headline: “The Heroic Clown”.
March 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A true story from 34 years ago today as 4 lions escaped from a circus in Grimsby (my hometown). My favourite headline: “The Heroic Clown”.
These photos (taken 5 years ago) show the BBC1 network COW and clock. Perhaps it’s time to see if they still work?
February 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
These photos (taken 5 years ago) show the BBC1 network COW and clock. Perhaps it’s time to see if they still work?
40 years on, the old BBC1 COW (Computer Originated World) still looks glorious...
February 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
40 years on, the old BBC1 COW (Computer Originated World) still looks glorious...
Since I became a TV announcer in 2004, there's one thing I've ALWAYS wanted to do. Tonight, I finally get that chance. 19:30 into EastEnders
February 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Since I became a TV announcer in 2004, there's one thing I've ALWAYS wanted to do. Tonight, I finally get that chance. 19:30 into EastEnders
Part of my job (being a TV announcer) is to come up with new ways to introduce the same thing.
Yes, that voice in the background is clearly mine.
Yes, that voice in the background is clearly mine.
February 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Part of my job (being a TV announcer) is to come up with new ways to introduce the same thing.
Yes, that voice in the background is clearly mine.
Yes, that voice in the background is clearly mine.
Things you didn’t want to know: the former One Show studio is now our meeting room. Here’s a screenshot from the Bruce Willis interview (I watched Die Hard last night) and a recent photo…
December 29, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Things you didn’t want to know: the former One Show studio is now our meeting room. Here’s a screenshot from the Bruce Willis interview (I watched Die Hard last night) and a recent photo…
Unusual things I’ve seen at work: the world’s funniest chair!
December 28, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Unusual things I’ve seen at work: the world’s funniest chair!
It was a total (blank) or (blanks) to discover this at work this morning…
December 27, 2024 at 6:52 PM
It was a total (blank) or (blanks) to discover this at work this morning…
I do love surprises!
December 23, 2024 at 7:26 PM
I do love surprises!