Rob Francis
@robertfrancis.co.uk
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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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
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
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
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
Anybody fancy some lasagne?
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Anybody fancy some lasagne?
Donald Trump says 'deals are his art form'
What a load of Jackson Pollocks...
What a load of Jackson Pollocks...
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Donald Trump says 'deals are his art form'
What a load of Jackson Pollocks...
What a load of Jackson Pollocks...
Me as your Bsky therapist
a cartoon of homer simpson with a monkey in his mind
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson with a monkey in his mind
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Me as your Bsky therapist
Making something...
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Making something...
Southampton thrashing Charlton Athletic.
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Southampton thrashing Charlton Athletic.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Prince's shopping list:
🔲 Lidl Bread
🔲 Courgette
🔲 Lidl Bread
🔲 Courgette
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Prince's shopping list:
🔲 Lidl Bread
🔲 Courgette
🔲 Lidl Bread
🔲 Courgette
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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!
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
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!
Join Vikki this evening from 5pm for two hours of fun and games to start your weekend, only on Overton Radio!
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
He's pretty good. Better than me. :)
Chris Waddle.
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Chris Waddle.
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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
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
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
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
30 YEARS AGO TODAY: The infamous Panorama interview.
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
30 YEARS AGO TODAY: The infamous Panorama interview.
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.
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
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.
Not happening.
My work has value. If you want a website, you pay for the work that goes into it.
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Andrew Wood, the man who devised the iconic gameshow Bullseye, has died, his daughter Laura has confirmed.
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Andrew Wood, the man who devised the iconic gameshow Bullseye, has died, his daughter Laura has confirmed.
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I see a cloudflare issue has made X, the everything app, unavailable
a man in a suit and tie is laughing with his mouth open
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is laughing with his mouth open
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I see a cloudflare issue has made X, the everything app, unavailable
and it's gone again.
Oh, it's back.
Cloudflare appears to be down.
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
and it's gone again.
Oh, it's back.
Cloudflare appears to be down.
November 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Oh, it's back.
Cloudflare appears to be down.
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Cloudflare appears to be down.
Diabetic check-up didn’t go to plan today.
Blood pressure needed three tries, then they tried to take blood four times - two in each arm - and still got nothing. This was after I’d drunk three pints of water like a champion.
Back again in December for another try.
Blood pressure needed three tries, then they tried to take blood four times - two in each arm - and still got nothing. This was after I’d drunk three pints of water like a champion.
Back again in December for another try.
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Diabetic check-up didn’t go to plan today.
Blood pressure needed three tries, then they tried to take blood four times - two in each arm - and still got nothing. This was after I’d drunk three pints of water like a champion.
Back again in December for another try.
Blood pressure needed three tries, then they tried to take blood four times - two in each arm - and still got nothing. This was after I’d drunk three pints of water like a champion.
Back again in December for another try.
First show went well, back this afternoon at 2pm for more of the same.
If you missed the first show yesterday, here's a chance to listen to the first edition of Overton Now, the new afternoon show from Overton Radio.
Overton Now: 17th November 2025
A chance to listen to the first edition of Overton Now, the new afternoon show from Overton Radio.
overtonradio.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
First show went well, back this afternoon at 2pm for more of the same.