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Robert G

@bertyg.bsky.social
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I'm unique, as is everyone I meet, so everyone is special 🥰 I like tea, cats, and listening to the radio. Refound the joy of reading. Fascinated by history, & nature. Care about the environment, and wished the world could be a kinder place 💝

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Matt Newsum: We might not have it on the telly but you can at least listen to the 2026 #rugbyleaguewcup on #BBCSounds and #5liveSport Extra. It all starts with @Kangaroos v @NZRugbyLeague on Thursday morning kick-off 10:05 BST UK time. We go on air from 09:50 BST.
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BBC Sounds - Rugby League World Cup - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Rugby League World Cup on BBC Sounds.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 11/10/2026
'He's executed the 'peace through strength' argument pretty well.' Should Donald Trump have won the Nobel Peace Prize? @lewisgoodall.com hears from supporter Greg Swenson.
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You need more time than 10 minutes.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
📺: youtu.be/yUDumb5w3ko?...
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Trump orders public execution of Fort Hood shooter | Simon Marks reacts
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🏺 🦣 🧪 Been waiting YEARS for more deets on astonishing wooden objects used by #Neanderthals at Abric Romaní (a site which, as anyone who's read #Kindred knows, I rave about). Can't wait to dive in: bark(!) trays, wood tools inc poss spears, and structural objects www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Neanderthal woodworking at Abric Romaní: Insights into the role of wood in a Middle Palaeolithic domestic context
Wood technology likely played a key role in human evolution, yet it remains poorly documented because organic materials rarely preserve in archaeological contexts. The Middle Palaeolithic site of Abri...
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I keep looking at this post, and one part of me keeps thinking 'It can't be true', and another part of me is saying 'But it is Simon Marks posting it, he wouldn't post it without checking'.
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great letter, please let us know if you get a reply. Thank you
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Patrick Hurley @patrickhurley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I have today written to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about the future of the BBC.
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garycrowleyonair @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
One from the archives 🥴 Outside Decca Records, London W1. My first job — office boy in Press & Promotion. I was as happy as a clam, working with the best people & walking in the footsteps of heroes: ALO, the Stones, Small Faces, Zombies, Bowie. Decca felt like the centre of the world. Good times.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 30/09/2026
“This is about geopolitics, it's about economics, it's about the power of a nation, and not just about a football club", says Jon Sopel. Is the Man City funding controversy Andy Burnham's 'dirty little secret'?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 25/09/2026
“The briefing from the Palace is, ‘poor old Andrew is in limbo’, which is not true. “WE’RE in limbo because we don’t know what’s happening in Andrew’s court case”. Has Pizza Express done more to investigate Andrew's links to Epstein than Buckingham Palace?
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My latest confab with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk as we dissect Trump's speech at the UN and his first meeting with Andy Burnham. Via the LBC Official YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SALO...
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'Complete Dr Evil stuff': Simon Marks analyses Trump's UN speech
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 22/09/2026
“Fixing our relationship with Europe is the only way to get our economy back on track.” At Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton, Ed Davey made the case for closer ties with Europe to bring down barriers to trade, expand opportunities for young people and strengthen our economy.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 29/08/2026
'I thought there must be a zero missing!' @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social is 'staggered' by the lack of financial aid the US is providing to Nepal.
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
She is lucky she can save a hundred pounds a month.
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
From my 2018 Back to the Studio tour. Book tickets for this year's tour at JonathanPie.com.
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 12/08/2026
In our latest climate newsletter we take a look at the warmest UK summer on record, drought across Europe and wildfires. Read the newsletter 👇 content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKM...
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Climate News
Issue 119  |  12 August 2026
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I believe Clacton deserves an MP who will spend their time shining a light on everything the area has to offer. And why wait till I'm elected? I've been to visit one of the constituency's most stunning landmarks.
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No Treble @notreble.com · 20/07/2026
Remembering Jennifer Finch with this powerful three song L7 session from The Current. Video in the comments. www.notreble.com/buzz/2026/07...
Remembering Jennifer Finch: L7 Live at The Current
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I was going to listen to the Rugby Union, between Argentina and England, on BBC Radio 5 Live, but no they are staying with the golf, and moved the rugby to an internet only station. Not everyone has free internet to listen willynilly to. If you can't pick it up on your radio, it isn't radio.
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
No Fun the Sex Pistols.
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
We don't need no education by Pink Floyd.
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I think the Enfield Poltergeist needs more than an episode, it should have a whole series, like the Battersea Poltergeist, and Witch Farm.
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Danny Robins @dannyrobins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The SECOND #Uncanny Summer Special, Cold Cases Live - The Enfield Poltergeist, is OUT NOW on BBC Sounds! JOIN US to investigate this notorious cold case - and hear from an original witness to the phenomena! Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002yx4h
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Uncanny - Summer Specials 2026 - Summer Special 2: Cold Cases Live – The Enfield Poltergeist - BBC Sounds
Danny Robins and the Cold Cases team reopen the files on The Enfield Poltergeist
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garycrowleyonair @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Morning all… London Calling! We’re back at #BBCRadioLondon at 1pm this afternoon with The Saturday Session. Expect an hour packed so tightly with classics & newies, it can only but explode out of your listening devices 😉 Listen👂@ 1pm via 94.9, Digital & bbc.co.uk/radiolondon
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grimalkincat @grimalkincat.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 02/07/2026
Maternity services at St Helier Hospital could be moved away due to building safety. @LukeTaylorLD.bsky.social challenged the Prime Minister to act.
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Al Ryan @alryanradio.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The end of an era - After almost a century we said goodbye this morning to our great companion of the airwaves Radio 4 198 LW. I shall miss her warmth and crackle. Here’s the final sign off at the end of #theshippingforecast before she fell silent… ❤️
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Today is your last chance to listen to BBC Radio 4 on Longwave, as the service closes at 1am Saturday morning. #Radio #Longwave #Radio4 #BBCRadio4
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Being aBBC Radio listener, I've paid the TV licence, but now thinking of stopping paying the licence, as I don't watch TV or iPlayer. I am getting fed up with cuts to the radio service. I love the BBC, it's been part of my life for over 60 years. #BBC #TVlicence #radio
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
No no no we should be saving medium wave, now they are closing long wave. Bring back BBC Radio 4 to medium wave I say.
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Nooooo why is it that trusted news reporting being killed off. Surely you could get rid of 1 well paid TV personality, and keep the whole team that work on The World Tonight.
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
👇🏻Anything thoughtful… #BBC cuts.
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
All completely bonkers in my view. The govt can rightly find >£500m to rebuild youth services in England, aiming to tackle youth isolation+can set aside £500m for a sovereign #AI fund to invest in our future. Why not safeguard the core of our accountable information +creative ecosystems, the #BBC?
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'Radio listeners will notice': BBC insiders fear huge job losses
The national broadcaster faces hundreds of job losses in brutal cost-saving drive
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Those five reasons most people are not saving enough for a pension in full From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Please can BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 and 3 become broadcast radio stations, I can listen to on my actual radio?
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Thinking of giving up paying for TV licence, as I not watched TV for nearly 3 years, and the BBC having closed BBC Radio 4 on Mediumwave, and are going to close BBC Radio 4 on Longwave soon, so guessing it will only be a few years until FM is closed. Then how long before DAB and DAB+ are closed?
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Please can BBC radio 5 Sports Extra 2 and 3 become actual radio stations, not internet stations. Not going to listen to so called radio, via the internet. Radio should be listened to via a radio.
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Merton Cycling Campaign @cyclingmerton.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Wimbledon Repair Cafe this Saturday! Some of our members will be there offering bike help and safety checks. www.mertonfoe.org/events/wimbl...
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Wimbledon Repair Cafe - last Saturday of every month — Merton Friends of the Earth
A community Repair Cafe run in partnership with St Mark's Church, Wimbledon and Sustainable Merton, and part of the global Repair Cafe International Foundation movement.
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
@wearetrackradio.bsky.social I know this won't win me anything, but listening to Track radio Britain's only sport and music radio station.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 26/05/2026
Struggling to work in the heat? The government needs to listen to the Climate Change Committee and TUC who are calling for a maximum workplace temperature cap.
Say it with us: Time for a workplace temperature cap. A graphic with a warning sign with a thermometer in the red and a sun symbol
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The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy @brianmayarchstereo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In 1 month’s time, we’ll be celebrating the 188th anniversary of the official birth of Stereoscopy as well as the 5th Stereoscopy Day. There will be a free online talk on Saturday 20th & articles released on the 21st June. See stereoscopyday.wordpress.com for the latest updates.
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Robert G @bertyg.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Wishing you luck, great to have a different type of radio station.
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Track Radio @wearetrackradio.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Also, external advisors told me that Bluesky is too quiet and not worth my time, but I really believe that a lot of our natural listeners are here, quietly lurking, being nice, not wanting to make a fuss and so I'm taking this account on myself. So my credibility, such as it is, is in your hands.
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Track Radio @wearetrackradio.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The world is relentlessly awful now, so if you need a place where you can shut it all out, come over here. Listen to us; we'll tell you all about the cricket or the tennis or the football or whatever else is going on and then we'll play some Fleetwood Mac. Sound good? Of course it does.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Reform on track to govern From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Merton.TV @mertontv.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#RavensburyWard has been announced Elected 🔴Stephen Alambritis 🔴Val Hoppichler 🔴Peter McCabe @mertonlabour.bsky.social Gain +1 #MertonCount
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Merton.TV @mertontv.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#LavenderFieldsWard has been announced Elected 🔴Edith Macauley 🔴Harry Platts 🔴Slawek Szczepanski @mertonlabour.bsky.social Hold #MertonCount
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Merton.TV @mertontv.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#AbbeyWard has been announced Elected 🟠John Braithwaite 🟠Klaar Dresselaers 🟠Barry Smith @mertonlibdems.bsky.social Gain +1 #MertonCount
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Merton.TV @mertontv.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#FiggesMarshWard has been announced Elected 🔴Agatha Akyigyina 🔴Dan Johnston 🔴Franca Ofeimu @mertonlabour.bsky.social Hold #MertonCount
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