Reposted by @martinchapman.orgmoogal @moogal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I don’t know who decided that if I’m listening to music on my phone and switch to some other app that thinks it wants audio, it should pause my music and take over, even if not actively playing anything. If I want to pause my music, I’ll be the one to do it, thank you. 031
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgNigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 19/09/2026#RecipeOfTheDay is Apple and Blackberry Kuchen! It’s a yeasted slab of a cake, which you could think of as an autumnally fruited focaccia – sweet, but not too sweet, and perfect for a late breakfast over the weekend so long as you don’t have plans for a big lunch! www.nigella.com/recipes/appl...nigella.comApple and Blackberry KuchenKuchen, in this context, may be simply "cake" in German, but what it means in America, taken there by German refugees, is a sweet, but not too sweet, yeasted dough, baked in a slab and topped as desir... 1136341
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 15/09/2026It's not eight eight two nine one. It's eighty eighty two nighty one. Hill I'll die on. 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 30/08/2026I do enjoy a classic Just a Minute especially when they feature Sheila Hancock www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukJust a Minute - Series 58 - Episode 4 - BBC SoundsNicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Ian MacMillan and Gyles Brandreth 000
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgEd Conway @edconway.bsky.social · 27/08/2026✍️ Want to understand the bonkers nature of the modern economy? Take a ride with me on the 30,000 mile journey the cod in a fish finger takes between being caught off the coast of Scotland and consumed in a British home 🤯 Promise I'm not making this up👇 edconway.substack.com/p/the-30000-...edconway.substack.comThe 30,000-mile fish fingerThere’s a good chance the cod on your child’s plate has been around the world and back. Not that you’d learn any of that from the label... 45652297
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 28/08/2026Success managed to get my self assessment refund through far quicker than last year - but only because they told me last year that I should call to chase it. 000
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgTom [PositiveLad] 🏳️🌈 🇪🇺 @positivelad.me · 26/08/2026I can highly recommend opening a fresh Google search page in your browser and googling 'Dolly Parton'. 1181
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgQueen Mary University of London @qmul.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Air pollution stunts children’s lung growth. New Queen Mary research found that improvements in air quality after the introduction of London’s ULEZ are associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Read more: shorturl.at/Jx86o 13370167
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 19/08/2026ianvisits.co.ukScientists find unexpected recovery in children’s lungs after ULEZ cuts pollutionResearchers expected cleaner air to prevent further damage to children’s lungs, but a major five-year study found London children instead experienced accelerated lung growth and caught up with their peers outside the capital. 1418
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 15/08/2026I've just seen that Ann Droid can drive. That alone would be a reason for me wanting a robot. 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 14/08/2026Looking forward to hearing this later as I was in the audience for the recording of this last night. Full of laughs and given it was about 90 minutes interested to see what makes the cut. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThe People Have Spoken - Andy Cool'em Down'em - BBC SoundsIan Smith enlists Maisie Adam, Alasdair Beckett-King and the audience to take on the news. 010
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 14/08/2026One thing that is obvious from the One Show 20th anniversary is that there are far fewer full episode outside broadcasts now. 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 01/08/2026So yesterday after twenty years with the same organisation having done at least six different jobs I finally called it a day. Now time to enjoy a month off before starting my next job in September. 010
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Ein Angriff auf dich ist ein Angriff auf uns alle. 221246213
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgAdamShawBiz @adamshawbiz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Rise in the ‘fake meeting’ - office workers so filled with meetings that they don’t have time to do any actual work, are creating fake meetings in their dairies to stop bosses calling them in for pointless meetings & to enable them to get real work done. www.ft.com/content/0291...ft.comEmployees are scheduling fake meetings to make time for real workWhen back-to-back calls leave little time for actual tasks, some turn to underhand solutions 021
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgVictoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Have you noticed the weather is changing at last? It’s almost as though an icy wind is blowing across the country. Only Connect returns, tonight at 8 pm on BBC Two. 2641945
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 09/07/2026So frustrating that people don't understand the power of compound interest. Someone sat opposite me on the train whose clearly 18/20 talking about wanting to withdraw the £1,000 in their pension and not understanding what that will grow to. 220
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgmoogal @moogal.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Baked beans can get to fuck. 021
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgMatt Rosser @matt.cymru · 03/06/2026Have some Wednesday Wisdom from @sonofbengt.bsky.social. Every. Single. One. 011
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgKieran @toadally.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Every year for Pride, I repost Hue. I made him to send love and comfort to those who feel Pride isn’t for them because they aren’t out. You matter, you are valid, and it’s ok if you aren’t ready yet. Coming out is not a requirement for being part of this community. Happy Pride 🌈 100166527237
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 20/05/2026With the fuel duty rise being postponed again isn't it time that the OBR refuses to recognise and future tax increase until it actually happens. Every fiscal event it gets included as a budget measure and makes the books look better and time and time again it gets postponed. 000
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 12/04/2026This is rather brilliant - Having Super Mario Kart Racing in your own home, the live-action version. This course features collectible LEGO figures of Mario, Luigi and the gang. The creation is part of a Rube Goldberg-style machine featured by Joseph's Machines. #mario #lego #racing #fun 744126840
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 01/02/2026Why did Shokz move away from magnetic charging? I need to replace my OpenRun headphones after five years and USB-C charging along with reduced water resistance make me nervous. 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 26/01/2026And let's remember you have to be particularly bad to have resigned from Liz Truss' cabinet given her tenure was measured in days. 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 09/01/2026Half expecting "liar liar pants on fire" #TheTraitors 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 01/01/2026If you want to get into The Archers and haven’t listened before then The Archers: Truth and Lie is worth a listen. So many backstories being replayed www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - The Archers: Truth and LiesClaire Skinner stars in a new drama written to mark the 75th anniversary of The Archers. 010
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgJono Read @jonoread.co.uk · 09/12/2025Excellent Christmas jumper. #TheTraitors 083
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 30/11/2025What this actual highlights is that I’m more of a lurker than a participant 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 27/11/2025In the trail for Question Time Fiona says there is nothing else like it. I guess no one mentioned Radio 4's Any Questions to her. 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 07/11/2025Really enjoyed this week's #HIGNFY Maisie Adam and Katherine Ryan both on top form. 020
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 29/10/2025Genuinely I would absolutely hate the producers if I was on #TheTraitors This mission is terrifying. 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 22/10/2025As we lose the final episodes of Doctors from BBC iPlayer what is really telling is how much drama especially UK originated has been lost from TV especially when you remember we lost Holby City and it's replacement is a few series of Waterloo Road and that last series was burnt across four weeks. 162
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgRachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I don't think enough people talk about how great BBC Bitesize is. Secondary school textbooks are now vanishingly rare and Bitesize content is (a) not in a terrible app, (b) engaging and interesting and easy to understand, and importantly (c) FREE. A properly great digital public good. 1339473
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 04/10/2025Catching up on this week's #HIGNFY and delighted that it's @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social hosting and that the amazing Dame Sheila Hancock is a guest. It's going to be a good one. 000
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgCallum May @callummay.co.uk · 01/10/2025“Reality often wears a Greggs apron”. This is terrific and very funny about the reality of professional sport by Surrey’s Cameron Steel. substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comThe Great British Service Station: County Cricket's Great EqualiserA roadside hymn to the County Grind 11410
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgDave Lee @davelee.me · 19/09/2025Dutch late night TV has its take 507207558840
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 31/08/2025This was so amazing. Completely immersive and beautiful. www.domevancouver.com//show/dark-s... 010
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 07/08/2025Just catching up on yesterday's Destination X and that is a train carriage and a half. 010
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgThe Right Runcible Howard Batey @howardbatey.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Why does that screen keep going black? #OnlyConnect #MegaMondayMindMangle #MondayMindMangle #QuizzyMonday 001
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgSaving Lives UK @savinglives.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Today is going to be a scorcher of a #heatwave in parts of the UK To stay safe remember to: - Seek shade - Dress lightly - Drink plenty of water - Wear SPF if you go out To keep your house cool, it may seem counterintuitive but, keep windows, curtains and blinds shut - keep the heat out.media.tenor.coma woman is standing in front of a screen that says scorchioAlt: a woman is standing in front of a screen that says scorchio 1104
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 21/06/2025When did the term liquor fall out of use in Britain? Watching a 1983 film from Nationwide and it's used throughout. 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 19/06/2025Praise the lord for a night a hotel with air conditioning, heavy blackout curtains and an eye mask. Slept till 0550 for the first time in a a couple of months. 010
Reposted by @martinchapman.orgJustin Myers @theguyliner.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Companies should, by law, be forced to tell you before you make your purchase which courier service they use. Yours, ‘Expected Evri delivery two days ago’ 2537
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 05/06/2025Today's been a difficult day. I took the right decision to finish work early which allowed me to head to the gym, change the scenery and get some exercise in. Then when I came out I was reminded I have tickets to The Traitors Prom to look forward to. 000
martinchapman.org @martinchapman.org · 12/05/2025Something that confuses me. Why is this not a permitted route? 000