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Gavin

@rollvt.bsky.social
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Broadcast nerd at Warner Bros. Discovery, (previously BT Sport, BBC, Ulster Television and OBs - been making telly happen for 37+ years), RTS & SMPTE member, Alfa Romeo owner. Views mine & mine alone! youtube.com/@roll_vt

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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 17m
It’s the wrong underground Gromit!!
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 5h
Don’t tell Cilla that I’ve been allocated her seat again..
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ChinnyVision @chinnyvision.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fark off sonny!
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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today we should be celebrating Jochen Mass’s 80th birthday. We aren’t, of course, because he died last year. He was a fine driver, an old-school dyed-in-the-wool wheelman, & a lovely man. Click below to read my new @motor-sport.bsky.social column. www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...
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Jochen Mass resisted F1's 'curse'. That's why we miss him so much
His career began on a cargo ship in icy Arctic seas. Then a chance hillclimb visit brought Jochen Mass into motor sport - to an F1 win on a sombre day and to Le Mans triumph. Matt Bishop remembers a s...
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Chinny Honk @chinnyhonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bert Kwouk, pictured fleeing the scene at RAF Fairford last Sunday.
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ALFsplaining - the ALF Podcast @alfsplaining.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨NEW THEME! NEW LOGO! ALFSPLAINING RETURNS!🚨 In an exciting new episode: ALF uses the phone! ALF points! ALF watches TV! ALF carries a diaper openly full of human excrement across the set! linktr.ee/alfsplaining or go direct open.spotify.com/episode/6uvw...
Another ALF On The Phone memeable image
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ChinnyVision @chinnyvision.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
End of an era. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJLQ...
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28 09 1985 ITV World of Sport Ending
YouTube video by Kaleidoscope's Presentation Vault
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𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐨 @agnes-guano.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiNv...
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Where's the Birdie from Tommy the Toreador - Tommy Steele, Sid James
YouTube video by jeffcher10
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fifty years ago today, at 8pm, Steed, Gambit & Purdey made their debut as The New Avengers got its world premiere.. not on ITV but on RTÉ! The series didn’t start in the UK until the 19th of October.
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The calm before today’s Southern Alfa Day event at Stonor Park.. it was packed with cars just a little later!
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No sign of General Koskov or a milkman with exploding milk bottles here today..
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today I will mostly be making myself a new pair of glasses..
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Jonathan H. Liu @jonathanhliu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Got to see Coyote vs ACME yesterday and it was fantastic. Here's my Etch-a-Sketch tribute!
Etch-a-Sketch drawing of Wile E. coyote, frowning, holding up a sign, which is a pocket Etch-a-Sketch drawing that says "It's a limited number of signs"
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Drivelsieve @drivelsieve.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tales of the Unexpected
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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just watched "Arthur Lowe - A Life on the Box" again. God, he's so good. Great at the bluster, the pomposity, the posturing... but when he lets the vulnerable, easily hurt, gentle soul peak out from underneath there's no-one to touch him.
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Look at the gorgeous tube camera smearing on Ottowan’s video #totp
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This time next week, I will be in Berlin at Nena’s gig & that will be massively superior to #totp of this era!
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Not even Russ Abbot could save this diabolical episode #totp
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Look at that “lovely” quality NTSC #totp
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Meepy 👻 @floweroflondon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BBC Four begins a 7pm. The first hour is a bit shit, but then we get Russ Abbot as a special treat. #totp
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Russ Abbot 4
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Time for #totp
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Sarah Brand @drsarahbrand.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I just read a headline about a bloke being done for murder after he stuck a compressed air pipe up his mate’s arse for a laugh and exploded his internal organs. It’s not at all funny, and absolutely no one should laugh.
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Son of Bengt @sonofbengt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When you realise that #TOTP is now what you do for fun on a Friday evening
Picture of a tabby cat on a radiator looking as if he has just had a profound realisation
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Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My family has been in a hotel while some home renovation stuff has been going on, and my seven-year-old son and I have been watching a loooooot of classic cartoons to pass the time. Just wanted to take a minute to dive into his reactions:
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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"He said, while speaking on a programme that should have been cancelled ahead of ANY of the above".
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tonight.. #totp
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So they're now talking about attacking the system of policing and law. Arrest these f*ckers. Stop bowing down to them and dancing around them.
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 24/09/2026
A tumbleweed is rolling through my online shop today. I create colourful prints, cards, homewares and T-shirts inspired by architecture, music and mid-century design. Please have a look at my shop and repost to help spread the word. Thanks! gailmyerscough.co.uk
A pile of colourful prints featuring illustrations inspired by music, mid-century design and architecture.
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SPRAY @spraypopmusic.com · 23/09/2026
The Highwayman - 20 years after the idea of Jenny duetting with Glen Campbell was planned we acquired the million dollar NASA tech to realise our forgotten dream.
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Cilla’s seat was unavailable today..
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ChinnyVision @chinnyvision.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We Are The World is the worst mid 80's famine relief charity single. The Dutch - "Houd ons bier vastr" (Hold Our Beer)
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Luke Taylor MP @luketaylorld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is mindblowing that the Home Secretary is not making absolutely clear that these scumbag thugs will be locked up and charged with every offence possible. They put brave RNLI volunteers at risk, and they are clearly becoming more brazen. Lock them up and send a signal, before a tragedy occurs.
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good morning..
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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am a writer of the words & sentences (some funny). I’ve done most things: written gags, speeches, scripts, TV ads - if you require such an individual, then I am that person. Website (here) www.mathew-owen.co.uk any RTs (or whatever they’re called on here) gratefully received. Cheers👍👍
mathew-owen.co.uk
Mathew Owen | Speech Writer | Manchester
Bespoke wedding speeches from a professional comedy writer.
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
71 years ago today at 8;12pm, viewers in London saw the UK’s first television commercial which was for Gibbs SR toothpaste as Associated-Rediffusion became the first ITV regional contractor to launch..
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𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐨 @agnes-guano.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ever wondered about the badges that Betty Marsden wears in Carry On Camping? No? Oh, well I have. They were produced by Sampson's of Southend, and covered most of the UK. I've started tracking a few of them down in case I ever decide to dress up and take a tandem ride out into the country.
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 21/09/2026
US television networks have staged an extraordinary revolt when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump in protest at his decision to ban three leading outlets from the White House
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Major US broadcasters halt pooled Trump coverage over ban
US television networks have staged an extraordinary revolt when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump in protest at his decision to ban three leading outlets from the White Hou...
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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Now waiting for the BBC to put The Black and White Minstrel Show on iPlayer, just so they call pull it.
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On guard duty at the garage door..
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Angus Dunican @angusdunican.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The algorithm keeps advertising me this male sex toy that looks like a murder-drone designed by Feathers McGraw…
An ad for the ‘aloha man’. It is. Black, skittle shaped object that stands in a bedside table and is replete with many blue LEDs. A man and a woman’s hand touch in frame
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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hopefully, it’ll look like this:
Vic & Bob’s Slade.
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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The science of Hula Hoops, folks.
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Thomas Dolby Exclaims 'SCIENCE!'
ALT: Thomas Dolby Exclaims 'SCIENCE!'
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Where’s my dinner?
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Down at Bishopscourt today, cheering on Annabelle, it’s her 1st outing on the R3..
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We don’t want no new fangled remake of this.. especially as it’s not made in Norwich!
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Too many secrets or Setec Astronomy.. a niche reference 😉
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I met the Bionic Woman today!
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Heads up for #totp next week - the 1980 episode is co-hosted by Russ Abbot!
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Gavin @rollvt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The video for Dancing In The Street was shot at Millennium Mills in London’s docklands #totp
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