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James West

@westjames.bsky.social
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Lead Technical Operator for BBC Media Operations in Salford | Making radio for BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World Service Sport and BBC Money & Work | Views my own

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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Sports Personality Of The Year projections at MediaCity are really cool
Images of sporting heroes - in this case the England women’s football team - are projected onto the buildings at MediaCity
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Tactical Jockstrap, only ever made it as a support act.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
What a great story. Shoes in Tommy Balls were displayed by size in large baskets. Pairs were stitched together with cotton thread through the collar of the heel. Having holes in the back of your shoes was a working class credential across East Lancashire.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
The article discusses using questioning to dismantle an argument so relates to the story shown in the painting.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Yes, it looks great. To be fair there are a lot of episodes to remember. Some are instantly recognisable from first few scenes. Others, less so.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Our sons are slowly watching the whole thing and enjoying it very much. It’s fun to dip in now and again with them.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
MediaCity tonight.
Brightly lit office buildings against a pitch black sky. The buildings are reflected in the still water which fills the dock in front of them.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
(I only listen on the odd occasion when I’m mixing it so don’t really have much skin in this game)
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Radio 4 listeners really aren’t keen on change.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Why did nobody tell me Edge of Darkness is on iPlayer. I’ve not seen it since the original broadcasts, but am diving in now.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
As long as the colours were extremely vivid.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Aurora in Northumberland - without and then with night mode on the camera
Bungalows behind a stone wall at night. It’s dark. There’s a faint red glow in the sky. Bungalows behind a stone wall at night. It’s dark. There’s a bright red glow in the sky, with a pale green below.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I'm always on leave when these existential crises pop up.
theguardian.com
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I hear there’s an argument going on in the UK right now about whether or not Donald Trump incited the crowds to violence around January 6th. Apparently the BBC in a documentary showed edits of his speech that misrepresented what he said.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Ambulance and 24 Hours in A&E are the two most life affirming shows on British telly. I’m always moved by the care and kindness shown to the people needing care in the episodes. #Ambulance #24HoursInA&E
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif
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a man in a suit and tie is drinking from a blue cup while reading a book
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Halloween songs to get you in the mood for the arrival of trick or treaters open.spotify.com/playlist/146...
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Halloween 🎃
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Loved that album.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
No idea tbh - probably a version of the service is free so you're the product.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
podfollow.com does neat links for your listeners "By default we take iOS users to Apple Podcasts, Android folks to Spotify and desktop visitors to your website."
podfollow.com
A tool to connect podcasts with their listeners
A tool to connect podcasts with their listeners. Directing listeners to the correct listening experience for their device.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Wafted in on the… never mind, I’ll get my coat.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
From my cold, dead hands.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We like calamari though 🦑
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
You forget they were everywhere and into everything. Lucy used to get staff discount in Travelodges when Granada owned them.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
We rented a telly from Granada. Dad went into the shop in Blackburn shopping centre once a month to pay the rent. Once a year a man in a green work coat would come and service the set, which was always exciting.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Love this, and the whole album tbh
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Greek President has just strolled through the bar we’re in 🇬🇷
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
I’d need mini Lego tiles to represent the Lego tiles. Maybe 1x1 instead of 4x4s and make the whole thing at quarter scale.
It’s a BBC mark 3 local radio mixing desk.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Electro-magnetic pulse is going to have something to say about that.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
So you kind of are cool. The teenagers just don’t know it yet.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Worth doing this. We try to be open about finances with our 24 and 21 year old and they always say this kind of stuff should be taught in schools.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
If Zandvoort was in the UK we’d have built a gold course on the dunes. Which would be rubbish #f1
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
How the hell am I filling a bucket after I’ve just turned all the taps off?
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
ScouseKidWhoAreThey.gif
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
sounds like my kind of show tbh
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
You can listen free to air on 5 Sports Extra and Radio 5 Live would have been nice.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Reaper is very good.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Went to WEC 6 hrs of Spa last year with my son who’s introduced me to endurance racing. It was brilliant.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Dealing with the filth after you've dealt with the filth, eh?
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
“Seas are smaller than oceans and are usually located where the land and ocean meet. Typically, seas are partially enclosed by land.” oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oceano...
oceanservice.noaa.gov
What's the difference between an ocean and a sea?
A sea is generally smaller than an ocean. In fact, a sea is usually part of a larger ocean that is partially enclosed by land. Examples are the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Probably. But it’s just not right. Oceans should be spanning the large gaps between continents.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Correcting people who say they’ve been to see the ocean when it’s the North Sea, Mediterranean or some other bit of sea that’s not an ocean.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
ThunderBullRing #BrummieBond
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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a stuffed animal is standing in the dark with a full moon in the background
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Cut it half along the diagonal.
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a man in a helmet with the words " this is the way " behind him
Alt: a man in a helmet with the words " this is the way " behind him
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I had a Filofax insert with all the BBC stations and their phone numbers on one side and all the ILR stations on the other. Alfasound branded if I remember right.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
World’s best ice cream van
An old fashioned Mini converted into an ice cream van for Coxons sits facing the sea at Bamburgh beach.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Sport, eh?
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I’ve been buying ebooks from Kobo for years. Have just noticed today their name is an anagram of book 📖
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a bald man in a red shirt wipes his face with his hands
Alt: a bald man in a red shirt wipes his face with his hands. It’s Jean Luc Picard giving it some serious face palm.
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James West @westjames.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Love the Shining - it’s a super film.
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