Just wanted to share quickly how lovely yesterday felt in Southport; a total contrast to the night before. 🧵 The mosque and people’s garden walls were rebuilt by builders and bricklayers volunteering their time and labour:

A fairy dies every time a press officer says "could you pop that in an email?".

Slightly obsessed with the iPlayer live stream of a man driving a tractor all day long today. If 42 seconds isn’t enough you too can enjoy it here bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Went out for some meteors and came home with this.

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I would watch a feature length documentary about the two women who voice The Minions in Italian

A lot of what’s described here - no reclining seats, self-ticketing, no free food etc sounds an awful lot like what happens on trains… Yet you pay several times as much for most UK rail journeys than many international flights. More complex than that, I know, but…it is mad.

Respect to BBC London for doing a live report about London City airport expansion and noisy planes…where the report was obliterated by a noisy plane

I no longer do this commuter route. Feel like I should go back and do it once more, six years on, see if I can locate any of these people, find out more about them, and turn it into some kind of podcast.

Oh my god the DRIVER of this tube just came into the carriage and told off someone for playing music without headphones this is the best day of my life

Great comment in our inbox about Oasis

It’s the saddest of days as my great friend Phil Swern has passed away. Phil was a brilliantly inventive man with a passion for music. He had a vast career as a record and radio producer, deviser of tv formats and as the guiding light and co-creator of Popmaster. (1/2).

🎁 Happy Chorley Eve to those who celebrate. ☕️ Don’t forget to leave out a Chorley cake and a cup of tea before bed. 📻 And I’ll be coming down your chimney/out of your radio on BBC Radio 5 Live at 2pm prompt. Don’t be late.

📚 I can't believe I'm actually saying this but tonight on CBeebies I'm going to be reading a Bedtime Story! It's all part of the Radio 2 takeover this week ahead of Radio 2 In The Park in Preston! 📺 Watch me read 'What Makes a Lemur Listen' a story about a loveable lemur who

My phone just reminded me that in 2013 I put a load of these signs out near work for no particular reason. Sorry.

Seven years ago today

Had a posh hotel room at the weekend. Review: five stars - would recommend. Some effort required, please book the weather in advance, check out time: early.

Get your radio demo in for a chance to present shows on Radio 1 over the Christmas period. An incredible opportunity! bbc.co.uk/upandcoming