There’s a radio futurologist out there who hates me. Well, ‘hate’ is probably a strong word. Or maybe it isn’t. Well, whatever his emotions are,
This week, go Balearic
Episode 1 of Music Nation on Channel 4 was an interesting watch. Didn’t catch it? Well, it covered the start of the UK Garage music
Radio the way it should be?
So, as I mentioned, proper programming started on Thursday (3rd April) at 9am from pop-up Radio Caroline North. It started with John Dwyer, the main
Radio Caroline North Report #4
Here we go with a summary of the fourth day of me sitting as an armchair critic of Radio Caroline North. This is all that
Radio Caroline North Report #3
Another summary of my observations and public pronouncements about Radio Caroline North. These are from Wednesday, 2nd April: 09:15: Well, here we are at day 3
Radio Caroline North Report #2
So, this is from Tuesday, April Fool’s Day, and is a summary of what I witnessed and reported on day two of Radio Caroline North:
Radio Caroline North Report #1
Here’s the first of the daily reports from Liverpool about the progress of Radio Caroline North, a ‘pop-up’ 28 day radio service broadcasting from Birkenhead
The annoucement the BBC has been itching to make
You just know they hate humanity so much that they can’t wait for their worst fearmongering to come true so’s they can write this…
Peter Moore speaking of Radio Caroline North
Radio Caroline operates via radiocaroline.co.uk and is the same organisation that has control of the radioship Ross Revenge, the last home of Radio Caroline at
Radio Caroline North 2014 LIVE reports
For the world famous Christopher England rolling updates of news about the 28 day broadcast from Birkenhead using the callsign “Radio Caroline North” you need
It’s raining sand … again
In recent days a couple of interesting things happened. Firstly, somebody appeared to be scooping up sand from somewhere (Crosby/Formby beach?) and throwing it onto
Radio Caroline Hits 50
I’ve no idea who Rob Hadgraft is. (Apologies for that Mr Hadgraft!) However, Rob has produced a most interesting blog version of the events of
The perils of 3-D printing
Something’s gone horribly wrong with the 3-D printer!!! Something’s gone horribly wrong with the 3-D printer!!! Something’s gone horribly wrong with the 3-D printer!!! Something’s gone horribly wrong
Old offshore radio DJs living for ego strokes
From time to time I watch as these every increasingly old and frail gentlemen shuffle about at memorial services. Some services are held every year,
Protected: Why Radio Caroline North isn’t on air. The horrible truth
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When will Radio Caroline North start proper programmes?
Radio Caroline North. We’ve all heard the non-stop muzak. We’ve all seen them on the telly pretending they are broadcasting from a ship. But when
#SELFIE Earworm
I get got by earworms. You know, the tune or the song, or the phrase from a tune or song that gets stuck in your
Suzy needs help with shaving
Imagine if you had not just a headache, but an extremely painful migraine headache over which you had absolutely no control. That’s the kind of
Goodbye Butty, we miss you
Wednesday night (March 19th) was a very sad night in my little world. Butty, our big fluffy cat got run over and killed. Back in
It’s the not knowing what happened to Marge
(This is a republishing of an article from January 2013) Until very recently we had two pet cats. Then one day one of them just
We need CCTV absolutely everywhere
The entire country should be covered in CCTV cameras. Their output should be fed back to a huge central processing centre, and from here everything
Choosing to be Gay
I don’t have any issues with gay people being gay or straight people being straight. Sadly, the Middle Eastern religions seem to. In many countries
Our culture of no consequence
People seem to have been surprised at the tactics used by the scum kids (the feral street-wankers) as they destroyed people’s homes, people’s cars, people’s
The art projects that kill
I’m getting somewhat fed-up with ‘art projects’. Mainly because they seem to be able to take huge sums of cash for implementation, whilst more deserving
#nomakeupselfies show that girls are naturally beautiful
So, loads of female humans have been posting selfies whilst not wearing make-up. Now, this is one of those win-win viral things that grew organically
Seven kinds of sex discovered
Research shows that there are seven different kinds of sex. Yes, seven. The 1st kind of sex is called: Smurf Sex. This kind of sex happens
Crowdsourcing to find MH370
Once upon a time when things happened, like an airliner suddenly going missing yet leaving a mysterious trail, we were reliant on mainstream news media
These boots were made for walking
Socks go missing. It’s a scientific fact. They scuttle off to somewhere we are not aware of, leaving their ‘partner’ behind, and us in a
How to ask a question to a woman
Just so you know, lads. Interacting with females can be problematic. Women. Fickle things. Fickle, I tell you.
Our street lights are going out
So, I’m not against LED based lighting. Nearly every light in my home is now LED, and we even have strips of LEDs carefully stuck
Get that thermostat out of the hall!
What is this fascination with the hall of your house? Why do people want to put things in it? Yes, fine, if your hallway is
Warship comes to Liverpool
You got to love Google+ and its ‘auto-awesome’ function. I didn’t ask it to, but it stitched together some badly taken snapshots of a warship
Automatically post your shit on Facebork and Twitter
Now, I am a little lazy, to be fair, when it comes to using social media. I don’t actually use Facebork or Twitter. Foolishly, I
Now we’re booming
Just Installed Two 12″ Subs In My Trunk
Can I get a free upgrade yet?
Erm, I wonder if I can get an upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy S5. I, er, accidentally dropped my S3. Honest. It just slipped out
But, This IS Liverpool
So, for some strange reason, the holier than thou brigade of Liverpool (most of whom don’t actually come from or live in Liverpool) are dissing
How the Global Warming scare began
This is nicely presented. I like John Coleman‘s style. The science is fine, can’t fault it. Not 100% sure about the history, but it seems
Yes, This IS Liverpool #TIL
Well, dear Scousers, it’s finally arrived. The first episode of This Is Liverpool is now online. If you want the background to all this, then
Smart Meters are spying on you
Smart Meters are being installed “for free” to British Gas customers, especially if they are dual fuel (gas and electricity) users. The conventional meters with
I done got me a tattoo, papa
So, I was thinking about tattoos. And, I thought I’d get an appropriate one. Would I LIE to you?
Are they about to tattoo us all?
One of the most frightening things happening in the UK is that more and more local authorities are collecting data on ethnic origin and sexual
Mansize Radio is Alright Mate
I get bored very easily when it comes to ‘music radio‘. This causes me to seek out the cool and unusual to listen to, whilst
‘Science’ shouldn’t be plonked alongside ‘environment’
When you put two words together into a phrase like “Love and Marriage” or “Horse and Carriage” you kind of expect them to actually somehow
Preparing a finger buffet
This is me being a dab hand in the kitchen. I’m preparing a finger buffet. I’m a really good cook, honest. The secret’s in the
How a lady uses a public toilet
International Women’s Day is coming soon. So I thought it was time for us men to find out more about what it’s like being a
Time for more guns on Liverpool’s streets
One of the charms of Liverpool is its gun crime. Guns are normally owned and used by the Scousers with sticky-out ears against other Scousers
#SaveBBC3
I probably watch most new comedy via BBC3. And of course I watch Family Guy and American Dad via BBC3. A lot of people watch
Analogue clocks are favoured by mad people
I am not alone in not being able to understand these round things with shapes and a few numbers on that are supposed to tell
Going down the downpipe
When it rains, it really pisses down, ok?
Hating BBC Radio 1
Has daytime BBC Radio 1 managed to get rid of all the old people who were listening? I think it has. It must have been
Stop hyping old shite back into the charts, Three!
Three, please stop it. Okay, I loved the dancing pony last year. Four year old Socks was lovely as he moon-walked around Shetland. A real
This is Liverpool #TIL
There once was a sad ‘Towie‘ (The Only Way Is Essex) lookie-likeeeee ‘reality’ TV show called Desperate Scousewives. It bombed. Despite good photography of the
Resist Fracking in the UK: 10 reasons
Top ten reasons why we really must resist Fracking in Britain. They must Frack-Off. We are on to them! 10: Sinkholes. Fracking breaks up the
Now that’s what I call a memorial
Love or hate Nelson Mandela, this is clever. It’s a sculpture dedicated to him. At first glance it looks a bit odd. Almost like a
Please enter your new password
Please enter your new password: “cabbage” Sorry, the password must be more than 8 characters. Please enter your new password: “boiled cabbage” Sorry, the password must
The Man-made Global Warming believers who want us dead
How much more ‘global warming‘ bullshit do they really think we can take without shouting at them? Surely even the most apathetic of minds must
The cruel and vindictive Scouse way
Just what is the cruel and vindictive Scouse way? When a son and a daughter lost their widowed mother to a stroke, many very young
More Blue Jam
I recently anoraked on about Chris Morris‘s adventurous Blue Jam here. Blue Jam was one of the last concept or ‘mood’ radio shows, evah. Subsequently
Radio Caroline North returns
Driving past one of the best radio stations in Liverpool and looking in through the cool inviting window that gives direct vision of the main
We need new Blue Jam
Maybe I don’t realise it but I am potentially sounding like a long haired dinosaur rock enthusiast. Lovers of ‘progressive rock’ will lament the passing
Embarrassing Birthday Blues
Sigh. Today is my birthday. I hate my birthday. I can’t recall why I started hating my birthday. I can’t remember when I started hating
It’s time to stop using tins
What the heck are tins for? I mean, tins with food inside. Why have we still got them? Tins come from an era before we
Clinging to cliffs to change trains
We’ve all seen the dramatic pictures of the railway line at Dawlish in Devon, a section of which was left in mid-air once all the
When the weekend is the same old shite
School operates Monday to Friday, roughly from just before 9am and up until just after 3pm. School excludes Saturday and Sunday, making the ‘weekend’ something
Christianity is immoral, save our children
Statistically more Atheist marriages last longer than Christian marriages. God botherers are more likely to cheat on their partners and divorce than couples that are
We are very small and a long way away
A lot of people say that Christopher England is from another planet. I’ve no idea how they found out, but hey, humans miss out on
Keep them Birkenheaders out of Liverpool
For whatever reason it might be, there are two road tunnels under the River Mersey. They connect the centre of Liverpool with the foreign land
Can we ‘de-program’ the suicide bombers?
It happens all the time ‘over there’ yet recently, thank goodness, not so much ‘over here’. For now we are not being blown-up by suicide
Those embarrassing moments when
Do you ever suffer from those moments when something has happened or something has been said and you just want time to stop moving so
Global cooling is our climate evolution
Canada and North America have been polar circum-vortexed into a sudden snowbound freeze. Meanwhile Australia has been cooking. Whenever it gets hot, mainstream media and
Scabs are good!
When teams of bullies surround a man going to work and scream “scab” at him, he can take solace in the knowledge that a scab
TV and radio in Liverpool
So, it’s 10 o’clock at night and you have arrived in Liverpool. How can you use TV and radio to get an idea or two
What’s that sun doing to us?
Where’s the bloody snow? All long range weather forecasts said that by now we in the UK should be having to take it in turns
The Jesus and Mo saga
In 2005 ‘the Author‘ started producing the Jesus and Mo cartoons. Now, obviously it is against the rules of Islam, worthy of extreme death, to
Radio City’s local lies
There seems to be some debate about the pros and cons of a radio station originating programming in the area it is broadcasting to. This
One radio station for your life
Every decade or so, both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 upset their cling-on audiences. Both stations have a remit as to whom they
Re-writing history Greenpeace style
Greenpeace is one of those organisations that employs thousands and somehow manages to be part of a multi-million Dollar industry that’s literally exploded around the
Raising money and creating awareness for the MPS society
Time for me to be a bit serious. I spy on people via social media. Facebook usually gives me an insight into other people’s private
It’s time we discussed the inter-dimensional beings
I’ve never understood why humans generally don’t discuss what happens to them at night. I can only assume it’s because they are in denial. The
LBC goes national again
“LBC” was the first ever commercial radio station operating in the UK. Well, in London. Indeed, it actually was the ‘London Broadcasting Company‘. Today, after
Harry Potter IS Doctor Who
Can anybody tell me why I just sat down and watched all, yes, all the Harry Potter films in one go? Correct, it’s a mental
Fish in a barrel
(A guest article written by Peter Moore) When I started driving many, many years ago, my first car was a Morris 8, I wish I
Am I still married?
Time travel is very confusing isn’t it? Especially when you time travel backwards and change things. So, look, here’s the dilemma. Supposing in 2012 I
Smokers’ Poles
Virtually everybody in Liverpool smokes. Sometimes this smoking is restricted to just cigarettes, but smoking, especially ‘rollies’, is something that they do. This also explains
Facebook is dying
I keep reading how Facebork, sorry, I really should call it Facebook like the owners do, is dying. First, it was the children. Horrified that
Stop teaching there’s no hope
“Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!” is embedded on my brain. Lyrics indeed from one of the worst songs from the worst album ever by
Stop paying people to have babies!
Why do we give money to people who have babies? What is the ‘right’ that people feel they have to get cash payments in ‘child
Wholock: the camera never lies
If you are a Doctor Who and a Sherlock fan, then you’ll enjoy this. Even if you aren’t, don’t vomit or panic, but humour me.
Operational Intelligence Operatives required
Our Operational Intelligence Operatives carry out covert operations in order to gain information. This is not a desk based role. You will need to have
The greatee unsolved Home and Bargain mystery
As a trainee Liverpudlian, with all my ‘down south’ heritage (as they call it, being as we southerners all sound the same to them regardless
That ship of climate fools
So, the climate ‘scientists’, besotted with their failing models that have convinced them that the summer melt of the Antarctic would leave virtually no ice,
Tie = Lie = You Buy
Body language is a funny thing. Through it, you can supposedly tell all you want to know about a person. But there are some people
Egg penises
When I first heard about the Egg Rollie I was caught up in the enthusiasm of the person who was enthusing about it. However, it
The Wheatsheaf is sinking
Sometimes we just go where the Google tells us. I don’t know if you are like this, but when we get hungry and are somewhere
How a cult endangered two ships
So, the climate ‘scientists’, besotted with their failing models that have convinced them that the summer melt of the Antarctic would leave virtually no ice,
Why do old people hate new music?
When I was young I was trying to make sense of all around me. I discovered music and I discovered radio. Radio brought me that
How debate is shut down
It’s interesting the tactics used by those from the ‘left’, the ‘liberals’, the ‘greenies’, when they want to ‘shut down‘ debate or silence somebody they’ve
It’s all brand new!
Hey, it’s 2014! Yay! It doesn’t really mean anything when the year clicks over to a brand new one, any more than when a car’s
The Antarctic jolly into danger
There is delicious irony in the ship taking Guardian, BBC and other leftie journalists and ‘believers’ to the Antarctic in order that they can file
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