I am not Mog. I am a historian of film, TV, and media. Books: The Zoom (2018), Hands on Media History (2019). New stuff coming on indie TV production and (separately) TV transmitters.https://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mzdjd5inuk2oThey didn't patch the firmware on the freezer-ovens?! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq1kd1nee80eo [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdjd5inuk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3myngu3qqzk2zPresumably the prospect of Obama beating him is the one thing that has so far prevented Trump from taking any serious steps towards a third term [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3myngu3qqzk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mymtrcuabk27what diabolical genius came up with this special offer24 Oct 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymtrcuabk27https://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3myd32da55s2lI used to do a lecture for first years about BBC Three and youth television. This became a lecture about why BBC Three went off air. It then became a lecture about why BBC Three was brought back. I stopped giving it because it became too convoluted!20 Oct 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3myd32da55s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mxp222ig6225I would simply not make refrigerators that went up to 50 degrees centigrade https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crq5nzxv9q4yo12 Oct 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxp222ig6225https://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mxmaaxeovc2xTook my daughter and her friend to a branch of McDonalds which somehow doesn't have the ordering screens. I had to explain ordering at the till to them. It was like being at one of those living history museums11 Oct 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxmaaxeovc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mx7z2yrbgk2qThis evening's PM was a huge treat for fans of the theme tune that was so tragically axed in 1997. RIP George Fenton. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0032h81?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile06 Oct 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7z2yrbgk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mx7yvm6iw22qJust absolutely fascinating that a 2026 media conglomerate merger has somehow led to the return of the quota film. Time is a flat circle06 Oct 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7yvm6iw22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mwgpgya5tc2t10 PRINT "ouch!" 20 GOTO 10 OMG [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgpgya5tc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mwg6tzfubc2eexperts are saying that the narrow channel between Old Trafford and the Etihad Stadium, through which 80% of world football is transported, could be blocked within "a matter of weeks" if the situation spirals out of control. The price of VAR surged to over $100 a barrel on the news26 Sep 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwg6tzfubc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mvpmbotewc2jI may actually watch https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cqvgy1m9z4k8o17 Sep 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpmbotewc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mvnkxzk7j22srare miss from The Onion here. without clams how would we know whether Warsaw tap water is drinkable? [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnkxzk7j22shttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mvfniglkes2jthe AI bros this weekend https://youtu.be/c14vfq3jqpo?si=xcblqrIK9BIKjvEH13 Sep 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfniglkes2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mvfncg542s2jWouldn't even make banana loaf with these [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfncg542s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mv3er4zoik2hI do think that there should be a word halfway between "oesophagus" (impossible to spell, lots of people don't know what it means) and "food pipe" (just... all kinds of wrong) I also think there should be a radio station halfway between Radio 3 and Classic FM.09 Sep 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3er4zoik2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3mt2qky3pgs2dGosh that hits different when they don't warn you about the warning before sending the warning14 Aug 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2qky3pgs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickhall.bsky.social/post/3msvqtefob22oI wonder how ancient admissions tutors would have interpreted an eclipse the night before Clearing12 Aug 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:7advrycemsvaxl2wblemdoql/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvqtefob22o