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 ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3mabsfwjyck2ySports Personality Of The Year projections at MediaCity are really cool18 Dec 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabsfwjyck2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3m63xkxrz2c2uMediaCity tonight.20 Nov 2025 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63xkxrz2c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3m5p57c5nes2uWhy did nobody tell me Edge of Darkness is on iPlayer. I’ve not seen it since the original broadcasts, but am diving in now.15 Nov 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5p57c5nes2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3m5g632tu5c2vAurora in Northumberland - without and then with night mode on the camera12 Nov 2025 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5g632tu5c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3m5dr6p7tl22zI'm always on leave when these existential crises pop up. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/10/stand-up-and-defend-bbc-right-resignations?CMP=share_btn_url11 Nov 2025 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5dr6p7tl22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3m4tkftnw3k23Ambulance 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&E04 Nov 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tkftnw3k23https://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3m4nsqlstrk2bA movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4nsqlstrk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3m4iwe7j7sk23Halloween songs to get you in the mood for the arrival of trick or treaters https://open.spotify.com/playlist/146cXrUI7nbcXtarCZxSax?si=0cb1efc2c8834e1231 Oct 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iwe7j7sk23https://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lykfslaqq22dGreek President has just strolled through the bar we’re in 🇬🇷11 Sep 2025 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lykfslaqq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lyieuofc7c2pI’d need mini Lego tiles to represent the Lego tiles. Maybe 1x1 instead of 4x4s and make the whole thing at quarter scale. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyieuofc7c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lxpcrmqb3c2sIf Zandvoort was in the UK we’d have built a gold course on the dunes. Which would be rubbish #f131 Aug 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxpcrmqb3c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lvjbjknjes2zCorrecting 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjbjknjes2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3luuja4wpfs2mWorld’s best ice cream van26 Jul 2025 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3luuja4wpfs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lu6w3gu74k2fSport, eh?17 Jul 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6w3gu74k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lu6xyllz6c2fI’ve been buying ebooks from Kobo for years. Have just noticed today their name is an anagram of book 📖 https://media.tenor.com/0SyZFIR7vv8AAAAC/facepalm-face.gif?hh=374&ww=49817 Jul 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6xyllz6c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lu6w3gu74k2fSport, eh?17 Jul 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6w3gu74k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lu47amjr7c2vV pleased with my mac n cheese16 Jul 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu47amjr7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3ltmlcu7vcs2vBlackburn's one true star. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmlcu7vcs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lt2adrxbds2sElbow were great last night at the Castlefield Bowl. What a great venue on a summer night. #Elbow #Train03 Jul 2025 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2adrxbds2shttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lstbknsg422gSorry if you tried to apply for this over the weekend and found the link was broken. It’s been fixed now and the closing date has been extended to Weds 2 July to give you time to get an application in. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstbknsg422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lrkmzgmm5c2a📻🚨If you love being in radio studios and want a job where you can pushing all the buttons on the mixing desk then have a look at this. Studio Directors are the beating ❤️ of BBC radio news programmes. Feel free to ask me anything about it https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Studio-Director/24747-en_GB/14 Jun 2025 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrkmzgmm5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lr2ljn6y722rBilly Joel at the BBC is an absolute delight with a glass of red after a late shift at work https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002dfl808 Jun 2025 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2ljn6y722rhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lqphyisuo22y@blogmywiki.bsky.social 🚨 Graham Gouldman interview on Test Match Special 🚨03 Jun 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqphyisuo22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lql7srsoc222Post a banger that’s not in English La Mer - Charles Trenet https://youtu.be/PXQh9jTwwoA?si=9rkONMKeyzm6q8a_ [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2025 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lql7srsoc222https://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lq6jolbl5k2dStinker Tailor Soldier Spy [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2025 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq6jolbl5k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lptt6zovl22jBirch Services. Guess which way I’m heading when I leave?23 May 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lptt6zovl22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lpqsvzjvfs2c🩸🅾️ Wigan - I am in you! 🩸 If you can, give blood.22 May 2025 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpqsvzjvfs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lpmwu7nfck23...in the middle of Aarstreet. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmwu7nfck23https://bsky.app/profile/westjames.bsky.social/post/3lphf3lfny22rGreat Manchester 10k Run before and after ☀️ 🏃‍♂️ #GreatManchesterRun18 May 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:djuna2ckstolthctjrnh2ss5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lphf3lfny22r