Archive for the ‘England’ Category
Air Souls
Why are airlines so bad at public relations? British Airways is the latest airline to suffer a PR disaster. The CEO said too little too late. Dressed in a high-vis jacket, speaking from BA’s operations centre near Heathrow, Alex Cruz tried to repair the damage done to the brand after the global IT crash that […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Complaints, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, Radio, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Alex Cruz, BA, British Airways, Gatwick, Heathrow, Oscar Munoz, United
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on BOBfm lately, including: Why is there always a single shoe by the side of the road? The zombie apocalypse at Stansted Airport. The fake speed camera. The British media are royal sycophants. Stuff left behind. David Beckham is no actor. Donald or Duke? Stephen Fry being investigated for […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Brexit, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Graham Mack, Inspiration, London, naked, News, podcast, Politcs, Radio, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Computer, feedback, Google, Inspiration, Internet, Music, News, Politics, Radio, Travel
Red All Over The Land
I was asked to write a guest editorial for the excellent Liverpool fanzine, Red All Over The Land. It turned out to be the Derby Day edition, I hope you like it. If you want more information about Red All Over The Land or want to subscribe, click here; http://redallovertheland.com/ My dream was to play […]
Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, BBC, BBC Radio Merseyside, blog, Broadcasting, England, Graham Mack, Inspiration, LFC, Live, Liverpool, Liverpool Football Club, Media, podcast, Radio, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: BBC Radio Merseyside, Blog, Google, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, LFC, Liverpool Football Club, Radio, Red All Over The Land
Stop Taking The Tablets!
stly Airport security checks are a joke. Now there’s going to be a muslim laptop ban. When you fly to Britain from the mostly muslim countries of Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia, you’ll not be allowed to bring a laptop or tablet computer onto the plane with you. You’ll have to put […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Aircraft, Airlines, Airports, Black Box, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, England, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Politics, Radio, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Words, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Airport, Airport Security, Blog, BOBfm, Britain, check in, Computer, Egypt, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, Islam, Laptop Ban, Lebanon, muslim, News, Politics, Radio, Richard Reid, Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, Underwear Bomber, x-ray
Hail Hail Rock ‘n’ Roll!
I got emotional on BBC Radio Merseyside yesterday. Driving to work, I heard the news that Chuck Berry had died. I don’t know why it affected me so much, I didn’t know him and never met him. I did see him live once though and can only describe the experience as spiritual. In 1989, I […]
Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, BBC Radio Merseyside, blog, Blues, Broadcasting, Chicago, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Radio, Rock, Rock n Roll, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: BBC Radio Merseyside, Blog, Chuck Berry, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, Media, Music, News, Radio, religion, Rock 'n'Roll, television, video
London Calling
In Episode 24 of my radio show for America, special guest Victoria Jones. She’s the chief White House correspondent with Washington DC-based Talk Media News talks about growing up in the UK, her love of Liverpool Football Club and making the move to America. Also on the show; Will Britain’s most secretive organisation be forced […]
Filed under: 1970s, AFTRS, blog, Brexit, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Computers, England, Inside look, Media, podcast, Politics, Radio, Television, Uncategorized, WWF, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Blog, Donald Trump, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, LFC, Liverpool Football Club, News, Politics, Queen, Radio, Royal Family, Victoria Jones, Washington DC, White House
London Calling
In Episode 21 of London Calling, my show for America; Why the Speaker of the House Of Commons is under pressure; Marconi Award winning broadcasters and married couple Gene & Julie check in from North Carolina, Jim McCabe in Philadelphia shares my confusion over European place names and the bell ringer who got grabbed by […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Brexit, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, corruption, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Interview, podcast, Politcs, Radio, true story, Trump, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: America, Blog, Brexit, Donald Trump, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, Jim McCabe, John Bercow, London Calling, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Radio
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on BOBfm lately, including: Things you’ve found when you moved into a new place; Proof that Donald Trump’s wife stole bits of her speech from someone very important; Julie gets an unexpected compliment; Inappropriate laughter; A bizarre wrong number; A leopard in the hotel room; Show us your tats; […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Brexit, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Politcs, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Donald Trump, Dr Foster, feedback, Google, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Music, News, Politics, Radio, Siri
Was it a case of mistaken identity or was I on the air with an idiot? In 2002, I was the presenter of the Breakfast Show on 106 Century FM in Nottingham. I was invited to appear as a guest on a hospital radio show. I was told it was their version of Desert Island […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Radio, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: 106 Century FM, Desert Island Discs, Hospital Radio, Nottingham, Radio, Radio 4, Steve Penk
Battle Dress
How would you feel if, just for fun, a battle of Hastings reenactment society recreated the events of 1066 on a main road you were trying to drive along? People dressing up in costumes and pretending to be someone they’re not is happening every day on Britain’s roads. Grown men (and it’s usually men) […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, motoring, People, podcast, Politcs, Radio, Road Toll, Roads, Transport, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Battle of Hastings, Bikes, Blog, bycicles, Dressing up, Media, Police, Radio, roads, traffic
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on BOB fm lately, including: Trouble with neighbours; Why Britain is all at sea and what you should be doing about it right now; Proof that Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States; Creepy clowns; How we CAN get that polar research vessel to be […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Athiest, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, London, Media, News, podcast, Politics, Radio, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Air Ambulance, Blog, Boaty McBoatface, BOBfm, Britain, Donald Trump, feedback, Google, Inspiration, Internet, News, Politics, Prince William, Radio, USA, work
“We now cross Live to our reporter standing 20 metres behind us”, is what the host of Nine News in Brisbane Australia should have said, when they crossed live to a reporter at the Supreme Court. The reporter, Michael Best was standing in the distance. You can see a cameraman and Best preparing for the […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, England, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Politics, Radio, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Africa, Australia, BBC, BBC Radio London, BBC World Service, Blog, Brisbane, Inspiration, Internet, London, Media, Michael Best, Nelson Mandela, News, Nine, Radio, Sydney
Sink or Spin?
Britain is all at sea! The British Government has invited plans for a successor to The Royal Yacht Britannia. Britannia wasn’t a “yacht” at all, it was an ocean going ship that was used exclusively by the Royal family. It was retired in 1997 because it cost too much to run. Around 100 Tory […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Brexit, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, England, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Politics, Radio, Travel, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Blog, Brexit, Britain, Britania, E.U., Inspiration, journalism, Radio, Rajar, Royal Family, Royal Yacht, Tory
Poundland
The British pound is losing its value. Shortly after currency markets opened in Asia on Friday, the pound lost as much as 6.1 percent to $1.1841 in two minutes. It was the currency’s lowest level since May 1985 and the biggest drop against the US dollar since its 11.1 per cent plunge on June 24, […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, Conspiracy, England, Graham Mack, Inside look, Media, Politics, Radio, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Blog, BOBfm, Brexit, Currency, E.U., Euro, Graham Mack, London Calling, Media, Poud, Radio
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on BOBfm lately… Julie gets an unexpected compliment; Inappropriate laughter; A bizarre wrong number; A leopard in the hotel room; 20 years since Oasis played Knebworth; Why the Daily Mail is great; Show us your tats; Boris Johnson the porn star; Why British people have a problem with commitment; […]
Filed under: Advertising, AFTRS, blog, Brexit, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, Contest, Crime, Email, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Politics, Radio, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: BBC, Blog, BOBfm, Boris Johnson, Daily Mail, David Cameron, Donald Trump, Dr Foster, Hitchin, Inspiration, Internet, Knebworth, News, Radio, Siri
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on BOBfm lately, including: What has Keith Vaz been up to?; When Nadine got stuck in a lift live on BOBfm; Confusion over a crack; The battle with Siri continues; Tech you don’t get on with; A school uniform story; When Jackie got locked out; The worst gift; The solution […]
Filed under: 1960s, AFTRS, blog, Brexit, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Graham Mack, Inside look, Media, Ofcom, podcast, Politics, Radio, Uncategorized, Weird News, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Apple, Blog, BOBfm, Dr Foster, Ewan McGregor, Google, Graham Mack, Hitchin, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Keith Vaz, Media, Music, News, NHS, Politics, Radio, Siri, TV, video
Pass The Duchy
What is the royal prerogative? Well, here’s an example; there is a UK property business that owns land and buildings in 23 different counties. That includes farming land, residential and commercial properties, including the oval cricket ground in London, and other assets including ancient monuments, coastline and quarries all worth around £1bn. It makes more […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, corruption, England, Graham Mack, Inspiration, podcast, Politics, Radio, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Comedy, Corporation tax, Duchy of Cornwall, Graham Mack, London, News, Oval Cricket Ground, Prince Charles, Radio, republicans, Royal prerogative, television
