Rail Against The System

29Jul17

I’ve had an experience that directly relates to one of the stories in the news this week. The list of Britain’s most overcrowded trains is out. Number two on the list is the 7.55am Cambridge to London King’s Cross. Capacity 202 passengers, actual number of passengers 426. I’ve been on that train. The normal rules […]

Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Compliants, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Politics, Public Speaking, public transport, Radio, Tavel, Trains, Transport, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: Blog, Google, Great Northern Trains, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Kings Cross, Radio, Sky News, Travel, Twitter

Carmageddon

26Jul17

The anti-car people are going to have to find a new reason to hate cars. For years they’ve been banging on about how bad cars are for the environment. They’ve been blaming the cars and their drivers but the truth is it’s not the cars that are dirty, it’s the fuel. I’ve been saying this […]

Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Business, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Enviroment, Excercise, Food, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Politics, polution, Radio, Trains, Transport, Travel, true story, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: Blog, BOBfm, Electric Vehicle, Enviroment.cars, EVs, Google, Graham Mack, health, Internet, journalism, pollution, Radio, roads

Pollution Solution

26Apr17

I’ve worked out how to save the planet. We keep hearing about how fossil fuels are bad for the environment and how they’re eventually going to run out anyway. As long as we generate electricity from renewable sources the answer has to be electric cars. I’ve been thinking about this lately because the new Mackmobile […]

Filed under: AFTRS, Atheist, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, motoring, podcast, Radio, Transport, Travel, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: Blog, Electric Cars, Google, Graham Mack, Hybrid, Inspiration, Internet, News, planet, Politics, Radio

London Calling

18Apr17

In Episode 29 of my show for the USA, I talk about how the Soccer World Cup is coming to America, Canada and Mexico but should not be there at all; The Queen meeting her namesake in a zoo; How the National Trust upset Christians; The British tradition of doing a runner and the delights […]

Filed under: AFTRS, Aircraft, Airlines, Athiest, blog, Brexit, Broadcasting, Christian, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, corruption, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, London, Media, podcast, Politcs, Politics, Radio, Transport, Truth, Uncategorized, World, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: America, Apple, Blog, FIFA, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, journalism, Media, National Trust, Politics, Radio, The Queen, Transatlantic, Travel, World Cup

Battle Dress

02Nov16

  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

One Track Mind

24Oct16

Britain’s new railway should be re-named. The transport minister, Andrew Jones agrees with me but he wants to use the wrong name. The new line will connect London with the North of England. A lot of people are against it, especially in the communities that will be affected along the route where homes will be […]

Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, communication, Construction, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Politics, Radio, Transport, Travel, true story, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: Andrew Jones, Birmingham, Blog, Grand Union Railway, H2S, HS2, Hydrogen sulfide, Inspiration, London, Manchester, Media, News, North of England, Politics, Radio, Train, Travel

Cracked it!

27Aug16

When I discovered a three inch long crack in my car’s windscreen, I was angry at first, then I realised that crack contained the secret to eternal life. The crack can’t be repaired, I need a new windscreen. It’s the latest part that needs replacing. I’ve had the car for about a year and a […]

Filed under: AFTRS, America, blog, Broadcasting, Cars, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Media, Memory, podcast, polution, Radio, science, Space, Tavel, Time Travel, Transport, true story, Uncategorized, World, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Cars, Computers, Eternal Life, Graham Mack, Mars, moon, NASA, News, Proxima b, Radio, Space, Spare parts, television, Travel, Universe, USB, winscreen

Lost In Cambridge

23May16

I’m very suspicious of a city that hates cars as much as Cambridge does. I was there yesterday. There are loads of streets that you’re not allowed to drive down and there’s hardly anywhere to park! It’s ironic that there was once a car named after this place that detests them so much. On the […]

Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Cars, Classic cars, Coincidence, Cold War, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, Funny stories, Graham Mack, Hope, Internet, Media, Parking, podcast, Politcs, Radio, Transport, Travel, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: Atom Bomb, Austin Cambridge, Blunt, Burgess, Cambridge, Cambridge City Council, Cambridge Spies, Cars, China, Classic cars, Cold War, Communism, Comunist, John LeCarre, KGB, MaClean, Nuclear Secrets, Philby, pushbikes, Soviet Union, Spys, Streets, traffic

They shouldn’t be looking for the black box flight recorders from EgyptAir MS804

21May16

When my laptop died a couple of years ago, I lost loads of important stuff. It was a wake-up call, now I don’t store ANYTHING on any of my computers. I only ever save stuff to Google Drive, the cloud storage system. Next time any of my computers crash or is destroyed, at home or […]

Filed under: 1960s, AFTRS, Aircraft, Airlines, Airports, BBC, BBC Radio Merseyside, Black Box, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Computers, flying, Graham Mack, Inspiration, ISIS, Islamic State, Media, podcast, Technology, Transport, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: 2CR, AFTRS, Aircheck, Black Box, Blog, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Computers, EgyptAir, EgyptAir MS804, Google Drive, Graham Mack, London Marathon, Mediterranean, MH370, Radio, Travel

How an air-conditioning mechanic in Sydney Australia became an award winning broadcaster in Britain; Part 218.

09May16

I’ve been unlucky with speeding tickets. One morning, exactly three years ago, I came within three points of losing my licence. I used to present a Sunday morning show on Jack FM in Southampton. I lived in Swindon at the time, which was a 130 mile round trip. On the May Day bank holiday weekend […]

Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Britain, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, podcast, Radio, Roads, speed camera, Television, Traffic, Transport, Travel, true story, Truth, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Drining Licence, Graham Mack, Hampshire Constabulay, Jack FM, Radio, Southampton, speed camera, Speeding Ticket

Boaty McBoatface and the end of democracy as we know it!

18Apr16

I don’t like scientists who think they’re better than us. The official name of a new British multi-million pound polar research vessel is unlikely to be “Boaty McBoatface”, despite winning a public poll. The public overwhelmingly voted for it to be the name in a poll that closed at the weekend. It got more than […]

Filed under: AFTRS, BBC Radio Merseyside, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Liverpool, Politics, Transport, Uncategorized, Weird News, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Birkenhead, Blog, Boaty McBoatface, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Cammell Laird, Graham Mack, Liverpool, NARC, Narural Enviroment Research Council, Polar, Radio, Travel

Smart Arse

09Apr16

Motorways used to be Britain’s fastest roads but not any more. These days you’re lucky if you can go faster than 50mph. I’ve been spending my weekends on the M1 and M6 lately because I’ve been driving between Hertfordshire and the North West. It feels as if most of that time I’m driving in roadworks. […]

Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Cars, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, History, Media, motoring, Radio, Roads, roadworks, Transport, true story, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BBC Radio Merseyside, Blog, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Britain, Graham Mack, Hertfordshire, Liverpool, M1, M6, Motorways, Radio, Smart Motorways, Speed Cameras

Mack Nuggets

19Mar16

Here’s what I’ve been up to so far this year on BOB fm, including: Why Space travel is boring, The Graham Mack Theory of Everything, How I almost got thrown out of a West End theatre, The best way to have pancakes, How to look good in every photo, David Cameron is not dead, The […]

Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, Broadcast, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Conspiracy, Graham Mack, Inspiration, podcast, Radio, Transport, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, David Bowie, David Cameron, Fancy Dress, Graham Mack, NASA, Radio, Space

Ship Mate?

13Mar16

When we don’t know what’s going on, we make up a story. As a child the story we tell is much more innocent. Walking along Liverpool’s waterfront this morning, I was reminded of the day the aircraft carrier, HMS Eagle was in town. It was early 1970, I was five. My dad took me to […]

Filed under: 1970s, AFTRS, Aircraft, BBC Radio Merseyside, Broadcasting, England, Graham Mack, History, Inspiration, Life Skills, Liverpool, podcast, Radio, Transport, true story, Truth, Uncategorized   |  Closed
Tags: 1970, AFTRS, Aircheck, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Graham Mack, HMS Eagle, Liverpool, Pier Head, Radio, Radio Merseyside

Is it rocket science?

06Mar16

Space travel has become boring! It didn’t used to be, as a child, I watched live TV pictures of people walking, talking, singing, bouncing, hitting golf balls and driving a car, 238 thousand miles away ON THE MOON! From the moment my mother woke me up before 4am on July 20 1969 by whispering, “They’re […]

Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Computers, Engineering, flying, Graham Mack, History, Inspiration, Liverpool, Media, Memory, Physics, podcast, Radio, Space, Technology, Television, Transport, true story, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: 1969, 1971, AFTRS, Aircheck, Apollo 10, Blog, BOB fm, Broadcasting, Graham Mack, International Space Station, Liverpool Show, moon, Moon landing, Neil Armstrong, Radio, Radio Merseyside, Scott Kelly, Sleeping Satallite, Space travel, Tasmin Archer, The Eagle Has Landed, Wavertree

Mack Nuggets

02Mar16

Here’s what I’ve been on about on BOB fm lately, including: A call to Martin’s biggest fan in Germany. Buzz Aldrin has the answer but NASA won’t listen. The Grand Final of The International Contest of jokes. How to look good in every photo. Why virtual reality won’t catch on. Electronic miscommunication. The truth about […]

Filed under: AFTRS, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Graham Mack, Inspiration, LFC, Liverpool, New Zealand, podcast, Transport, true story, Truth, Uncategorized   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Australia, BOB fm, BRMB, Broadcasting, Buzz Aldrin, Germany, Graham Mack, Jokes, Radio

My John Lennon Connection.

28Feb16

I thought I had no real connection to John Lennon until now… For most of the 80s and 90s I lived in Australia and New Zealand and used to impress the locals with the fact that I was born in the same hospital as John Lennon. I was the frontman in a 60s cover band […]

Filed under: 1960s, Aircraft, Airlines, Airports, Australia, Bands, BBC Radio Merseyside, Beatles, Broadcast, Broadcasting, Concorde, flying, Graham Mack, History, Inspiration, LFC, Liverpool, podcast, Radio, Rock, Rock n Roll, Sydney, Transport, true story, Uncategorized   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Australia, Beatles, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Graham Mack, John Lennon, Liverpool, Liverpool Airport, Liverpool Maternity Hospital, Mark Lewisohn, New Zealand, Radio, Travel

Common Problem

16Feb16

I have a scientific theory that I’m publishing for the first time in this blog. It was inspired by the recent discovery of gravitational waves. The ability to detect these waves means that astronomers will be able to look further into space than ever before. Gravitational waves travel at the speed of light, which means […]

Filed under: AFTRS, America, Atheist, blog, Broadcasting, Caffeine, Cars, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, Hope, pets, podcast, Road Toll, science, Space, Television, Time warp, Transport, Travel, true story, Truth, TV, Uncategorized, USA, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Common Sense, Graham Mack, Gravitational waves, Radio, The Big Bang Theory

Mack Nuggets

01Feb16

Here’s what I’ve been up to on BOB fm lately, including: Outside your comfort zone. Public transport stories. Has the Home Counties got talent? The weather takes a walk on the mild side. Bus lanes are causing congestion. The coldest place you’ve ever been. The Queen ripping off charities. The reason we don’t get enough […]

Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Computers, Graham Mack, News, obesity, Ofcom, Politcs, Radio, Traffic, Transport, true story, Uncategorized, Words, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Blog, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, David Cameron, Donald Trump, Graham Mack, Jerry Hall, Met Office, New Year, News, obesity, public transport, Radio, Rupert Murdoch, selfie, The Queen, Travel, weather

When Tracy went into Labour on the A1.

24Jan16

It’s not every day that you get a call, live on the radio from a bloke stuck in traffic trying to get his wife to the hospital so she can give birth! Here’s how it was covered on ITV… Craic on! Listen to the latest Mack Nuggets at; http://www.mackmedia.co.uk/8th-mack-nuggets-audio-video If you enjoyed this Craic, please […]

Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Roads, Traffic, Transport, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: A1, AFTRS, Aircheck, Baby, Birth, Blog, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Graham Mack, Radio, traffic, Travel