The BBC employ roughly twice as many people as the UK fishing industry. You'd think people would question Farage's patriotism and intentions wanting it shut down.

A double #DailyDoseOfGoodness today, as I was too busy to post one yesterday. First up, a song from Judy Blank's Big Mood album: judyblankmusic.bandcamp.com/track/no-tha...

sam altman’s wife after sex: wow, you were… actually pretty bad sam altman: yeah but just imagine how good i’ll be in six months if you just give me another twenty billion dollars

A glorious track from Willie Watson for today's #DailyDoseOfGoodness williewatson.bandcamp.com/track/real-l...

We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story. Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us. We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.

Today's #DailyDoseOfGoodness comes from rising UK Country artist Susannah Clegg, who I first encountered at Ramblin' Roots in High Wycombe earlier this year. She says that this is her saddest song, but I think it's amazing and one of my favourites of 2025. susannahclegg.bandcamp.com/track/end-of...

youtube.com/watch?v=R2oG... Been a while since Blonde on the Tracks but The Resurrection Game is one of my top albums of 2025

Today's #DailyDoseOfGoodness comes from the rather marvellous Mystery Park album by @kathrynwilliamsuk.bsky.social kathrynwilliams.bandcamp.com/track/this-m...

There's not enough music on Bluesky, I've decided, so I shall be posting a daily track to shine a light on albums that I've bought in 2025 and/or from artists that I've discovered this year. First up, Meredith Moon. #DailyDoseOfGoodness meredithmoon.bandcamp.com/track/louisi...

Howdy folks. Lovely start to the show.

Alternatively you can listen through the HFM app or the Tune In Radio app (3/3)

Listen at www.harboroughfm.co.uk or on 102.3FM if you’re in Market Harborough, south Leicestershire or North Northamptonshire (2/3)

I’ll be playing lots of great records and talking in between them on the radio tonight between 9 and 11pm (1/3)

I think it's time I made a confession. I lost my virginity to a well known celebrity. It was great at the time, although every else in Madame Tussauds looked horrified.

The train I'm on appears to have a problem. The guard has just announced they will literally be switching it off and on again.

I don't begrudge anyone the experience of a stadium gig. But, for me, nothing beats standing mere feet from one of your favourite artists in an intimate venue - in this case, @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social (plus hubby, Robyn Hitchcock, in support) at a sold-out Troubador. Just glorious (and only £12)!

Its that time again that we ask all non-musicians to do one thing to try and help the community out. Join Bandcamp. We're not saying spend money, but just joining and be open to streaming or following some new music is so important. Help be the change you want to see It's time to join Bandcamp

Looking forward to playing with The Champs in Nantwich as part of the ‘Words & Music Festival’ later this week…Excited to have our great mates The Dreaming Spires along too!! Tix still available so grab one and we’ll see you there!! 🚀😎❤️

Ooh! This is a very nice surprise. I don't even remember ordering it 😄

Bit of a geography lesson.

The European Union is financially on Russia's side. "The amount the EU pays for this oil and gas exceeds all the support it provides to Ukraine. This means that Europe is not even neutral and, in essence, financially more on Russia's side than Ukraine's." - emphasized Lithuanian President Nausėda.

@leader-music.bsky.social Three fabulous gigs last week - Peter Bruntnell, Hannah White and Whitney K. Can't keep that pace up for long though! 😄

Imagine you're in a weird romcom where Paul Hollywood is your rival. Do you go "let's have a bread baking competition" or do you emphasise your own relative strengths? Because that in short has been the central problem with the traditional two's approach to anti-immigration voters and Reform UK.

Oh my god, they weren't kidding, I've just seen the warnings leaflet that comes with a box of Tylenol. How were they keeping this quiet?!

Ok. So SOMEONE is still doing late night comedy. Very well indeed. 👏👏👏

Good morning from Market Harborough.

The fact that Trump had absolutely no tribute for Robert Redford, on being told of his passing, is a massive tribute in itself.

@leader-music.bsky.social Whitney K in Bedford on Wednesday, Hannah White in London on Friday, and Peter Bruntnell & Susannah Clegg in Great Easton on Saturday 😎

Summer just absolutely fucked off didn't it. Gave us a really good few months, hit September, pulled down the shutters and said: That's your lot mate. Clockwatching bastard.

Well, that's cheered me up. 🧐

Wow. (You can watch this whether you have TikTok or not—just use a desktop or laptop computer rather than your phone.)

Top two stories on the BBC website this morning are about Kirk. The organisation has lost its mind.

Left: Elon Musk, "You see how much violence there is on the left..The left is the party of murder" Right: Man on the far right march, "Keir Starmer needs to be assassinated. Someone needs to shoot, someone needs to shoot Keir Starmer" Anyone know if he has been arrested by the police yet?

Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride. They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.

Instead, his family will receive a massive hospital bill. This is the society that Farage and Reform wish to emulate.

BBC News Channel now seems to be The Charlie Kirk Channel.

It's all bit grim out there, generally, but the world is a slightly better place today, as @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social's gorgeous new album, The Resurrection Game, is out 😎 youtu.be/Bq3qYqpjjx4?...

Always slightly sceptical of serving MPs appearing on podcasts, as so often they are bland, only toeing the party line. Which is understandable but unhelpful. This is different & much better. Genuinely interesting. Hope Liam Byrne is being listened to within Govt!

"If you die in the game, you die in real life" is actually true for an awful lot of things, like snooker and backgammon

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! #andsoitbegins

This isn't the fault of asylum seekers, BBC, it's the fault of your long-running series, Homes Under The Hammer. That's why people can no longer afford houses - because you've been encouraging people to buy up all the cheap housing stock for profit for decades now.

@leader-music.bsky.social Not crimewatch - doing a review of The Long Road for a friend's show. It's quite disconcerting discovering what I actually sound like to other people! 😬😄

I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇

Important to remember that everyone involved in renaming the DoD to the Department of War is afraid to take the subway.

"In his opening remarks, Democrat Jamie Raskin dismissed Farage as a “far-right, pro-Putin politician”, who “calls England an authoritarian regime while saying that Vladimir Putin is the world leader he admires the most”."

This. All of this. If you listen to one thing today 👏👏👏 @adambienkov.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk @theguardian.com @mehdirhasan.bsky.social

A great and (for once) optimistic conversation about all the crap that we’re enduring and how we MIGHT fix it. 🤞