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Ben_Astell

@Holly_Gardner_ What is this? What advert are you on about? #oramibeingstupid about 8 hours ago via web in reply to Holly_Gardner_
@zoe_vernon @sheepfm If i 4 maybe 3 figures at a push I'll share it with you but if its something like £30 there's not much point really about 8 hours ago via web in reply to zoe_vernon
@zoe_vernon @sheepfm I should do, maybe it'll pay off some if not all of my debts #idea 10:35 AM May 23rd via web in reply to zoe_vernon
@zoe_vernon @sheepfm Yeah it does, look more like the CGI one than the animated one (Y) 5:06 PM May 22nd via web in reply to zoe_vernon
@zoe_vernon @sheepfm ps i really didn't think i looked like him until I saw this picture as well as others bit.ly/Lpf53t 4:29 PM May 22nd via web in reply to zoe_vernon
@zoe_vernon @sheepfm Or put one in the studio that says if in doubt call the kid who looks like Tin Tin and leave my number 4:28 PM May 22nd via web in reply to zoe_vernon
@Ben_Astell @sheepfm @zoe_vernon Haha amazing I think I should have my own poster saying Keep Calm and remember you're Tin Tin 4:20 PM May 22nd via web in reply to Ben_Astell
@Holly_Gardner_ this just came of shuffle and it reminded me of that day down radio Cardiff where I kept singing this bit.ly/zrQCFx 4:04 PM May 22nd via web
@sheepfm @zoe_vernon Who were you talking to then? #justinterestednotnoseyatall 5:55 AM May 22nd via web in reply to sheepfm
@zoe_vernon @sheepfm I would have made it longer but it was too big! #thatswhatshesaid #dontknowhowithatisathatswhatshesaidbutstill #longtag 6:23 PM May 21st via web in reply to zoe_vernon
@zoe_vernon @sheepfm I'd like to thank my mum and dad haha. Though I'm intrigued who referred to me as the bloke who looks like tin tin? 3:57 PM May 21st via web in reply to zoe_vernon
You know you've stayed up too late when you see that Dave has stopped showing repeats #timeforbed 7:10 PM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone
Free Itunes music makes me happy; especially because this week its a @NikiAndTheDove track :D 4:27 PM May 15th via web
BBCSport Here is the story and video of the fire at the Williams garage: bbc.in/LEZ0t2 & full Spanish GP highlights: bbc.in/J2luG3 12:30 AM May 14th via web Retweeted by Ben_Astell and 25 others
@Holly_Gardner_ @helzz8 we're all going to do so well by the sounds of it :S #livinginhope 2:41 AM May 14th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Holly_Gardner_
@Helzz8 @Holly_Gardner_ PS and because I didn't have enough characters the outside is quite nice 4:19 PM May 13th via web in reply to Helzz8
@Helzz8 @Holly_Gardner_ Its surprising how much I've remembered actually though the real test will be when the exam comes 4:19 PM May 13th via web in reply to Helzz8
@Holly_Gardner_ @Helzz8 You both up for some sort of loosely based revision some time before the exam this week? 4:02 PM May 13th via web
Its times like this that I wish that I had or at least access to Sky Sports #poorman :( 9:23 AM May 13th via web
@sheepfm In all fairness Richard I thought I was already following you until last night when I realised that I wasn't #allisresolved 8:49 AM May 13th via web in reply to sheepfm

Name Ben Astell
Location Dorset/Cardiff
Bio Student at the University of Glamorgan studying Radio. My show is every Saturday 1:30-3 http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tequila-radio