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Cost of Living is a timely short film, curated from more than half a century of archive footage, that reflects on the pandemic cycles of boom and bust that c...

Jun 6, 2018

"Live your life like a monkey riding a unicorn" - Ancient saying (not really) #WednesdayWisdom -Shippers ticket from William Stirling & Sons of Glasgow. The ticket would have been attached to packages of dyed yarn. Lives here

I'm going to be in London tomorrow; anyone got recommendations for doing in the evening? Any London friends want to say hi?

Just watched

's new film 'Cost of Living.' A really powerful and uncomfortable look at past times of economic hardship that mirrors what many people are experiencing right now. I won't say more because the film speaks for itself:

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Feb 8

'Some New Uses for Television,' 1928 I don't think we lived up to the promise of television tbh. I want my television fishing device! 📺🎣

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£58k and counting with four days left! Someone is determined to own this nightmare ebay.co.uk/itm/1257219402

Jan 25

It's #BurnsNight again, so time to retweet the traditional 'Man walking a haggis (tame)' photo from

(and celebrate 5 years since the first time one of my tweets went viral!)

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Jan 25, 2018

For #BurnsNight2018 I'd like to share my favourite ever photo from the Daily Herald Archive @mediamuseum 'Man walking a haggis (tame) on Burns night, 1967'

Jan 22

£58k and counting with four days left! Someone is determined to own this nightmare ebay.co.uk/itm/1257219402

Jan 19

Some really amazing archival footage of Bradford and the North, and accompanied by an amazing talk from Graham. Still two showings left today, so check it out!

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Jan 12

A week today!! Come see Bradford through the ages in TV Comes North - showing archive footage of the region. Brought to us from the Yorkshire Film Archive and shown on the big screen @MediaMuseum scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/tv-come

Is this the real life (prismatic optical effects unit Bruce Gowers used to shoot Bohemian Rhapsody)? Or is this just fantasy?

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says: it came from the right studio, at the right time & made the right effect. More on tonight's

715pm R4

I thought it was bad that I've been flagging a leaking window to our letting agent for a year, but I just checked my emails and I've been reporting it for 3 years now 🫤

Jan 12

A week today!! Come see Bradford through the ages in TV Comes North - showing archive footage of the region. Brought to us from the Yorkshire Film Archive and shown on the big screen

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TV Comes North: Bradford (U) | National Science and Media Museum

Tune in to the TV Time Machine and look back at television programming in the North of England.

Jan 9

Is it too late to change my resolution to 'no more emails?'

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Jan 3

Crikey, I just found out my opinion piece was one of the top read articles on Museums Journal last year. That's a bit of a boost as I wade through my emails on my first day back! museumsassociation.org/museums-journa

Just in time for your holiday museum visits, we (the Science Museum Group’s Gender and Sexuality Network) have published a self-led LGBTQ+ trail! Come and have a wander at

@sciencemuseum

🥰🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Seeing Things Queerly - Science Museum Blog

Follow this self-led trail to discover some of the objects on display at the Science Museum that tell stories of queer communities, experiences, and identities.

Dec 19, 2022

I am a serious and professional museum person *closes Wikipedia tab for Loch Ness Monster*

Dec 19, 2022

"This gallery brought to you by Tegan and Sara"

Last day of text writing before I break for the holidays. Let's crank up the BPM and get this draft done!

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Now my webcam has conked out. I'm taking this as an early Christmas present

We're at the 'keeping a nice jumper next to the computer to change into for virtual meetings so no-one sees what I actually wear when I'm just writing gallery text all day' portion of the year

Can't believe I forgot to show off that the object I've been pointing at excitedly on tours for years and saying 'It's a radio AND a lamp!' is now part of the BBCs 100 objects website. That's my career highlight, time to retire canvas-story.bbcrewind.co.uk/100objectslamp

Gang we’re at 71% which is unbelievably amazing. But I’m going to keep pushing!!! If you want to support my book on the LGBTQ+ history of mythical creatures and legends then you can pledge for a copy here unbound.com/books/queer-as

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The state of Northern Rail is that I had an option of a train that would get me where I needed to be exactly on time, so I caught one 30 mins earlier, which has now been delayed enough that I will still reach my destination just about on time

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Nov 15, 2022

100 years ago today broadcasting arrived in Manchester with the launch of radio 2ZY. Part of the new BBC consortium, 2ZY operated from an office building in Trafford Park. It would air the first children's show and regular weather forecasts 🌧️ Learn more👉bit.ly/3EakcIN

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Nov 14, 2022

100 years ago today, on 14 November 1922, the BBC broadcast its first programme, and daily transmission from London’s 2LO studio began. The first broadcast was a news report read by Arthur Burrows, the BBC's Director of Programmes. Read more on our blog bit.ly/3Ekml5E

A copy of The Radio Times from 1922 with the official programmes of the British Broadcasting Company and an article by Director of Programmes, Arthur Burrows.

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Nov 9, 2022

I forgot the TV history book I was reading was written in 1996 so when it ended with "it is too soon for history to judge the success of satellite services" I felt my soul briefly leave my body

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Mystery Skulls Animated - Ghost

Oct 27, 2022

Happy Mystery Skulls Animated day to all who celebrate!

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http://smarturl.it/msforever Get the newest Mystery Skulls album now!AnimationBen Mangumhttp:\\mysterybensmysteryblog.tumblr.comIsaiah Kimhttps://www.youtub...

Really enjoyed chatting about the future of broadcasting - and tech’s role in shaping it - on a live audience recording of BBC Inside Science for #BBC100, now online: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0 Cheers

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Special #BBC100 “our broadcasting future” edition of #BBCInsideScience on

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today 1630 & any day on

A JOY to record in

, Karen Thornton & a fab audience. Lovingly crafted by

What an amazing night

@sim_manchester

celebrating the launch of the new music exhibition Turn It Up. It was a real honour to work on this exhibition with an incredible team of people and it looks (and sounds) absolutely fantastic. Go check it out!

can you rectify this terrible gap in the collections?

Disappointed to say that nowhere within the world class collections of The Science Museum Group is a karaoke machine 🎵🚫😢

Invoking the combined powers of Lemsip and Bastet on my first day back from sick leave 😷

Oct 4, 2022

Youtube autoplaying the Over the Garden Wall soundtrack telling me it is officially Autumn times

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The British Broadcasting Century podcast

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Oct 3, 2022

Happy New Podcast! Feb 13th 1923: Hear the speeches at the launch of first Welsh radio station Cardiff 5WA. Plus

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The British Broadcasting Century with Paul Kerensa: The First Welsh Broadcast... and The Exhibiti...

on the Switched On Exhibition - and

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's Bob Richardson on A Kingdom of Cardboard Exhibition.

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Let Season 4 begin!We pick up our timeline of the BBC origin story in February 1923 - and the launch of Cardiff 5WA, the first Welsh broadcast station.Plus back in 2022: places you can go, museums,...

It was a wonderful few days at #BBCat100 this week and so pleased to have had the chance to introduce lots of people to our wonderful collections and exhibitions

Thanks everyone for your talks and enthusiasm, and keep in touch!

Do you work with LBGTQ-related collections?

@arranjrees

is researching how they’re being catalogued in UK museums. Please help by taking this survey: leeds.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/queer-museum-c