Ben Baker

@benbaker.bsky.social

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Writer. Radio host. All round fabricated lunatic. Buy a book here: https://linktr.ee/BenBakerBooks

Parties Night with Mark Page (Radio Tees)
A google auto search "What has happened to Liz K3rshaw".
Eastenders stars are DJing with Norman Cook at Red Wedge's monthly club night in the 80s.
Ben Baker's Summer Smash logo
SINGER Morrissey, above, is in talks to write the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC confirmed yesterday. The former Smiths singer expressed an interest in the contest last year after Daz Sampson’s song, Teenage Life, came 19th out of 24. Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 10 January 2007
The bin fire that is Ben Baker.
BBC News: "Bruno Mars has an unexpected opening before Wembley party starts". I assume its something to do with his anus.
Psychopathic and fucking parotts (sic) work in the nob"?
A YouTube channel called "When TV Was Worth Watching" featuring Harry Enfield's terrible series for Sky he did for the money.
https://russellgrant.com/ I dreamed about CEMENT – what does CEMENT mean in a dream? I dreamed about CELLARS – what does CELLARS mean in a dream?
Me for some reason wearing a hat in bed surround by ratty teddies. A poster from Buttons comic is on the wall.
Big screen at Leeds Festival 1
Smash Hits Poll Winners tour featuring some of the nation's most available acts.
A bowl shaped montage of flags with a large white bar at the top as if they're old style underpants
A collection of my books available at reasonable prices.
Kryten wishes he was deid.
Pritt Stick at rest
Belle Vue events at Easter 1950 including wrestling, dancing and speedway. The hand drawn font has that look every crappy AI poster does now. But not crappy.
Attention Mods! The Jam Shoe by Shelly's
Summer Smash logo
Ben Baker's Summer Smash logo, Tuesdays 8pm on Noiseboxradio.com
"You should've left the bar and actually seen them. Marseille are the future of rock and roll - Percival P.Nis"
Ben Baker Vs Monday is live Mondays at 8pm
Open Mic Award ad 1999 next to Al Murray as The Pub Landlord
Clipping from 2000 Fringe programme with Chris Addison hosting the Open Mic Awards.
HAVING tried (twice) and failed (twice) with alternative comedy, Blackpool Pleasure Beach is playing it safer in its top floor Attic venue over Easter. Reverting temporarily from its newer name of Mungo’s the venue will be featuring some favourite comedy names from the clubland circuit. Opening the proceedings on Friday, April 1, is ventriloquist Mike Dennett and Chic followed by Billy Shine (April 2), Tom Pepper (April 3) and Danny Downing (April 4). Doors open at 10pm and the show starts at 11pm. Ticket prices to be confirmed. West Lancashire Evening Gazette - Friday 11 March 1994
The Best Book of Football Songs and chants ever - Forward by Nick Hancock.
Bully's Sporting Darts which is GRATE
"The majority of customers came as a direct result of seeing our advertisement" says a local newspaper ad in the late 80s.
A slightly confusing Thompson Twins date move post.
Wishy
TV Pins
The Knee Hi's
Kid Sistr
Robyn Hitchcock - The Confuser
B Pop episode artwork
animal says wank
The title sequence to Muppet Babies with no changes at all.
B-Pop with Ben Baker logo
The Jam - Ghosts Baby Chaos - Hello Futurecop! - Far Away Enya - Book Of Days Archers of Loaf - Web in Front The Hector Collectors - Quest For Web Of Fear 5 Pound Shop Boys - Red Dwarf Snuff - I Will Survive Kate Nash - Death Proof The Starlight Orchestra & Singers - Action Movie Medley We Are Scientists - Nice Guys Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth Teenage Bottlerocket - Bigger Than Kiss Jilted John - The Birthday Kiss Plushgun - Let Me Kiss You Now (And I'll Fade Away) Age of Chance - Kiss pomDeter - Sheela-Na-Gig's Ready To Rumble Bunny Lee, Val Bennett - The Russians Are Coming (aka Take 5) Coventry City F.A.Cup Squad 1987 - Go for It! Alaska y Los Pegamoides - Otra dimensión Trust Fund ft. Gareth Campesinos - I'll Sail This Ship Alone Oasis - Wonderwall (William Maranci Mix)
Newspaper item from the Hartlepool Mail notice board: "Popsy - Hope this will make your day. Gash."
The Office in a prime place between The Fast Show and HIGNFY on a Monday night in July.
A letters page from Kerrang in late 1997. Yes, it is.
An average looking man covered in kisses.
A man in a loud shirt introduces Hacker T Dog on stage
A group of little girls surround Roger de Courcey and Nookie Bear as they sing a tender song at the Children's Royal Variety in 1983. This is on YouTube should you wish to join me in pris.
A Whitby video shop list in early 1987
A snippet from the Whoopee comic strip Snap Happy in 1974.
Richie Rich meets The Noles
"Gary B - I have three words to say to you, Rock me Amadeus"
Some Ronnies
A handsome boy wears one of those tennis style sweat bands
Youths at the back, olds at the front.
The Two Ronnies as Toby jugs although one looks more like Barry Took
A holding slide for Alien on YTV in 1984
Neil Innes - Here We Go Again Tampasm - Darling Self Destruct The KLF - Make It Rain Todd Rundgren - We Gotta Get You a Woman Black Box Recorder - Kidnapping An Heiress Lord Rockingham's XI - Fried Onions Binster - Fraggle Fuck New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God Ricardo Autobahn - Nothing Short Of Incredible XTC - In Loving Memory Of A Name Kenickie - SK8BDN Song Robert Ferrera - The Ambassador's Party Bloodhound Gang - Mope Housemartins - Anxious All The King's Men - Stairway To Stardom Theme Gruppo Sportivo - Beep Beep Love JKD Band - Dragon Power Pt. 1 Trade Mark - The Days of Pearly Spencer Gyro - Central Detention Centre Brian Murphy - Jogging Gardez Darkx - Heartbeat Greg Bonham - B Company Doesn't Answer Chef Inspecteur Jacques Clouseau Et La Musique De L' Academie de la Surete - Thank Heaven For Little Girls Bobby Conn - Never Get Ahead Hector Cortez and His Formation - World in Motion
An issue of Marvel UK's Get Along Gang comic in which a character does the opposite of blowing in an unfortunate accidental slur. Also: 'free gift tag'? What a shit gift.