Ratings UK @ratingsuk.bsky.social All things UK TV | Established in 2015 | We create the content for you to enjoy the data | Email: ratingsuk@outlook.com
Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social Semi-automated posting of old computers and videogames. Sometimes other bits of retro aesthetics and design. ~6-8 posts a day, ~24 posts on holidays.
⚠Outbound links tagged and monitored by Bluesky.
Ness of Brodgar @nessofbrodgar.bsky.social Ongoing project investigating a monumental Neolithic complex in Orkney, Scotland.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
BGS Geomagnetism @bgsgeomagnetism.bsky.social News, daily geomagnetic forecasts, and occasional geomagnetic storm alerts from the British Geological Survey’s Geomagnetism Team.
https://geomag.bgs.ac.uk/
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
UK TV Commercials @broadcastads.uk Classic UK TV adverts, idents and forgotten bits of broadcast nostalgia. A look back at the craft and weirdness of commercial breaks.
New clips daily.
#TVAdverts #Nostalgia
https://www.youtube.com/@UKTVCommercials
https://UKTVCommercials.redbubble.com
Oldfirmfacts @oldfirmfacts.bsky.social 4x SFSA ‘Best Writer’ winner. Writing, podcasts, radio, live shows. Anti-your-team agenda.
J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social My next book, FUN, hits Kickstarter Sept 22! Boop my bio link to get notified on launch day AND get a free glow-in-the-dark enamel pin!
🎉 mrlovensteinpresents.com
Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social Stories that reveal and inspire, challenging expectations.
Weekdays 7-8pm on Channel 4.
Got a story? C4Nstories@itn.co.uk
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Substack: https://channel4news.substack.com
Website: www.channel4.com/news
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Channel4News
Why Don't YouTube? @whydontyoutube.bsky.social A representation of old British TV. Far more links and details in the weekly Newsletter: https://whydontyoutube.substack.com
Louis Koziarz @koziarz.com Embedded systems farmer. Ex WMS, PLD, Stern Pinball. Randomly posting wacky stuff I saved from my time in the coin-op business and most likely retold incorrectly. No GenAI involved. Ever. |✶✶✶✶|
Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social Angry People in Local Newspapers - Weird news - Bizarre headlines - Wild animals and ghosts which are actually cats - Bonkers billboards. Regret to report that people are still taking this account seriously. Avatar image by @tpneenan.bsky.social.
Mal Franks @merseymal.com Data Analyst since 2023. IT Supervisor/SysAdmin 1997-2023. Computer tinkerer/gamer since 1982. Console gamer since 1977. Tea drinker since 1974. He/him.
Loves telly, music, comics, movies, games and tea.
IndieRetroNews @indieretronews.bsky.social The latest free games, indie games and retro news, Visit us at http://www.indieretronews.com #retrogaming #indiegames #indie #retrogames #gaming
British Comedy Guide @britishcomedy.bsky.social Website about UK comedy. www.comedy.co.uk
Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social Retro / Vintage Computer Mad Scientist 🥼 💾
+Cat Enthusiast 🐱
[DM's are off]
🔗
https://linktr.ee/gammitin
Enq: gammitinofficial@gmail.com
Old UK Fashion @oldukfashion.bsky.social British fashion ads and catalogue pages from years gone by.
Old UK Living @oldukliving.bsky.social This is what we had in British homes over the years...
Old UK Toys @olduktoys.bsky.social British toy adverts and catalogues pages from years gone by.
Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social Director of Digital Preservation at The Strong National Museum of Play. Video games. "They are going for the Physical Challenge!"
British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk A world-leading independent research organisation providing objective, expert geoscientific data, information and knowledge 🌎
MS-DOS Games, Programs, Trivia, Pixels, Grog @scumm-bar.bsky.social Screenshots & videos by the Scumm Bartender
Boxart pictures from MobyGames
Location: QWERTZ
Lee Healey ✍🏻 @leehealey.bsky.social Cartoonist, illustrator, procrastinator, & massive movie nerd.
https://www.thecartoonist.co.uk/
Christopher Wickham @cwickham.bsky.social Quite a fast reader. cwickham.blogspot.com
Football Heritage @footballheritage.bsky.social Heritage. Identity. Football.
We explore the roots, culture and history of the beautiful game.
https://www.footballheritage.co.uk/
Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social MS-DOS gaming enthusiast, YouTuber, admirer of cats, RU in NY.
Ask me about DOS games! Tell me your DOS game memories!
I repost and swear a lot.
(He/Him)
YouTube: youtube.com/dosnostalgic
Web: dosnostalgia.com
Tip me: https://ko-fi.com/dosnostalgic
Time Extension @timeextension.com Breathing new life into old games. Retro gaming news, reviews and features from the lovely people behind @nintendolife.com
@pushsquare.com and @purexbox.com
www.timeextension.com
Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social Your favourite archive's favourite archive.
We're the archives and local studies library for the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England, and the home of Buckinghamshire History Festival.
Website: buckinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-and-tourism/archives/
Cameron Yarde Jnr @cameronyardejnr.bsky.social The same nonsense that was on X but in fewer posts.
☀️🌸idspispopd🥀🌙 @bhaalspawn.bsky.social Etsy.com/uk/shop/YavinPaints
SubStack: https://idspispopd.substack.com/
Emperor's Hand, Doom Marine & heroine of Darkmoon. Maker of LEGO PC Cards.
✏️ #TillysArt
⛓️ #TillysKinks
📚 #TillysCursedLibrary
🥯 #MayTheBagelsBeWithYou
⛓️ #TillysCabinetOfCuriosities
jasha @jasha.bsky.social Back to front (end) designer of beautiful things for over 30 years | 𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑮𝑨 & ZX Spectrum/Next user | PC Engine enjoyer
UKADS @ukads.bsky.social Celebrating UK TV advertisements from 1960s to 2000s
Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social Books and Archives since 1683.
Website: orkneylibrary.org.uk
Linktree: linktr.ee/orkneylibrary
Antiques For Geeks @antiquesforgeeks.bsky.social We should have been revising.
Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social Chris Coates, purveyor of niche drivel: https://substack.com/@oddthisday
Adrian Edmondson @adrianedmondson.bsky.social Berserker!
Out now from all good bookshops, and bad ones, and ones in between.
Reheated Pixels @reheatedpixels.com A retrogaming channel produced by @peteprodge.com , looking back at the good, bad and ugly in arcade and computer/console games.
By following you acknowledge Chaos is the greatest game ever made on any system.
@john-pow.bsky.social @john-pow.bsky.social 
Sinclair Research @sinclairresearch.bsky.social Customer support for your ZX80, ZX81 and other classic hardware. We’re sorry to tell you that your warranty has expired.
Tired Dad @reallytireddad.bsky.social A tramp once told me I was handsome.
Kieran Wilkinson @kieranwilkinson.bsky.social 
Gerrit Ludwig @cptsparky360.bsky.social #C64, #C128, #Amiga, #Retro, #6502asm, #SciFi, #Linux, #Programming, #Dreamcast, #Atari, #Spectrum128+2 🇩🇪/🇬🇧, he/him, 🌈
Kris Holt @krisholt1.bsky.social Aquariums 🐠, gardening 🪴, cherry blossom 🌸, gemstones 💎, cheesemaking 🧀
Woolfinder General @brianwoolfinder.bsky.social You're everywhere and nowhere, baby. Everton/Wednesday Huyton/Sheffield. Adjudicating on all wool matters. Chef, Influencer . Reviews-"An absolute weapon", "who is this twat?", "a lovely man" - Dominic King.
ZX Spectrum Next Official @specnext.com The ZX Spectrum Next is the official recreation of the legendary ZX Spectrum home computer using FPGA technology, updated for the 21st century!
Visit us at: www.specnext.com
Doug Naylor @dougrdnaylor.bsky.social Red Dwarf co-creator and writer/co-writer of all 74 Red Dwarf eps.
Author of Sin Bin Island. Represented by @pbjmanagement
https://linktr.ee/DougNaylorRD
London Scottish Rugby @londonscottishfc.bsky.social Official Twitter Account of London Scottish #ForThePride
https://t.co/OhTsXfH7xk
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
Tynemouth Software @tynemouthsoftware.co.uk Making new things for old computers.
http://blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/
https://www.tindie.com/stores/tynemouth/
https://www.patreon.com/tynemouthsoftware
The Scottish Football Kick-Off @scottishkickoff.bsky.social The Kick-Off is a FREE daily curated email that cuts through the Scottish football nonsense. No sensationalism. No clickbait. You'll get all the news headlines in less than two minutes.
➡️ https://scottishfootballkickoff.substack.com/
Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social Born at 314 ppm CO2. (We are now at 427.8 ppm CO2)
Founder and presenter on the Everything Electric Shows.
That bloke from Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge.
Info@unitedagents.co.uk
Mark Pitt @markpitt.bsky.social #Cornwall based BI, Cloud and ARM firmware developer.
Designer of PITT CC FLWR MIDI controller/sequencer.
Noisy musician.
Collector of #vinyl records and occasional #DJ.
Retro computer collector and restorer.
Stanley’s dad!
He/Him
#UTV
Harbonaut🏴 @harbonaut.co.uk Bill Harbison. Veteran Ocean Software/Imagine Software pixel artist. Senior Environment Artist
https://www.youtube.com/@MrHarbonaut
Binary Dinosaurs @binarydinosaurs.co.uk Collecting, repairing and preserving vintage machines since 1998.
W: https://binarydinosaurs.co.uk
F: https://Facebook.com/binarydinosaurs
M: @binarydinosaurs.oldbytes.space
"The king of old weird stuff" - Fuzzweed.co.uk, Nov '25
Dan @danofthewibble.bsky.social Just this guy.
Necroware @necroware.bsky.social I love to tinker with a hardware, which used to be dead for many years. If you are interested, take a look at my YT channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@necro_ware
Jonny Octane @jonnyoctane.bsky.social Playstation 1-5, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, C64, Master System, Super Nintendo etc.
Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Anti-Nowhere League, System of a Down. Punk/Post-Punk/Metal.
Ken Shirriff @righto.com Computer history. Reverse-engineering old chips. Restored Apollo Guidance Computer, Alto. Ex-Google, Sun, Msft. So-called boffin.
Internet Archive Canada 🍁 @internetarchiveca.bsky.social Internet Archive Canada is a non-profit digital library that works with universities, and memory institutions throughout Canada. https://internetarchivecanada.org
https://linktr.ee/internetarchivecanada
Scotland's Coefficient @www.scottishfootball.info My name is Gavin.
Write about interesting things in Scottish football.
Including the coefficient, Scottish national team & football finances.
Please come visit me at www.ScottishFootball.info for regular and engaging insights into Scottish football
Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Non-profit dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. Our free digital archive is now open to the public! http://archive.gamehistory.org
Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social Retired video game programmer. 40+ years developing videogames and software.
Creator of games for the BBC Micro, Electron, NES, SNES, PC, XBox, PS3/4, Mobile, Vita, 3DS.
Former LEGO Developer
I also rescue and archive old game development disks, DM me!
Rod Hull @futurewas8bit.bsky.social The Future was 8bit, and still is in my house.. C64p, SD2IEC, Penultimate+ Cart, divMMC Future, all sorts. VIC20's rulez. Commodore, Sinclair, BBC, Oric, Dragon
www.tfw8b.com www.thefuturewas8bit.com
Internet Archive @archive.org Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine. 
GrumpySkeletor @thegrumpyskeletor.bsky.social 
Paul [Atreides] Wood @retroid.bsky.social Tech tinkerer, nerd talker, cat liker, lefty, 70s kid, former Eurogamer forum Mod if anyone remembers those
Bad things are bad things no matter who does them.
Morality is not a team sport.
Gamebrush Thriftwood @gamewhisperer.bsky.social I tinker, I fix stuff, I break stuff. https://archive.org/details/game_whisperer
Julian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social Playing video games since 1976.
Writing about them since 1983.
Trousers @bigtrousers.bsky.social Definitely the worst timeline
archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social Our purpose is to amuse, simply to amuse. Nothing serious, nothing political.
Mike Dailly ™ @mdf200.bsky.social Game programmer, creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto. Comments are my own and those of the voices in my head.
Support my work:
http://www.patreon.com/mikedailly
http://www.lemmings.info
https://mdf200.itch.io/
http://www.youtube.com/mikedailly
XBOX @xbox.com Gaming since 2001
Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com Covering cancelled/unreleased video games and prototypes across a variety of consoles and home computers. Preserving unreleased video game history online since 1999, and longer offline.
Check out our archive and more at: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com
Lord Arse! 🕹️ @lordarse.com Mark Howlett. "Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict", "The Rubber-Keyed Wonder". British collector of retro junk and idiot.
enq:the.lord.arse@gmail.com
The Cave (Neil) @visitthecave.bsky.social Hello Cave Dwellers this is The Cave, a vintage Computer, Console
and gaming channel and museum in Stroud, UK.
Watch videos at https://youtube.com/@TheRetroCollective
Book Tickets at https://retrocollective.co.uk
JamHamster @jamhamster.bsky.social Nerd, tinkerer, lunatic. 
More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social Retro and vintage tech YouTube fun and games over at
Main channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/MoreFunMakingIt
Second channel
https://youtube.com/@morefunmakingit2
Website:
https://www.morefunmakingit.co.uk/
MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social Retro and obscure video game enthusiast and archivist.
L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk Blog: http://www.breakintoprogram.co.uk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BreakIntoProgram
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/breakintoprogram
Software developer & electronics dabbler. Restoring & programming vintage computers from Acorn Atom to ZX81.
Anonymous X @anonymousx.bsky.social Mostly unremarkable.
Steve Queralt @stevequeralt.bsky.social Music worker. RIDE bass player. THFC fan- Z @zaphod79.bsky.social @zaphod79.bsky.social
Adrian's Digital Basement @adriansdigitalbasement.com Hello everyone! I'm Adrian Black, a retro computer YouTuber who fixes stuff from Portland, Oregon.
Main: youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement
Second: youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement2
Extras: youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasementextras
Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social Smile Scotland ... you're on camera
Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social Contributing Editor at Monocle, host of Monocle Radio's The Foreign Desk and The Daily. Author of four scandalously under-rated books.
Old UK Print Ads @oldukprintads.bsky.social Newspaper and magazine ads
Also
@OldUKPrintAds7890s.bsky.social - 1970s/80s/90s ads only
@OldUKPrintAdsXmas.bsky.social - Xmas ads, from Sept 16th
@OldInPrintAds.bsky.social - International ads (non-UK)
Old International Catalogues @oldincatalogues.bsky.social Random selections of pages from vintage non-UK catalogues
Also:
* @OldUKCatalogues.bsky.social - for UK catalogues
* @OldInPrintAds.bsky.social - for non-UK print ads
There may be "vintage vocabulary"...
English translations in ALT text.
Old UK Catalogues @oldukcatalogues.bsky.social Random selections of pages from vintage UK catalogues.
Also:
* @OldInCatalogues.bsky.social - International (non-UK) catalogues
* @OldUKCataloguesXm.bsky.social - UK Christmas catalogues, from Sept 16th
* @OldUKPrintAds.bsky.social - UK Print Ads
David Boughton @davidjboughton.bsky.social I make things out of wood. I paint and draw too. I used to take pics for a living.
Father, dog owner, film, music and book lover. 🏴
R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social Band from Athens, GA, 1980-2011, made music, lasts forever.
Yahtzee Croshaw @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social Creator/voice of Zero Punctuation and the entirely legally distinct Fully Ramblomatic. Critic. Novelist. Game designer. Wears slippers. https://fullyramblomatic-yahtzee.blogspot.com/
SPFL @spflofficial.bsky.social Official account for the Scottish Professional Football League
@scotlandnt.bsky.social @scotlandnt.bsky.social 
@trooperlooper.bsky.social @trooperlooper.bsky.social 
LGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social Profile for the LGR YouTube channel. Covering vintage computer hardware, software, and various retro tech oddities. https://youtube.com/@LGR
birdrightsactivist @probirdrights.bsky.social why i left th left (subcribe to my substank)
this user is verfied because they subcribe to Twitter blue®️
Rick Lindeman @romanista.bsky.social Author Nature Canvas. Urban & Ecological Philosopher. And Videogamenerd.
Retro Gamer @retrogamermag.bsky.social This is the official editorial account of Retro Gamer magazine. All posts are from the mag team. Get a sub at bit.ly/subto_Retro_Gamer
Rees @ctrl-alt-rees.com Rees Stephenson from ctrl-alt-rees. Retrocomputing & whatnot. https://youtube.com/ctrlaltrees
He / him
Business Time: rees@ctrl-alt-rees.com 🧦