Michael Birtwhistle @salfordmh.bsky.social Consultant Community and Rehabilitation Psychiatrist. Rides bicycles. Politically engaged. Likes a good discussion. http://mas.to/@SalfordMH just in case. And here.
Historical Television Website @htw.bsky.social UK television history and presentation mainly but other things as well, especially on here.
Fuzzweed @fuzzweed.co.uk Maker, breaker, retro gamer.
Sometimes clever, sometimes not so much.
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/
@solomonhughes.bsky.social @solomonhughes.bsky.social
John Morton @drjmorton.bsky.social Assoc Prof of English Lit and Deputy Head of Humanities and Social Sciences at Uni of Greenwich. All views my own
Shatner's bassoon @whosthedadaist.bsky.social Bearer of the mark of shame
Material/reality
Ben McKenna @benmckenna.bsky.social Digital information and infrastructure consultant. Southerner in the north, builds things both virtual and real, accidental gardener and 🏴🇮🇪🇪🇸 mongrel. North London is red, and so am I. ¡Venceremos!
Colin Bond @colinbond.bsky.social Music, books, nature. Walks like a jerk, but he could eat you with a fork and a spoon. Re-follows/blocks seemingly arbitrary. Bespoke librarian. Wales.
Bobby van Bobbes @blueskybobby.bsky.social All I'm saying is sometimes I think it's a good thing people can't teleport there I said it
It's Walter's toupée @aljoek.bsky.social Ginger Bred Man
Darien @darien-u.bsky.social
Calum Waddell @brassupnorth.bsky.social Academic and former Twitter user. Views my own.
Jim Caris @jimcaris.eurosky.social He/him
Braun @braun1912.bsky.social Witty and unconventional:; Being Intolerant will only make you become a person you will dislike.
Steve Williams @iloatheskies.bsky.social I'm @i_loathe_tweets at the other place.
David Lance Callahan @davidlancecallahan.bsky.social English Primitive reinventor, Moonshake/Wolfhounds ranter, Swell Maps supply guitarist, nature writer. #MDANT
https://davidcallahan.bandcamp.com/album/down-to-the-marshes
Elisabeth Geake @geaky.bsky.social Writer, editor, carer, a bit political 💚, quite geeky of course. Born @ 320 ppm. She, her. 🇬🇧
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
🏳️🌈
https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1837201724?i=1000724643828
Running Dog @runningdog.bsky.social In the early days of our movement, it was mandatory that all members smoke cigarettes and refrain from speaking, but we realized those traditions were stupid. He/him/his/bark
Arseblog Live @live.arseblog.com Live updates from the Arseblog live blog, including goals, cards, half-time and full-time scores - https://arseblog.live/liveblog
RemembranceWatch @remembrancewatch.bsky.social Showcasing the best in #respecty remembrancing and poppy one-upmanship. Poppy ratings. Poppy Rage.
Wear your poppy/where's your poppy. Check the alt. Poppy.
H/T to giantpoppywatch on the other place. Lest we forget 🫡.
arseblog @arseblog.com Arsenal blogger, podcaster. Fan of Bourbon, Bowie, German Shepherds, and Pires (not in that order). Creating Arsenal content with real people.
https://linktr.ee/arseblog
Five Chinese Crackers @5cc.bsky.social Plank
Dr Ella Cockbain @drellac.bsky.social Professor at UCL. Lead of Research Group on Human Trafficking,Smuggling & Exploitation. Researching precarious work & labour exploitation. New (free) book on anti-trafficking evaluation https://uclpress.co.uk/book/evaluating-anti-trafficking-interventions/
Icy @icyestretro.bsky.social @icyestretro on X
Johne, John or hey you fat dude @jels31.bsky.social Husband, father, cat person fascinated by exploring recent American history through exploitation movies
Lost Otter's Pilgrimage of Food 19.12.30.3.22 @lost-otter.bsky.social Food (our aulde enemie) - its appearance, calorific energies, and locations (historic, domestic, sublime & banal); that the shame of it should outlive him.
Fergal O’Brien Racing @fobracing.bsky.social Trainer of racehorses, devourer of cakes
Kindly sponsored by BresBet #TeamFOB
Steven Cordall @stevencordall.bsky.social Boomer. Used to write stuff for money. History buff. Into old movies, old books, old motorcycles, old cars, old planes.
Game Sack @gamesack.net Joe from Game Sack, a show on Youtube about retro video games. Exciting? Hmmm.
Denver | youtube.com/gamesack
Eleanor Penny @eleanorkpenny.bsky.social Writer
Host Verso Books Podcast, Novara FM
Agents Harriet Moore at Aitken Alexander (books) + Georgia Kanner Independent Talent (film + tv)
Teaching writing at Goldsmiths, Poetry School, City Lit
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Carcinization Now ✨
Jess Barnard @jessicabarnard.bsky.social Labour NEC member, standing up for members. Socialist.Trade Unionist. 🇵🇸🏳️🌈🚩
Rivkah Brown @rivkahbrown.bsky.social commissioning editor & reporter @novaramedia.com
Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social Archive TV Channel. Keeping celluloid alive! Freeview82 Freesat306 Sky324 Virgin445 Freely36. FREE catch-up via Freeview Red Button and http://tptvencore.co.uk
rich traditions @helldude.bsky.social im rich traditions
Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social Here for some skeets!
I rarely see @s because Bluesky notifications are broken!
If you'd like to support my art — http://patreon.com/elivalley
Thanks!
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social Subscribe:
disruptionist.com
youtube.com/mattbinder
Simon Donald @mintbullets.bsky.social I’m him off the Viz.
@ejmalrai.bsky.social @ejmalrai.bsky.social
Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social writer actor rifftrax mst3k crow t. robot. dog butler.
https://www.rifftrax.com
instagram @billcorbett
Deus Pascit Corvos
TwoPoundPunt @twopoundpunt.bsky.social Sports, betting, golf and gaming
x-files in a loop @tenfeetoff.bsky.social TXF, GA and DD fan account - OG fan - she/her
https://archiveofourown.org/users/girlfromnowhere/
Truthdig @truthdig.com Drilling beneath the headlines since 2005.
https://linktr.ee/truthdig
Indica Flower 🤍✨ @indicaflowerxxx.bsky.social The one n only hub hippie ✨
(L)GBTQ Adult Film Star🌟🏳️🌈
All Natural 🌿😉
Paul Ewart @paulewart.bsky.social Researcher at Sussex. Published on Mark Fisher in Critical Theory Today (Palgrave). Working on Popular Modernism, Fordist Melancholia and the spectre of the 1970s @paulewart23 at the other place.
Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social Broadcaster & environmental campaigner
chrispackh.am/links
Wil Overton @wiloverton.bsky.social Drawer of some silly pictures. Ex of Rare and various other game devs. Helped make the UK's first anime magazine and games mags like Super Play and N64 in ye olden days.
Website - https://wiloverton.com
Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/SuperKosmikatClub
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
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 🧦
Kim Justice @kimjustice.bsky.social Talks a lot about old games and Japanese wrestling on YouTube, and also streams nonsense on Twitch. Now on here.
Russty Russ @russtyruss.bsky.social Fancy a trip to celebrate the past filled with #UK based nostalgia. Its mainly Television on here but I chuck other #retro bits in too.
Johnny Blanchard @johnnyblanchard.bsky.social Screenwriter, playwright, author, engineer, engineering manager and general nerd.
Follow me for nonsense about RetroComputing, RetroGaming and film
bowdie @bowdie.bsky.social he/him Streams at https://www.twitch.tv/goodnewsbiscuithour
10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast @10marc.bsky.social It's Doug from 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast! I host a YouTube channel all about the Commodore Amiga computer. If you love everything Commodore, follow me!
Rob Caporetto @robcap.bsky.social Australian, 40-something (he/him) coder of Games & Stuff until the Industry took an Arrow to the Knee.
Looking for what's next, whilst making vids on old games & more.
Here for connections, not shitposts.
Check it all out: linktr.ee/hellfire64
Simon Lock (Aergan) @aergan.com Enjoys gaming, computer hardware, computing and partial to cups of tea. I like to un-break things.
Repair threads archived on http://www.aergan.com
Rhayader Computers @rhayadercomputer.bsky.social www.rhayadercomputers.co.uk
Pete Prodge @peteprodge.com Comedian. Retrogamer. Runner. Writer. Film maker. Billionaire.
I am all but one of these things.
(My BlueSky retrogaming profile is @reheatedpixels.com )
RetroSteveUK @retrosteveuk.bsky.social Retro-themed YouTuber and video gamer. New videos fortnightly on Thursdays at 3pm (UK time) covering toys & games, television, food & drink, and other nostalgia.
Channel links: https://bio.link/retrosteveuk
ZXGuesser @zxguesser.bsky.social Online teletext viewer: https://zxnet.co.uk/teletext/viewer
Online teletext editor: https://zxnet.co.uk/teletext/editor
Teletext art: https://zxnet.co.uk/teletext/gallery
Teletext discord: https://discord.gg/JfytfS3xmg
Warren Pilkington @zawtowers.bsky.social IT person by day, former Zzap! 64 and Commodore Format contributor, Man City fan, F1, snooker, writer, poet, photographer and music lover at all other times.
https://www.zawtowers.org.uk/
@ozretrocomp.bsky.social @ozretrocomp.bsky.social Australian vintage computer enjoyer. Makes a podcast with another Aussie named Craig. Occasionally makes YouTube videos. https://grumpyozretro.com
Andy Hewco @hewco.uk HEWCO - hewco.itch.io
Creator of Commodore Vic 20 games in the modern age. Author of libraries for Turbo Rascal, a complete cross platform IDE. Founding member of Ovine by Design.
Games: www.hewco.uk + www.ovine.net
YT: www.youtube.com/@hewco
Samster @samsterdave.bsky.social Sam Coupé fan. don't dislike other systems either. z80 + vids dabbler, graphics, writing + life. Grumpy! Dislike nasty folk.
Tinyurl.com/samstersvideos
I also like to waffle about music, Television, etc. Love most 80's, 90's and clubby music.
RyoXilla @ryoxilla.bsky.social
CommodoreLad @commodorelad.uk IT Engineer. If it wasn't for Commodore, I wouldn't be me. Player of Mens Field Hockey for the Mighty Fareham 7s.
#commodorerulez
#keepitcommodore
#commodorehospital
Ultrasteve @ultrasteve.bsky.social Graphic designer, retrogamer, music and film fan. All-round nerd, really.
Retrospecs @retrospecs.bsky.social A pixel art image processing app for iOS
https://8bitartwork.co.uk/
Retrospecs lets you convert images and video clips so they appear as they would on a variety of home computers and consoles from the 70's, 80's and 90's.
Richard Shaw-Wright @thersw.bsky.social Here now. Gone at some point in the future.
Jayenkai [J-N-K] @jayenkai.com I enjoy creating. A.I. can no doubt do a much better job, but I carry on creating because I enjoy doing it, and have nothing much better to do.
https://AGameAWeek.com
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.
Brendan Alford @balford.bsky.social Professional Code Monkey, part-time ZX Spectrum tickler. Opinions my own etc.
pixelguff @pixelguff.bsky.social Bewildered Dad. Dirty old man. He/Him/They/Them, not fussy. Big, autistic daftie. Crisps Influencer. Beard Person.
I'm mostly on Masto: @guffo@topspicy.social.
If you won't go to Masto, I'll meet you half way.
Quazar @samcoupe.com www.samcoupe.com
33 years developing for the British 8-bit SAM Coupé computer, doing what I can to keep this fantastic system alive! Hardware, software, repairs, SAM Revival magazine + more.
(linktr.ee/quazarsamcoupe for all links, inc ZX / RC hardware)
popmetalj @popmetalj.bsky.social Half 🇬🇧 Half 🇨🇦
Old computer games, old tv, failed author, all the music
🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io ZX Spectrum fan
As seen in Retro Gamer, Pixel Addict, Crash, FREEZE-ZX, Break Space & the telly!
https://sloanysoft.wordpress.com
https://sloanysoft.itch.io
http://www.twitch.tv/sloanysoft
Nathaniel Thompson @mondodigital.bsky.social Writer, movie fanatic, traveler, commentator, cat dad.
Grindhouse Releasing @grindhousefilm.bsky.social Grindhouse Releasing is a Hollywood-based independent cult film distribution company led by film editor Bob Murawski and co-founded by Sage Stallone.
Synapse Films @synapsefilms.bsky.social Movies to feed your mind since 1998!
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
Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social A trilogy of books about the dark pop culture of the 1970s and 1980s, from public information films to nuclear war!
Buy our books: linktr.ee/scarredforlife
Patreon: bit.ly/3Rfo1Xz
Contact: ste1bro@hotmail.co.uk
archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social Our purpose is to amuse, simply to amuse. Nothing serious, nothing political.
Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social Undistinguished Viz cartoonist
TMSV @tmsv.bsky.social Music producer, DJ. Perfect Records & Broken Records owner.
Stuart Ashen @ashens.bsky.social Comedy bloke. Acting chap. Review fella. Book gent. Script dude. YouTube vermin. Norwich, UK
Brad Henderson @bradfhenderson.bsky.social Screenwriter | Film & Lost Film Historian | Acquisitions/Producer for @terror_vision (formerly Acquisitions/Prod @ Vinegar Syndrome) Producer of New York Ninja
William Kedjanyi @keejayov3.bsky.social Political analyst & sports previewer. Promised I'd never leave the bird website (still there) and yet, here I am.
Tom Mills @tommills.bsky.social Public sociologist & socialist. Interested in elites, knowledge & communication. Author of 'The BBC: Myth of a Public Service'.
Mark Kermode @kermodemovie.bsky.social LAST aisle seat on the left.
Emphasis on the FIRST syllable.
Mark Ames @markames.bsky.social Radio War Nerd patreon.com/radiowarnerd
Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social Columnist, The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/authors/jeet-heer/ Podcast: The Time of Monsters: https://www.thenation.com/content/time-of-monsters/
Jewdastine Action @jewdas.org Radical Voices for the Alternative Diaspora || Refugees Welcome || Gratuitously Jewish || Free Palestine
Stan's Account @tristandross.bsky.social having a laugh correspondent @online
Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social Socialist, antifascist, writer in various places, geriatric millennial, GQ's 9th Worst Dressed Man in 2016. He/him. YouTube channel http://bit.ly/33iARb3 🏳️🌈
barney farmer @barneyfarmer.bsky.social Yūgen appreciation society. Writes Drunken bakers etc for Viz. Wrote this http://bit.ly/33iyIe8 this https://bit.ly/2PKjMRI and that https://bit.ly/3v32pj8 so…
David Timoney @fromarsetoelbow.bsky.social Autonomous vehicle. Self-assembly required. May contain traces of critical theory. Retweets not necessarily a WTF
Blog: fromarsetoelbow.blogspot.co.uk
Neil Miles @neilsmiles.com "Isn't he a panic"
ASD. Deals in items salvaged from old video tapes and snark about 80s pop.
“Tinkety tonk old fruit, & down with the Nazis”
https://www.youtube.com/@NeilMiles
Stuart Millard @franticplanet.bsky.social World's Deadliest Man. Master of the Dim Mak. Writer.
https://www.youtube.com/@StuartMillard