Simon Hardwick

@simonhardwick.com

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Broadcast Engineer at BBCTelevision Centre & occasionally on your radio. This account reposts from Mastodon @simon@simonhardwick.com but unlike the birdsite I do occasionally check replies. https://www.simonhardwick.com/socialmedia

A woman poised to play the triangle in an orchestra. The caption below is a quite frankly terrible pun based on a Police track... "every little ting she does is magic"
AI generated t-shirt from a review headline of a comedy show, the caption reads "shockingly competent"
The engineering team behind Saturday Night Live UK, pictured on the tv show's stage.
Tiny Model of Television centre
Boxed Handheld Plane And Tank Electronic Game from the 80s.
An AI imagined rugged smartphone case with excessive protection and added features and comedically the flimsiest keyring attachment that wouldn't last 5 minutes against the weight of such a case!
Infra red camera showing radiator with inlet pipe reading 44.7c
facebook timeline post saying "Something went wrong. This may be because of a technical error that we're working to fix. Please try reloading this page."
Spectrum Analyser with CPU board on hinges for easy repair
Just my name hidden in the credits of a tv show
A cartoon mastodon that's eaten too much!
LED Matrix message board displaying the message "HI MASTODON" in red.
Passion Radio studio
Man looks at cereal box with the words "carefully selected grains" and imagines a poor soul having to go through every grain with a magnifying glass sorting into good and bad boxes"
TV showing Eurovision but an onscreen display is counting to auto power off
Luca is hiding (badly) in a kitchen cupboard. One arm and two small feet are still visible!
Circuit board, soldering iron and oscilloscope set up outside with blue skies and sunshine
A blank playlist, because there's no audio!
AI generated action figure labelled "bandwagon jumper" featuring a man jumping off a wagon full of sheep
Google maps screen grab showing Trump Street joins onto Russia Row.
Cheeky hamster peering out from behind the toilet fixtures with a stolen shower cloth
Correcting the Azimuth in a poorly mastered track from Swing Out Sister.
Close up of a circuit board with a screwdriver pointing to a part of the board where the component is physically missing!
Montage of a record deck, tascam recorder and analogue vintage dj mixer
12 wrapped, unused Digital Audio Tapes (DAT) of various durations.
Simon standing outside the entrance Walford East Tube Station outdoor set for Eastenders.
A teletext style error message on a screen with the wording "there is no connection to cat centre"
Screengrab of deepseek web interface with the text: ...my mind just races with all these thoughts, and it's really hard to shut off. | end up lying awake for hours, which is exhausting. | need some strategies to deal with this. First, | remember hearing that having a bedtime routine can help signal your body that it's time to sleep. Maybe if | do something relaxing before bed, like reading or taking a bath, it could calm me down. But I'm not sure what exactly counts as a good routine. Should | stick to the same activities every night? Also, my bedroom environment might be part of the problem. Is my room too bright? Do | have any electronics in there that emit light? | think blue light from screens can interfere with sleep, so maybe | should avoid using my phone or laptop before bed. But how long before bed should | stop using them? An hour? Thirty minutes? Another thing is stress and anxiety. When I'm lying awake, my mind tends to focus on all the things that went wrong during the day or what's coming up tomorrow. How can | manage those thoughts without getting overwhelmed? Maybe there are techniques like deep breathing or some form of meditation that could help me relax. I've also... "
A 4k UHD Sony broadcast camera with fujinon box lens
A group of colourful Turkish mosaic lamps hanging from the ceiling. The lamps are intricately designed, with bright red, blue, and yellow glass pieces forming geometric patterns like stars and flowers. The glass pieces are arranged in a way that creates a vibrant, glowing effect when illuminated.
Spectrum analyser showing local and distant DAB muxes
The image shows a television screen with a BBC logo in the top left corner. The screen displays a bright yellow, textured background resembling fabric. In the center, there is a colorful geometric design made of what appear to be paper or felt shapes. The design resembles a symmetrical plant with a green stem and leaves. At the top, the plant features three flower-like shapes in vibrant colors: purple on the left, red on the right, and yellow in the center.
The cheery, cheeky sound of 70s mainstream radio was not his thing. At one Radio One event, he and Peel remembered watching, stunned, as fans of the Bay City Rollers brought chaos. "Bay City Roller fans were jumping into the lake to be near their idols who were in a boat. John Peel turned to me and said, 'Johnnie, take note, this is one of the most bizarre sights you will ever see'. "And then speeding into view came Tony Blackburn in another boat, being steered by a Womble."
BBC HD Testcard, but i've clumsily obscured the circle with the girl and the clown with a mince pie instead
Man tries and fails to install car seat with the subtitles "i don't know why i'm always rubbish"
Thin red fish and associated packaging - the fish tells the future using the heat from your hand.
Ella looking adoringly at her new pet hamster in the cage
hamster that bit her way out of the box we carried her home in