Phill Bird radio / a.k.a. Hopcyn Bird
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Actor, Masseur, Organist, Photographic Model, Radio Presenter @radiowinch (ex Contact 94/Wyvern), Reiki Master, TEFL, Vol @gwsr, Writer; on-air Sun & Tue 8-10pm
Gloucestershire, England
Joined January 2018
sit outside the Pride of Paddington pub and watch it for hours and hours as time, and a pint or two, slips by!
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there was any – you can see how dark it was!), whilst in Cardiff it was 16.43 and Fishguard Harbour 16.48. Imagine the dilemma for the Boat Train! Camera-left is Paddington Station and the innovative double-sided clock face is on the frontage of 50 Eastbourne Terrace. You can
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London terminus opposite. It is also a reminder that (standardised) ‘Railway Time’, using GMT, was first introduced by the GWR in 1840. Up until that time many towns had their own local time which was a nightmare for timetabling. e.g. sunset in London today was 16.30, (not that
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I still marvel at this timepiece some years after initially being fooled by it (thinking it was being cleaned/repaired at that exact moment I was walking by)! The man’s attire, and top hat, is a nod to Isambard Kingdom Brunel who designed the splendid Great Western Railway's
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106.9FM in north Cheltenham (Bishop’s Cleeve/Woodmancote area), 107.1FM around Winchcombe, on smart speakers ‘play Radio Winchcombe’ and online via https://t.co/uZUsdbeWqE (will be on listen again later as well). @radiowinch
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Two hours of all vinyl records from 8 to 10 this evening with me live in the studio. Memories of almost six decades on offer . . . To book to bring in some of your vinyl one week then please e mail phillbirdradio@hotmail.co.uk Thanks to cnet for the image.
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/Woodmancote area), 107.1FM around Winchcombe, on smart speakers ‘play Radio Winchcombe’ and online via https://t.co/uZUsdbeWqE (will be on listen again later as well). @radiowinch
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I'm live with 'something a little bit different' 8 til 10 tonight - it's 'warm welcome week' starting tomorrow so some ideas of places to drop in to get warm if you're out and about, requests, chat & local bobs n bits! 106.9FM in north Cheltenham (Bishop’s Cleeve
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(Bishop’s Cleeve/Woodmancote area), 107.1FM around Winchcombe, on smart speakers ‘play Radio Winchcombe’ and online via https://t.co/uZUsdbeWqE (will be on listen again later as well).
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though some "jingajik" or "party strum" guitar work too (developed among Māori guitarists in the 1930s). 3rd Sunday of the month - pedals, pipes and pistons only on Radio Winchcombe Thanks to the Kurdish Academy for the image. @radiowinch 106.9FM in north Cheltenham
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3 til 4 this rather damp afternoon I'm live with a show of different types of organ music - pipe, theatre, cinema etc.. Also what's on in the Organ World and the Xover track this week is an Antipodean rock track from 1987. Not only does it feature Mitchell Froom on the organ
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north Cheltenham (Bishop’s Cleeve/Woodmancote area), 107.1FM around Winchcombe, on smart speakers ‘play Radio Winchcombe’ and online via https://t.co/uZUsdbfugc (will be on listen again later as well). @radiowinch
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8pm tonight and I'm live in the studio with two hours of pure vinyl memories (when I say pure, there may be a fair few scratches in evidence!). 33s, 45s and 78s are on the cards spanning roughly 40s to the 90s. Thanks to music record shop for the (messy) image! 106.9FM in
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at Victoria Station which ties in well. Unknown photographer sorry. Chat, handpicked tunes & requests too. 106.9FM in north Cheltenham (Bishop’s Cleeve/Woodmancote area), 107.1FM around Winchcombe, on smart speakers ‘play Radio Winchcombe’ and online via
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Blowing live on air from 8pm tonight with' something a little bit different' (the gusts should calm down during the show, then it'll feel milder) . I'll be recognising two transport anniversaries, from this weekend, as well as one major pop anniversary too. A fab photo of 'him'
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online via https://t.co/uZUsdbeWqE (will be on listen again later as well). Take the decs down to a soundtrack of wonderful vinyl memories spanning many decades? @radiowinch
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(I count Boxing Day as the first day of Christmas - to eke it out! (bona!!) ). Thanks to 'music on vinyl' for the image. 106.9FM in north Cheltenham (Bishop’s Cleeve/Woodmancote area), 107.1FM around Winchcombe, on smart speakers ‘play Radio Winchcombe’ and
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(I don't normally let on though . . ) I'm opening tonight's live all vinyl show with three Kings and, as I consider this to be the Twelfth Night I will be, following them with a drummer 'boy' who grew up in Cirencester (twelve drumming-only singles might get a bit tedious lol!).
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106.9FM in north Cheltenham (Bishop’s Cleeve area), 107.1FM around Winchcombe, on smart speakers ‘play Radio Winchcombe’ and online via https://t.co/uZUsdbfugc (will be on listen again too). @radiowinch
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