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@patmarsh "We're on the last freedom moped out of nowhere city, and we haven't even told our parents what time we'll be back" (As a fourteen year old in '86, I think I might have listened to it a little too much! 😜)

Exactly 40 years ago today, Cliff Richard became the first artist to get to Number One with two different versions of the same song. ‘Living Doll’ was a hit in 1959 and topped the UK Charts today in 1986, with the help of The Young Ones. It was the first Comic Relief single.

@patmarsh And whilst awaiting the result, one of them was on The Edge of his seat! 🪑🫣🫣🫣🫣

It seems appropriate that today is the anniversary of the Dublin band The Hype, entering the Harp Lager Contest in Limerick. They performed under their new name of U2, on this day in 1978. They made it to the finals and won a recording contract with CBS! #HappyStPatricksDay

@patmarsh No mention of Little Willy

Here’s one for all the #EastEnders fans. This omnibus edition was broadcast on the 4th of March. From the characters and the storylines, take a guess at which year…

@patmarsh @BBCSurrey @BBCRadioKent @BBCSussex Thank you! 😜

It’s Dydd Gŵyl Dewi and so our Gardening Expert Rhod Jones joins me in the studio after 10am @BBCSurrey, @BBCRadioKent & @BBCSussex to celebrate St David’s Day. We’ll talk pruning, soil improvement & early sowing. Call us on 0800 756 11 11 with all of your gardening questions.

@patmarsh Chubby Checker has invited me to lunch tomorrow, so I suspect they'll definitely be a Twist! 😉

What will you be having for Sunday lunch tomorrow? Will it have a twist to it? Something out of the ordinary? Our new radio feature ‘Sunday Best’ celebrates tasty alternatives to the traditional Sunday roast. What will make tomorrow’s lunch special for you? Let me know!

@patmarsh There's no flies on you (or possibly the trousers) 👖!!!

We were out shopping earlier and it’s reassuring to see that M&S have finally found a solution to that eternal problem, of not having enough pockets in your trousers.

@patmarsh Anoraky factoid for you; did you know the time signal used to be sent from Greenwich to the BBC as a constant tone with silences where the pips should go, which was then inverted at BH for broadcasting!!!

On this day in 1924 the BBC time signals, better known as the 'pips' from Greenwich Observatory were heard for the first time. On FM radio the pips are extremely accurate, but on DAB radio, TV, and online streams they can be delayed by buffering, sometimes by several seconds.

@patmarsh Amen to that! I loved the series at the time and have been venturing across the border to visit Pluckley on a regular basis ever since

Wishing Sir David Jason a "Perfick" 86th birthday today. The Darling Buds of May was a huge hit in the early 90’s. Much of the TV series was filmed in and around the village of #Pluckley in #Kent But here’s a photo taken in May 1991, when the cast filmed on #Folkestone beach.

@patmarsh @ParkersPatch @BBCRadioKent @BBCSussex @BBCSurrey What a 'bloomin' great picture! 🌸🌹🌺🌼

January is a good time to sow sweet peas, because it helps you to grow stronger plants that flower earlier and for longer. Our Gardening Expert Julia Parker @ParkersPatch joins me after 10am today @BBCRadioKent, @BBCSussex and @BBCSurrey. Julia has plenty of hints and tips!

@patmarsh I probably topped it ten years ago with my infamous trout and sprouts! 😁😁

On this day in 1973, the artist Carl Andre opened his exhibit ‘American Decay’ It comprised of a 12-by-18-foot expanse of cottage cheese (500 gallons of it), topped with 10 gallons of ketchup. After 2 days it was removed, due to the “putrid smell which permeated the premises.”

@patmarsh The same will undoubtedly happen twenty years hence, if ever the corporation foolishly thinks the world has had enough of Pat Marsh! The baboons 🦍would desert the Tower of London and the ravens would fly away from Gibraltar! 🐦‍⬛

An iconic BBC radio show, that started each episode with the words “Hello children. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin”, began on this day in 1950. When it ended in 1982 a petition supported by MPs, members of the public and celebrities was delivered to Downing Street.

@patmarsh The comedy genius does it again! 🤣🤣 👏👏👏👏

@DavidMiller0608 And had she been a Freelance Radio Producer, the song would have been called ‘Chasing Payments’.

Chasing Pavements by Adele was released today, in 2008. It was inspired by an argument with a boyfriend in a West End club. She stormed out and began running along Oxford Street. She said “He didn't chase after me! So I was running, just looking at these big, wide pavements”.

@patmarsh And if you forget to put it down again you'll be hopping mad!

Just before Big Ben strikes midnight tonight, be sure to lift your left leg... That way, you'll start 2026 on the right foot!

@patmarsh Meantime, the owners of said bin are phoning the police with regards to the man taking a photograph of their recycling! 😜

Is ‘Bin Envy’ a thing? I was out walking the dogs yesterday and found myself inexplicably envious of the Christmas that has been enjoyed by the owners of this recycling bin. Whilst they’re living the high life, our bin looks like a tribute to the glory days of Poundworld!

@patmarsh I'd choose Stan & Ollie every time!

Here’s a good example of what a weird musical decade the 1970’s were. 50 years ago, on this day in 1975, Bohemian Rhapsody was at Number 1 in the UK charts. At Number 2 was Laurel and Hardy’s 1937 recording of The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. #FromTheSublimeToTheRidiculous

@patmarsh Remind me at some point to tell you the story of when I went to his home to interview him ! 🤣🤣🤣

Remembering the astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore who died at his West Sussex home, on this day in 2012, aged 89. Sir Patrick presented the BBC programme The Sky At Night for over 50 years, making him the longest-running host of the same television show ever. #TVIcon

The kids keep laughing about my failing memory. They’ll not be laughing this Christmas, when there's no eggs under the tree!

@patmarsh "Eye hope ewe told them wear two go......!!!" ⌨️😁✏️😀

I’ve just had an email from a PR company, offering a guest to talk about scams. They always say that you should be on the lookout for bad spelling, before clicking on a link. Which, in this case is ironic.

@patmarsh The jungle version of The Floral Dance! 🙄 Gosh, I remember that going badly wrong and Wogan making them stop and start again!!! ⏮️⏮️⏮️

It’s the 24th of November. But, what was the year? See if you can work it out, by what was on telly that evening!