John Ford

Good day one and all. Some news….. After being the princes of darkness for the last couple of years on BCfm Radio we are now back in the daylight. Join us every Friday at 12 noon as we start your weekend with some fun. Listen live or listen again bcfmradio.com

Our latest podcast is from our visit to Weston Hospicecare where we found it to be a happy and positive place. Listen to our chats with staff & volunteers in this special week for all UK hospices. Listen from wherever you get your podcasts, including…. open.spotify.com/episode/7flXZ9…

I did make it to a game ⁦@Johnf1509⁩! ⁦@CalneTownFC⁩ v ⁦@CadburyHeathFC⁩. Thanks for having me on. Always great to talk about ⁦@_WesternLeague_⁩ football. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

@WSM_AFCOfficial And thank you Scott for coming on Friday Night Sport @bbcrb @bbcbristolsport yesterday for your first interview as 1st team mgr. It was great to speak with you, and good luck today.

Weston-super-Mare AFC are delighted to announce the appointment of Scott Rogers as the Club’s new Men’s First-Team Manager and Adie Britton as Technical Director. Read more 🔗 wsmafc.co.uk/Rogers-Britton…

🏀 European nights are back at the WISE Arena! #BBCBasketball ✈️ @BristolFlyers take on Donar Groningen in their first ENBL home game of the season. 👂🏼 Catch the post-match reaction from @CoachKapoulas on @bbcbristolsport’s Friday Night Sport with @Johnf1509!

@DanJHargraves All the very best Dan. Good work!

Morning everyone. A bit of personal news - I’ll be leaving Bristol Live and Reach at the end of the month. The job ad for my replacement is now live and I’m working slightly reduced hours until the Salford game. Tried to sum things up. It’s truly been a pleasure. 💙 #UTG

Need anything to fill a gap for 10 or 20 minutes? You might be on the school run, taking a break in work or just need to take your mind off things. Well, here’s the answer…. Our mini podcasts, available from all the usual places. Try this for size… open.spotify.com/episode/5rzSry…

A new podcast anyone? Our latest offering is now available from wherever you get your podcasts. open.spotify.com/episode/72ybVa… @oldgitsandhits

📍 Yeovil, Somerset 👋🏼 Welcome to Huish Park for #YTFC v Brackley Town in the National League. @bbcbristolsport 📻 Build-up and full commentary on @bbcsomerset with @Johnf1509, @iPerky and I from 7pm.

This week’s show came from the Thornbury sailing club where we spoke with the lovely people from @GWAAC @RNLI Severn Area Rescue Association and more.

On this week’s show we talk about the origins of heavy metal music (amongst other things). The show was recorded before we learned about the passing of the great Ozzy Osbourne. RIP Ozzy.

Today is the funeral of the Gloucestershire legend David Syd Lawrence. This is from a podcast I did for @thebillychip at the @The_CEOSLEEPOUT in Bristol in 2022. We slept out all night to raise awareness for those on the streets. Syd was a great supporter. RiP big man x

On Friday Night Sport this week from @BBCRB & @bbcbristolsport learn all about this…..

Now here’s a question!

@kingnerd1963 Thank you. Good knowledge. Saved me googling it 😉

@Johnf1509 A sun halo is an atmospheric optical phenomenon where a ring of light appears around the sun. It's caused by sunlight being refracted and reflected through ice crystals in the upper atmosphere, typically associated with high-altitude cirrus clouds.

I’ve never seen a halo like this around the sun before. Anyone know what it is?