Nicholas Oliver

Standards in broadcasting are certainly slipping! There were no pips into the 9am news on Radio 4 this morning! That was the longest 5 seconds of my life…

@caroldecker There are beautiful QS baubles you can hang up instead now! I wonder if John Lewis will bring them back next Xmas?🍬

@WeatherNick And maybe a bit on Central today...looking at the forecast!

Over 40 years after I dreamt of being a Tyne Tees TV continuity announcer I finally made my debut today - though as local continuity has ceased I’ll settle for the weather. Thanks for having me. itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

@marklipscomb And my first visit to Thames was only a couple of months later I think! (I thought you'd been there since 1968!)

Time for one of the occasional posts from my archive. 35 years to the day, my announcing debut on Thames. The 10th January 1989. WOW how time flies!

Here we go again … this is not okay. I refuse to let you bully me off TV. This is the last I am saying about this. Anyone directing hate at me I will block. Thanks to everyone who sent me such lovely messages. ♥️

@KatieRidleyTV Wish I looked as great as you that early in the morning! (Fortunately I'm just behind the scenes so it doesn't matter!) Sending love and Purple Power!

Thanks for your feedback. Hope you have a lovely day!

@benjamesbason @GMB How come the bulletin just after 8am seems even shorter than the earlier ones? Or is it just my imagination?

Another great week on the telly at an ungodly time of the morning for @GMB. Got the seal of approval from my 18-month-old, so I was a hit with at least one viewer…

Seriously @BBCNewsPR?

It is with great sadness that we announce that actress Meg Johnson passed away peacefully yesterday evening surrounded by her family. Meg was a kind and wonderful lady, full of warmth and always with a twinkle in her eye. She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her.

@voiceonthebox One button press for a 9- region opt within GMB... but only one per hour!

Lovely clean handover to our regional news opt, 2 down 4 to go! 📺🎬🎥 #television #broadcastinng #news #bbc #continuity #regional #live

@thismorning Looking forward to a relaunch in the Autumn!🍁

A message to you, from Holly.

@TV_am With a silent 'b'? 🐝😉

@jakewilliamson4 Fantastic socks!

New addition to the recovery routine. Nice little work perk 💪🏼🥶

@TV_am Are those Mad Lizzie's sweatbands...?

Good morning!

@marklipscomb youtu.be/c5wjuIQhk1w

Searching my tv archives, I came across this rare festive in-vision closedown from LWT, thought to be from 1986 ? Merry Christmas “ From our studios on the South Bank”. #tvpresentation #LWT #tvcontinuity #classicitv #tvannouncers

@marklipscomb That festive LWT caption accidentally went out on Granada that Christmas! Something to do with a dirty feed and a Disney cartoon! 🙈

@thismorning @radioleary Does Dermot not have a Christmas jumper...or even just something a little less 'grey'? Or is it in his contract that he just wears bah humbug jumpers?

And they called it puppy love... 🐶 💗 @radioleary #ThisMorning

@cleanfeed_ttvr More a case of the Utv branding being squeezed in between itv1 branding... probably to be eventually squeezed out altogether.

[PRESWATCH] So, the pattern developing here is that all local programmes are putting a UTV logo on their title boards in trails, to get around the ITV 1 branding that each trail closes on.

benderslikebeckham.com 🌈

@GMB Dark chocolate Bounties should go into the mix please... for the more discerning consumer!

Mars is to trial No Bounty tubs of Celebrations this Christmas after 40% of consumers felt the fabled ‘taste of paradise’ tasted like hell!🥥 Are you happy that Bounty bars could be gone?