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The thoughts, writing and performances of Stephen Mawhinney told from a very subjective point of view. And a lot of sport.

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One of those weird weekends with games on Friday and the Australian GP where 90% of the most important sport is done by 5am on Saturday.

07.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Naked Week Number Plate Criminal Enterprise THE NAKED WEEK NUMBER PLATE CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE

Anyone want some dodgy licence plates?

Look no further than The Naked Week Number Plate Criminal Enterprise...

thenakedweeknumberplatecriminalenterprise.com

@jonholmes.bsky.social @andrewhunterm.bsky.social

06.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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BBC Radio 4 - The Naked Week, Series 4, War, Law, and Operation Amol Rajan We go to war, flout the law, and launch Operation Amol Rajan.

And Number 2 it's the start of a new series of The Naked Week on BBC Radio 4 at 6.30pm. With a focus on the big news story of the week, Amol Rajan.

(yeah still with @swerytd.bsky.social @stucooper1.bsky.social and me)

#TheNakedWeek

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

06.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Breaking the News - Felicity Ward, Mark Nelson, Kathleen Hughes and James Gardner - BBC Sounds Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

Here's two recommendations for you this Friday, especially as they both feature stuff by us. Number 1: This week's episode of Breaking the News is now up on BBC Sounds.
#BtN #BreakingTheNews

(us being @swerytd.bsky.social @stucooper1.bsky.social and me)

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

06.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to those parents who made it through World Book Day morning.
#AndBreathe

05.03.2026 09:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm glad #MockTheWeek is back on TV but they really have to record the show closer to broadcast. Two weeks in a row they're discussing very much last week's news.

01.03.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Breaking the News - Jay Lafferty, Robin Ince, Sam Lake and Amanda Hursy - BBC Sounds Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

Here's this week's episode of #BreakingTheNews featuring some stuff by us!
( @stucooper1.bsky.social @swerytd.bsky.social and me)

Breaking the News - Jay Lafferty, Robin Ince, Sam Lake and Amanda Hursy - BBC Sounds share.google/JYE1MpBLC8Ce...

28.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Email from Sky today:

Congratulations we're including new streaming services with your bundle worth Β£15 / month for free!

Oh and we're also putting your other subscriptions up by Β£15/month.

They are truly spoiling me.

27.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Breaking the News - Gareth Waugh, Ria Lina, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd and Val McDermid - BBC Sounds Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

If you missed it here's yesterday's episode of #BreakingTheNews And the first part of the episode will tell you what major news story broke during the recording.
(And features stuff by @stucooper1.bsky.social @swerytd.bsky.social and myself)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

21.02.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Sounds - Breaking the News - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of Breaking the News on BBC Sounds.

Guess who's back? #BreakingTheNews returns for a new series at 1.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland. So that's your next 10 Friday lunchtimes sorted.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

20.02.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Team GB. Winter Olympic Powerhouse!

15.02.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I'm not sure Jon will want me recommending it as an approach!

08.02.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It says something of where we're at that the best ambassador the USA has on the international stage is Snoop Dogg.

08.02.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Skewer - Series 15 - 5. This Charming Mandelson - BBC Sounds This Charming Mandelson.

Savour and enjoy this week's episode of #TheSkewer as it will be the last one for a while.
And it includes our latest ever submission for the show, less than 10 hours before broadcast.
(with @swerytd.bsky.social and @stucooper1.bsky.social )
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

06.02.2026 10:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - The Skewer, Series 15, 5. This Charming Mandelson This Charming Mandelson.

The end of the series is nigh!
Catch the last episode of the current run of #TheSkewer before we all go into hibernation for another few months. 11.15pm on BBC Radio 4.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

04.02.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good to keep Stu on his toes knowing there's another Cooper we can call on if needed!

03.02.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A rare in-person meeting of Cooper Mawhinney-Sweryt! Enjoying the hospitality at the Dead Ringers 25th Anniversary Tour last night.
(With @stucooper1.bsky.social and @swerytd.bsky.social )

03.02.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Skewer - Series 15 - 4. The Jaws of Andy Burnham - BBC Sounds Rylan takes Keir Starmer dating naked, and we open the jaws of Andy Burnham.

Very slow off the mark (it's been one of those weeks) but here's the latest episode of #TheSkewer featuring a couple of things from us including Trump the Joker.

(With @stucooper1.bsky.social and @swerytd.bsky.social )

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

31.01.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wonder if Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin remembers this.

28.01.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 987 πŸ” 365 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 22
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BBC Radio 4 - The Skewer, Series 15, 4. The Jaws of Andy Burnham Rylan takes Keir Starmer dating naked, and we open the jaws of Andy Burnham.

Right. I'm giving you over 30 minutes notice this week that #TheSkewer is on Radio 4 at 11.15pm.
That's plenty time to make a cup of tea, put the bins out, brush your teeth or whatever it is you need to do.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

28.01.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot from the Graham Linehan Facebook page, dated January 26, 2017. 

"Here's something to watch for: sub-par entertainers/hacks etc smelling that sweet right wing sucker money and making their move."

A screenshot from the Graham Linehan Facebook page, dated January 26, 2017. "Here's something to watch for: sub-par entertainers/hacks etc smelling that sweet right wing sucker money and making their move."

Nine years to the day since Graham Linehan foresaw his own fate.

26.01.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 4758 πŸ” 1038 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 33
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The Skewer - Series 15 - 3. Greenland, Traitors, and Trump - BBC Sounds Greenland, Traitors, and Trump.

Here is this week's episode of #TheSkewer which features a little something from us about the Greatest Showman Farage and his circus of freaks. (The sound team have done an INCREDIBLE job with the music for it)
(with @swerytd.bsky.social and @stucooper1.bsky.social )
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

22.01.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah I love a Skewer sketch that gets to become relevant again!

22.01.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You can update your bio to "regular writer for The Skewer" now! Great work!

22.01.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Me at the start of the week: There's some great faithfuls in this year's Traitors that might actually get to the final instead of the usual 'useful idiots'.

All the good faithfuls commit Hari Kari.

Me: Oh.

#Traitors

17.01.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heard a lad earlier talking about β€˜Belgian whistles’

β€œA basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”

BELGIAN WHISTLES

15.01.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 3232 πŸ” 711 πŸ’¬ 157 πŸ“Œ 173
One of those captcha things. This one says β€˜select all images with bicycles. Click verify once there are none left’. There are 9 squares  - 4 contain photos of bicycle seats, with the remaining 5 showing the beautiful head and face of a grey greyhound with a white stripe going from the top of their head to the tip of their nose.

One of those captcha things. This one says β€˜select all images with bicycles. Click verify once there are none left’. There are 9 squares - 4 contain photos of bicycle seats, with the remaining 5 showing the beautiful head and face of a grey greyhound with a white stripe going from the top of their head to the tip of their nose.

Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).

16.01.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 5886 πŸ” 1520 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 71

Congratulations! We can show you the secret handshake now.

16.01.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did Harriet die in vain!
#Traitors

16.01.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Skewer - Series 15 - 2. ICE, ICE, baby - BBC Sounds Jon Holmes remixes the news into a satirical comedy concept album.

If you missed #TheSkewer last night you can catch it again here. Contains some stuff by us including a little Lego brick building.
(with @swerytd.bsky.social and @stucooper1.bsky.social )
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

15.01.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0