Bob McDowall
@bobmcdowall.bsky.social
38 years of making all sorts of music stuff at the BBC. RSAMD alumnus. Johnstone born - Worcestershire based…
Ah yes - the old ‘a quarrel in a faraway country, between people of whom we know nothing’ strategy. How’d that work out?
September 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Ah yes - the old ‘a quarrel in a faraway country, between people of whom we know nothing’ strategy. How’d that work out?
That’s where S1 and S2 were. More recently used as office and storage space by Information and Archives…
September 1, 2026 at 11:41 AM
That’s where S1 and S2 were. More recently used as office and storage space by Information and Archives…
Great article. Were those the studios that later became S1 and S2 in Broadcasting House?
August 15, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Great article. Were those the studios that later became S1 and S2 in Broadcasting House?
After the furnace like weather conditions of the past 4 days where do I sign up for this? 🥵
June 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM
After the furnace like weather conditions of the past 4 days where do I sign up for this? 🥵
Never fails…
a man in a suit and bow tie says better to be king for a night
ALT: a man in a suit and bow tie says better to be king for a night
media.tenor.com
April 26, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Never fails…
It would appear that Rommens is injured…
April 4, 2026 at 12:58 PM
It would appear that Rommens is injured…
😂😂 I think the ‘lady’ who sang the Boon theme was Jim Diamond. Taggart theme performed by Maggie Bell. Mind you they’re both from Glasgow…
February 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
😂😂 I think the ‘lady’ who sang the Boon theme was Jim Diamond. Taggart theme performed by Maggie Bell. Mind you they’re both from Glasgow…
Auratones - or ‘orrible tones as they were generally known…
October 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Auratones - or ‘orrible tones as they were generally known…
Composed by Duncan Lamont - a talented musician and always entertaining… www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio 4 - I Was..., Series 5, I Was Frank Sinatra's Unwanted Saxophonist
Andrew McGibbon talks to saxophonist Duncan Lamont about Sinatra - and writing Mr Benn.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Composed by Duncan Lamont - a talented musician and always entertaining… www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Looks like you were opening the gates at Glastonbury Festival this morning….
June 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Looks like you were opening the gates at Glastonbury Festival this morning….
As Shakespeare famously said “Beware the ides of March”
March 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
As Shakespeare famously said “Beware the ides of March”
Grandfare - I’d forgotten that emporium…
February 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Grandfare - I’d forgotten that emporium…
Lessons from History…
February 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Lessons from History…
“TikTok, we’re going to be doing something, perhaps, with TikTok and perhaps not. If we make the right deal, we’ll do it. Otherwise we won’t…”😵💫
February 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“TikTok, we’re going to be doing something, perhaps, with TikTok and perhaps not. If we make the right deal, we’ll do it. Otherwise we won’t…”😵💫
If they can hang on to 8th place that’ll do for tonight…
January 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If they can hang on to 8th place that’ll do for tonight…
That barman bears an uncanny resemblance to another well kent member of the licensed trade…
January 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
That barman bears an uncanny resemblance to another well kent member of the licensed trade…
The Kensitas catalogue was a thing of wonder. The gifts got progressively grander as you flicked through culminating in a Ford Cortina! Drive yourself to the crematorium…
January 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The Kensitas catalogue was a thing of wonder. The gifts got progressively grander as you flicked through culminating in a Ford Cortina! Drive yourself to the crematorium…
Be careful out there….
December 24, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Be careful out there….
How it looked in its BBC days back in 1971 - BBC Radio Orchestra directed by Malcolm Lockyer…
December 2, 2024 at 12:52 PM
How it looked in its BBC days back in 1971 - BBC Radio Orchestra directed by Malcolm Lockyer…
Can’t wait for the Rangers game - another team in need of therapy…
December 1, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Can’t wait for the Rangers game - another team in need of therapy…