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The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

Welcome to my blog! Everyone has a blog these days, so why shouldn’t I! As you may know, I was in broadcasting for many years, this blog is just an extension of that. I share my thoughts on whatever subject attracts my attention. Comments are welcome!

The Dave Porter Blog

The Dave Porter Blog

Tuesday 11th February 2025

My most recent post is on the right, or below on a smartphone. All the others are here too. It’s easy to find them all, in date order or by category, and there are many different categories to choose from!

Comments are welcome.

My hotel room vibrates in the mornings.

Back in 2018, when we were in Málaga, we wandered down to the port one day just to have a look at the 'Harmony of the Seas'. It's a cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean and it's humongous! At the time it was the largest cruise ship in the world. Now Royal Caribbean...
The worst day of the year

The worst day of the year

We have been doing this since 1916. On the last Sunday in October, at 2am, we turn our clocks back by one hour to 1am. But why? Apparently it was started in 1916, during the first world war, to save energy to help the war effort. But we still do it today. The current...

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You can watch BBC programmes abroad

You can watch BBC programmes abroad

Because of the unique way the BBC is funded ... is a phrase that you often hear being used to explain why the BBC are making a programme, for instance, that a commercial broadcaster would not risk spending money on. The BBC is a public service broadcaster after all,...

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Sorry Waitrose, it’s a bit too far.

Sorry Waitrose, it’s a bit too far.

Have you seen the 2017 Waitrose Christmas ad? Yes the black and white one where they are snowed in, in a pub. Why is it in black and white incidentally? Are they trying to be arty, or save money? What? Anyway, as you can clearly see from the screen grab, the name of...

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