Richard Garvin

producer, politics, comedy

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@stephenpollard Born in Liverpool, but he’s from Culcheth.

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@robnitm Worst building in London by a mile.

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@tomhfh @roosterkavanagh Subtle difference: Osborne was trying to channel Hugh Grant in the late 80s film of Maurice; Burnham was channelling Madchester Baldricks. Toffs/Plebs.

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@tomhfh Burnham started growing that in the late 80s…

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@VinnieSull1van @Lost___London @PubHistoryTours Hanging off the back of a Routemaster as it swung around Trafalgar Square was one of the great joys of the world…

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Times Radio fondly remembers moments from the life of Roy Hattersley.

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Love rubbing it in over Saints.

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@juliamacfarlane

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@BernoulliDefect @HCH_Hill Bit weird that the couple have been photographed outside The Alwyne Castle pub in Islington?

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@prodnose

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@loinersview Sky coverage of Wigan at home comes a close second…

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@SkySportsRL Beyond ridiculous camera work. Looks like it’s being shot from the moon. Even worse than when Sky film Wigan at home.

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@MikeMeehallWood Nope, that was track 5, track 4 was ‘Ball & All’.

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@MikeMeehallWood Although I’m listening to a lot of early-80s jazz-funk at the moment, especially the classic Ruck Tempo album: ‘Tight Shorts & Shoulder Pads’

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@MikeMeehallWood New album from thrash metal band Shoulder Contact sounds good: ‘Dominating the Collision’

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@MikeMeehallWood Rankin’ Downtown Penalty

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@wallyscr @gavin_laing UK camera 1 shot is set much wider, and almost never varies, & the vision mixer cuts to a C2 shot for contact, but always manages to cut on the wrong beat. In the NRL the C1 shot is tighter, and tracks play when it spreads across the field. Makes the game look much more dynamic.

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@gavin_laing @wallyscr Agreed. Maybe some UK directors - who only do RL occasionally - come from a ‘football’ mindset, assuming a super wide shot is needed. (Although tbh, the most blame lies with an Aussie director who directed Sky for many years, he set the shot template that everyone follows).