Before I join the many who seem to have completely abandoned X (formerly known as Twitter), I'd thought I'd share a thread of my personal fond memories of this site from over the years.
Starting with this, when I made it onto Have I Got News For You...
My wife is a teacher and apparently one kid has been changing his name to 'Reconnecting' during the Zoom lessons so that he doesn't get asked any questions. Been doing it for weeks. The lad doesn't need to worry about his education, he's already a bona fide genius.
I've added Wuthering Heights to this video of a panda sliding around in the snow so I can watch it every morning when I wake up and have an instant morale boost.
A surreal moment amongst an already mad weekend. Walked to the top of the
@glastonbury
hill for a sunset photo, turns out Paul McCartney had the same idea!
#lovehim
#icon
#legend
I have no words. You make one little slip up on air, then before you know it, it's being played to the
@foals
lead singer on
@BBCR1
by
@jackxsaunders
(with some serious prompting from
@gregjames
).
@YnnsPhilippakis
- I apologise for what I did to your music! Please forgive me. xx
Exciting news, I’m joining the BBC full time!
After being a freelancer practically my entire working life, I’m delighted to announce that I’m now working as a multi-media producer helping develop
@BBCUpload
all over the country.
Looking forward to this next chapter!
Dream come true last night as I made my debut on the
@BBCNews
channel! Thanks for all your kind words after my appearance. Just goes to show that if you work hard and set your mind to it, you can achieve anything you want. 🙏💪❤️
Sad to hear
@steveallenshow
is retiring. He said some very nice things about me on
@LBC
and I’ve never forgotten his kind words. All the best for the future Steve!
A few days ago, I uploaded a video of Steve Allen from LBC having a good old rant about me.
It was then suggested that a remix needed to be done.
Well, that remix has now been done.
Ladies & gents, please enjoy this summer's dance anthem.
@steveallenshow
@LBC
@global
Thank you
@Specsavers
,
@itsanitarani
,
@rickedwards1
,
@rachelburden
& anyone else who has got involved with my dad’s accidental order!
Our family dog passed away recently so we’ve all been a bit sad & this whole saga has really cheered us up.
He’s now attempting to return them!
My mind was well and truly blown by how many people showed up to watch me at
@Glastonbury
, big big love to everyone who danced away on that Thursday afternoon!
I'll also forever remember this as my final festival with my appendix. Farewell you little blighter.
"One of the all time bits of broadcasting"
Thank you
@gregjames
for your kind words about my radio presenting work on
@BBCR1
this morning. 🙏
It's great to be finally recognised as the consummate professional that I am.
#humbledandgrateful
A few weeks back during service station honeymoon-gate, various radio stations mentioned it on air including
@RadioX
,
@absoluteradio
&
@talkSPORT
. My favourite however was
@steveallenshow
on
@LBC
. Ladies & gents, please enjoy a man tearing me apart for about 2 minutes straight...
Life comes at your fast. Riding high at Glastonbury one minute, then having your ruptured appendix surgically removed the next!
Thank you so much to my amazing family who have been by my side as well as the incredible NHS doctors & nurses looking after me. Legends all of you.
X
In a turn of events none of us saw coming, me and my Dad are now appearing on
@JeremyVineOn5
this morning, sometime between 10 & 11, to talk to about my Dad’s over-order of reading glasses.
Not a sentence I ever thought I would be saying to be honest.
I love the
@AldiUK
middle aisle, what a place of marvel it is. Where else can you find a tin of cat food, a leaf blower, an axe, a volleyball net and a Spider-Man costume all literally side by side one another?!
I’ve woken up to a tweet of mine now on 108,000 likes and a whole bunch of fresh followers.
Welcome new friends, I hope you like content about Gloucester Services and absolutely nothing else!
An absolute treat getting to interview Peter
@serafinowicz
today. Been a fan of this man's work for a long, long time!
He's taking
@MrBButterfield
on tour at the moment. Interview will be out on various BBC platforms soon!
Huge moment for me this evening. Made my debut on
@bbcpointswest
! Big thanks to all who have supported me up to now, it means the world. Never give up on your dreams guys.
Showed up to work wearing the exact same outfit as my
@BBCRB
colleague Alex. Just need a few more fellas in this get up and we can start a sea shanty group.
I binged The Puppet Master and The Tinder Swindler in a few days and now I want nothing more than a crime series where these two join forces to bring down conmen all over Europe.
#TindlerSwindler
#PuppetMaster
Without a doubt the best day of my life. Myself and Francesca feel incredibly lucky to have such an amazing bunch of family and friends. I am now officially a husband!
Just presented a drive time radio show for the first time ever!
Big thanks to
@BBCGlos
for getting me on this afternoon, loved it.
To be honest, I’m just glad to be allowed back on the radio at all after my last appearance on air.
I’ve spent the last five days covering the
@XRBristol
protests for
@bbcrb
and I’ve done a snappy little round up for
@BBCSounds
. Includes bikes, bathtubs a very busy bridge!
This tweet seems to have tickled A LOT of you!
Some more info - the lad actually put 'Reconnecting...' with ellipsis to really make it look genuine.
And another pupil tried it but misspelt the word so was found out instantly!
I'm off to call my mum to tell her I've gone viral.
My wife is a teacher and apparently one kid has been changing his name to 'Reconnecting' during the Zoom lessons so that he doesn't get asked any questions. Been doing it for weeks. The lad doesn't need to worry about his education, he's already a bona fide genius.
Are you doing a show at the
@edfringe
? Let me know! I’m there for a few days & would love to see as many as possible.
It’ll be my first time since myself & friends took an ill-fated comedy show up in 2013. From the promo photo, we really should have guessed it would be a flop…
Today we have received some devastating news that in 1 year's time, our Landlord is evicting us and forcing us to close.
Please show your support by sharing this news & sending us your best memories that we can gather to help display all the reasons why
#WeCantLoseLeadmill
Beyond chuffed to have been nominated in the New Voice Awards for Debut Presenter! Can’t quite believe it. An absolute honour to be placed alongside some seriously talented people. Huge thanks to
@robinmarkwell
for giving me a shot on
@bbcpointswest
in the first place!
Big week! Presenting the evening show on
@BBCGlos
for the first time tonight from 6PM, covering the lovely
@_jonnysmith
. Then I’m back presenting the
@bbcrb
evening show from Wednesday to Friday, covering the also lovely
@adam_crowther
. I’ve even put on an autumnal jumper.
A very happy 105th birthday to Edna who lives in a care home in Bristol. She’s celebrated with a glass of sherry and received her second letter from the Queen. Incredible woman!
*phone rings*
"Hello is this Chris Arnold? It's Harvey from BBC Radio 4 here"
"Yes that's me"
*Why are Radio 4 calling me? Maybe they want me to present Desert Island Discs?! Or the breakfast show?!*
"Would you up for coming on World At One to talk about service stations?"
Today I was sent this in the post.
I’m now going to spend my weekend putting together a 1000 piece jigsaw of me looking disappointed at a 500 piece jigsaw.
That’s not a sentence I ever thought I would say.
Big news for Bristol, the city’s first two Eco-Brick deposit bins arrive tomorrow! Prevent all your single-use, non-recyclable plastic from ending up in the oceans and instead cram it into a bottle & drop it off at
@TheGalliBristol
or
@IntheCanteen
!
Big day! After a very, very long time attempting to do so, we have finally managed to buy a house!
We’re now proud residents of Shirehampton, North Bristol!
If anyone is selling a fridge let us know, need something to keep the bevs cold ASAP!
🎉
@glastonbury
! 🎉
Delighted to be heading back once more to the farm that has been so kind to me over the last few years!
You can catch me doing two special
@BeatlesDubClub
shows in the Wishing Well/Bimble Inn and a couple of fun DJ sets in the Village Inn!
Lots of revelations in Prince Harry's new book but the one that has shocked me to the core is that he witnessed Janine push Barry off that cliff and he just stood there and watched it all happen. Didn't even call 111.
Results are in and it’s a big win for the Lib Dems. Labour also doing well in certain areas. In a big political shake up the SNP have take control of Cornwall & the Isle of Wight.
#UnprecedentedScenes
What a treat having
@thespecials
bass player
@horacepanterart
on the
@bbcrb
breakfast show this morning. Here's what he said about the new album 'Encore', hitting number 1 in the UK charts and returning to Bristol for a show this summer after many absent years!
Big moment for me this Sunday - I'm presenting my first ever TV piece for the BBC. I'll be taking a look at cancel culture (and hopefully not getting cancelled myself in the process) this Sunday morning on
@BBCPoliticsWest
with
@DavidGarmston
. On
@BBCOne
&
@BBCiPlayer
after. X
Our
@BBCRB
newsreader Richard currently has four packets of cereal and a box of porridge at his desk. That is quite simply an outrageous amount of breakfast material for just one man.
Getting out of hand now. I haven’t even started the jigsaw of me holding up a jigsaw of me holding up a jigsaw and now I’ve been sent a jigsaw of me holding up a jigsaw of me holding up a jigsaw of me holding up a jigsaw.
My love for
@glouc_services
has gone national! And in some of the finest news sources around. Although just to confirm: I didn't take my wife to a service station for our honeymoon (I was keen, she wasn't), we went to Thailand. Fingers crossed for our one year anniversary though.
@sammyloubelle
@coopuk
Hey Samantha, thanks for getting in touch but my wife won't let me talk to anyone from the
@dailystar
ever since you guys made up a story about me having my honeymoon in a service station. 😔
Left Worthy Farm. Arrived in Chiswick. Now about to perform after the actor, singer and all round legend
@lewis_damian
on the main stage at
@Pubinthepark_
! What a mad weekend.
A bit mad this.
@FatboySlim
reached out to me on IG a few months back to send me a tune for my
@BeatlesDubClub
set & he's now invited me to come perform at this massive event alongside some huge acts...and the best thing is, it's at
@Butlins
!
Big love to Norman Cook - legend!
Last few minutes left of this man’s final
@BBCRB
radio show! A true radio lover, a pro behind the mic and someone who has always got time to help you out. Good luck
@jhansonradio
in all your future endeavours, go smash it in London! X
34 today. Half way to 68. A quarter of the way to 136. Thanks all for the birthday messages, the last 12 months have been a lot of fun. Especially when I ended up on Have I Got News For You for wailing like a child. Here’s to the next 12 months! X
The day I feared the most has materialised.
For months I thought I had avoided this fate but alas.
I’ve been sent a puzzle of me completing a puzzle of me attempting to complete another puzzle.
And now I must complete this new puzzle.
Please have me in your thoughts.
'Encore' by
@thespecials
is absolutely superb. Incredible how solid the guys can sound 40 years after their debut. Congrats
@horacepanterart
,
@lynvalgolding
& Terry Hall. Plus, check out Terry's interview with
@Herring1967
. A fascinating, hilarious and at times emotional listen.
With that unbelievable win, 18 year old Emma Raducanu takes home £1.8m in prize money, rises to 23 in the world rankings and will now become the British number one.
At the age of 18 I once drank a shot of barbecue sauce because a friend said he would give me £1 if I did it.
The flat we rent is on the market at the moment and we need to be out of the property when viewings take place due to Covid rules. I’ve started leaving my desk like this as a fun little treat for potential buyers.
Invites me to come and DJ at his Butlins weekender, then jumps up on stage half way my set through to say hello!
@FatboySlim
is officially the nicest bloke in the business!!
Socially distanced gigs may appear to be a recent phenomenon, but I've been doing them for many, many years.
Not on purpose, it's just very few people would turn up to watch me DJ.
I’m off on tour this March!
If you like your stand up comedy with a healthy slab of Microsoft PowerPoint - make sure you join me for one of the fourteen shows I’m doing!
Can’t wait to get out on that open road and breathe in that fresh motorway air.
Myself and Simon got some new press photos taken for the podcast however they’ve ended up looking like promotional shots for the ITV nautical themed crime drama that nobody asked for.
After two glorious years of being full time at the BBC with
@BBCUpload
and
@BBCBristol
, I've decided to take the plunge and go fully freelance again.
I've loved my time fully working with an amazing team here, but very excited for the next chapter. Thank you for the memories! X
It’s only the nicest rhythm section in the West - Dev & Jon from
@idlesband
! Fresh from playing
@glastonbury
, hear me chatting with the lads this weekend on
@bbcrb
.
Big shout out to Gloucestershire Live who have managed to turn my tweet into quite a lengthy article. And even bigger shout out to The Mirror who have managed to get not just one, but two whole articles out of it! Incredible work.
I set off on a 14 date tour with a Microsoft PowerPoint comedy show in exactly three weeks time!
To ensure that people come, I have spent thousands of pounds on an extremely impressive advert.
Please share this far and wide with everyone you know.
A few weeks back during service station honeymoon-gate, various radio stations mentioned it on air including
@RadioX
,
@absoluteradio
&
@talkSPORT
. My favourite however was
@steveallenshow
on
@LBC
. Ladies & gents, please enjoy a man tearing me apart for about 2 minutes straight...