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Morning all!

So, update on all the things. Firstly, it's unlikely we’ll be able to get the big cat video done for Thursday this week, because we still need to film some additional stuff for it. The last video was quite lo-fi by our standards, so this one we want to be one of our big production jobs. All-singing, all-dancing, fully-nude.

Instead we’re going to do it as a premiere on Halloween itself next week (which rather conveniently falls on a Thursday), with us in the chat....

FILMING PHOTOS...

Well... getting up at 4am meant we got some absolutely gorgeous video of the morning fog. As well as cold, wet, and tired. Plus I seem to be coming down with something, so we did throw in the towel before we filmed everything we need. We'll reconvene in the coming days, though! For now... some photos.

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL UPDATE!

We’re filming tomorrow for our Halloween Supernatural World special (fairly major clue above) – and for the first time ever we’re heading out in the early hours to film pre-dawn. We’ve bought some new specialised equipment too….

And on Saturday we’ll be recording a chat with a very old, very dear friend of mine, who’s something of an expert on this subject. I reckon this could be...

TUESDAY BLOG: MAN'S DADDY UPDATE/HALLOWEEN

Hello, you lot. Belated happy-start-to-the-week. Been busy the last couple of days. Nothing exciting, just pushing my face into the work grinder. 

So, we know what we’re doing for our Halloween ep – which hopefully we’ll film later this week, this weekend or early next, so you should have it next week. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long, long time – no ghosts!

We were going to do one about witches, but the research started to get a bit grim and heavy, and...

INTERVIEW WITH A FREEMASON...

Had a clandestine meeting with a former Freemason last night to interview him for an upcoming video. Obviously had to disguise his identity...

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: DOCTOR WHO, AI, NOSTALGIA & NETWORKING

This is quite the thing of chaos. We go right off on one heck of a tangent, plus I rant and rant and rant.

Upper tiers: there's an EVEN RANTIER video on the way for you too...

NOT EARLY ACCESS: 12 TIPS FOR COPING

This is NOT a heavy video. in fact, it's quite fun, and I'm quite proud of it, so please give it a watch. If you want to know how we've managed to keep going through a tough couple of years... we share 12 practical tips you may be able to use.

Sorry it wasn't up early, but you've got a couple of exclusives coming tonight.

ON ITS WAY...

There's a new Digi video incoming. It's going to take a few hours to finish rendering and upload, so apologies we weren't able to get it to you early. Things have been a tad chaotic (for a change).

As I mentioned the other day, this is a bit different, but I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Rather than being all doom and gloom, we offer 12 practical tips for coping with whatever life throws at you, and how you can find positives even in the worst situations.

There'll be a...

FILMING PHOTOS

Editing this now, and aiming to get it to you asap. A different sort of video to some of the recent ones. Also: we went for lunch at the little cafe where we had our wedding reception six years ago. And got rained on, but the weather was cool enough to bring out The Coat.

TUESDAY BLOG: DRY OCTOBER

Happy Tuesday, y’all.

I was hungover at the weekend.

Having been raised in a family of lightweights, I’ve never been a big drinker. My dad enjoyed a shandy on a Saturday night – literally a shandy – and my mum and sisters only ever seemed to drink at Christmas or family parties (usually just a Barcardi and Coke, if anything).

Oh, admittedly I’ve had my fair share of boozy nights out with mates, but I’ve only ever really been a social drinker. Even then I couldnâ€...

ASK-ME-DO: WE PLAY EITHER/OR...!

Behold: an hour and 15 minutes of Sanja and I answering either/or questions. Inevitably, this rapid-fire game became anything but, as we veer off on tangents and go down blind alleys. I also share an anecdote about Ross Kemp that's too shocking for YouTube!

We were going to do a Biffo's Brain tonight, but we'll let you watch this first. I'll let you know tomorrow when we're rescheduling for.

UPPER TIERS: A.I.N'T MISBEHAVING (ANYMORE)

Oh-oh! I wanted to address something that I’ve had a bit of grief for in the comments on the latest video.

I suspect this post might prod a few hackles, and I apologise in advance - it's not my intention, but I felt I needed to hold up my hand and confess. We've a lot of brilliant creative people in our community, and I don't want you thinking that anything I do or say in any way devalues your skills or talent. We've often enlisted your help - from the brilliant Jerden Cooke to the b...

HAPPY 8 YEARS OF DIGITISER!

8 years ago today was the first Digi-fest, which was part of the Block Party at the Centre for Computing History.

That is pretty much where modern Digi began for me, I guess. It was a brilliant, life-affirming, day. It genuinely changed my life.

It was the first Digitiser-themed live event, my first proper time meeting Digi’s audience in person - a much-needed reconnection - and it’s ...

MONDAY BLOG: HEAD LICE, BOOKS & ERASURE

Happy Monday, gang.

Hope you all had a good weekend. Ours was… uneventful. I mostly played Star Wars Outlaws, which is much better than the reviews would have you believe.

We did however make the mistake of going to Watford for lunch on Saturday, not thinking there might be a game on. It was hell. I swear I can’t do crowds anymore.

The biggest news of the weekend is that we found out last night that my mother now has head lice!!! How she could’ve possibly got them in a...

TALKING SHOP

Hello to our new Patrons!

Thanks for signing up. This Patreon is… well, whatever I feel like really. Behind-the-scenes stuff, blog posts, exclusive videos and clips. I don’t do much on social media anymore, and Patreon has kind of replaced it for me.

 The latest Digi video is doing okay by our standards – not exactly viral, but healthy (again; certainly in comparison to where ...

THE MAN'S DADDY'S NEW JOKES

A new Man's Daddy joke popped into my head the other day. It has been a while. Then my brain started to think of more. I don't control it.

Weirdly, I stumbled upon the book we gave away to backers years ago, and I'm wondering if it might be time for an updated version - new jokes, new material, plus ALL the classics. I'd love to do it as a physical thing. Any interest?

Anyway. Here are the jokes.

QUESTION: What are Tom & Jerry’s full names?

ANSWER: Tomb...

FREE MONEY - UP NOW!

If you missed it in early access, the latest video is up now for everyone. I'm pretty proud of this one - feels like everything is nicely balanced between the utter sillies and a slightly more serous topic that affects us all.

Sorry for the cliche, but please like and comment if you can, as it really helps a video in its first 24hrs.

Okayloveyoubye.

UPPER TIERS BLOG: SPEED DEMON!

I am a bad boy.

I’m doing a speed awareness course today. I know, I know. I’m an idiot. I was ten MPH over on a stretch of motorway that had a temporarily reduced speed limit.

This is the second time I’ve done such a course. The previous one was probably about 15 years ago. Oddly, I quite enjoyed it that first time around.

The process has changed a lot – the first one was a whole day thing, with classroom stuff in the morning, and going out with an instructor in the ...

IT ME! INTERVIEW WITH AN OLD MAN

Here I am being interviewed on the Fade 2 Grey channel. Somehow, the interview ended up being the longest video he's ever done - they're normally about 15 minutes - and I still don't feel I got around to what I wanted to say. This is my problem!!! I waffle and go off at tangent's FFS.

Anyway. Here I sort of am talking about some of the challenges I've faced in the last couple of years in terms of work...

Please note: despite the title, I'm not over 55. Not yet anyway.

Don'...

VIDEO GAME CONTENT WARNING!

Sorry for the flurry of posts so far today! But... I thought this might be of interest to some of you.

We occasionally still get press releases relating to gaming, and we just got this one through. I believe it's from somebody who has a bit of a (less than favourable) reputation in retro gaming circles.

I'd be interested to hear opinions on this:

"News Editor, 

 we trust all's well. 

 You'd be forgiven for not knowing that 2024-09-23 11:31:52 +0000 UTC View Post

EARLY ACCESS: THE TRUE COST OF FREE MONEY

Here you go, gang. Excuse the cliche, but please like, comment, and subscribe, as it really helps push the video out once it goes live to everyone on Thursday.

WE'RE ON THE TELLY!

Happy Monday, gang.

We went to the 50th anniversary of teletext Block Party on Saturday. Alas, we didn’t end up filming like we’d wanted – and ended up not staying long. We spoke to lots of people, I got to do my panel, did an interview, and everyone was absolutely lovely, but… due to life being as it is, I just don’t have the social resources at the minute. It’s weird and it sucks, but it is what it is. We’re just having to take each day as it comes. So, sorry if I didnâ€...

DONE FILMING

We only took one photo. This one.

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: THE RETURN OF ASK-ME-DO!

Those long term Patrons may remember the early days when I used to do something called Ask-Me-Do. Here's sort of a brand new one - the first in a very, very long time. If you've got any questions for a future instalment, leave them below - for me or Sanja. Or us both! I'll try and do these semi-regular if I can, and next time answer some questions about anything.

Anyway, this is me rambling on for 20 minutes. Completely unprepared.

THE REALITY OF FIVERR LIFE

Morning! This is funny. I get a shout-out in the above video at about 5.40 (with a very old photo of me).

One of the strange - and mostly lovely - consequences of working on Fiverr is the sheer diversity of people I get to work with and the projects I'm working on.

One minute it's a comedy screenplay, the next a video game, the next an ad for some new VR streaming service, or - as I had last week - talking on Zoom with an Irish soldier in full uniform, who's stationed in South L...

BE IN A DIGI VIDEO

Just to saaaaay... if you are going to be at the Teletext Block Party this Saturday, we've decided that we're going to be filming some talking heads bits for an upcoming Digi video.

If you're there, and fancy being one of them, let me know. It's nothing scary - we just need to ask a quick question on camera, and we'd rather ask among us lot!

THIS WEEKEND WILL BE AWFUL (FOR ME)

Hello, gang.

Quick Tuesday update about the channel.

Hopefully, there should be some sort of video this week, even if it’s just for Patrons only. It might just be a bit of fun, as we’re also putting together one of our epics, as well as a shorter video about a lighter subject that fascinates me.  We’ll also likely film something this weekend at the Teletext Block Party. <...

EXCLUSIVE: Potions Taste Test (Biffo's Brain)

Yes: we've been shoving content into your faces like nobody's business this month.

This week, I thought we'd offer a peek inside Biffo's Brain to the rest of you to show what goes on in there. Normally it's a bit more conversational and interactive than this, but in our most recent Zoom call I went right off on one, hepped up as I was on "magic potions"... And here's that segment, where Sanja and I taste said "potions", and discuss York's bizarre association with Harry Potter. And the b...

BLOG: DIGI VS THE VATICAN

Hello gang.

Happy… ah, Wednesday. Apologies for the silence thus far this week. After the past fortnight or so focused on our chocolate video, I had to knuckle down and get some day job stuff done. I'm very behind on replying to messages, so if you're waiting on one from me... sorry.

We have begun work on the next video. It’s delving back into conspiracies – though this isn’t some fantasy conspiracy theory, but something that actually happened… and involves the City of ...

I HAVE MESSED UP

Sorry, Biffo's Brainers... I done a silly, and hadn't realised I'd double-booked tonight. I know Sundays and Thursdays aren't good for everyone, so I've decided to rescheduled for WEDNESDAY at 7.30pm. That's Weds 11th.

Mark it in your ledger.

Sorry to mess you around, but see you then.