Television related merchandise and tat.

Ah, they do have a radio station...

I got a bit of a job lot of Virgin Radio mugs from a friend who worked there; the Clyde 1 one came in a goodie bag my mum got when her business was thinking of advertising with them; some have come via friends who've been to the Edinburgh TV Festival; and the rest via work.

here are couple of bits of tat that come easily to hand ...

http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/clock.jpg

http://www.gorillaenterprises.co.uk/upload/uploadFiles/mugs.jpg

Apart from some tat (mug, stickers and brochure) from BBC North West on a tour back in the neon "nw" logo days (which are probably in the loft), the only stuff I have is a Westcountry keyring (broken 'cos I used it) and a mousemat (unfortunatate ciggie fall melted part of the surface and made it unusable).

However, since using a castrated mouse I've not had a need for a mat, but perhaps I should collect them all the more, knowing that they will not be damaged inadvertantly.

Well, here are my collections of autographs. I have a fetish about autographs, I have so many - but these are the news ones I have.

http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/news_1.jpg

Left to right, top row: Anna Ford, Krishnan Guru-Murphy, Trevor McDonald, Nicholas Owen, Mary Nightingale;
Left to right, bottom: Natasha Kaplinsky, Jon Snow, Andrea Catherwood, Alison Bell (the alleged cocaine-using James Hewitt bird recently on LBC) and Mark Austin.

http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/news_2.jpg

Whereas the previous photos were more newsreaders, this one is more reporters.

Left to right, top row: Shuilie Ghosh of Al Jaz, John Sergeant, John Stapleton, John Suchet, Dermot Murnaghan;
Left to right, bottom row: Robert Moore, Sue Saville, Lauren Taylor, John Irvine and Helen Wright who was made redundant of ITV News last year.

http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/news_3.jpg

And... Fionnuala Sweeney of CNN fame. Anchor of World News Europe. Silly person signed on the back of the photo

I will keep on looking for Sandy and Reginald Bosanquet, I know I have them somewhere...

That I want to see, imagine anyone promoting on an ashtray nowadays that isn't a lager or cider

http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/atvmatsmall2.jpg

Ashtrays? How about a beermat?
More B1 2JP fun on my blog!

Lol.

How ironic, a Carlton stress ball up for sale on Ebay

Here's some of my tat.

2 squishy CBBC (stressball-like) bugs, as given to all BBC staff to commemorate it's launch http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/bugs.jpg


and, 6 BBC1 Balloon postcard-type prints
http://www.rp-network.com/tvforum/uploads/balloons.jpg

Those are some nice postcards but don't you feel guilty about owning postcards from places you have never been to? Maybe its just me but I would just feel odd having people see the postcards and asking about them.

"Oh, you've been to Blackpool? How was it?"
"Actually, I've never been. I'm just a fan of television presentation."
"Oh! Well... I hear its really windy anyway."
"Yeah"
"So.... Television presentation, eh? Sounds interesting."
*embarrassed silence*

Seems you've missed the point - they're not postcards and the location isn't important

I should mention that they've barely seen the light in the last 9 years having lived in an unlabelled envelope in amongst lots of other junk!

I think all I have are two BBC/CBBC branded mugs from a BBC Shop in 2000. Oh yes, and a 'The Way In' careers book, and a BBC H&S guide from 1996. What a collection...