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BBLIST #1249 – Some Sad News…
I have some very sad news to share. Our dear friend Barrie White — the founder of BB List, the “Bazza” in Bazza’s Bazaar — passed away peacefully in his sleep on the 7th of May. He hadn’t quite been himself lately, but thankfully he did not suffer. Barrie would have been 88 in August
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To Twitter or not to Twitter?
During Covid we lost our Twitter account due to a technical mishap, and it proved surprisingly difficult to resolve. We’ve now set things up again, and every new listing is automatically tweeted. We also publish all feedback on Twitter as it comes in. So if you’d like to see new listings the moment they go
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BBLIST #1227 – Something Little?
Apologies for the radio silence over the past few weeks. November and December are always a slightly unusual time of year — people tend to hold off on buying kit as the festive season approaches and priorities shift elsewhere. That said, December is often when we see a little flurry of self-treats: a handy gadget,
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BBLIST #1218 Make Money From Your Spare Kit
Hi, Audio kit is very much in demand… Have you got any spare Lectro radio mics? Especially a Plug-on TX in Block 25? Please make a listing. Sound mixers are selling again, as are all types of radio mics, recorders, gun mics and boom poles. Lighting kit and all types of camera kit are also
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BBLIST #1217 – The Last Hurrah?
Ahoy, it has been a little while since the last update—things have been wonderfully busy here, and I’m glad to finally share a bit of news with you. Sales have been strong, especially for higher-end location gear. The only challenge is that very little has come up for sale recently, so demand is definitely outpacing
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BBLIST #1208 – Sumertime…
Ahoy! We are smack bang in the middle of stop-fortnight here in the UK (or Miners’ Fortnight as we call it here in Wales). As a result, things were very quiet here last week, which was great. I’ve been very fortunate to be able to spend all my evenings down at the local beach chilling
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MASCOT Trial
Am very interested in the new Lundbeck Mascot Drug Trial which hopes to gain a greater understanding of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) and its treatment. Read about it here https://mascot.trial.lundbeck/
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BBLIST #1199 – Filmmaker Anthony Hontoir’s new crime novel, “The Seagull Bay Mystery”
BOOKSHELF NOTES – Continuing our Techies With Sidelines series. Meet Anthony Hontoir – a documentary filmmaker and cameraman who has been running Downwood Films in South Wales for the past 37 years. Before that, he spent nine years as a freelance journalist, specialising in woodwork. With retirement from filmmaking on the horizon, Anthony turned his
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BBLIST #1198 – Busy Buzzing Bees
Hey there! I hope you’ve been soaking up this glorious weather — sunshine always makes everything better (except maybe your kit bag…). Here’s the last week in a nutshell (or should we say, a flight case?): Buyers and sellers have been out and about, busy shooting on location. Meanwhile, we’ve had a spike in website
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MILAG – Merchant Navy POW Concentration Camp, Germany – A Book By Gabe Thomas
Our good friend Gabe Thomas is re-printing his book on the Milag WW2 Merchant Navy Concentration Camp in Germany… Learn more by heading over to his website www.milagpow.uk








