Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available Ep 305 Mon 25 Jan 2021

Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man on his fifth nose, is, he’d like the world to know, Available, and dissecting the minutiae of everyday life.

This start of the week, coffee spillages, the struggle for lockdown motivation, books and Nectar Points.

Running time: 00:45:23

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Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available Ep 304 Mon 18 Jan 2021

Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man on his fifth nose, is, he’d like the world to know, Available, and dissecting the minutiae of everyday life.

This start of the week, resisting the fudge, books, lockdown babies, café regulars sighted in Lidhells and several spectacular hygiene fails.

Running time: 00:45:45

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Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available Ep 303 Mon 11 Jan 2021

Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man on his fifth nose, is, he’d like the world to know, Available, and dissecting the minutiae of everyday life.

This start of the week, tradesman fist bump, Sesame Street’s ‘The Count’, books, Zoom dread, locked in park with shopping bags and the latest Nectar Points update.

 Running time: 00:58:13

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Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available Ep 301 Fri 1 Jan 2021

Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man on his fifth nose, is, he’d like the world to know, Available, and dissecting the minutiae of everyday life.

Looking back at the Christmas period.

Running time: 00:48:46

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BRAND NEW - The A to Z of Me and My Dad

A new episode of my comedy memoir is available to Patreon supporters.

Here’s a clip from the latest episode.

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Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available Ep 284 Mon 2 Nov 2020

Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man on his fifth nose, is, he’d like the world to know, Available, and dissecting the minutiae of everyday life.

In this week’s regular show, an unwanted visitor overshadows the show’s 8th anniversary.

Running time: 00:49:35

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Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available Ep 279 Mon 19 Oct 2020

Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man on his fifth nose, is, he’d like the world to know, Available, and dissecting the minutiae of everyday life.

In this week’s regular episode, sleep issues; cheese breaks up breakfast duopoly, but for how long? The TATOTATATETETITOTITA Challenge sees the first attempts at challenging ‘The Kid’ in the current TATOTATATETETITOTITA Challenge leaderboard; non-handholding couples – what’s going on there? Gentrifiers make a baffling incursion into SW9. And the latest Nectar Points Update.

Running time: 01:00:43

Ep 280, exclusive to Patreon supporters, is out on Thursday 15 Oct.

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Searching for two 1980s DC Thomson comic strip guys

Firstly, regular listeners of my podcast will know I’m launching a new (old) football podcast next month.

The new show can be followed on both Twitter @shortswereshort and Instagram @shortswereshort

I knew the project would be a challenge because I’m going to be shining a light on lots of unfamiliar stories from that near 40-year window in football history the show is covering, along with more familiar tales. In terms of the unfamiliar, some are proving a challenge, albeit one I’m relishing. Of course, I’m going into this knowing many of the protagonists have either passed on or are very elderly now, but I wanted to enlist help to see if anyone who read boys’ comics in the 1980s, more specifically DC Thomson’s short-lived Champ, which ran from 1984-85 and featured the seminal football strip We Are United.

If the great Barrie Tomlinson’s work with Tiger and Roy of the Rovers showed him to be The Sopranos of UK football comic strips, then We Are United was The Wire. A more acquired taste perhaps, very different to anything that had come before it. I am keen to speak to those involved with the strip but am not having much joy. I know the artist Peter Fox has returned to Australia these days, does no press and doesn’t even have a PC. If it wasn’t for the fact I’m keen to talk to him, I’d admire his aversion to engage.

Meantime, DC Thomson have come back to me and told me the Champ editor was Peter Clark. I interviewed Peter back in 2003 when he was still at DC Thomson, and he kindly sent me quite a few We Are United stories produced after the comic’s premature demise, telling me he’d based it on Man Utd during the Tommy Doc era when they tumbled out of the top flight. 17 years on, my curiosity in that strip remains undimmed and I’m determined to bring it to the attention of a new audience, but 17 years is a long time ago now and he’s obviously left DC Thomson or more likely retired. There are of course hundreds of Peter Clarks on LinkedIn. Meantime, the writer was F. Baker. They have no more details for them and even if they did, couldn’t give them to me because of the Data Protection Act.

So I’m looking to see if there are any comic historians out there who might be able to shed light on this and put me on the right path to tracking down these both Peter Clark and F. Baker. Perhaps you can recommend some sites I can post my query on? With DC Thomson based in Dundee, it could be Peter Clark is still living up there. F. Baker, I have no idea.

If you can help, please message me on Twitter or drop me an email shortswereshort

Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available Ep 256 Mon 3 Aug 2020

Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man on his fifth nose, is, he’d like the world to know, Available, and dissecting the minutiae of everyday life.

In this week’s regular episode, celebrating a hygiene success, rapid bounce back from ‘Sloth Saturday’ calzone conversion disaster, The Chin’s Travel Tour reviews, uncle uses my aunt as a shield, and cheap Armband leads to running app mishap and another ADDENDUM.

Running Time: 01:01:06

Ep 257, exclusive to Patreon supporters, is out on Thursday 6 August.

Support the podcast for just $7 a month here patreon.com/drtavailable and for less than the price of two UK coffees (or a face mask), you can listen to the weekly Thursday Patreon episodes, as well as unlocking all the other bonus content, including brand new ‘The A to Z of Me and My Dad’ episodes. You can also now select ‘The Toe Dipper’ tier of support, which will unlock every other Patreon Exclusive episode for you.

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Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available 'LIVE' - Ep 240 Mon 8 June 2020

Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man on his fifth nose, is, he’d like the world to know, Available, and dissecting the minutiae of everyday life.

This week, sinister-handed hoovering, shower gel mix up, clingfilm and McDonald’s Camberwell with Minty Mat, but who’s paying?

Originally streamed LIVE on Mon 8 June 2020 at 10pm UK Time on Ramble FM.

Running Time: 00:57:48

Ep 241, exclusive to Patreon supporters, is out on Thursday.

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Previewing tonight's Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available LIVE, 10pm on Ramble.FM - Ep 232

Previewing tonight’s live episode of Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available, 10pm UK time on Ramble FM.

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Send in your latest supermarket store points.

Face masks - are you using them? Have you had any face mask fiascos?

Blinds - should they be close in the up or down position?

Click here from 10pm UK time to listen to tonight’s episode live: DRTLive

Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available - Ep 226 Thurs 2 Apr 2020

Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man on his fifth nose, is, he’d like the world to know, Available, and dissecting the minutiae of everyday life.

This week, erratic social distancing as life in Lockdown* London continues.

* Americanism.

Running Time: 00:32:17

Support the podcast for just $7 a month here patreon.com/drtavailable and for less than the price of two UK coffees (or a face mask), you can listen to this week’s full length 1hr 05 Patreon episode, as well as unlocking all the other bonus content, including brand new ‘The A to Z of Me and My Dad’ episodes.

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Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available - Ep 217 Thurs 30 Jan 2020

Daniel Ruiz Tizon, a man on his fifth nose, is, he’d like the world to know, Available, and dissecting the minutiae of everyday life.

This week, instant coffee spike, 100 hours without speaking to anyone, the Grand Moff Tarkin analogy, Greedo quest concludes, new and bigger Star Wars football goals run into problems, and faulty hand driers.

Running Time: 00:35:47

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Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available - Bonus Ep 2 ft Micky Boyd - Fri 8 Nov 2019

The 'Santorini Affair' rumbles on as modern man Micky Boyd returns. We talk forward rolls in dirty streets, keeping relationships exciting and 'Shattaf'.

Become a supporter of the podcast via patreon/drtavailable to unlock this bonus episode of the podcast.

This Friday (8 Nov), a special Patreon-only bonus 'Available' ft Micky Boyd

Support the show at patreon/drtavailable to get the full episode.

BONUS episode of 'Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available' exclusive to Patreon Supporters

A mystery guest (not so mysterious actually) joins me on this Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available bonus episode available exclusively to Patreon supporters.

To unlock this 50-minute podcast special, you can click on this link to support the show. patreon/drtavailable

Merry Christmas

Just a quick post to wish all listeners and readers a Merry Christmas. Those of you who have kindly donated to the site during 2018, a special thank you. I have taken the time to thank every donor individually responding to email addresses I have for them. On occasion, the email addresses I have haven’t tallied with the email addresses the donations came from and I apologise if any donor hasn’t had a response.

Merry Christmas.

The Café Chronicles - starts Monday 6 August on Resonance 104.4 FM at 10am

The Café Chronicles, my new 10-part radio comedy series starts on Monday 6 August at 10am on Resonance 104.4FM (repeated at 6:30pm) and runs every weekday until Friday 17 August. 

Daniel Ruiz Tizon returns with a brand new series, presenting 10 x 5 daily missives from the South Lambeth Portuguese café he has holed himself up in since the summer of 2001. As the gentrification sweeping through Nine Elms and Vauxhall accelerates, The Café Chronicles documents the characters and community threatened by these changes.

It’s a world of tobacco, discarded chicken bones, faded denim, easily slighted personalities, exaggerated Mediterranean gesticulations and coffee, the glue that holds the old community together.

EPISODE LISTING

Monday 6 August 2018     

Episode 1 – The Handshake

Priding himself on a firm traditional handshake, a turned ankle on his way to the café leads to what is easily Daniel’s worst handshake of the year.

Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

Listen: Tune into Resonance 104.4 FM or via goo.gl/E6rhgs

Tuesday 7 August 2018

Episode 2 – Poor Butter Coverage

Daniel locks horns with a new waiter over the poor butter coverage on his Portuguese Toast.

Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

Listen: Tune into Resonance 104.4 FM or via goo.gl/E6rhgs

Wednesday 8 August 2018

Episode 3 – The Non-Handwashing

The weekly appearance of the non-handwashing Singing Spaniard has Daniel bemoaning the reluctance among the café’s regulars to embrace handwashing after using the loos.

Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

Listen: Tune into Resonance 104.4 FM or via goo.gl/E6rhgs

Thursday 9 August 2018

Episode 4 – The Hash Brown Ring Walk

The addition of the Hash Brown to the now all-day English breakfast, and the curious manner of its standalone delivery, over-complicates the café breakfast.

Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

Listen: Tune into Resonance 104.4 FM or via goo.gl/E6rhgs

Friday 10 August 2018

Episode 5 – The Towel

The salmon-coloured socks of a laughs-too-easily customer leads to a troubling, long-suppressed recollection for Daniel.

Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

Listen: Tune into Resonance 104.4 FM or via goo.gl/E6rhgs

Monday 13 August 2018

Episode 6 – Mistaken Bald Identity

The death of a bald regular revives uncomfortable memories for Daniel of the time he mistook another bald regular for the now deceased.

Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

Listen: Tune into Resonance 104.4 FM or via goo.gl/E6rhgs

Tuesday 14 August 2018

Episode 7 – The Reward Card

Daniel looks at the difficulties the introduction of a coffee reward card in the café has caused him.

Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

Listen: Tune into Resonance 104.4 FM or via goo.gl/E6rhgs

Wednesday 15 August 2018

Episode 8 – The Head Man of SW8

The unusually hot October evening back in 2011 when the Drunken Somalian abused the café regulars is recalled.

Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

Listen: Tune into Resonance 104.4 FM or via goo.gl/E6rhgs

Thursday 16 August 2018

Episode 9 – The Lamp Post Pole Dancer

The sun brings out the Lamp Post Pole Dancer and the ensuing chaos leads to Daniel having trouble getting his latte.

Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

Listen: Tune into Resonance 104.4 FM or via goo.gl/E6rhgs

Friday 17 August 2018

Episode 10 – The Nod

A ‘nod’ introduced into his prayers by an old teacher continues to cause Daniel problems, but its presence may have inadvertently led to a thawing out of the frosty relations between our host and the new waiter.

Last in the series.

Written and presented by Daniel Ruiz Tizon.

Listen: Tune into Resonance 104.4 FM or via goo.gl/E6rhgs

Sunday 19 August 2018

Omnibus - All 10 episodes aired at 10am

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The show makes a low-fi return on Monday 2 October with a new run of little-heard shows as the Christmas countdown begins.

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Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available Brixton Special reviewed

3 October 2015

The Brixton Special 'Mitchell's Story: Brixton and Me", recorded, I should stress, three weeks before The Standard did their week-long special on Angel Town, has gained some belated attention this week.

Check the Reviews page to find pieces on Brixton Buzz and the outstanding Microgroove33 sites.