Richard Westcott
@BBCwestcott
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Director of Comms, Cambridge University Health Partners. Former BBC Correspondent and a real asset at parties.
Cambridge, England
Joined June 2010
I’ve written a novel. ‘“Not-something” has re-written the rules of science fiction comedy’, said absolutely no-one. Paperback and hardback coming soon.
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The debut novel from former BBC science correspondent Richard Westcott, is a hilarious sci-fi adventure telling the story of a band of rebels who take on the Galactic Union in a ship called Keith....
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THE NIGHT SKY ON MARS LOOKS INSANE Imagine standing on Martian soil under a sky so dense with stars it feels unreal. That’s the view - no atmosphere to blur it, no city lights to drown it out. How long until we’re the ones under that sky?
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🎙️ New podcast! What’s the recipe for a healthier food system? 🍏 @BBCwestcott chats with Jonathan Stieglitz, @TSEinfo & Martin White @BennettInst about global diet challenges, public health, and building sustainable, accessible food systems. Listen at https://t.co/NIjTyiEai8
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🎙️ New podcast! Can Europe ever catch up with the US in tech? 🚀 @BBCwestcott talks to @DianeCoyle1859, and @TSEinfo's Jacques Crémer & Paul Seabright about Europe’s place in the global tech race. Should Europe compete or carve its own path? Listen now https://t.co/xgd2JkL1Zt
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@ruskin147 your wife’s rather good in this!
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Podcast Episode · Crossing Channels · 03/03/2025 · 31m
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Am I going mad…is this a real plane? Not anything I know….twin tail, belly air intake…I thought I knew planes
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Former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull: “When you see Trump with Putin, as I have on a few occasions, he’s like the 12-year-old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team. ‘My hero!’ It’s really creepy…the creepiness was palpable”
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Please subscribe you lovely people - I want to get decent numbers for my first episode - lots of v smart people giving great insights - (and me)
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Podcast Episode · Crossing Channels · 07/10/2024 · 29m
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Amazing institute and delighted to take over presenting duties from the one and only @ruskin147 - covering children’s mental health next with a brilliant AI project to diagnose sooner
Very topical to be recording our first episode of Season 4 of Crossing Channels featuring our new podcast host @BBCwestcott talking to @AlisonLiebling @ArnaudPhilipp & Nicola Padfield about "Does Prison Work?" Available on 7 October. 🎧Previous episodes: https://t.co/nh90Qr9lfa
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Very topical to be recording our first episode of Season 4 of Crossing Channels featuring our new podcast host @BBCwestcott talking to @AlisonLiebling @ArnaudPhilipp & Nicola Padfield about "Does Prison Work?" Available on 7 October. 🎧Previous episodes: https://t.co/nh90Qr9lfa
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An incredible moment in music history as in 1970 ELTON JOHN takes out a crumpled piece of paper and plays TINY DANCER for the first time in front of his lyricist BERNIE TAUPIN, along with his wife MAXINE, who he wrote the song for.
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As you watch the Aurora this evening, it’s worth reflecting that you’re getting a rare direct glimpse of the power of Nature. Those charged particles causing the atmosphere to glow came from a sunspot complex 17 times the diameter of Earth and traveled across 90 million miles at
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On February 20, 1970, Keith Sapsford, a 14-year-old Australian teenager, entered Sydney Airport and concealed himself in the wheel well of a plane bound for Japan. Known for his curiosity, Keith saw this as an adventurous escapade. Tragically, not long after takeoff, he fell
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.@radeksikorski on 🔥. The kind of diplomacy I can get behind. Everyone should watch this clip today https://t.co/Zl1NrlxHqQ
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Note to innocent people being chased by bad guys in films. Don’t use your bloody mobile phone or credit card. Every time. It’s a basic…
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