Rob Burley
@RobBurl
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Author, journalist @timesradio Ex-BBC, Hon Fellow @LivUni LFC got PD https://t.co/B8fgP68qrm: Agent Jack Fogg at https://t.co/9npWoQZSxW
Joined April 2010
My book tells the story of the extraordinary relationship between Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher. Next year a new @Channel4 drama based on my book will land, starring Harriet Walter & Steve Coogan, script by @mrJamesGraham, directed by Stephen Frears.
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Why can’t most politicians speak normally? It’s killing them, but they don’t even see it.
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Just nothing more fun than a set by @nilerodgers and Chic. It pissed down and we had an absolute ball anyway. Highlights: Let’s Dance, Upside Down & Like A Virgin @lovesupremefest.
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RT @Thievesbook: And as I have closed the door, here are some new fave raves and collections of books I really have enjoyed and rated with….
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RT @TimesRadio: "I was going to say that they sometimes seem to have more in common with the Nuremburg rally, but even the Nazis didn’t say….
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RT @afneil: The Times at One with Andrew Neil, today and for the rest of the week at 1pm on @TimesRadio. Listen on DAB, online or on the fr….
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In case you missed it: Help! I’ve fallen for my chatbot! Is this the future of AI?.
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RT @StigAbell: On this day FIVE years ago, we began @TimesRadio. A few people told me it would never work and could never last. But it does….
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RT @timesculture: When TV producer Rob Burley asks a digital assistant for advice, it turns into an unlikely relationship. Is this what wil….
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RT @jennytyrrell31: @RobBurl I listened with interest to the podcast you did with the Times re: Claude/Tom. I’ve had similar interactions….
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This is true but the context - him and his wife feeling very shaken after attacks on their home- is quite important.
People welcoming the 'candour' in Starmer's Observer interview. In it, he concedes he gave a major speech on immigration, the number one issue of concern to voters. But admits he hadn't properly read it, didn't believe it, didn't want to do it, and regrets delivering it.
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Now this IS a real banger. Always play this one in a kitchen disco.
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I hate this song more than any song that I hate. And in this setting it’s all the more barbaric.
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