Sonali Shah πΊπ»
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Journalist, broadcaster & author. @BBCOne Events & @Escape_Country, @magicfm π» π₯ @bafta member Book: πͺ The Best Diwali Ever π [email protected]
Joined February 2011
π€ππ½ποΈ Goodnight Jonnieβ¦. β¦the life and soul of the #EscapetotheCountry family. We will miss you so much. We are grateful for those repeats! Sending so much love to Jess and your gorgeous boys. See you next timeβ¦. π· Newcastle, Jan 2023 when we celebrated his 50th early π
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ποΈ RIP George Alagiah . He was man whose name we shouted when we saw his face on the telly, the journalist who bravely told stories in the most empathetic of ways & the colleague that took time for us when we pestered him for advice. He was a giant and a gem ππ½
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πΊ In a change to the @BBCOne schedule, this afternoonβs transmission of #EscapetotheCountry is the last programme #JonnieIrwin recorded with us and will include a tribute to him at the endβ¦. π‘ 3pm @bbcone & @BBCiPlayer
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So. Bollywood has released a song in which one of the lines roughly translates as βafter seeing your fair skin girl, Beyonce will be ashamedβ - it was mimed by actor #IshaanKhatter who appeared in the BBCβs A Suitable Boy. #BeyonceSharmaJayegi #bollywoodsowhite .#colourism.
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π‘Dorset is todayβs destination for #EscapetotheCountry β¦. πΊ see you at 3pm on @BBCOne ππ½
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πΊ Devon is todayβs #EscapetotheCountry destinationβ¦ see you at 3pm @BBCOne and the @BBCiPlayer
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@anitathetweeter It feels like that time Madonna discovered henna and bindis and went on and on and on about it.
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Great to have @humasqureshi in the @bbcradiolondon studio today talking about @GurinderC's new film #ViceroysHouse
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π‘ Greetings from the Welsh Borders ππ½ . πΊ See you on @BBCOne soon . #EscapetotheCountry
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Just answered my door and a man with fertiliser asked if my mum or dad were around. Iβm 40 π³.
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βοΈ Morning! Iβm basking in some glorious sunshine in London today. ππ½ How are things looking your end? .π» Iβm live on @magicfm until 1pm. Itβs our final day of #100percentChristmas
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πͺ Happy Diwali! . π» Starting my celebrations on the radio with a special show @magicfm, playing songs that bring us light in the dark. Iβm on air until 10am ππ½
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π‘ Devon is todayβs destination for #EscapetotheCountry . πΊ 3pm @BBCOne or catch up now on the @BBCiPlayer
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πΊ Iβm house-hunting in Cambridgeshire this afternoon β¦ see you at 3pm @BBCOne and the @BBCiPlayer π‘πΊ. #EscapetotheCountry
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πΊ Iβll be in the Gloucestershire countryside laterβ¦ ππ‘. π See you at 3pm @BBCOne & the @BBCiPlayer . #EscapetotheCountry
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πΊ Iβm house-hunting in Surrey this afternoon - see you at 3pm @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer π‘ . #EscapetotheCountry
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π€Άπ½ At @magicfm HQ with the soundtrack to your Christmas Day until 1pm. Let me know if youβd like a shoutout π£
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πΊ Sitting on a fence for work todayβ¦weβre in the Welsh Marches for this afternoonβs extended episode of #EscapetotheCountry π‘ . π°οΈ 2.45pm @BBCOne & @BBCiPlayer . Join us for a bank holiday escape from the rain βοΈ
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ππ½ Morning! . π§ What is your Saturday situation? Iβm on air on @magicfm until 1 π»
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πΊπΈ Blooming marvellous revisit to South Wales this week to check up on some escapees π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ. #EscapetotheCountry
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π» Lovely to speak to chat about #Pilgrimage with @BBCRadioWales over the weekend and @BBCLeicester this morning π«Άπ½ . πΊ The whole series is streaming on the @BBCiPlayer already. Episode 2 airs this Friday night on @BBCTwo . #NorthWalesPilgrimsWay
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βοΈ Come and join me in Monmouthshire this afternoonβ¦. πΊ #EscapetotheCountry 3pm @BBCOne & @BBCiPlayer
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πΊ In sunny Norfolk this afternoon. See you on @BBCOne soon βοΈ . #EscapetotheCountry @ 2.55pm Sunday 24th March 2024
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So @jjenas8 Jermaine Jenas has just officially announced his retirement live with me on @BBCr4today. Always tough to say out loud. #goodluck.
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π€ I wish teenage me could see this photoβ¦what a joy to chat to @LouiseRedknapp this week. And love that her new song is called Super Magic. Iβll be playing one of her classics on my (Super) Magic Breakfast show this morning after 7am β¨. π» π’ Play @magicfm
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πͺ Happy Diwali πͺ . Millions of Jains, Hindus & Sikhs are celebrating the festival of light. Whether you usually mark the occasion or not, Iβm hoping we can all find some light in the darkness of 2020. β¨ Love and light to you all ππ½. What are you up to this weekend?
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π Weβll be on the stunning coast of Dorset for todayβs @Escape_Country π©΅. πΊ 3pm @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer . #EscapetotheCountry #coastalliving #coastandcountry #dorsetcountryside #property #escape #ettc
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Chatting to the @MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan about the #Queenat90 and him as a 6yr old at Her Majesty's silver jubilee:
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π On ambassador duty @PrincesTrust awards 2024. Congratulations to all the incredible winners and mentors ππ½ππ½
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β¨π«π Merry Christmas . π» DJing your Christmas Day until 1pm today
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πΆπΆ Met this gorgeous duo while house-hunting in Hampshire a few years ago - the episode is on @BBCOne now . #EscapetotheCountry
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π¦ Somerset will be looking well fine laterβ¦ see you at 3.15pm @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer when Iβll be looking for a family home on #escapetothecountry πΊ π¨βπ©βπ¦βπ¦π‘
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Ahead of his performance at the #CommonwealthDay service at @wabbey, @LiamPayne told me heβd been waiting for the perfect moment to sing @JohnMayerβs #WaitingontheWorldtoChange
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β¨ When your mate insists you dress like an old skool icon for his birthdayβ¦ and you find all this in your own wardrobe β¨ π. *NY backdrop & Ben Affleck not included.
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This has made my nightβ¦.
We always wondered what The Queen carried in her purse, now we know thanks to Paddington Bear π
ππ. #PlatinumPartyAtThePalace #PlatinumJubilee
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ππ½ A peak of 2.7 MILLION of you watched this ep @BBCOne last night! . #escapetothecountry #celebettc #celebspecial #celebescape
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If @BBCBreakfast's @BBCNaga doesn't include a sparkly golf club in a dance routine on @bbcstrictly, I'll be v upset:
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π We viewed some gourd-geous houses on todayβs Derbyshire episode of #EscapetotheCountry π«Άπ½. π» Catch up on the @BBCiPlayer
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Biggest cheer of the night so far inside the @GentingArena goes to @AliBrownleetri . #SPOTY2016 #bbcspoty #SPOTY #Triathlon
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πΊ Iβm in the Welsh Borders in todayβs episode of #EscapetotheCountry, on the hunt for some rural property. I also drop in on @WWTSlimbridge πΎ. π 3pm @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer
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π‘ Iβm searching for property in the Welsh Marches on @BBCOne and the @BBCiPlayer right now ππ½ . #EscapetotheCountry
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πΊ Swapping the radio for telly laterβ¦Iβll be in North Yorkshire for a Sunday episode of #escapetothecountry π· . π‘ See you at 1.50pm on @BBCOne & @BBCiPlayer
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πΏ Will be in the East Midlands this afternoon, ready to show you around some gorgeous houses. See you at the earlier time of 2.45pm @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer π‘π πΊ . #EscapetotheCountry
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β°οΈ Soaking up the Scottish sun in between searching for a home at 3pm on @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer #EscapetotheCountry π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ. π Argyll & Bute
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What a lovely idea. .
We're aiming to open many of our gardens and parks for free during this difficult time, so the nation can use open spaces to relax and refresh, while following the governmentβs social distancing guidance. We will be closing our houses, cafΓ©s and shops this week.
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π Hosted the @PrincesTrust England finals at their lovely Manchester base last nightβ¦keep your eyes on their page to see the winnerβs stories. What a fabulous bunch they were. Congratulations to all of you ππ½ . #PrincesTrustAwards #Ambassador .@TKMaxx_UK @HomesenseUK
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βοΈ Good morning from sunny Devon - weβre filming an episode of @Escape_Country here all week
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π€π§‘π On your tellybox soon with the @PackedLunchC4 team - Iβll have the latest consumer news for you . πΊ @Channel4 from noon
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π25km ramble for the @britishasiantst throughβ¦.π Bushy Park βοΈ.πRichmond Park βοΈ.πBrompton Cemetery βοΈ.πKensington Gardens βοΈ.πHyde Park βοΈ.πGreen Park βοΈ.πSt James' Park βοΈ.βοΈ Afternoon tea at St Jamesβs Palace βοΈ
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Maybe I donβt get it because I was born with a tan but what is the appeal of sitting on an extremely crowded beach? I donβt just mean during a global pandemic, I mean at any time π.
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#throwbackthursday to a week ago when all the @Escape_Country presenters were in the same room, marking the end of filming for another year - not enough daylight hours until Spring now! πΊπ€π‘
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πΆ1οΈβ£πChristmas No. 1 at last! I clearly had the right Xmas jumper on for work today ! . #lastchristmas #christmasnumberone #magicloveschristmas #wham
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π§ Hosting Magic Breakfast all bank holiday weekend! π» . πΆ Sat, Sun & Bank Holiday Mon 7-10am
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π» Warming things up for you right now @BBCOne and the @BBCiPlayer with a West Country revisit showβ¦ . #iescapedtothecountry #escapetothecountry #cornwall #devon
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πͺ©ππ½ Iβm starting your weekend over on @magicfm with the Friday night vibes until 10pm . (Photo taken in Mykonos a couple of weeks ago ππ€©)
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πΊ Our latest revisit series I Escaped to the Country continuesβ¦ β¨. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Today, I go back to Argyll & Bute to see how one of our couples is getting on in a house we found for them . π See you at 3pm @BBCOne and the @BBCiPlayer . #escapetothecountry #iettc #whathappenednext
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ππ½ Good morning from Manchester. βοΈ Am hydrating and caffeinating in the @BBCMorningLive green room before chatting to @MichAckerley & @RavWilding about the latest series of @Escape_Country . #EscapetotheCountry
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@Emmabarnett Yes I always look like this when I clean house π. * (photo part of a family lockdown challenge)
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RT: β@FinallyMario: If we beat Costa Rica i want a kiss,obviously on the cheek, from the UK Queen.πππ.β.
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