Anna Cookson
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Presenter. Journalist. Writer. @bbcradiokent breakfast. Management: @MarchyMGMT. Debut novel #TheSoundOfYourSoul out now. Follow @CallyDune for more. (she/her)
Joined November 2010
Hello, just a quick one to say after #TheSoundofYourSoul sold out on @amazon & @Gardners, @pegasuspublish have worked hard to replenish the stock, so you can now order. The book is also available @Waterstones: Thanks to everyone who's ordered so far 📖🐙🐠.
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Thanks for all your Tweets today. Sorry I haven't had a chance to reply yet. It's been busy. Lots of people wanted interviews about the interview. I hope they now go on to do interviews about the interview about the interview & it goes on forever like an optical illusion picture.
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Happy #wintersolstice. It's the #shortestday of the year & officially the 1st day of winter.
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This is for everyone in #LocalRadio. You are all amazing. Special credit to my colleagues… @therimaahmed, @johnacres48, @annacookson, @CGoreham, @sarahjulianotts, @GrahamLiver and @amy_oakden @jhansonradio… And thanks to @BPGPressGuild! 🌟🌟🌟 .
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The 'pawfect' entertainment for #Minimoon. She's totally ensconced. She's even flinching at the avalanches in #Snowbears x
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Good news for all you eldest children out there. I'm third born, so the less said about that the better ;)
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💔 My beautiful, amazing, legendary Granma has passed away at the age of 102. She was the best, coolest and wisest person I have ever known. I will miss her forever. There aren’t enough tears or words but for now, all I can say is she is so, so very loved ❤️
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When gorilla #Kumbuka escaped at #LondonZoo he drank 5 litres of undiluted blackcurrant squash! I suppose, after that he was 'berry' happy.
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It's #worldpangolinday The only mammal to be covered in scales, their name comes from the Malay word ‘pengguling’ ‘something that rolls up.’
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.@ChrisGPackham says we should have labels on meat showing the conditions the animals are kept in. a bit like the health warnings on cigarette packets. good idea? We'll discuss with @plantbasednews on @bbcradiokent this morning x.
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Hello. Hope you’re well! I’ve been deep down in the covid cave… full of slime & snakes & shifting shadows. It’s hot & cold & exhausting to get out: every time I try to exit, two thick red lines hold me back (as pictured). Please take care & wear masks when you can x
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💜 This isn’t goodbye - always with us & never forgotten 💜 We love you Gran to the moon & back 💫
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Happy Wednesday! Tune into @BBCRadioKent from 6 this morning to find out why we are celebrating 🎈We’ll also talk #NHS, #PandO, #LocalElections2022 &, believe it or not, #jousting (anybody got a horse I could borrow?) See you there 😘
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Thank you so, so much for all your well wishes. You’re the best. Good news… I’m positively negative!! (Which is much better than negatively positive!) #ByeByeCovid x.
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Thank you @BPGPressGuild for a sparkling celebration of creativity, content & camaraderie at the awards last night. Amazing to meet so many inspiring people & recognise their hard work. Thanks also for the award… this one’s for #LocalRadio!! 🌟
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The baby bison born in Blean! We’ll pay them a little visit on #TheWakeUpCall tomorrow! Oh, and bring you a whole lot of politics too. See you there 🦬
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A very good morning from a foggy Gravesend! Join us for a #WakeUpCall @BBCCiN special, as we’re set to take on Pudsey’s Pier to Pier Challenge. Walking boots at the ready & see you there! @BBCRadioKent x @philharrison77 @StephenDFBrown @BBCRadioKentAG
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Hot off the press. I'd like to share with you the front cover of my new book. #TheSoundofYourSoul. It's out at the end of this month. 💫.Thank you @pegasuspublish x
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If you're looking for that rogue Christmas present I thoroughly recommend @matthaig1's #HowToStopTime. It's got everything: history, philosophy, love and a large dollop of pure imagination. I've just finished it and I'll be thinking about it for a long time yet. Thanks Matt.
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Guess who had a special day this weekend? 🥳 Happy 5th birthday Minimoon!!! x
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“A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.” Happy #WinnieThePoohDay
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We’re waking up to the sad news that Paul O’Grady has passed away at the age of 67. We’re taking your tributes on @BBCRadioKent this morning, as we look back on his amazing life.
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Shaken but not hurt. The Duke of Edinburgh walks away from a car crash in Sandringham yesterday. They're calling it a miracle escape for the 97 year old -.we'll bring you the latest through the show. @BBCRADIOKENT.
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Thank you so, so much for all your kind words & messages 💕 I will reply to you all properly soon! Meantime, here are some more pics, as promised… @radioacademy #UKARIAS
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This morning on @BBCRadioKent we meet ‘AI Anna’… will you be able to tell the difference between our voices? She’s coming for my job, let’s see who holds their own by the end of the show 😂 ‘Robot Rose’ has a go at the news too… Join us for a special cyborg edition from 6! 🤖
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The mosaics are from a 2nd century AD Roman villa, probably belonging to a member of the ruling Roman class or to a rich Paphos citizen.
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The #Pangolin is the most smuggled mammal. It's tongue can be longer than its body when extended, it can be 40 cm long! #worldpangolinday
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Really excited to share my new book, Dancing Out Of Love, with the world! 💃🏽. Tomorrow I’ll be bringing you all the best bits from tonight’s launch, but for now I’m going to get my dancing shoes on. #booklaunch #dancingoutoflove #bookstagram #writer #bookevent #writer #newbook
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It’s official! Dancing Out Of Love has danced into life… Out now, thanks to @pegasuspublish! Party in the planning, more details soon 💃🏽x
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Morning! Hope you’re well & had a good, if a little wet, weekend! Join us live at Dover for #TheWakeUpCall, with a special & soggy edition of the show. We’ll be joined by a whole host of guests here at the seafront. Waterproofs at the ready & off we go! @BBCRadioKent x
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As #StormCiaran sweeps in, we’ll make sure you have all you need to know here on @BBCRadioKent, including travel every 15 minutes. The brilliant @rosemary_crick is working double time!! 🎤
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It’s #KentDay!!! Join us live at @BiddendenVine as we celebrate the Garden of England. @DomKingLive & I will be rolling up our sleeves & helping out, we’re hoping we get to drive a tractor 🚜 @BBCRadioKent
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A very #merrychristmas🎄 to you with heartfelt love & virtual Santa hugs from us. Have a peaceful & safe day & hark the herald angels sing (that’s me, I’m sorry it’s so loud) 💕🎅🏼🎁☃️🙏🏻🤶🎁🌟
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Happy Tuesday! Lovely to be back with you on @BBCRadioKent- I have lots of stories for you from my travels in Nepal 🇳🇵 We’ll also bring you all today’s news & sport & a special ‘Coronation Challenege’. See you there 🌷
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Pleased to say the people of #Kent were observing #SocialDistanacing really well during my run today - we were practically jumping into hedges to avoid each other. At one point I found myself up a tree and I thought I was a squirrel.
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Morning! How are you today? Hope all’s good. Come and join the conversation on @BBCRadioKent - lots to discuss & we welcome your views! See you there 😘
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There is still a lot of confusion around what to do if someone in your family gets sick. this makes it nice and clear. Thanks to @dave_dlt for sharing.
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Need a release? 📖 My new book is coming soon thanks to the brilliant @pegasuspublish 💃🏽 Watch this space! Also, for a sneak peak or pre-order go to:
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When I was six, my Dad got me with the April Fool, ‘there’s a cow in the garden!’ How then, all these years later, did ‘there’s a sheep in the road!’ still work on the 1st? Join me on @BBCRadioKent this morning where there will definitely be an ungulate in the studio 🤣
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How brilliant is this! The team keep their spirits up in the rain on our Pier to Pier challenge for @BBCCiN! It’s day 3 today & @BBCRadioKentAG takes up the baton. We’ll have the latest on @BBCRadioKent. Stay tuned for all your news, sport & showbiz as well! #ChildrenInNeed
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Hello. I have news. Covey-D is in the house. So, the brilliant @adamdowling will be sitting in for me tomorrow, catch him on @BBCRadioKent from 6. I just hope I haven't given it to @Annasmicrophone as we work so closely together 🤞
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I dreamed I was riding a horse with no saddle and no experience- quite a good metaphor for 2020 🐴.
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Good morning! Hope you are well & had a fantastic weekend. It’s a #WorldMentalHealthDay special on the #WakeUpCall today - tune in for global, national & personal stories, with oodles of help & support as well x @BBCRadioKent
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Brighton! Phew!!!! Made it… 🚴♀️ Very soggy now but was worth it. @alzheimerssoc is a great cause… #LondonToBrighton .
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The balloons are still in the studio 🎈🎈🎈Here is the award winning @Annasmicrophone jostling for space & revelling in its #UKARIAS success. Hope it doesn’t turn into a diva now 🤣
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Happy Friday, Happy #RedNoseDay & Happy #StPatricksDay2023 ☘️ Come & join the party on @BBCRadioKent this morning, complete with World Cup winning Irish Dancers! We’ll also bring you all today’s top stories & the latest from the world of sport. See you there!! 🇮🇪
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As Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars & the Moon lined up across the sky last night… hopefully the stars will align for us on @BBCRadioKent. Tune in for some coruscating radio nonetheless! 🌟 Spacesuit on and off we go! 🚀
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Does it feel like spring in your part of Kent yet? Either way, we’ll brighten your day on @BBCRadioKent… News, views, interviews & some stunning songs in the mix. See you at six! 🌷
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Morning! How are you doing? As the biggest known beast to roam the earth goes on display at the Natural History Museum, we’ll endeavour to bring you a giant of a show on @BBCRadioKent… every guest a titan! We’ll also tell you more about the big dinosaur! 🦕
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Look who’s turned up in the studio! Hello Pudsey! He’s here ahead of our Race Across The Region challenge for @BBCCiN tomorrow! Tune in to @BBCRadioKent for all the details x
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💔 We’re in #Dover this morning - heartbroken after 27 people died trying to reach our shores yesterday. Join us from 6am on @bbcradiokent x
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Happy Thursday! From snow, to rain, to worms falling from the sky (no really), we’ve got the forecast for all forms of precipitation covered on @BBCRadioKent today! We’re also discussing the housing market, ferries in Ramsgate & cat curfews 🙀Plus, we have #EUROVISION news! 🎶 x
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I’ve been turned into a cartoon by listener Rupert - thanks!! 😃 Join us for an animated show on @BBCRadioKent this morning - from trains to politics to fish & chips & dating… we’ve got it all covered. See you there 💫
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How are you then? Enjoying the football? Hope you’re merry & bright & can’t wait to see you all again on Monday morning. I’ll get skis for my bike, you wrap up warm, and I’ll see you there x
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Morning! How was your bank holiday? Hope you had a good one! Come & join us on @BBCRadioKent for all you need to know about today’s confluence of strikes. We’ll also bring you a hefty dose of coronation news & meet a painting crow! Nothing is off the table. See you there x
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I’m in Calais today, first stop - the warehouse of @Care4Calais, meeting all the lovely volunteers. You can hear more on @BBCRadioKent soon!
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We’re feeling festive here at @BBCRadioKent… So join us for a joyful & triumphant show packed full of news, views & interviews. We’ve also got some holly jolly tunes & hope to leave you feeling merry & bright! 🎄
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Talking all things book with @NinaWarhurst at @Carfestevent. Thanks for all the great questions about The Sound Of Your Soul! 📖 Stick around, lots of fab authors lined up to talk to you!! 💫 @pegasuspublish
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Hello! How are you doing? Hope all’s well! I’m back on @BBCRadioKent tomorrow & I’ll tell you how, on my break, I went to the year 2080. No flux capacitors required! Thanks to Eliza for doing a brilliant job sitting in - see you bright & early! 💫
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Four sleeps till Christmas! 🎄 And, um, several strikes as well. We’ll have the latest on @BBCRadioKent. We also want to know if you’re still without water (hope not) and… is it a festive faux pas to dress down on Christmas Day? Festive jumpers at the ready & see you there!! 🎅🏼
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Coronation quiche anyone? As well as all the #LocalElection coverage, we’re also having a Coronation Eve party here on @BBCRadioKent & you’re invited! Plus, we have news of mathematical giraffes & big cats in Kent! 🦒 x
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Olive oil coffee anyone? We’re trying the new trend here on @BBCRadioKent so that you don’t have to… that said, does anyone want mine?? ☕️
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🐾 Great to meet Natalia, founder of @FlorisFriends & find out more about the amazing work she does helping disabled dogs. Sophie and Summer were so excited to be on the radio! Come back and see us again soon!! @BBCRadioKent
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Chocolate overload? .Reading this might help: 9 Health Benefits of Chocolate http://t.co/yMd76gZSXw via @womenshealthmag.
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Excited to be back with you on @bbcradiokent this morning! How are things & what have I missed? We’ll be discussing the end of #covid restrictions, #houseprices, #freight transport, the #winterolympics & much more. See you there 💫
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Morning! Hope you’re well. A chilly start to the day but we’re told summer will be back! ☀️ Not to worry, there’s always virtual sunshine in the studio- so join us for a chat & a cuppa ☕️ See you there 😘
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After another freeeezing night, hope you’re keeping warm enough! 🥶 The snow travel chaos will be compounded by strikes today, we’ll have the latest on @BBCRadioKent. We’ll also be radiating heat via music like a kind of virtual hot water bottle! Free of charge! See you there! 🎶
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Hope you’re well and warm and having a nice weekend. Much snow where you are? Winter wonderland here in Kent! 💕
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Here I am with instructor Ian, ready for my lorry driving lesson! He was brilliant; so patient & kind… hear how I got on right now on @BBCRadioKent! 🚛🚚🚛🚚
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Solstice sunset in Scotland… 🌅 Just come back into phone signal after a spell of soggy camping. Hope you’re really well… (and yes, I did go in the sea) 🌊
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Happy happy Easter 🐣 Hope you’re having a lovely one 💕✝️🌈🌟🦋
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Minimoon is up early doing her yoga… lends a whole new meaning to ‘cat stretch’, although I think this is downward dog! So then, with a stretch & a yawn, join us on @BBCRadioKent this morning, it’s like yoga for the brain 🧘🏻♀️x
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Thank you @blackdeerfest for a barnstorming time - we even dodged the downpours! The #WakeUpCall will be back at 6am tomorrow. Hope you’ve had a great weekend & see you then! 🤠 @StephenDFBrown @anidry1
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Morning! Happy Monday!! How are you? Hope you had a fab weekend! ☀️Join the chat on @BBCRadioKent right now - we’ve got some great tunes to start your week as well! 🎶 See you there x
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Amazing to visit the @SpaVRofficial today as part of today’s show! A spectacular sight in the sunshine! Thanks for getting us ‘all aboard’ & sharing your secrets & your history! 🚂 @BBCRadioKent @adamdowling
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Welcome to Wednesday! How are you doing? As the invitations to the King’s Coronation go out… this is your invite to join us on @BBCRadioKent this morning. There may be fewer sprigs of ivy & floral swirls… but, if you do tune in, we’ll play Hitbit, a game fit for a King! 👑
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So, we made it from Gravesend to Addington as part 1 of our Pier to Pier Challenge! Back in the studio today but the team continue for @BBCCiN. Join us for a jam-packed show, almost literally, as we have #BakeOff news! Thanks to @jason_photos for the Pudsey pic x @BBCRadioKent
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Oh poor Minimoon! Off to the vet yesterday for her jabs. What must she think? She was very brave (sort of) x
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Morning! Wet enough for you? 💧💧💧Did I get too carried away with those rain dances you asked me to do? Take care & join us on @BBCRadioKent for everything you need to know this Thursday morning! Waterproofs at the ready & off we go!! ☔️☔️☔️
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That moment you’re just about to cross the finish line & you spot your family in the crowd… 🤣🤣🤣#LondonToBrighton. @alzheimerssoc .
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How are you this morning? Hope all’s good! Join us for Wednesday’s edition of The Wake Up Call… brimming with all today’s news, sport & showbiz… wrap up warm & see you there x
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The brilliant @glenthompsett is looking after @Annasmicrophone tomorrow as I prepare to launch #DancingOutOfLove with @pegasuspublish 📖 ARTE3 will be astounding us with some incredible flamenco. Thanks in advance to @CarlosOteroPose 💃🏽🕺🏻💃🏽 #booklaunch #flamenco
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Morning! How are you today? Hope all’s well. Join us for another busy show on @BBCRadioKent - lots to discuss. Be part of it, from 6 x
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