Dino Sofos
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🎉 Introducing Crossed Wires Podcast Festival
This summer, the biggest names in UK podcasting will take over iconic venues in Sheffield for blockbuster live shows, never-seen-before performances & special guests!
🎟️ Info and tickets here:
@crossedwires_
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Make sure your child is an annoying hipster from birth with this wooden espresso machine.
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Absolutely terrifying footage from a ferry carrying passengers escaping the shores of Lake Evia in
#Greece
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Unfortunately this is a common occurrence in Stoke Newington
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Possibly the greatest moment in the Today programme’s history courtesy of Miriam Margolyes.
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Sweet lord. The PM is literally lost for words on BBC Stoke when questioned about mortgages.
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Liz Truss crumbles under questioning from
@GrahamLiver
on
@BBCLancashire
about local consent for fracking.
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Quite a moment as Andy Burnham is shown the government’s £22 million offer on live TV.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg is leaving this note for civil servants who aren’t at their desks…
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Bare shelves at the best Greek deli in London - Isle of Olive in Hackney. The owners are closing the doors after 11 successful years due to customs duties, reams of paperwork and the simple fact that many of their small suppliers won’t export to the UK. The realities of Brexit…
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Sad to see lots of snobby tweets about local radio. These presenters are some of the best in the business and have a closer and better understanding of their listeners' lives than any network presenter. And these interviews are often the toughest for politicians.
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The gasps from the audience as this woman reveals she’s received a revised mortgage offer of 10.5%.
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Michael Fabricant on 5 Live defending the suitcase of booze. “There is no bar in Downing Street… That’s the only way you can actually get any alcohol into Downing Street”. Incredible.
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Question Time by Harry Enfield And Paul Whitehouse. Perfect.
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Hannah is sick of the UK so she’s going to move her family abroad for a better life. But don’t get her started on migrants coming over here…
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What has the BBC ever done for us? Brilliant TV licence advert from 1986.
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Minister for Government Efficiency has civil servants print out his emails.
No computer clogs up
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg
’s neat desk in Whitehall. Just a carriage clock, ‘in’ and ‘out’ trays, some writing paper and a box of Crème Eggs. Old paintings on the wall. This is office life as it should be!
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A photographer has just been dragged off the conference centre floor by security.
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Camera pans to audience member mouthing "that's bollocks" during PM's answer.
#BattleForNumber10
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“All these irrelevant old motherfuckers trying to tell us what to do with our fucking bodies”.
@phoebe_bridgers
calls out the US Supreme Court on stage at Glastonbury. She had an abortion last year. What a moment.
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This is fascinating. The News Agents have spoken to a source close to the Qataris who says they’re massively regretting their World Cup bid.
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🛑 STOP THIS NOW 🛑
Columbia Road flower market, East London.
Photo taken just now by my colleague
@JJ_Bryant
(who was not there as a punter).
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Absolute scenes as
@MichaelLCrick
catches a candidate in the act of setting up a “friendly voter” on the doorstep. (Video credit
@MailPlus_
)
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Previously unreleased footage of Matt Hancock at Tory conference karaoke. Whatever he does in the jungle won’t top this…
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In the latest episode of
@TheNewsAgents
a cabinet minister tried to blame the NHS crisis on the strikes and
@maitlis
was having none of it…
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🚨🚨🚨 Excited to announce my production company
@persephonica
will be making an ambitious new podcast with
@Global
, hosted by
@maitlis
and
@BBCJonSopel
. Can't wait to be reunited with these broadcasting legends as exec producer on this milestone moment for podcasting. More soon!
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This Greek airport puts all British passengers through a separate gate so they can stamp passports as you leave. An extra 45 minutes queuing AFTER check in and security.
#BrexitBenefits
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Worth remembering this later...
“This is a very bad result for the prime minister, 117 votes against her… much worse than she thought” says Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, who insists the result is worse that it looks as an ”overwhelming majority of backbenchers have voted against her”
#newsnight
|
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg
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It’s time to rewatch this amazing
@BBCNewsnight
opening montage from Trump’s inauguration
@maitlis
@esmewren
...
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This was electric.
@maitlis
on fire 🔥
.
@maitlis
: “You went to work for a man who was a consistent liar.”
@Guto_Harri
: “There are lies that matter, and lies that don’t’.”
Listen back on
@GlobalPlayer
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Let’s take a moment for
@AndyBurnhamGM
’s box fresh Clarks Originals Black Wallabees. Tag on 👌🏽
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A year ago today,
@maitlis
and I went for a long walk and came up with an idea for a new podcast. She called
@jonsopel
who said yes immediately. The rest is...
@TheNewsAgents
. Shoutout to the amazing teams at
@persephonica
and
@global
who make it happen. We're having a lot of fun.
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A few
#Americast
-ers have asked if we're stopping now...
NO!
We've been blown away by the huge amount of people who've found the podcast recently and we're having a blast making it. We're also keeping our
@BBCRadio4
slot for now. Onwards!
ps. It's our 1st birthday next week 🎂
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So ordering a Guinness in Davos was a major error of judgment.
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This photo of a couple in matching fur coats doing the big shop at Waitrose has made my day.
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After fourteen years, I've decided to leave the BBC. It feels like the right time for a new challenge.
I joined the Beeb as a reporter at Radio Sheffield in 2007 after
@EmmaGilliam
took a chance on the work experience. It was a dream come true. First week at work photo...
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HOT TAKE... Getting to the end of a long working week with no fun weekend plans is starting to get very boring, amirite?
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Keir Starmer should just read out this thread instead of his conference speech
I’m not quite sure how to explain what’s happened tonight, because it’s still happening - but here goes…
At 4:40pm I jumped on a train from London to Edinburgh..
It was comfy, it was quiet
In hindsight, too good to last…
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This appears to be the hugely talented
@EP_Lawrence
- a senior journalist and camera operator working for
@BBCNews
. Very worrying.
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I never understood why pop stations had to switch to playing the national anthem and crusty obit tapes. Almost as if the presenters can’t be trusted. Radio is about authenticity and connecting with your audience, as
@gregjames
is masterfully demonstrating this morning.
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"Truss and Kwarteng maligned almost everyone in the country for being part of the anti-growth coalition and now they're joining it." 🔥 from
@mrjamesob
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It’s not often you get to launch something new. We’re absolutely knackered but buzzing to have finished the week at the top of the podcast charts. Huge thanks to this incredible team. The News Agents will be back next week!
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How low can you go
@GBNEWS
? Can’t believe any presenter or guest would want to appear whilst Laurence Fox is still employed by them. Beyond vile.
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🚨WE’RE HIRING!🚨 Thread...
We’re looking for brilliant producers, journalists & storytellers to join our team and help make an exciting and ambitious new daily BBC podcast for younger, more diverse audiences.
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Wishing the lovely Paulina and Greg all the best for the future. I’ll really miss their shop, which has been my destination for Greek ingredients over the years. I paid a final visit today and bought a year’s supply of kalamata olives.
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.
@maitlis
reaction to the news that Boris is considering running is my favourite
@TheNewsAgents
moment so far.
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The plot thickens - a senior lobby hack messages to say that this "apocryphal" tale was invented by a senior Tory MP after the 2017 election, and is now embedded in Conservative mythology.
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We edited this episode of
@TheNewsAgents
in a taxi and published it in North London. A terraced house, rather than town house, but I hope the PM is suitably disgusted with it.
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Absolutely delighted that
@lewis_goodall
is joining the presenting line-up for our new
@global
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@persephonica
daily podcast. As well as hosting alongside
@maitlis
and
@jonsopel
, he'll be delivering big scoops and analysis - in video as well as audio. More to come soon! 🕵🏻♂️🎙🚀
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Adam just introduced me to Barnier like I was his son...
Adam: “Michel, can you meet producer Dino?”
Barnier: “Does he want to shake my hand?”
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Such an important clip. Hitchens - not for the first time - way off the mark.
Matthew Perry debating the topic of addiction with a dismissive Peter Hitchens in 2013
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I don't think we can say this enough - Colin Murray is an incredible broadcaster. He can shift the tone from shade to light without touching the gearstick. 5 Live should protect him at all costs.
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The PM’s chief adviser is giving an account of how his son had a wee in a bush live on BBC One. You couldn’t make it up.
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Just went to pay for petrol in Tier 4 London. No one inside wearing a mask. No one challenged. No one bothered. No wonder we are where we are. 😔
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For Spad watchers, the Telegraph reports that the basement DJ was the lady from disposable coffee cup-gate.
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Exhibit A
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Some bonkers news to finish the decade...
#Brexitcast
has hit 16 MILLION downloads 🤯🤯🤯.
Huge thank you to all our Brexitcasters. So proud of what we’ve achieved this year. Winning Listener’s Choice at the
@britpodawards
and launching a
@BBCOne
show has been a real privilege.
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Whatever happens tonight, we can be incredibly proud of how this England squad have carried themselves on and off the pitch. Particularly
@sterling7
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Not on my Erasmus year. Many of my fellow students were only able to do the course because of the grant and not having to pay fees that year.
Gove on
#r4today
says the Erasmus scheme 'tended to have students from more privileged backgrounds rather than less privileged backgrounds'
Is there evidence for this?
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Here they are! Front page of Sunday’s
@ObsNewReview
and we’ll actually have something for you to listen to next week…
@maitlis
@jonsopel
@lewis_goodall
@persephonica
@global
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.
@bbcthree
is returning as a broadcast TV channel. Excellent news! Youth audiences deserve it.
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Meanwhile in Greece… the county runs entirely on renewable energy for the first time.
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The News Agents is now the biggest daily podcast in the UK - in just seven months! So proud of everyone involved. Much more to come…
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4 years ago I was given a major bollocking by a news editor in the gallery of a studio for ‘wasting a corespondent’s time’ during a Brexitcast recording. Pleased to see that podcasts are now the future. 👍🏽
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I’ve watched this around 36 times today because it’s totally wonderful 💉
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A ridiculous week that started in the small hours last Saturday with rumours of lockdown 2. My amazing team have made TEN podcasts this week. Smart, informative, moving & funny. They're the best in the business. Check out their brilliant work on
@BBCSounds
#BBCNewscast
#Americast
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Apply for the BBC Digital Journalism Apprenticeship and one day you could also end up in a hotel room with a towel on your head...
More glamour of life in journalism. Voicing my script tonight in an echoey hotel room in a studio built by
@cswift2
#livingthedream
#livingmybestlife
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Totally bonkers but I’m so chuffed that
#Brexitcast
is going to be on
@BBCOne
from September. Just so we’re all clear, we’re not going to go all telly and start wearing sequin blazers and stuff. It’s still the podcast but you’ll be able to watch it. Brexitcast means Brexitcast.
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What a brilliant week for
@ChrisMasonBBC
. Like his predecessor, he makes the toughest gig in news look easy. And so refreshing to hear the podcast tone creeping into linear radio. Don't think you'd have had the Pol Ed interrupting the Today prog to take a call before Brexitcast!
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“The world needs these objects to remain in London”. Gobsmacking colonialist arrogance from the Deputy Director of the
@britishmuseum
. This position is untenable in 2022 and is embarrassing for Britain.
#ParthenonMarbles
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So proud that we managed to take
#Brexitcast
to
@BBCOne
. MASSIVE team effort. Thank you to everyone who helped us get this over the line - you know who you are.
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Meanwhile, a live edition of ‘The Rest Is Newsagents’ taking place - with Justin Webb heckling from the audience.
@PortlandComms
@TheNewsAgents
@RestIsPolitics
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