David Knowles
@djknowles22
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Journalist at @telegraph. Presenter of (award winning) Ukraine: The Latest, enthusiastic cricketer and mandolinist
Joined May 2013
Here's the first of mine and @adeliepjz's special dispatches from Ukraine. In it, we go to Bucha and Hostomel to meet old friends and hear stories about occupation and liberation.
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London Philharmonic Orchestra played the Ukrainian national anthem before tonight’s concert. Whole auditorium stood and applauded
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Didn’t realise so much of the video was applause, here’s more of the anthem
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Proud that Ukraine: The Latest has been nominated for Best News Podcast in the 2024 Press Awards, thanks to everyone who works on it and to all our guests for taking to us
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Well this is nice - thank you to everyone working on the show in The Telegraph and to all of our guests.
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Some. professional news?.
The Russian government has expanded its list of banned journalists, adding among others @BBCRosAtkins, @mariannaspring, @Danict89, @J_A_Horton, @emilybell, @julianborger, @danielboffey, @FrancisDearnley, @djknowles22 & @colinfreeman99 .
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Delighted to say that after more than a year working on the Ukraine: The Latest podcast I'll be moving to the Audio team full time as the new Head of Audio Development.
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Thanks to all our listeners and contributors.
'Ukraine: The Latest' has been shortlisted at @pubpodawards in the 'Best News Podcast' category for the second year running. Thanks to all our @Telegraph colleagues, guests, and - most of all - listeners around the world. We are committed to keep on reporting.
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Ukraine: The Latest has been nominated for Podcast of the Year at the Society of Editors awards . Thanks to everyone who has talked to us, especially all the Ukrainians we've spoken to, and thanks to our listeners for sticking with us. Until the invasion is over, we continue.
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Do follow the orchestra here @LPOrchestra - and thanks to all the musicians for a moving evening.
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Are the boys…. Back?.
“Ukraine: The Latest” pod squad reunited and ready for the big event tomorrow at the British Embassy
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People are being very kind on this - important to say of course this is a team award, there are far too many to think but just to highlight @DomNicholls, @FrancisDearnley, @louisawells1, & @GilesGear (amongst literally hundreds of people).
Proud that Ukraine: The Latest has been nominated for Best News Podcast in the 2024 Press Awards, thanks to everyone who works on it and to all our guests for taking to us
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Was an honour to host our live podcast in Washington D.C, thanks to all our listeners for coming, a pleasure.
@Telegraph’s @FrancisDearnley, @DomNicholls and @djknowles22 came to the US for a live recording of Ukraine: The Latest Podcast @UKinUSA. Thx for the reserved seat!
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During the First World War the daily rations for French troops included almost a pint of wine and the often poor quality of that wine was one of the causes of the mutinies in 1917.
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Ukrainian festival tomorrow in Washington… going to be a big day
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*Deep breath* some personal/professional news. Will be heading back to London next month to join the Telegraph as the Deputy Head of Social Media. Now to change into my 'Moving Country During a Pandemic' costume🤡.
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On the one hand, Fellowship of the Ring is an amazing film. And then there’s this shot…
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Quite a shock to see ‘Ukraine: The Latest’ at 50 in the Apple Podcast charts, alongside some fantastic shows - thanks all for listening, we continue
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What a pleasure to speak to @TimothyDSnyder with my colleagues @Barnes_Joe & @FrancisDearnley - do hope you find it as interesting as we did .
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@dim0kq So sorry for your loss Dimko, thinking of you and your family, condolences from London.
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Pretty sure March 2nd 2022 is when we first started publishing the Ukraine: The Latest podcast on the full -scale invasion. Thank you to everyone, in the Telegraph and outside who talks to us. We continue.
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Fascinating and moving few days in Lviv, thanks to everyone, from soldiers to volunteers to civilians for talking to me
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@mrdavidwhitley @neilgibbons The queen exasperatedly turning away from a game of Settlers of Catan to answer the phone to the Prime Minister.
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Steve Rosenberg is one of our greatest journalists and day in, day out we are in debt to him. What a fantastic interview.
First time I’ve been accused of sending a dog to sleep with my “boring” questions. I speak to Karin Kneissl, Austria’s former foreign minister, who once invited Vladimir Putin to her wedding and has now moved to Russia with her boxer Winston Churchill. Producer @LizaShuvalova
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Recently I had the honour of speaking to a group of Ukrainian medics about their experiences. Here’s their stories
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Eloquent and correct - from @adeliepjz.
I don’t usually write about French politics, but yesterday I had a cup of coffee on an empty stomach and so decided to channel my frustration in 700 words.
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A slice of America here - the mosque next door to St Andrew’s cathedral opened its grounds to be parking for the church’s Ukrainian festival
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Truly excellent Ukrainian food at Ruta in Washington D.D tonight
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Dear @DomNicholls are you alive, how are the Appalachians, has a bear eaten you?. Affectionately , David & Francis at Heathrow Terminal 5.
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We realised, while prepping notes for today, that this is our 200th podcast since the start of the full scale invasion. Our thanks to everyone who talks to us and especially to our Ukrainian friends and listeners.
🎙️ New episode of Ukraine: The Latest. Today, @djknowles22, @venetiarainey , @CapurrodDaniel and @FrancisDearnley discuss the latest updates from Ukraine ⤵️.
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@jpbrammer ‘The legend of Darth Plagieus the wise is an instructive one for today’s geopolitical tensions…’.
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Was fascinating to speak to @MarkGaleotti for this podcast, I do hope you find it as interesting as I did .
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This, from @Madz_Grant is excellent and rightly unleashes the fury of a generation who feel like they pay for everything yet have no stake in anything
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Oooops!.
Absolute classic from @djknowles22 who hadn’t quite made the awards by the time Ukraine: the latest won Best News Podcast at @publisherpod 🎙️ 🎧
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Thanks to everyone for their feedback to our Ukraine: The Latest video podcast, but most of all to this commenter
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Honoured that our Ukraine podcast is up for the British Journalism Awards alongside some excellent reporting. Thanks to everyone in the newsroom, and outside, for your contributions. Here's yesterday's, with @FrancisDearnley, @sophia_yan & @Nat_Vasilyeva
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TimeOut I’m 31, if I’m not in deep sleep by 2am I’m absolutely furious
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Cringe vibes definitely a problem for this campaign.
A new Brexit delivery unit. Reviewing every EU law on our statute book. Starting in my first 100 days. Let’s keep Brexit safe👇 #Ready4Rishi
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Looking forward to this! Welcome to Telegraph Towers Margo.
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Really good to talk to @SPlokhy about his new book #ChernobylRoulette today, will release the special episode in the next few weeks.
Looking forward to listening to @djknowles22 chat to @SPlokhy about #ChernobylRoulette on Ukraine:The Latest podcast @Telegraph 📕 coming soon.
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Been such a fascinating week in Washington, looking forward to our subscriber-only podcast tomorrow, thanks for the welcome American
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It’s our longest podcast, but every minute is gold. Thank you so much to @oonuch for your time taking us through Ukrainian society, politics and democracy. Much needed depth and detail - have already ordered the book!.
🇺🇦 New episode of Ukraine: The Latest. @djknowles22 is joined by @DomNicholls, @FrancisDearnley, and @RolandOliphant to discuss the latest updates in Ukraine. Plus an interview with @oonuch, author of The Zelensky Effect. 🎧 Listen 👇.
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Five jobs I’ve had: . 1) Something I think people will look down on.2) Something quirky that reveals a side to me you didn’t know .3) A relatable first ‘proper’ job .4) The turning point for my career.5) The enviable position I am in today.
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This is exciting (I mean , they are all fantastic so, frankly, what an honour)
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Another push for this, post Christmas dinner, part 1 of my 2-part podcast accompanying volunteers delivering aid and vehicles to Ukraine
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Managed to walk into town today (horaay, recovery etc.,) and here’s Pitzhanger Manor looking resplendent
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Hi listeners to the Ukraine pod - we've started a nascent Reddit community here - do join, we'll be sharing the pods, latest news, thoughts etc.,.
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Nice thing to see before we head in for today's pod - as always thanks to our listeners and everyone we speak to for your time.
Best News Podcast: Ukrainecast by @BBC, The Conversation Weekly by @ConversationUK, @ftnewsbriefing by @FT, Behind the Money by @FT, Uncovered by @NationalWorld, World Review from the @NewStatesman, Ukraine: The Latest by @Telegraph
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Here it is, part one of ‘Sunny Days in Kramatorsk’ - thank you so much to @GilesGear & @louisawells1 for your work on this. And thank you so much to everyone who spoke to me for this special 2-part episode of Ukraine: The Latest, Merry Christmas 🎄.
🇺🇦 In a 2-part special episode of Ukraine: The Latest, presenter @djknowles22 travels to eastern Ukraine with a group of British volunteers . Production and editing: @GilesGear and @louisawells1. 🎧 Listen now 👇.
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(and also, will still be hosting the Ukraine pod - realise I was a little unclear when originally tweeting).
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Thought I could see the Death Star from my living room for a second
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A special thank you to our guests today @alina_polyakova & @ThreshedThought.
New episode of Ukraine: The Latest. @djknowles22 is joined by @DomNicholls, @RolandOliphant, @ThreshedThought and @alina_polyakova to discuss the tactics used to break the Russian lines in the east and what is being found in liberated territories. Listen:.
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Obviously excited for these to arrive. On the other hand, I think my virginity just grew back
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In case you missed it, here’s part two of my Ukraine: The Latest special, ‘Sunny Days in Kramatorsk’ . Thank you to the producers, editors and to the volunteers for letting me into their world.
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Just finished ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ ahead of speaking to @TetyanaUkrainka on tomorrow’s podcast who worked on the translation team for the film. Difficult to say much right now. It is painful to watch, it must be painful to watch.
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Using my final days of recovery in intellectually stimulating pursuits* . *just collected over 100k wood in a single game of Age of Empires II.
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In Washington for the week, excited to find out what happens on Twitter when we’re all asleep.
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In a bar in Soho and the bar staff are having a very active conversation between themselves asking ‘is that Draco Malfoy?’.
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My 89 year old grandma has published a book about plants on Islay, let me know if you want a copy
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Written up one of the many interviews we did in Kyiv, audio version of the interview available in today’s podcast -
🔴 Lt Col Pavlo Kurylenko tells The Telegraph a major Russian advance will come soon if Ukraine does not get fresh military aid from the West. Find out more ⬇.
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Feel a bit guilty about having venison last night when this is the view from Grandma’s kitchen
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The last two weeks have tested and pushed us to the very limits but I must say we’re so lucky at @Telegraph to have the best Social team in the business - thank you @byclairehubble, @gemmafarrell_ , @Jaydencesi, @robagog and @ismeneormonde + @mattckwilliams for all your work.
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Will be in Lviv for a few days from Wednesday, do wave and say hello if you're about.
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Another one for the 'since 2010, graph go down' collection
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Night in, cup of tea ready, book open… and my neighbours cycle of 48 hours unbroken techno music has just started
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Excellent British Museum exhibition on hieroglyphs showcasing some previously unknown wonders of Ancient Egypt
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Sources say I 'regret nothing' and 'would do it all over again, haters going to hate'.
Essential pre-pod preparations. However, @djknowles22 consuming the large pool of hot chilli sauce has not been without ‘complications’.
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Was very interesting to hear his thoughts - do have a listen.
An extraordinary start to the 'Ukraine: The Latest' US trip - our exclusive interview with General Petraeus has got 250,000 views in under 24 hours. Thank you all. @DomNicholls, @djknowles22 and I have busy schedules. Follow @TelegraphUS for updates. 🇺🇸
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The absolute lethargy with which Frodo approaches his mission to save the world is inspiring
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Nothing but respect for my neighbours who ended their loud techno music at around 5am and have just started up again.
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Hi @georgegalloway, my landlord has priced me out of London, would appreciate a supportive RT!
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Was supposed to be on Islay with the family today, please join me in vicariously appreciating one of Britain’s most beautiful islands
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Back on Twitter, hello again. Here’s my interview with Andrey Kurkov, in which I got to ask him about his Donbas war novel ‘Grey Bees’.
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