Jon Harvey
@jondharvey
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Comedian/writer/geek. If it’s sporty, ancient, or crap-film-related, I’m interested. Author of A Fan For All Seasons, out now in paperback.
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Joined January 2009
I put Boris in the starring role in the British sequel to Succession, because it just had to be done. @jessearmstrong1 @lucyprebblish @hbo @NicholasBritell
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Why Ashes cricket is as epic as the Iliad and Odyssey. My new piece in the Guardian:
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Why wait for Christopher Nolan’s film of The Odyssey? England and Australia are about to create their own version
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Me probably, and I’m a chronic asthmatic.
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“It becomes the default for communication, and they often struggle to move away from the WhatsApp chat.” Tom Stroud says he’s unsurprised that men are spending over six hours online daily. @jondharvey
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“When I was first a student, I had a wonderful time, but 10 per cent of the undergraduate students were women. It was a kind of monoculture.” British universities “are not going down the tubes”, says @wMaryBeard as she defends their trajectory. @JonDHarvey | #TimesRadio
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“Even in the States, at state level, there’s effective legislation.” People are “waking up to” the need of regulation online, say @AdeleWalton121 and Ian Russell as they call for more ambitious legislation to tackle the “unsafe design of social media.” @JonDHarvey | #TimesRadio
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“He wants to be an emperor…we all have to bow down to him...I don’t want to bow down to him at all.” Cheltenham festival goers react to Trump’s Gaza peace deal. @JonDHarvey | #TimesRadio
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Are they waving goodbye?
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I’ve written a piece in this, comparing the first ball in an Ashes series with the opening lines in the Iliad and Odyssey. Because, incredibly, nobody had already done it.
Issue 51 of The Nightwatchman is out now, full of wonderful long-form cricket writing from @ajarrodkimber, @danielgallan, @huwzat, @camsell59, and more Print: https://t.co/wBHQaJ2e8D Digital: https://t.co/qIoLfAjc8B
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I reckon this has a claim to be the best programme ever. Incredible achievement. Well played, Melvyn. Well played.
Having presented well over 1,000 episodes of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 series, Melvyn Bragg has made the decision to step down from In Our Time following the series which aired earlier this year Read more ➡️ https://t.co/vEKXGAbLR5
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Man City? Guardiola? Haaland? Ezey Peasy. Who needs a Gooner anyway? We. Are. Top of the league. #COYS
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Nominative determinism.
Thomas Frank: "I knew we had to do something a little bit different against PSG. It was a special operation. In medical terms, the operation succeeded but the patient died. So not that good in the end. (contd)
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I can’t say I’ve ever previously spent a Sunday morning chatting about Sydney Sweeney with @JaneMulkerrins and @AnnekaRice, but I’d do it again in a heart-beat! #nonemoreblonde #tokenbrunette
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Hey, I'm on this! Thanks @jondharvey for including me and #Quint So proud to be part of the lore! https://t.co/3OLZ9i29EM
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Jon Harvey celebrates 50 years of Jaws with a hilarious history of shark fiction.
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Happy Jaws Day! It surfaced in cinemas 50 years ago today. My little contributions to this epic anniversary: Into The Sharkiverse: my 60min documentary about Jaws and shark fiction on @BBCRadio4: https://t.co/mTMgymPShF My Guardian piece:
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Jon Harvey celebrates 50 years of Jaws with a hilarious history of shark fiction.
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I hope Thomas Frank gets better treatment at Spurs than Ange did. Especially in the souvenir scarf department.
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It's 10 years since we lost Dan. My only brother, my oldest friend. I've got married, had the most amazing little boy, become a space warrior by mistake, run for election six times, and most incredibly of all, Palace have won the cup. Miss you bro. x
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Just when you thought it was safe to switch on your radio, I’ve made an epic homage to Jaws and Sharksploitation for @bbcradio4: Into The Sharkiverse, tonight at 8pm and then on @bbcsounds.
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This is tonight on @BBCRadio 4 at 8pm: Into The Sharkiverse! My hour-long deep dive into 50 years of Jaws and sharksploitation. Features Ghost Shark, Rob Shark, Sharkenstein, Shark Exorcist and many more!
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Jon Harvey celebrates 50 years of Jaws with a hilarious history of shark fiction.
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