Reeta Chakrabarti
@reetacbbc
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BBC newswoman; Chancellor of @YorkStJohn; debut novel ‘Finding Belle’ published May ‘25 by @harperfiction; trustee of @Keats_Shelley
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Joined November 2009
It’s all starting to feel real…my first novel is Finding Belle, published May 8th this year. The back cover is good too…Happy New Year to you all!
A lost child. A displaced mother. A family secret... Introducing #FindingBelle, a powerful story of mothers, daughters, betrayal and identity, and the debut novel from journalist and broadcaster @reetacbbc. Coming in May: https://t.co/m7owPCeqBc
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Excited to be able to able to welcome @KathViner, @reetacbbc + more to Leeds Trinity University for the return of Journalism and Media Week (JMW)!! I’ll be covering several events with multi platform video/online/socials throughout the week so stay tuned! (Photo: LTU)
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Brave and candid account of the toll on reporting from Ukraine by James Waterhouse: I got post-traumatic stress from reporting in Ukraine https://t.co/i8thKcQkNh
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The exciting line-up of speakers includes journalists @reetacbbc and @jonsopel, TV and radio host @EvanHD, editor-in-chief of The Guardian @KathViner, @BAFTA winner and head writer of @bbcdoctorwho, Russell T Davies, and @MayorOfWY, Tracy Brabin🤩
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This is going to be a great event - @garrettcarr novel is witty, wry and poignant - and mine ain't bad either. Do come
Selling fast but tickets still available for @garrett_carr with @reetacbbc at the Wimbledon Book Fest this Friday! 😍👇👇👇 https://t.co/21TYBcs9b9
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Journalism and Media Week 2025 is just one month away! The exciting line-up of speakers joining us this year includes journalists @JonSopel and @ReetaCBBC, editor-in-chief of The Guardian @KathViner, head writer of @BBCDoctorWho Russell T Davies, and @MayorofWY, Tracy Brabin🙌
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Busy in the newsroom and busy with the novel. Do come to listen to Garrett Carr talking about his wonderful poignant novel The Boy from the Sea… and me on Finding Belle
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Such a great line-up at this year’s @artsrichmonduk - I’m last but not least on Nov 26th at 7.30pm. Please come…
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Come hear Garrett Carr talk about his funny wry tender The Boy from the Sea at #wimbledonlitfest - and me on Finding Belle
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I had a great time Wigtown, thank you: Reeta Chakrabarti takes centre stage at Wigton Book Festival
heraldscotland.com
BBC newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti and Scots poet Len Pennie delighted audiences as Wigtown Book Festival got into full swing this weekend.
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A huge loss. Ming was courteous, as many have noted, but he was also immensely kind. I had the same cancer as him & he called me the day of every treatment, cycle after cycle, sharing advice, gossip & reassurance.
Ming Campbell was a dedicated public servant and a true Liberal giant. His principled leadership opposing the Iraq War was a mark of his morality, courage and wisdom. But more than that, he was an incredibly warm and caring friend and colleague. We will miss him terribly.
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Such sad news - I knew him when I did the political beat at Westminster - always courteous and kind. Former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell dies aged 84 - BBC News
bbc.co.uk
Campbell led the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007 and was the MP for North East Fife at Westminster for 28 years.
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Britishness and free speech - why we travelled 200 miles to Robinson's London rally - BBC News
bbc.co.uk
More than 700 people who were on the march and counter-protest, contacted the BBC to express their views.
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One of the highlights of the first weekend of this year’s @WigtownBookFest.
If you’d like to talk #FindingBelle in person, please do come along - lots of events in the next weeks and months
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Shock in the US at the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk #bbcnewsten
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Israel opens a new front in its war on Hamas - striking Qatar #bbcnewsten
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If you want to talk Finding Belle in person, do come
✨ Outstanding Debuts ✨ Reeta Chakrabarti @reetacbbc & Aisha Hassan @AishaWriter explore family, secrets & survival in their powerful first novels. In conversation with Clare Clark. 📅 Sat 13 Sept, 3:30PM 🎟️ £10 Book tickets here: https://t.co/Iy90jbafFg
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If you’re in London this Saturday, do remember: Tickets are now available for Outstanding Debuts: Reeta Chakrabarti & Aisha Hassan at St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall, Chiswick.
ticketsource.co.uk
Tickets are now available for Outstanding Debuts: Reeta Chakrabarti & Aisha Hassan at St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall, on Saturday 13th September 2025. Click the link for further information and...
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For the first time ever the holders of the three great offices of state beyond PM (chancellor, foreign secretary, home secretary) are all women
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Let's celebrate Mary Shelley's birthday! She was born #otd in 1797. Share your favorite quotes from her books with us.
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