Rob Burley
@RobBurl
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Author, journalist. Hon Fellow @LivUni LFC. Ex-BBC. @timesradio got PD https://t.co/B8fgP68YgU: Agent Jack Fogg at https://t.co/9npWoR0qnu
Joined April 2010
My book tells the story of the extraordinary relationship between Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher. Next year a new @Channel4 drama based on my book will land, starring Harriet Walter & Steve Coogan, script by @mrJamesGraham, directed by Stephen Frears.
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Channel 4 has set Margaret Thatcher Drama 'Brian & Margaret' With Harriet Walter, Steve Coogan, Stephen Frears, James Graham
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RT @cathynewman: A very busy August Friday on my @TimesRadio show: latest on #Gaza and #Ukraine conflicts: German MEP @ElmarBrok_MEP is up….
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My God, I’d never seen the live version before now. The vocals are just perfect.
Been listening to this on repeat this evening. Bittersweet beauty, romance, lost romance and cities. And the “Do I love you?” part is particularly beautiful.
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Been listening to this on repeat this evening. Bittersweet beauty, romance, lost romance and cities. And the “Do I love you?” part is particularly beautiful.
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Some great stuff from @djnicholl here if you want to learn more about Parkinson’s.
ICYMI My hour with political journalist and author @RobBurl talking about living with Parkinsons.
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A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece about Parkinson’s for UnHerd which seemed to ring true for a lot of Parky affected people. Tonight I’ll be talking to @IainDale about my life with Parkinson’s
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Times Radio weekly audience up by almost a third.
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The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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Next cut to watch out for: only running Politics Live on Wednesdays for PMQS which is often the least interesting day of the week. I’d oppose this one early because otherwise it’ll just happen. Long mooted by clueless bean counters as an easy saving.
Well, if you continually support cutting the BBC then I’m shocked you’re shocked that eventually something you value will be cut.
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Well, if you continually support cutting the BBC then I’m shocked you’re shocked that eventually something you value will be cut.
Very disappointed by Politics Live’s decision not to go to Party Conferences. Conferences are an essential part of the political process in the UK and a chance to engage with members and volunteers (and not just MPs) as well as getting the ‘mood’. I hope they think again.
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I’d be lying if I said I was shocked. Years of cuts plus a BBC News management that isn’t interested in politics and is too busy dealing with the latest self-lit bin fire to think about the core functions of the BBC.
The BBC has decided not to send its flagship Politics Live programme to party conferences this year, PolHome understands. A former culture secretary said it was a "further erosion" of the BBC's political coverage, and urged the corporation to think again.
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A name evocative of a late 70s childhood loving the European Cup winning Reds. Sad news.
A Welsh football legend. 🏴. Speaking back in 2017, Joey Jones reflects on becoming Wales’ first European Cup winner, joining Liverpool from Wrexham, and the banner that made him feel 10 feet tall. ❤️
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In which Mehdi has twenty idiots for breakfast….
I debated 20 far-far-far-right conservatives on Jubilee's 'Surrounded.'. Below are some brief highlights of them unable to answer my basic questions or rebut the simplest of points. Not sure whether to laugh or cry. Here's the full eye-opening 'debate':
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RT @jacquie_watts: @RobBurl Diagnosed 3 + years ago with PD you sent me some wonderfuly kind words of encouragement…. I’ve kept my diagnos….
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Molly has vg judgement so I’m grateful for this endorsement!.
This is so good.
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RT @healthpsycleeds: “You can’t hide your Parkinson’s forever: My TV appearance was a reality check”. What a brutally honest piece by @RobB….
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RT @jiJonathon: @RobBurl Your article really resonated. I’m in that early stage of Parkinson’s where I feel at times like an Olympian athle….
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Quite apart from any other aspect of the content involved here I’m probably most chudfed about the headline which makes an oblique reference to one of my favourite albums.
‘My Parkinson's didn't cross my mind; I was focused on providing some engaging and challenging content.’. Read @RobBurl on broadcasting with the disease 👇.
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