My last night shift with this titan of broadcasting before
@EmbleyMike
leaves the BBC next week. A colleague and friend for 20 years. I shall miss him terribly. 🎬
@JohnSimpsonNews
Every time I have to whisper into your ‘good ear’ I remember. Life is so fragile. First hand journalism is crucial if we are ever to understand, respect and debate with our neighbours.
News chums.If, like me, you are feeling the need for something other than death & proclamations, may I point you towards any of
@SusanCalman
‘s travelogue’s. She’s a delight,takes u away from it all & makes you chuckle 😁. Free therapy. Highly recommend 👍🏖
We’ve broken the studio. Oopsey 😳.
@BBCNuala
on-air & coping admirably.
@bbcmikeembley
will use different studio from 0200. Apart from that, everything’s going tremendously well 👍🤪
Kind, generous, supportive, hilarious and naughty. It’s
@BBCSimonMcCoy
last day and we will miss him. Thank you for the laughter Simon, you never failed to brighten up my day! 🌟 xx
#PeterSissons
always wore braces. He would undo them once he was seated behind the desk & then forget to reattach them before getting up to leave. He was very good at catching his trousers before.... Lovely chap. Fond memories. Condolences to his family. RIP ❤️
So here’s the thing.
@BBCCarrie
has got precisely 90 seconds to get from down there,to up here, in time for 2100 headlines, just in case
@BBCRosAtkins
fancies going for a beer instead.
@BBCOS
#BBCOutsideSource
#Berlin
🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️
It’s guest intros like that that make me wonder what I have actually achieved in life 🤷♀️.
@andrea_rockall
wil be chatting with
@RSchofieldTV
at approx 2040 on
@BBCNews
“Everybody stop talking now. Let’s just do this”, says our
@sophieraworth
seconds before we go on air with the Ten. Possibly the most sensible thing I’ve heard anyone say for months. 👏👏👏
Excellent to have
@jamesbbcnews
in the studio this wkend getting some practice in b4 joining the
@BBCWorld
presenting team from next Saturday. Tmrw he gets a 3hr masterclass with our
@MartineBBC
- be gentle with him 😂
UPDATE
#Swan
that was
#shot
in the head whilst sat on her nest in Thatcham has been reunited with her mate. She had surgery to remove the shot from the base of her skull. She has recovered very well. The video is the first moments of their reunion.
I appear to have started my new year healthy eating plan with a massive bag of
@marksandspencer
vegetable crisps and Colin the caterpillar cola sweets. Oopsey 😳
Night shift spent showing reports on
#CommonwealthGames
means I now have serious ear worm of
@duranduran
Ordinary World, + I notice the BBC reception is playing out
#DuranDuran
music in the foyer!😄🎶
@RealMattKing
@sirsteveedge
Due to not having entered the 21st century yet (not got Sky), I’m very, VERY late to Starlings 🙄. Thoroughly enjoyed it via Amazon Prime instead 😂. Top prog! 10/10 👍 👏👏
Geek tweet.That clever fella
@peterbramah
(Director/sound specialist)has added an atmos mic to the mix in
@LVaughanJones
earpiece(sorry,🤓).Really wish I’d filmed LVJ as he exclaimed,”it’s just like having my old life back!”. The biggest,broadest smile you ever did see! 🗣😁👏👏
Ok. So somebody’s got to say it. Who exactly was that small child rolling around the newsroom floor unattended and upstaging
@CliveMyrieBBC
at the end of the teatime
@BBCNews
??
@MetMattTaylor
@jmbgeog
Fascinating. And I,for one,am deeply grateful for our highly qualified & experienced meteorologists who have additional skills at explaining to the lay-person this kind of phenomenon in 280 characters(& on TV). Geography is fascinating & deserves the widest possible audience ❄️
Hmmm, anyone fancy presenting the Ten on Wednesday? Seems there’s a gap in the rota. Our Janie
@JaneHillNews
for the One & a rare midweek treat of
@MishalHusainBBC
for the Six, but it’s a mystery at Ten... 🤔
@DreyfusJames
Don’t you just long for those heady days, arriving in
@BirminghamRep
rehearsal room, strawberry milkshake in one hand, fag in the other, knocking out some Shakespeare, knackered from a late night at Tin Tin’s! Happy, simpler times 😊🕺xx