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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

BBC Broadcasting House. One Minute Silence. #HMQueen

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@deejaycrox

4 years

Farewell British Summer Time. The moment 0159:59 becomes 0100:00

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David Croxson

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2 months

Some weeks ago I was asked to give a talk to the WI about working at the BBC. This was part of my presentation about the two minutes leading up to a live transmission on BBC 1.

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David Croxson

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5 years

@MirrorSport Once again, the inability to make the distinction between ‘secret’ and ‘private’

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

A great pleasure (mixed with some sadness of course) to direct the legend Shaun Ley for his last BBC News bulletin

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

Tomorrow is going to be a very bittersweet day. Having directed the first South Today transmitted fully from Oxford in 2005, I have been asked to go back and direct the very last. BBC One Oxford, 6:30pm tomorrow.

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David Croxson

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2 years

Finally home after, frankly, an astounding fortnight.Two weeks ago today I was in Downing St amongst the melée of press for a new Prime Minister. This last week I have been honoured to direct news programmes for the death of The Queen. I still can’t quite believe what I’ve done.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

The BBC’s News at One o’clock has been regularly pulling in 4 million viewers this year every day as we try and make sense of the pandemic. It has been a rollercoaster joining the team responsible for being it to your screens. I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of it.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

4 years

Yesterday I directed my first national news bulletin on BBC One. Terrifying. But Exhilarating. Thankyou to a top team who looked after me.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

And that’s a wrap. Goodbye from South Today Oxford. #bbcsouthtoday

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

It was possibly the maddest idea I’ve ever had at 3:30pm, but I hope @scott_mills enjoyed being joined by #bbcnewssix viewers and @sophieraworth . My amazing BBC colleagues made this possible - thank you. Well done Scott and keep going for #ChildrenInNeed @BBCCiN @BBCRadio2

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

One last time. #bbcsouthtodayoxford

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

About to achieve the director’s triple crown, of directing the BBC One Six and Ten o’clock News!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

BBC Local Radio teams *absolutely* pulling their weight on behalf of the corporation this morning, asking our PM the questions that matter, getting straight to the point. The clips will be played all day across the network. LR was never going to be easy, or be a place to hide.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

First Six Headlines in our new set in Studio B

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

A quiet dark control room following my first BBC News at Ten in the new studio. Phew!!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 months

Editor “You know the moon?” Me “Er. Yes I’m aware of it” Ed “Can we do something nice in the studio?” Me “Let me see what I can do”

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

5 months

Realised last night this is the first year of Christmas and weekend bulletins from Studio B so I thought I’d shoot it from a different angle for a change. Happy Christmas everyone.

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@deejaycrox

5 months

I’m not asleep. I’m just resting my eyes.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

First BBC News at Ten. Done. ✅ #BBCNewsTen Oh. And I managed to get a haircut.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

14 days

One final spin for World Business Report, a programme name that has been associated with BBC World Service Television and its descendants since the year dot. @BenThompsonTV

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

4 years

How times change

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

A few images from today's BBC News at One. All of these screens are made by the director on the day. I *really* enjoy working on the One. #BBCNewsOne

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

⁦ @ThatDavidHarper ⁩ was the continuity voice for BBC Oxford in recent years. This is the machine that played out the announcements & the music. Choose from the network presenter Left to Right and the regional one top to bottom. Then generics and music at the bottom.

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David Croxson

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1 year

Getting some of the live shots from across the Nations and Regions making up BBC News, fed up the line to Glasgow, put through the augmented reality graphics, combined with a classy jib move and nice scripting from @sophieraworth led to this - really pleased with how it looked!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 months

Behind the scenes. Me at the helm of todays BBC News at One

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David Croxson

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3 years

Rigging for BBC German Elections coverage

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

5 months

Beginning to make a habit of these all screens specials but I added a little something extra to this one ❄️

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David Croxson

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3 years

12 minutes to air. My station for the BBC News at Ten with @CliveMyrieBBC

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@deejaycrox

4 years

@DadJokeMan

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Tomorrow is my work birthday. 25 years service. Always wanted to work here, still pinch myself that I do!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

Relighting bits of the studio that don’t seem to have been used for a while! #BBCSouthTodayOxford

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Museum of Making in Derby looking amazing, expertly lit and shot by my talented colleagues in @OpsBBC Join us after the football on BBC One for #bbcNewsTen with @reetacbbc and @JaneHillNews

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

My station for the next 35 minutes for tonight’s BBC News at Six o’clock. #bbcnewssix

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Waggling faders on the Studio C @calrecaudio for @RichPreston on @BBCWorld

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

The presenter’s view in Oxford. There was a third camera to the left which got shots of any studio guests. The green cloth was used for the 8pm bulletin. The cameras were remotely controlled by the director. #bbcsouthtodayoxford #oxford #BBC

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

It’s fair to say, that was *quite* a day. I work with some incredible colleagues.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

Great way to start a programme

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

Not often you get an audience cheer on the BBC News at Six, and it also gave me chance to try out some funky camera moves #ComicRelief #RedNoseDay

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

To clarify the BBC position, we are rigging *equipment* for the election, not rigging the election 🤣 #GermanElection2021

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

5 years

@MooseAllain Wife once said “Y, as in ... er ... fronts”

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Oh my god this is extraordinary. I haven’t been this excited for years. And I have a news bulletin to direct for BBC One after this!!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

In Studio E at the moment is @MartineBBC who will have your BBC News at One o’clock in an hours time. I’ll be pushing the buttons and saying ‘cue’ every so often. Join us!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Sad i never got to use this on the SIX or TEN last night, as I think it looked rather good

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

Studio C currently making Focus on Africa. I’m about to take over and have four minutes to reset to Outside Source on BBC World News and the News Channel

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

Star filter ✅ Unusual trundle cam move ✅ 2022 Festive Close ✅ Hurrah!! Join @reetacbbc and the team for the late Christmas Eve BBC News at 23:22

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

Haven’t directed an 1830 half hour since the end of South Today Oxford, but tonight a guest appearance on BBC London awaits!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

Night shift vibes

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

Hello from Berlin! First live hit for the German elections due on air in 10 minutes on BBC World News. We’re broadcasting today from Refugio Berlin

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Directing World News America, which for two weeks can be seen in the uk on the BBC News Channel at 9pm. It’s an interesting show to do because it comes from a studio in Washington DC but via London where the reports and graphics are added. @LauraTrevelyan @genedandrea

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

6 years

Sitting in front of the ANCIENT BBC Oxford Aston, trying to set up new fonts. Or ‘founts’ As Aston insist on calling them!!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

4 years

Good luck to all at BBC Cymru Wales tomorrow as they make their first news broadcasts from Central Square. Moving a broadcast facility in the midst of a pandemic is especially hard. I shan’t be calling the first news opt just after 1300 but shall be wishing you all the very best.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

Fantastic special half hour last night produced by BBC London on the Metropolitan Police. Great to see Studio B relit and creatively used by Director @EllieEEngland @BBCLondonNews

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

18 days

Not my finest directorial moment … sorry @ChrisMasonBBC

BBC Sounds

@BBCSounds

19 days

Chris Mason’s unexpected appearance on the news He reveals all on the latest #BBCNewscast …

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

6 years

An HST just pulled into Moreton in Marsh with a rather gorgeous front power car @geofftech @MrTimDunn

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Fun fact about the new hand to nations and regions at the end of the Six and Ten - those are genuinely live feeds from all the BBC’s teams across the UK

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Been a while since I designed a screen image for South Today, but I was delighted to be asked to play a small part in paying tribute to Harry Gration today

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

Between directing today’s Six and Ten bulletins I spent a lovely few minutes up on the roof looking at London thinking how nice it was to see people coming back.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

4 months

My little contribution to today’s 70th Birthday of BBC TV Weather Forecasting. Was sorely tempted to put ‘G O F’

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

A day of decompression. At 5pm Thursday I headed to London to direct for the BBC, which was rather on auto-pilot. The enormity of those programmes is hitting me today. SO proud of colleagues who are working so well, to enable the UK to cover the biggest news story of our lives.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

Zadok the Priest is an incredible piece of music. I don’t care what anyone says. The hairs need no other cue to stand to attention.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

6 months

Nice to be able to do something a bit lighter (or indeed, darker!) on the News at Ten

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Good luck to everyone working on tonight’s inaugural broadcast from the new set in Studio B. It’s been a long project to bring this fabulous space back to the air. I’ll get my hands dirty on it tomorrow for the first time. Gulp.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

V sad to hear that Martin Lambie Nairn died. He was a creative master who rebranded so many tv stations with effortless style & class. Some weeks ago I re-discovered my signed print of his Millennium Ident. Each of us working in presentation got one.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

4 years

Studio B lit for BBC World News daily programme Focus on Africa. @Salym and @MimosaFawaz at the helm today.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

Director’s view, last minute prep. The latest on COVID vaccine efficacy, Myanmar, the snow, plus how the Leicester Comedy Festival is virtually hilarious. #BBCNewsTen with @MishalHusain

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

A busy BBC News at Ten. @thehuwedwards in Glasgow, @CliveMyrieBBC in the studio, plus four other live correspondents in Beijing, Rome and Salisbury and the COP26 Conference centre. @StephenMcDonell @BBCJonSopel @jonkay01 @davidshukmanbbc

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

The “gallery” for tomorrow’s German Elections coverage on BBC News. Amazing facilities provided by @OpsBbc @BBCNewsOps

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

Perished and soaked after a days volunteering at the vaccine clinic. But another 800 people have had their first jab ✅

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 months

Vision mixer filth

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

And for my next trick, a new programme for me to work on (but an oddly familiar format and time slot!). #RegionalTelly

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

10 months

The new BBC News app is a bit of a waste of screen space on an ipad isn’t it … where have all the topics gone, where is the 16x9 video and why is the font TINY ? Also scrolling, scrolling, scrolling and seeing the same stories over and over again …

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

About to take the hot seat for tonight’s Six. @njb currently at the helm of the news channel. I have just four minutes to check how it looks!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

I’m occasionally asked why on earth I live in Gloucestershire but work in London. Please see below for comparison of the two “Oxford Streets”

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Busy busy day at the cathedral of News, directing the One o’clock News and then (unexpectedly!) the Six as well. I have bowed out of attempting the Director’s Triple Crown though and have left the Ten to @njb

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

11 months

We had a story on the Six tonight about a basketball player who is 7’5”. And with a combination of a tape measure, a post it note and a bit of trial and errror here’s an actual size shot of him.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

My 100th parkrun at my own event! Surprisingly emotional to run something I’ve been working on organising for the last year or so! Thankyou to all our wonderful volunteers. #loveparkrun

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

Great to direct a feel-good news story on the UK @BBCNews . A complex operation, introducing the story then joining a live edition of @BBCWalesToday (after their headlines), avoiding their Newsbelt, then continuing coverage til we could cleanly rejoin the main channel. Diolch!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

10 months

George was the kindest, warmest colleague. He was a gentleman and a gentle man.

George Alagiah: 'Brilliant, kind' BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67

The award-winning journalist was a respected fixture on British TV news for more than three decades.

www.bbc.co.uk

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

The music at the funeral of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh is absolutely exquisite. What a moving service on such a flawless spring day.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

12 days

Thread - a massive project I’ve been proud to be a part of. Great to see Studio E back on air.

Joe O'Brien

@thisisjoeob

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We’ve been refreshing with the BBC’s news channel 🧵 A complex project over many months that @paulroyall asked me to lead editorially. A lot of great people doing great things across the business - a challenge. But we’ve got loads done …

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David Croxson

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9 months

Biblical rain as I leave work after a very hard news day. Now sitting, steaming slightly, on my GWR train home to the Cotswolds.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

4 years

@regsanders @DuncanNewmarch here’s a bit of top retro presentation noddycam hardware for you #pres #noddy

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

A nightmare junction for BBC One this - live FA Cup Final which went to extra time and (lots of) penalties and then they’ll have barely 2 minutes to get them off, do all the maths and join the Eurovision Network bang on 20:00:00.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

It isn’t often a news story stays with me all the way home. I live a long way away from BBC HQ, and usually however awful the day’s news has been, I have been able to ‘park’ what I have dealt with. Not today.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

TOTP. BBC Four. How Phil Collins’ absolute DUDE of a bass player ever didn’t get his beard trapped in the strings or pickups I’ll never know

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

The headlines at One. #BehindTheScenes

Richard Murrell

@murrell_richard

1 year

As I return to the Nationals team of directors - it was time to observe the master at work .. 👏 to @deejaycrox

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

Good night from BH

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

1 year

I shall very much miss working with @njb . Farewell and good luck in your new job. Sky are extremely lucky to have you! See you at @Wolfordparkrun in a few weeks though 🤣🏃‍♂️

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

A spot of news channel directing

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

This is one of the things this programme, the BBC, is brave enough to ask - why are you doing this? The answer? To tell the story. To find the truth. To try and cut through the ‘crap’ as Clive puts it, brutally honestly. These are my colleagues. I couldn’t be more in awe of them.

Christian Fraser

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2 years

Deciding to stay in a war zone to cover a conflict like Ukraine, is a professional decision and also deeply personal. Respect to ⁦ @CliveMyrieBBC ⁩ and all media colleagues in #kyiv telling such an important story in difficult circumstances ⁦ @BBCNews ⁩ ⁦ @BBCWorld ⁩

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

17 days

When I arrived at work last night, this was being rehearsed in All Souls next to the BBC, full choir, live orchestration. I simply had to stop. An incredible sound, and my favourite of all. However I couldn’t make out the words - and it wasn’t the usual lyrics. What’s being sung?

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

Oooh now lookeee here. The original set of BBC One South symbols when BBC Oxford opened

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

Excellent sound joke

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

3 years

Setting up with @bbcdavideades for the next hit, where we’ll explain the huge cheers from below (David is a huge celebrity obvs, but there’s also a marathon finishing!)

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

4 years

Well, that was quite a day. First time directing Focus on Africa in Studio C, first time dealing with an hour of news on BBC Four, News Chanel & World and finally an hour of directing including the News Channel paper review. The drive home was a wonderful tonic to clear the head!

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

5 years

@eliistender10 I’d never be off those stairs. I can stare at a map for hours. So I’d be staring at stairs.

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David Croxson

@deejaycrox

2 years

At least @CliveMyrieBBC didn’t inadvertently do this last night!! @chrisckmedia

Greg Dutra

@DutraWeather

2 years

This wasn’t in the training manual! @TBrownABC7 @valwarnertv and I go OFF THE RAILS when I discovered the TV is a touch screen while on-air on @ABC7Chicago 😂