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Bobby Seagull MBE

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School teacher, Maths Appeal podcast, FT & the i newspaper columnist, West Ham ambassador, author Life-Changing Magic of Numbers https://hubs.li/Q040FK8p0

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A penalty shoot out win Vs Brentford and a quarter final home draw Vs Leeds for a potential chance at a Wembley semi final. Yes please!

Our season looks on the up and we're getting momentum for that all important battle to stay in the Premier League.

#WHUBRE #FACup #WestHam

09.03.2026 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In 1975, UK women couldnโ€™t get a mortgage without a male guarantor.

This week on my radio show "Broke: and How to Fix It", weโ€™re asking:

How do women build wealth today?
With Carrington Saunders & Ciara Anne McMahon

Listen LIVE 4-5pm or podcast:
๐ŸŽง www.fubarradio.com/podcasts/bro...

09.03.2026 14:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And that's a wrap ๐ŸŽฌ

Wearing claret & blue suits for the last BBC Sunday Morning Live of this series ๐Ÿ˜ข

Always a pleasure to review weekly news. Ranging from ethics of designer babies to politician demographics reflecting society.

08.03.2026 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trying to get a selfie with my Aunty's cat.

Bless little Timmu with one eye โ™ฅ๏ธ

#Cats #Caturday

07.03.2026 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ok, how bad a result is this in the history of our England men's rugby union team?

#ITAENG #SixNations2026 #Rugby #Italy #England

07.03.2026 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Recognise this tune from my cycle spin class? ๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿป

You support West Ham โš’๏ธ
Your brother supports Spurs ๐Ÿ“
Your uncle supports Nottingham Forest ๐ŸŒฒ

One of us will experience relegation at the end of this season.

#PremierLeague #football #Spurs #WestHam #NottinghamForest

07.03.2026 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ Did you know 1 in 4 Brits have accidentally signed up to a paid subscription? ๐Ÿคฏ

Iโ€™d love to hear your stories:
โ€ข Whatโ€™s the most random subscription youโ€™ve discovered?
โ€ข Have you ever paid for something for months (or years!) without realising?

07.03.2026 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What shall I wear on TV tomorrow? ๐Ÿค”

Last BBC Sunday Morning Live of the series as it takes a little break from our screens ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿป๐Ÿ–๏ธ

10.50am reviewing news

#BBC #TV #BBCSML #Media #News

07.03.2026 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What can men do to help women feel safer walking at night? ๐ŸŒ™

I was walking just now and saw a solo female ahead of me. I crossed the road and walked at pace to leave a gap.

As a man, I recognise itโ€™s a privilege to walk after dark without constantly thinking about safety.

05.03.2026 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bacon bap. I only managed to find brown sauce as an accompaniment.

Should I have looked for tomato ketchup as well or was the brown sauce sufficient?

05.03.2026 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š When you spot your own book in Waterstonesโ€ฆ

Iโ€™m the author of TWO books and consultant on three more.

My first book was Monkman & Seagull Quiz Book.

Then came my mathematical memoir The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers with Penguin.

Iโ€™ve expert-consulted on several Usborne books about money ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ“–

05.03.2026 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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About to start a parliamentary House of Lords committee. Wish me luck ๐Ÿ€

Incredible Professor Hannah Fry and I (or is it Prof Fry and me?!) giving evidence on "Numeracy For Life" ๐Ÿ”ข๐Ÿงฎ

#maths #education #houseoflords

05.03.2026 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Does an award sticker on covers make you more likely to pick up a book?

Iโ€™m at Nero Book Awards ๐Ÿ† Celebrating best writers across UK & Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Four categories
๐Ÿง’ Childrenโ€™s Fiction
โœจ Debut Fiction
๐Ÿ“š Fiction
๐Ÿง  Non-Fiction

Tension building for Nero Gold Prize - ultimate "Book of the Year" award๐Ÿฅ‡

04.03.2026 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Parliamentlive.tv Numeracy for Life Committee

I want to take your voices with me. Please share your stories in the comments below ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ‘‡

Time: 10:50am Thursday 5th March โฐ Watch live: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

04.03.2026 10:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The committee wants to dive into

Culture: Why is it "okay" to be bad at maths? ๐Ÿค”โž—

Skills: What do we actually need to know about numeracy in 2026? Has this changed over time? ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿง 

Impact: How does low numeracy hold adults back? ๐Ÿšง๐Ÿ“‰

Barriers: What stops people from learning, and how do we fix it? ๐Ÿ›‘๐Ÿ”“

04.03.2026 10:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™M OFF TO PARLIAMENT ๐Ÿ›๏ธโœจ

How would you improve numeracy for everyone - both school-education education and lifelong learning for adults? ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ”ข

Tomorrow Thursday, Iโ€™m addressing @houseoflords.parliament.uk "Numeracy for Life Committee"

Iโ€™ll give evidence with Professor Hannah Fry

04.03.2026 10:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Should GCSE students have formula sheets for maths, physics & combined sciences?

Schools minister Gould to Ofqual:

"For the lifetime of the current GCSE specifications in these subjects, students should not be required to memorise formulae and equations for assessment purposes."

02.03.2026 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What do you think of my little helper? Abu from Aladdin on my shoulder!

Disneyland Paris to speak to 15-16 year old GCSE Maths students on "Lies, Dammed Lies & Statistics" and how they navigate a world dominated by data, statistics and AI๐Ÿ“บ ๐Ÿ“ˆ

#gcse #maths #statistics #AI #data #disney #disneyland

02.03.2026 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you can't wear your Mickey ears to Disneyland Paris, when can you wear them?!

Off to Disney to speak to GCSE students on "Lies, Dammed Lies & Statistics" and navigate a world dominated by data, statistics & AI๐Ÿ“บ ๐Ÿ“ˆ

PS enjoying seeing people smile when they see a grown adult with my Mickey ears ๐Ÿ˜‡

01.03.2026 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy St. Davidโ€™s Day to my Welsh friends!

BBC Monkman & Seagull Genius Guide to Britain

"Be joyful, keep the faith, & do the little things that you have heard & seen me do."

St. Davidโ€™s last words remind us to cherish the small actions in life - they can be just as significant as the big ones.

01.03.2026 07:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Whatโ€™s your favorite museum? ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

Iโ€™m at V&A Friday Lates!

Fun fact: Queen Victoria wanted to call it just "Albert Museum" ๐Ÿ‘‘

Very cool fact: ๐Ÿด First museum in world to open a public restaurant

Tonight is all about visual culture & design - live DJs, installations & film๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽฅ Perfect vibe for a Friday

27.02.2026 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wow - what a fascinating Champions League draw.

Arsenal fans the most happy from this?

Repeat of the Club World Cup final of PSG V Chelsea

And our annual repeat of Real Madrid V Man City

#ChampionsLeague #UCLdraw

27.02.2026 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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While Iโ€™m truly honoured to receive MBE for services to public libraries ๐Ÿ“š means little if I canโ€™t help protect them here in Newham โค๏ธ

I was proud to speak to community members outside Stratford Town Hall.

Still ยฃ175k of so-called โ€œefficiency savingsโ€ planned ๐Ÿ“š

actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...

26.02.2026 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is what a non-fiction book club meet up can look like!

I'm gutted I missed Rebel Book Club meet up tonight but it looked incredible. So many curious and interesting readers in a room discussing this month's theme.

#book #bookclub #reading #thingstodoinlondon

24.02.2026 21:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BBC Bitesize was invaluable for so many families during lockdown.

Did it help yours? ๐ŸŽ’โœจ

Iโ€™m currently in the studio recording some fresh material to help make GCSE revision just a little bit easier.

Happy studying๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿ“š

#BBCBitesize #Bitesize #GCSE #revision #exams

24.02.2026 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Recording something fun. Will be able to share soon!

23.02.2026 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can I get away with wearing pink trousers on TV?

BBC Monkman & Seagull's Genius Adventures, I wore pink trousers for the whole series!

Tried it again on Channel 5 "Storm & Alexis" debates ranging from Prince Andrew, drink drivers, heartless cats (!) to church building conversions

#TV #Media

23.02.2026 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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11.30 - 12.45, I'm onย  @jeremyvineon5 TVย ๐Ÿ“บ

๐Ÿ‘‘ Remove Andrew from line of succession?
๐Ÿป Lifetime ban for drink-driving?
๐Ÿฑ Cats heartless pets?
โ›ช Stop converting churches for other uses?

ย "Storm & Alexis" show onย @channel5_tv debating withย Lizzie Cundy

#JeremyVineย #TVย #Debateย #StormAndAlexis

23.02.2026 11:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s #QuizzyMonday๐Ÿง โœจ Who's watching after Winter Olympics break? ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

โ€‹Tonightโ€™s lineup:
โ€‹๐Ÿ•— 8pm #Mastermind
London 2012, Frank Gehry, Waterfowl & House of Cards ๐Ÿฆ†๐Ÿ›๏ธ

โ€‹๐Ÿ•ฃ 8.30pm #UniversityChallenge
Edinburgh ๐Ÿ†š Merton, Oxford ๐ŸŽ“โš”๏ธ

โ€‹๐Ÿ•˜ 9pm AI Confidential
Hannah Fry talks all things AI! ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ’ป
โ€‹

23.02.2026 09:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Call out to my favourite maths fans - would any of you be interested in recording a "maths version" of the lyrics to Blink-182's What's My Age Again for an upcoming video?

More info below :)

21.02.2026 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0