Adam Dyster

What a feast we were served for the all night Prom! Kudos to Anna Lapwood because that was a great programme - and testimony to that was how quick the 8 hours (8!) flew by!

Should probably get some sleep now... 💤

This is so good - especially on the wanting to be popular for those who always missed not being so earlier...

Incredible late night Arvo Part prom - with the sublime Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir 🇪🇪

As did friends we bumped into! He's great - think he got the vibe perfect for the room too.

Great first #BBCProms tonight. Bought tickets because we love Arooj Aftab's voice, and then discovered the joy of Ibrahim Maalouf on the night!

The Guardian view on the museum of the year: a history of the north-east in 3m objects | Editorial Editorial: From teapots to trams, Beamish tells the everyday stories of generations in a way that is unique to the region

'Here the past is not a foreign country – you can get there on a tram.'

I might not be in the speechwriting game at the moment, but I still recognise a beaut of a line when I see one!
😍

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Price growth slowed isn't quite the same as house prices fell, which the headline suggests!

Howden lollipop man told to stop giving kids high-fives Neil Cotton says he has been told the gesture 'upsets drivers' by causing extra seconds of delay.

There are some big things driving social disconnection and undermining cohesion: but don’t underestimate the impact of smaller soulless, price of everything mentality things like this.
Rather a society where traffic went a bit slower & kids high five the lollipop man

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Lots more on the way too. BBC has fab tech team that run sessions on future tech innovations for staff info - went to a fascinating session today on Google's new AI Mode, which is already 'graduated' to all US users

THREAD: Misinformation about the Los Angeles protests

The claim in this viral tweet that US Marines have arrested the chief master sergeant of the California National Guard for opposing President Trump's orders is baseless and false.

RealRawNews is a notorious fake news website.

Ros Atkins on... The White House claims on BBC Gaza coverage On Tuesday White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt launched an attack on the BBC's coverage of reports that Israeli forces had killed Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in Gaza. She cla...

On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a series of claims about the BBC's coverage of events in Gaza on Sunday. We've looked at the claims - and the number of misrepresentations and untruths that they contained. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

#BBC Press Office: “BBC Director-General Tim Davie met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky in #Kyiv. They discussed the importance of a free media, reporting on the war in #Ukraine and the role of the BBC.”

#BBC Press Office: “BBC Director-General Tim Davie met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky in #Kyiv. They discussed the importance of a free media, reporting on the war in #Ukraine and the role of the BBC.”

Oh and if you have a decent amount of time I’d recommend Tartu too - Estonia’s second city and its uni base. Small enough to do in a day, can’t remember how far though on transport

The Sea Plane Harbour is great if you’re into history (and prob if you’re not)
Take a trip out to Kadriorg on a nice day - enjoy the grounds, plus the art gallery there is great.
Olde Hansa is touristy but also really fun
If you’re into craft beer the Pohjala brewery is good, nr Seaplane

Tim set out 5 major areas where the BBC can act as a delivery partner
🇬🇧 Making the UK a global leader in trusted information.
🗳️ Supporting democracy from the roots up.
🎓 Deploying AI and education technology for good.
📈 Maximising economic growth across the UK.
💻 Ensuring a fair digital transition.

Director-General sets out vision for BBC as catalyst for building trust During a major speech in Salford, Director-General of the BBC Tim Davie spoke about renewing societal trust

Major intervention from Tim Davie on the UK's crisis of trust, and how the BBC can help the nation tackle it with a strong new Charter 👇

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Hence the debates on digital prominence!

How many Hollywood movies are made outside America? I crunched the data behind the state of "non-American" Hollywood movies, and considered how any system of American tariffs might work.

A great read on how complex global film-making is, and how the UK is a major player in the process

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Worse ways of starting off the Bank Holiday early...

guys! I have huge news!

as of this week I now have a monthly sports column (!) in the new Observer

first piece will be in the paper on Sunday but it's already online: observer.co.uk/news/columni... [free to read!]

This is a lovely piece. Though as someone non-sportsy on his way to see at mate at Lord's, do feel you missed out on one thing on your trip: the day drinking. Pairs perfectly with the nice grass, unchanging action etc etc. Members can bring in a bottle each...

Chief Content Officer Chief Content Officer

Anyone want to apply for the biggest role in British broadcasting?

The BBC is looking for a Chief Content Officer careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Chief-Co...

If we can stretch to TV, then the (fictional) setting here is even closer

A movie that takes place where you're from

[chants] Zombie hog! Zombie hog! Zombie hog!

Seen it claimed of Warhammer - though seems to confuse annual catch and market capitalisation
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Second Graham was obviously Dear England. Not sure edits added a huge amount (no Sunak or Starmer?) but still great. Interesting watching too after Southgate's Dimbleby lecture on male role models

(Didn't take a pic, so here's the National looking nice)

Time then for a mini James Graham run - Punch deserves all the great reviews. You can really tell a James Graham play now - perhaps because of Julie Hesmondhalgh - but feels a little (mean this as praise) like soap writing in parts?

But Much Ado Nothing was very fun. Hayley Atwell a better actor than Tom H I thought, and all the meta-celeb stuff genuinely worked

Eek - very much fallen behind on these.

I think the reason I paused was because the next thing I saw was Oedipus at the Old Vic. I was... Not a fan.