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Supporting the BBC to inform, educate and entertain. To be independent of Government meddling and political appointments. Campaigning against BBC cuts. + UK and US media #backtheBBC

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It's the final day of competition at the #WinterOlympics and 4 man bobsleigh is about to start right now
#MilanCortina2026 #MilanoCortina2026

22.02.2026 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The #Curling stadium was originally built as an open-air arena for the 1956 #Cortina #WinterOlympics, where it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, figure skating, and ice hockey.

21.02.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You may recognise the Cortina #WinterOlympics #Curling stadium.
It featured in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only, starring Roger Moore.
Bond was ambushed on the ice rink by assassins disguised as ice hockey players
#MilanCortina2026 #MilanoCortina2026
#BBCOlympics

21.02.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Build up to #Curling final for #TeamGB
#BBCOlympics #WinterOlympics #MilanCortina2026
Starts in 20 mins⏰

21.02.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, the grand old duke of york
He β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
He β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
And he β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ

19.02.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6074    πŸ” 1742    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 37

Arrested on your birthday is VERY funny

19.02.2026 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

The Crown S7 is gonna be lit

19.02.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ice Hockey πŸ’ #WinterOlympics - the womens medal matches are held today
#MilanoCortina2026 #MilanCortina2026

19.02.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My nominee for the best dressed and hardest working figure skater at #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics is this cameraman.
He does every dance and you rarely see him come into shot - he's like the invisible man dressed all in white
#MilanCortina2026 #FigureSkating

16.02.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
BBC Radio 1 logos from throughout the years.

BBC Radio 1 logos from throughout the years.

Carbon date yourself with the earliest logo you remember.

16.02.2026 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage.
I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong.
Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole.
Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you...
(Photos AP)

15.02.2026 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8347    πŸ” 1302    πŸ’¬ 192    πŸ“Œ 99

The Inspector Morse theme goes so hard

15.02.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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It's first place πŸ† and Gold πŸ₯‡for #TeamGB Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale in Mixed Snowboard Cross
#MilanoCortina2026 #BBCOlympics #WinterOlympics #MilanCortina2026

15.02.2026 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Womens Snowboard Cross with Charlotte Bankes competing for #TeamGB at #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics #MilanCortina2026
Heats this morning. Final this afternoon

13.02.2026 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming up #FigureSkating #TeamGB's Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear compete in #IceDance β›ΈοΈπŸ’ƒπŸ•Ί
#WinterOlympics #MilanoCortina2026 #MilanCortina2026

11.02.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big win for Italy taking the mixed team relay at the short track speed skating. Netherlands crashed out in the semi final
#WinterOlympics #MilanCortina2026 #Italia

10.02.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Elmo
@elmo
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That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny! ❀️🎢🐰
Based Yankee
@thebasedyankee
You and Bad Bunny should be deported

Elmo @elmo · 1h That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny! ❀️🎢🐰 Based Yankee @thebasedyankee You and Bad Bunny should be deported

It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."

09.02.2026 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 42761    πŸ” 7478    πŸ’¬ 993    πŸ“Œ 550
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A beautiful day in Livigno where its competition day for #TeamGB in #Slopestyle and later #BigAir
#MilanCortina2026 #WinterOlympics

09.02.2026 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming up next #BigAir at #MilanCortina2026
#WinterOlympics

07.02.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BBC World Service launches emergency lifeline radio programme for Iran - avail live at 4.30pm GMT (8pm Iran Time) on 702kHz medium wave and 9465kHz short wave, repeated at 6pm GMT (9.30pm Iran)
A visualised version of the programme will be broadcast on BBC Persian TV at 6pm GMT (9.30pm Iran time)

04.02.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

My Apple Watch just tapped me on the wrist and congratulated me, with great enthusiasm and a fancy badge, on DOUBLING my move goal for the day.

The specific move which took me over that milestone was lifting a biscuit from the packet on this sofa to my mouth.

04.02.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 188    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The opening titles to BBC's coverage of the #WinterOlympics isn't computer or hand drawn - it's actually a stop motion animation using models and real flames
#BBColympics #MilanCortina2026

04.02.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The #WinterOlympics starts February 6th on the BBC
#MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics

12.01.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Christmas Ident Calendar Day 11. A 12 Days Of Christmas theme with a partridge in a BBC1 pear tree in 1988. Day & night versions with the partidge flying in and (the rarely seen) out are here. Plus the BBC's Christmas (W)Rapping trail. Bread topped Christmas Day with 18m.

11.12.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

The Season of Good Television promo is loud and unsubtle as anything. It aired in November as I recall. Bruce and Ronnie in the trail were shunted off to 11pm on Boxing Day as I recall!

11.12.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a Bruce and Ronnie Christmas Special after this. BBC4 is spoiling us this evening.

21.12.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#throwbackthursday

Over 30 years ago, I appeared as a contestant on Bruce Forsyth’s Generation Game with my Nan (1994!).

#tbt #throwback #thegenerationgame #bruceforsyth #gameshow #tv #bbc #bbctv

30.01.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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One the best films of recent years #Oppenheimer is on BBC Two at 9pm tonight
#ChristopherNolan #CillianMurphy

21.12.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

23.11.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 40229    πŸ” 11739    πŸ’¬ 976    πŸ“Œ 678
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Daily Mail: Cameron reveals he had prostate cancer #TomorrowsPapersToday

23.11.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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