Robbie Griffiths

Two years ago, I did one of his last ever interviews, for the revival of his play, Rock n Roll.

We shared his cigarettes and fruit pastilles and I got to apologise for my gaffe.

A real English gentleman, born in Czechoslovakia.

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Unbothered by my idiocy, he told me about when he'd applied for a job at the Standard.

He said he was interested in politics, so got an interview to be a political reporter.

The editor's first question was: who is the Home Secretary?

He replied: 'I said I was interested, not obsessed...'

RIP Tom Stoppard.

Very early in my career, I covered the West End revival of his play Travesties for the Evening Standard diary.

Star struck to see him in the bar pre-show, I said the first stupid thing that came to mind: 'was it about Brexit?'

No, he replied with a grin, he wrote it in 1974.

A photo of the front cover of issue 1662 of Private Eye magazine with the caption "on shelves now." The front cover reads “BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special” and shows Broadcasting House with speech bubbles coming from the building. The quotes include “Donald Trump says we broadcast fake news!”, “Nigel Farage says we’re totally biased!”, “Boris Johnson says we’re liars!”, “The Daily Mail says we’re peddling conspiracy theories!”, “Kemi Badenoch highlights poor leadership!”, “The Daily Telegraph says we’re editing for political purposes!”, and “Liz Truss says we’ve done huge damage to the country!”

BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special

The new Private Eye is out now.

My piece for NPR on why so many British football teams are owned by rich Americans. Now just need to retrain myself to stop saying soccer...

I explored Ziggy Stardust‘s pants at the new V&A David Bowie Centre for NPR - click to listen

Mariam Abu Dagga: Gaza journalist killed in Israeli strike ‘carried her camera into the heart of the field’ The 33-year-old photojournalist committed to conveying suffering of civilians with ‘rare honesty and courage’

Mariam Abu Dagga: Gaza journalist killed in Israeli strike ‘carried her camera into the heart of the field’

Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

Oasis returns to Wembley Stadium At the Oasis reunion in the U.K., we hear from fans and journalists about why the band's comeback has garnered so much attention.

My piece on Oasis at Wembley for NPR - click n listen

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That's one way of putting it, Daily Telegraph...

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His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.

Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.

Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal?

PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard!

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Hear my trip to a Georgian ball celebrating 250 years of Jane Austen.

Click the blue media player to listen to me doing my bit to give Americans the sense the UK is a twee and gentle place.

Very powerful story by NPR's Gaza producer Anas Baba, going to a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site

One of my favourite bits of the year is here: getting to interview the shortlistees for the Paul Foot Awards. Amazing journalists with amazing stories. Will be re-posting these over the next week and the full, remarkable mini-episodes of Page 94 can be found here: www.private-eye.co.uk/podcast

For NPR’s Anas Baba, covering the war in Gaza also means living it The NPR producer is one of few Palestinian journalists working with a U.S. news organization to file dispatches from Gaza.

Wonderful profile of NPR's wonderful Gaza producer
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Private Eye | Boris Johnson : Boris spiked THE Daily Mail's star signing Boris Johnson continues to earn every penny of his million-pound fee.

Boris Johnson’s million-pound Daily Mail gig continues to be farcical. A recent column, confidently praising Trump’s Ukraine stance, was swiftly pulled after Trump and JD Vance launched a scathing attack on Zelensky.

Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news

As alcohol-related deaths in the UK hit a record high, Private Eye can reveal the industry's biggest firms have been pressuring the charity they fund, Drinkaware, to water down its work. Read more in the latest @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Inside Sudan’s forgotten war: 150,000 dead, 11 million displaced The first of a three-part series shines a light on a conflict that has had a devastating impact, yet remains at the periphery of international attention

📍Dispatch from Sudan: The first of a three-part series shines a light on a conflict that has had a devastating impact, yet remains at the periphery of international attention

Proud to start 2025 working at my favourite magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social alongside many excellent colleagues. If you have any stories about media, politics or anything else please do let us know.. and you too could be played by Toby Jones in an ITV drama