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David Harper

@thatdavidharper.bsky.social

Journalist & Presenter BBC Business, BBC World Service, ITV News, LBC News and occasionally other places.

6,067 Followers  |  939 Following  |  233 Posts  |  Joined: 03.07.2023
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The secret to making a Journalist feel warm inside:

26.01.2026 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Rare that I go for more than a few days without dropping a random Monkey Dust quote into conversation.

Dark? Yes. Offensive? Possibly.
Intelligent and reflective of the times? Undoubtedly.

26.01.2026 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh… if I had Β£1.50 for every episode of that I’ve transmitted…

19.01.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is my real everyday desk calculator. Love the satisfying sound of the keys when you use it.

It’s helping me cope with β€˜January Accounting Hell’

#retrotech #calculator #olympia #accounting

19.01.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Genuine question: Where does one get a timetable in 2026?

18.01.2026 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Busy morning on @lbc.co.uk yesterday, as we heard reaction to the news that Sir Tony Blair has been appointed to the #gaza β€˜Board of Peace’ alongside President Trump

18.01.2026 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not sure I’m completely on board with BBC News’ latest workplace mental health policy…

11.01.2026 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cambridge college to target elite private schools for student recruitment Exclusive: Trinity Hall’s new policy described as a β€˜slap in the face’ for state-educated students

I'll bang this drum again...

Speaking as someone who went to a state comprehensive school and left education at 16, few things say "You are not welcome here" than reading something like this.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

08.01.2026 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes a Saturday morning news programme can be a little slow, with no breaking stories of any significance.

This wasn’t one of those mornings…

@lbc.co.uk

03.01.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad we made it!

01.01.2026 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A shout out to all the people who find their life defined by red exclamation marks

#cymraeg

07.10.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flying visit…

25.09.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bit of indulgence for @lbc.co.uk Tech Correspondent @willguyatt.rocks and me last weekend, to celebrate 40 years of #supermario

#nintendo #mario #gameboy #retrogame

19.09.2025 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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If you get this joke, then you’re exceptionally geeky about at least two different things…

#SteelyDan #Prestel #Ceefax #Geekery

08.09.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Think it’s time for a little #MentalHealth update:

#BipolarDisorder #ADHD

05.09.2025 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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With the death of #matthewperry back in the headlines, I’m reminded of this report I made for @itvnews.bsky.social Some of the things we were told were truly shocking.

04.09.2025 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I realise I have often painted a rather gloomy picture of the online hate circulating in this business.

I’ll counter that by saying that nice people do exist, like the sender of this rather lovely message I received recently…

27.08.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sick of horse racing? Maybe corgi racing could be the answer…

Couldn’t resist this one for @itvnews.bsky.social

#corgiracevilnius #dogs #corgi #andfinally

25.08.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, this is just one corner. The lounge area and pool table are just out of shot…

24.08.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*checks birth certificate* :)

24.08.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Felt we should mention @dafyddiwan.bsky.social’s final gig before I signed off on @lbc.co.uk yesterday morning.

Shame the rugby result didn’t quite match up to hopes, though…

#dafyddiwan #ymaohyd #rugbyworldcup #rugbywomen

24.08.2025 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Just in case you had any doubts about the power of radio to improve your life…

20.08.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Was great to catch up with @amyshirateitel.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk last weekend, to talk about the extraordinary career of #Apollo13 Astronaut #JimLovell

13.08.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some more good news this morning. A massive thank you to everyone who has joined us!

31.07.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I know England is giving the #Lionesses quite a homecoming. However, in Nigeria…

29.07.2025 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Badger, badger, badger

Badger, badger, badger

Don’t say it…

11.07.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s life hack…

06.07.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of those mornings when a story hits you completely out of the blue, and you have to grab whatever info you can to report some very tragic news.

@itvnews.bsky.social #DiogoJota

03.07.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

01.07.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What a great start to a morning. Thank you, internet.

Anyone know how β€˜laud’ I should be talking on the β€˜British BBC’?

01.07.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0