Alice Bright
@alicelbright.bsky.social
Writer - Audio/Comedy/Current affairs. 'The Skewer' BBC R4/Dead Ringers
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🎧 New podcast episode 🎧
Our 2025 Christmas Lecturer, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, joins us on the podcast to explore the fascinating history of space imaging and her extensive experience in the scientific world.
Listen here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Our 2025 Christmas Lecturer, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, joins us on the podcast to explore the fascinating history of space imaging and her extensive experience in the scientific world.
Listen here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🎧 New podcast episode 🎧
Our 2025 Christmas Lecturer, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, joins us on the podcast to explore the fascinating history of space imaging and her extensive experience in the scientific world.
Listen here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Our 2025 Christmas Lecturer, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, joins us on the podcast to explore the fascinating history of space imaging and her extensive experience in the scientific world.
Listen here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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If you’re in central London over the next six weeks, there’s a Snoopy Trail in the Fleet Street Quarter. I’ve illustrated the map that shows where all 12 Snoopys are…
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If you’re in central London over the next six weeks, there’s a Snoopy Trail in the Fleet Street Quarter. I’ve illustrated the map that shows where all 12 Snoopys are…
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The last time America hosted a men’s World Cup, in 1994, purists sniffed that it wasn’t a proper footballing country—they had a point. But in 2026 things will look different
America is now the biggest market for international football
As well as co-hosting the World Cup in 2026, more and more people in America are watching soccer, and spending on football media rights is rising
econ.st
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The last time America hosted a men’s World Cup, in 1994, purists sniffed that it wasn’t a proper footballing country—they had a point. But in 2026 things will look different
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So, my home town is having a meltdown on social media because a 50 year old brick and concrete bus shelter is being taken down to make way for a modern replacement.
Facebook posts commenced. Several a day on the Community pages.
An online petition was started.
And now... This.
Facebook posts commenced. Several a day on the Community pages.
An online petition was started.
And now... This.
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
So, my home town is having a meltdown on social media because a 50 year old brick and concrete bus shelter is being taken down to make way for a modern replacement.
Facebook posts commenced. Several a day on the Community pages.
An online petition was started.
And now... This.
Facebook posts commenced. Several a day on the Community pages.
An online petition was started.
And now... This.
Liz Truss: I would LOVE to join a club that would have me as a member
I've got several bridges to sell you, as it happens www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Liz Truss promotes £500k club membership to ‘pro-growth leaders’
The former prime minister has been enlisted to front the advertising drive for the Leconfield, a yet-to-be-built network for super-rich executives
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Liz Truss: I would LOVE to join a club that would have me as a member
Lovely story that cheered up my morning 😍
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Blind Date couple who married in front of millions
Sue and Alex Tatham became the first couple who met on Blind Date to get married. They reflect on a life together 40 years after the show first broadcast.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Lovely story that cheered up my morning 😍
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Going to do a Christmas Ask Me Anything podcast that will go out to EVERYONE (not just badgers) and if your question is used then you get sent an exclusive badge. Email me at [email protected].
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Going to do a Christmas Ask Me Anything podcast that will go out to EVERYONE (not just badgers) and if your question is used then you get sent an exclusive badge. Email me at [email protected].
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Just … fab
The BEATLES ANTHOLOGY has many great moments, but this? THIS is how you edit a documentary to sublime effect...
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Just … fab
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New #StrongMessageHere is up. ‘Spooking the markets’ and ‘Banter’ are the phrases up for discussion, with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee.
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New #StrongMessageHere is up. ‘Spooking the markets’ and ‘Banter’ are the phrases up for discussion, with Natalie Haynes and Stewart Lee.
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The Observer is no longer just a Sunday paper; you can now get a little bit of Sunday every day.
Our new website and app are live, and we’re publishing daily for the first time in 233 years.
Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3M6Okw3
Download our app here: https://bit.ly/4oE3ZAR
Our new website and app are live, and we’re publishing daily for the first time in 233 years.
Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3M6Okw3
Download our app here: https://bit.ly/4oE3ZAR
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Observer is no longer just a Sunday paper; you can now get a little bit of Sunday every day.
Our new website and app are live, and we’re publishing daily for the first time in 233 years.
Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3M6Okw3
Download our app here: https://bit.ly/4oE3ZAR
Our new website and app are live, and we’re publishing daily for the first time in 233 years.
Sign up today: https://bit.ly/3M6Okw3
Download our app here: https://bit.ly/4oE3ZAR
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An Escape Room but it's just figuring out how to turn off the light in a hotel room
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
An Escape Room but it's just figuring out how to turn off the light in a hotel room
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Exactly 75 years ago today, BBC Television began regular broadcasting at Saturday teatimes with the very first episode of Whirligig, one of its first well-known, long-running children’s shows.
To mark the occasion, I’ve written a feature for the BBC website.
But if you’d like to know more… (1/3)
To mark the occasion, I’ve written a feature for the BBC website.
But if you’d like to know more… (1/3)
Whirligig
A tribute to a much-loved Saturday teatime children's favourite, 75 years on.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Exactly 75 years ago today, BBC Television began regular broadcasting at Saturday teatimes with the very first episode of Whirligig, one of its first well-known, long-running children’s shows.
To mark the occasion, I’ve written a feature for the BBC website.
But if you’d like to know more… (1/3)
To mark the occasion, I’ve written a feature for the BBC website.
But if you’d like to know more… (1/3)
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For Algernon Newton buildings were living entities, vulnerable to the ravages of time, neglect or weather. period curiosities, timeless and unreal. This work, painted as a monotone picture, depicts 'Dovehouse Street, Chelsea,' in London, 1920.
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
For Algernon Newton buildings were living entities, vulnerable to the ravages of time, neglect or weather. period curiosities, timeless and unreal. This work, painted as a monotone picture, depicts 'Dovehouse Street, Chelsea,' in London, 1920.
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Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
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Old Danish Christmas stamp sheets, 1960s/1970s. www.presentandcorrect.com/collections/...
Shipping worldwide
Shipping worldwide
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Old Danish Christmas stamp sheets, 1960s/1970s. www.presentandcorrect.com/collections/...
Shipping worldwide
Shipping worldwide
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Congratulations to @phoebemcindoe.bsky.social @redzi.bsky.social, Alan Hall and @mikemixes.bsky.social for winning this year's @savethechildren.org Radio and Podcasts award for BBC Radio 4's County Lines! www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-c...
Save the Children announces winners of Global Media Awards 2025
LONDON/GENEVA 20 November – Save the Children is proud to announce the winners of its second annual Global Media Awards 2025 on World Children’s Day, celebrating excellence in journalism focused on ch...
www.savethechildren.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Congratulations to @phoebemcindoe.bsky.social @redzi.bsky.social, Alan Hall and @mikemixes.bsky.social for winning this year's @savethechildren.org Radio and Podcasts award for BBC Radio 4's County Lines! www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-c...
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Godrevy Lighthouse of To the Lighthouse fame (I know Woolf transplanted it to Scotland don’t @ me)
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Godrevy Lighthouse of To the Lighthouse fame (I know Woolf transplanted it to Scotland don’t @ me)
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It’s always “YOU NEED YOUR HEARING CHECKED” and never “I’m going to get tested for mumbling”
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It’s always “YOU NEED YOUR HEARING CHECKED” and never “I’m going to get tested for mumbling”
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If you’ve never seen it, this:
It's Friday. It's the shortest amount of time anyone has ever owned a trouser press.
youtu.be/tNqn5bKmKNc?...
youtu.be/tNqn5bKmKNc?...
Bullseye - The cruel mistress that is the Prize Board
YouTube video by ChristinaLMartin
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If you’ve never seen it, this:
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British Rail Travellers-Fare menu from 1975
And here's the offering typical of what was to be found at both station and on-train buffet cars.
![Travellers-Fare tariff : price list : British Rail : nd [c.1975] : tariff. The centre fold is cartefully, typographically laid out with Tariff in red on the left column and with "starters, Main Courses, Vegetables and Sweets ranged right in a vertical column and on the other page the Hot Snacks, Cold Snacks and Beverages are in a column ranged left. The details of the cover appear in the lower edge of the left margin column. Prices are shown.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yqh2atawixxlb6ncx2fh73r6/bafkreifudcd5tln2bkqmhtdy6ftyw2be2so37avoqxosultbxu7krnuvxe@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
British Rail Travellers-Fare menu from 1975
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"Nobody writes about the BBC board without observing that it is a strange beast."
Ceri Thomas traces how the escalating attacks on the national institution read like the plot of a crime drama, complete with a cast of prime suspects.
https://bit.ly/43x0QuN
Ceri Thomas traces how the escalating attacks on the national institution read like the plot of a crime drama, complete with a cast of prime suspects.
https://bit.ly/43x0QuN
Boardroom dramas, backstabbing and the BBC‘s darkest hour | The Observer
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Nobody writes about the BBC board without observing that it is a strange beast."
Ceri Thomas traces how the escalating attacks on the national institution read like the plot of a crime drama, complete with a cast of prime suspects.
https://bit.ly/43x0QuN
Ceri Thomas traces how the escalating attacks on the national institution read like the plot of a crime drama, complete with a cast of prime suspects.
https://bit.ly/43x0QuN
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The grimmer the news gets, the sillier the comedy antidote you require. We're here to help.
All 4 episodes of The Abergele Files are now up on BBC Sounds. Stop doomscrolling and enjoy the show that puts the D into Cozy Crime!
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
All 4 episodes of The Abergele Files are now up on BBC Sounds. Stop doomscrolling and enjoy the show that puts the D into Cozy Crime!
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - The Abergele Files - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Abergele Files on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The grimmer the news gets, the sillier the comedy antidote you require. We're here to help.
All 4 episodes of The Abergele Files are now up on BBC Sounds. Stop doomscrolling and enjoy the show that puts the D into Cozy Crime!
👇
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
All 4 episodes of The Abergele Files are now up on BBC Sounds. Stop doomscrolling and enjoy the show that puts the D into Cozy Crime!
👇
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
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Every time I hear a politician say that an issue is “dividing” this country they always then come down on the side of the right wing view of it. Just once I’d love to hear someone say “this issue is divisive, which is why I’m making the argument that kindness and compassion is important”
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Every time I hear a politician say that an issue is “dividing” this country they always then come down on the side of the right wing view of it. Just once I’d love to hear someone say “this issue is divisive, which is why I’m making the argument that kindness and compassion is important”