Jude Rogers
@juderogers.bsky.social
Journalist on culture and news, author of The Sound Of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives, radio programme maker, public arts project leader. Ten Sunday Spells for you every week on juderogers.substack.com
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I completely missed the fact that this was at the London Film Festival - but few reviews? Did anyone see it? It sounds fantastic. www.screendaily.com/reviews/haml...
‘Hamlet’ review: A powerful Riz Ahmed fuels unfussy Shakespeare adaptation set in modern London
Morfydd Clark and Joe Alwyn also star in Aneil Karia's reimagining of the classic play
www.screendaily.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I completely missed the fact that this was at the London Film Festival - but few reviews? Did anyone see it? It sounds fantastic. www.screendaily.com/reviews/haml...
I completely missed the fact that this was at the London Film Festival - but few reviews? Did anyone see it? It sounds fantastic. www.screendaily.com/reviews/haml...
‘Hamlet’ review: A powerful Riz Ahmed fuels unfussy Shakespeare adaptation set in modern London
Morfydd Clark and Joe Alwyn also star in Aneil Karia's reimagining of the classic play
www.screendaily.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I completely missed the fact that this was at the London Film Festival - but few reviews? Did anyone see it? It sounds fantastic. www.screendaily.com/reviews/haml...
If you haven't read Nick's original piece - which I RT'd from @joemungus.bsky.social the other day - you must. It's brilliant and chilling.
I spoke to @thewalrus.ca EIC Carmine Starnino about Victoria Goldiee, fake reporters, and what the hell journalists are supposed to do in this AI slop era. thewalrus.ca/the-phantom-...
The Phantom Writer Who Fooled the Internet | The Walrus
The bot-assisted fake journalism of “Victoria Goldiee” and why editors should be very worried
thewalrus.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If you haven't read Nick's original piece - which I RT'd from @joemungus.bsky.social the other day - you must. It's brilliant and chilling.
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Truly one of the greatest shows that's ever been on television anywhere, thanks Jude
And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why Edge Of Darkness makes so much sense in 2025 | The Quietus
Judge Rogers speaks to several key members of the team who made the ecologically-minded thriller for the BBC
thequietus.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Truly one of the greatest shows that's ever been on television anywhere, thanks Jude
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OK! Pan Amsterdam is live, and he takes us from dirt road blues to crypto hoes, Soulquarians to Iggy Pop, teenage talent shows with Destinys Child to drunkenly calling a beloved DJ “a McCauley Culkin-looking motherfuckerr”. This one is an absolute RIOT. GET INVOLVED.
No. 42: Pan Amsterdam
From dirt road blues to crypto hoes and beyond with the Texan renaissance man.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
OK! Pan Amsterdam is live, and he takes us from dirt road blues to crypto hoes, Soulquarians to Iggy Pop, teenage talent shows with Destinys Child to drunkenly calling a beloved DJ “a McCauley Culkin-looking motherfuckerr”. This one is an absolute RIOT. GET INVOLVED.
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This is a great piece - loved the final paragraph in particular which sums up why the best television happens.
And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why Edge Of Darkness makes so much sense in 2025 | The Quietus
Judge Rogers speaks to several key members of the team who made the ecologically-minded thriller for the BBC
thequietus.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is a great piece - loved the final paragraph in particular which sums up why the best television happens.
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Last Friday night and Saturday morning, Monmouthshire was hit by devastating floods. Monmouth’s high street, a place that I’ve barely known wet before, became a high roaring river (see the pictures of how it lies normally, as it did on Thursday, with the flooded Waitrose high above).
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Last Friday night and Saturday morning, Monmouthshire was hit by devastating floods. Monmouth’s high street, a place that I’ve barely known wet before, became a high roaring river (see the pictures of how it lies normally, as it did on Thursday, with the flooded Waitrose high above).
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An utter masterpiece. It couldn’t be more different from our work, but it’s one of our great inspirations. It’s now on BBC iplayer and not to be missed!
And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why Edge Of Darkness makes so much sense in 2025 | The Quietus
Judge Rogers speaks to several key members of the team who made the ecologically-minded thriller for the BBC
thequietus.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
An utter masterpiece. It couldn’t be more different from our work, but it’s one of our great inspirations. It’s now on BBC iplayer and not to be missed!
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Rewatching it this Christmas. Perfect festive viewing.
And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why Edge Of Darkness makes so much sense in 2025 | The Quietus
Judge Rogers speaks to several key members of the team who made the ecologically-minded thriller for the BBC
thequietus.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Rewatching it this Christmas. Perfect festive viewing.
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This is fascinating and if you have not yet watched Edge Of Darkness please do check it out. It is a really powerful drama and you’ll be surprised at how many well known character actors are in it.
And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why Edge Of Darkness makes so much sense in 2025 | The Quietus
Judge Rogers speaks to several key members of the team who made the ecologically-minded thriller for the BBC
thequietus.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This is fascinating and if you have not yet watched Edge Of Darkness please do check it out. It is a really powerful drama and you’ll be surprised at how many well known character actors are in it.
And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why Edge Of Darkness makes so much sense in 2025 | The Quietus
Judge Rogers speaks to several key members of the team who made the ecologically-minded thriller for the BBC
thequietus.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
And another! Stories and interviews with the team behind one of the BBC's greatest ever TV dramas – "a revenge thriller, a mystical nuclear-and-environmental-apocalypse fable, a clear-eyed political document of the mid-1980s, a ghost story" – by me for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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What makes the news... some great reporting from down the road inn south Wales
I also write about how little the floods have been covered in national newspapers, and how appalled I am that the Prime Minister has said nothing to the people of Monmouthshire directly. Please read and share. www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
Storm Claudia puts Wales under water – why did these record-breaking floods barely make the news?
On the frontline of a deluge on the Welsh borders, Jude Rogers heard local stories of devastation and heroism – but incredibly the disaster was hardly referred to in Westminster and the national press
www.thenerve.news
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What makes the news... some great reporting from down the road inn south Wales
I must add our MP has been great but no national statement! I’m still shocked.
Can I also just say that this is brilliant reporting by my pal Jude, questioning not only where Westminster's priorities lie but how we consume our news & what that means when things like this get ignored:
I also write about how little the floods have been covered in national newspapers, and how appalled I am that the Prime Minister has said nothing to the people of Monmouthshire directly. Please read and share. www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I must add our MP has been great but no national statement! I’m still shocked.
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This is a great piece of reporting & writing
I also write about how little the floods have been covered in national newspapers, and how appalled I am that the Prime Minister has said nothing to the people of Monmouthshire directly. Please read and share. www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
Storm Claudia puts Wales under water – why did these record-breaking floods barely make the news?
On the frontline of a deluge on the Welsh borders, Jude Rogers heard local stories of devastation and heroism – but incredibly the disaster was hardly referred to in Westminster and the national press
www.thenerve.news
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is a great piece of reporting & writing
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On the frontline of a deluge on the Welsh borders, @juderogers.bsky.social heard local stories of devastation and heroism – but incredibly, the disaster was barely referred to in Westminster and the national press
www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
November 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
On the frontline of a deluge on the Welsh borders, @juderogers.bsky.social heard local stories of devastation and heroism – but incredibly, the disaster was barely referred to in Westminster and the national press
www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
www.thenerve.news/p/storm-clau...
Last Friday night and Saturday morning, Monmouthshire was hit by devastating floods. Monmouth’s high street, a place that I’ve barely known wet before, became a high roaring river (see the pictures of how it lies normally, as it did on Thursday, with the flooded Waitrose high above).
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Last Friday night and Saturday morning, Monmouthshire was hit by devastating floods. Monmouth’s high street, a place that I’ve barely known wet before, became a high roaring river (see the pictures of how it lies normally, as it did on Thursday, with the flooded Waitrose high above).
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NEW: Former Reform MEP Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10.5 years at the Old Bailey on 8 counts of bribery by a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW: Former Reform MEP Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10.5 years at the Old Bailey on 8 counts of bribery by a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
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Saw Dick Gaughan at a small bar in Boston (shout out Johnny D’s!!!) great mix of song, politics, and a transfixing performance - will never forget the power of his version of Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
Please read, listen, and share widely. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan s...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Saw Dick Gaughan at a small bar in Boston (shout out Johnny D’s!!!) great mix of song, politics, and a transfixing performance - will never forget the power of his version of Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
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This is a stunning piece of writing about a beautiful songwriter.
Please read, listen, and share widely. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan s...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
This is a stunning piece of writing about a beautiful songwriter.
Thanks to Kieran for informing me that Transatlantic Sessions is being repeated on BBC Alba. The Dick/Emmylou/McGariggles & Wainwright Wild Mountain Thyme performance (which I can't listen to without sobbing within about three seconds) is here. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Thanks to Kieran for informing me that Transatlantic Sessions is being repeated on BBC Alba. The Dick/Emmylou/McGariggles & Wainwright Wild Mountain Thyme performance (which I can't listen to without sobbing within about three seconds) is here. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Dick Gaughan is fantastic. I suddenly need to go and listen to his versions of Song of the Iron Road, and Tom Paine's Bones.
Please read, listen, and share widely. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan s...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dick Gaughan is fantastic. I suddenly need to go and listen to his versions of Song of the Iron Road, and Tom Paine's Bones.
The mad mix of things I write about has been pretty clear this week. Sunday: Warp Films. Tuesday: TS Eliot's bleakest poem. Wednesday: Dick Gaughan's amazing music. Today: an interview with the very lovely Clive Owen. My favourite bit: him as a 2-Tone loving teenager who later befriends Terry Hall.
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The mad mix of things I write about has been pretty clear this week. Sunday: Warp Films. Tuesday: TS Eliot's bleakest poem. Wednesday: Dick Gaughan's amazing music. Today: an interview with the very lovely Clive Owen. My favourite bit: him as a 2-Tone loving teenager who later befriends Terry Hall.
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Simultaneously the gentlest and fiercest voice in folk music. A sad and eye-opening story but good to know DG is still around 🙏
Richard Hawley calls his music “a league away from most things in any genre". Rufus Wainwright says he was “so lucky” to work with him at an impressionable age. One of Billy Bragg's most famous covers came about because of him. But have you heard of Dick Gaughan?
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Simultaneously the gentlest and fiercest voice in folk music. A sad and eye-opening story but good to know DG is still around 🙏
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Richard Hawley calls his music “a league away from most things in any genre". Rufus Wainwright says he was “so lucky” to work with him at an impressionable age. One of Billy Bragg's most famous covers came about because of him. But have you heard of Dick Gaughan?
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Richard Hawley calls his music “a league away from most things in any genre". Rufus Wainwright says he was “so lucky” to work with him at an impressionable age. One of Billy Bragg's most famous covers came about because of him. But have you heard of Dick Gaughan?