Kate Bevan
@katebevan.com
Cat pics, tech, ranting. Sweary. Londoner.
yes, I've been ferried between home and studios of Sky, Channel 4, ITV and Al Jazeera as well as the BBC many, many times.
I was a media spokesperson for years - Sky news, Ch 4 and ITV also sent cabs. It's a way of making sure your guest is there on time especially if you're on at an ungodly hour in the morning.
If you:
1. Need to get guests to studios, and back home after, or
2. Need to get staff safely into work or back home after the tube has stopped running
You need to use taxis or private hire. If you do that via contract, it’s cheaper than paying full price each time.
1. Need to get guests to studios, and back home after, or
2. Need to get staff safely into work or back home after the tube has stopped running
You need to use taxis or private hire. If you do that via contract, it’s cheaper than paying full price each time.
January 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM
yes, I've been ferried between home and studios of Sky, Channel 4, ITV and Al Jazeera as well as the BBC many, many times.
good grief this is a pathetic bleat from the Sun. How else do you get people who work shifts to and from work? And if you want a guest in the studio, you sort cabs for them.
If you:
1. Need to get guests to studios, and back home after, or
2. Need to get staff safely into work or back home after the tube has stopped running
You need to use taxis or private hire. If you do that via contract, it’s cheaper than paying full price each time.
1. Need to get guests to studios, and back home after, or
2. Need to get staff safely into work or back home after the tube has stopped running
You need to use taxis or private hire. If you do that via contract, it’s cheaper than paying full price each time.
Monday's SUN: Taxi for the BBC #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
good grief this is a pathetic bleat from the Sun. How else do you get people who work shifts to and from work? And if you want a guest in the studio, you sort cabs for them.
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I see the fearsome no-bullshit no-snowflake chads running America are frightened about marauding "gangs of wine mums".
Don't tell them about the book club triads or the knitting circle mafia, they'll wet themselves.
Don't tell them about the book club triads or the knitting circle mafia, they'll wet themselves.
January 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I see the fearsome no-bullshit no-snowflake chads running America are frightened about marauding "gangs of wine mums".
Don't tell them about the book club triads or the knitting circle mafia, they'll wet themselves.
Don't tell them about the book club triads or the knitting circle mafia, they'll wet themselves.
blimey, this is steamy stuff for a Sunday evening #TheNightManager
January 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
blimey, this is steamy stuff for a Sunday evening #TheNightManager
Lovely review that really gets what #CallTheMidwife is about
Bra-burning nuns! Jif Lemon-topped pancakes! Quietly one of the most radical shows on TV! Here's my insta-review of tonight's return of #CallTheMidwife www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/call-th...
Call the Midwife remains, quietly, one of the most radical shows on TV
Bra-burning and placard raising comes to Poplar as the team at Nonnatus House move into 1971
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Lovely review that really gets what #CallTheMidwife is about
what a brilliant opening ep - Heidi Thomas is such a superb writer and storyteller #CallTheMidwife
January 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
what a brilliant opening ep - Heidi Thomas is such a superb writer and storyteller #CallTheMidwife
I love the friendship between Nurse Crane and Miss Higgins - #CallTheMidwife is brilliant about shining a spotlight on older women
January 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I love the friendship between Nurse Crane and Miss Higgins - #CallTheMidwife is brilliant about shining a spotlight on older women
"A good bra is a very pratical item and not frivolous at all" - god love Phyllis #CallTheMidwife
January 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
"A good bra is a very pratical item and not frivolous at all" - god love Phyllis #CallTheMidwife
the solidarity of second-wave feminism, and the solidarity of the oldest with the youngest nun #CallTheMidwife
January 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
the solidarity of second-wave feminism, and the solidarity of the oldest with the youngest nun #CallTheMidwife
so glad to see #CallTheMidwife back - its return is the best thing about January
January 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
so glad to see #CallTheMidwife back - its return is the best thing about January
For Brits, an American will also be assigned to you to misunderstand your specifically UK posts and to shout at you for posting about frivolous things like #TheCricket or #TheFootball when America is going to shit.
Welcome to everyone joining Bluesky from twitter. Someone will be assigned to you to misunderstand one of your jokes and scream at you shortly.
January 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
For Brits, an American will also be assigned to you to misunderstand your specifically UK posts and to shout at you for posting about frivolous things like #TheCricket or #TheFootball when America is going to shit.
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Welcome to everyone joining Bluesky from twitter. Someone will be assigned to you to misunderstand one of your jokes and scream at you shortly.
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Welcome to everyone joining Bluesky from twitter. Someone will be assigned to you to misunderstand one of your jokes and scream at you shortly.
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*Seeing a blocked account* Now did I block them (well within my rights, they must have been incredibly annoying - toxic, in fact, and wrong about everything, I was merely doing my eyes a favour) or did they block me (hysterical overreaction from some haughty drama queen scared of the truth)?
January 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM
*Seeing a blocked account* Now did I block them (well within my rights, they must have been incredibly annoying - toxic, in fact, and wrong about everything, I was merely doing my eyes a favour) or did they block me (hysterical overreaction from some haughty drama queen scared of the truth)?
Ailbhe is a great follow for UK politics stuff
I am here and trying to use Bluesky more! There are certainly far more Simpsons memes than on the other place. Do please add me to the relevant lists/starter packs etc
a cartoon character says hi everybody on a blue background
ALT: a cartoon character says hi everybody on a blue background
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Ailbhe is a great follow for UK politics stuff
can't help feeling that one of the best things we could do for the Beckhams is leave them the fuck alone while they sort out their family problems, tbh. I don't see why this should be news.
Beckhams sent legal request from Brooklyn
David and Victoria’s eldest son has asked them not to contact him as family feud worsens, writes Vanessa Thorpe
https://bit.ly/3NghhGz
David and Victoria’s eldest son has asked them not to contact him as family feud worsens, writes Vanessa Thorpe
https://bit.ly/3NghhGz
Beckhams sent legal request from Brooklyn | The Observer
David and Victoria’s eldest son has asked them not to contact him as family feud worsens
bit.ly
January 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
can't help feeling that one of the best things we could do for the Beckhams is leave them the fuck alone while they sort out their family problems, tbh. I don't see why this should be news.
ah, Facebook memories: today they're reminding me that it's the fourth anniversary of this Very Good Boy arriving, and thus the end of my previous printer woes. Once again: buy a Brother laser printer if you need a printer. You'll thank me.
January 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
ah, Facebook memories: today they're reminding me that it's the fourth anniversary of this Very Good Boy arriving, and thus the end of my previous printer woes. Once again: buy a Brother laser printer if you need a printer. You'll thank me.
One of the many bad things about the pandemic was the rise of QR codes and how people were conditioned into trusting them. They're actually really dangerous and a widely used way of taking unsuspecting people to phishing sites. Don't scan them; don't trust them.
QR codes a powerful new phishing weapon in hands of Pyongyang cyberspies www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/p...
North Korea turns QR codes into phishing weapons
: State-backed attackers are using QR codes to slip past enterprise security and help themselves to cloud logins, the FBI says
www.theregister.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:08 PM
One of the many bad things about the pandemic was the rise of QR codes and how people were conditioned into trusting them. They're actually really dangerous and a widely used way of taking unsuspecting people to phishing sites. Don't scan them; don't trust them.
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🚨FLASH : on a retrouvé une manette de l'âge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancêtres jouaient déjà aux jeux vidéos.
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🚨FLASH : on a retrouvé une manette de l'âge de pierre, indiquant que nos ancêtres jouaient déjà aux jeux vidéos.
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Is this evidence in the room with us now? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
January 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Is this evidence in the room with us now? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Most terminally online party leader whose brain is clearly rotted by the online swamp she swims in says what?
Kemi Badenoch says Tories would ban under-16s from ‘addictive’ social media
Kemi Badenoch says Tories would ban under-16s from ‘addictive’ social media
Conservative leader backs Australian-inspired policy to stop platforms ‘profiting from their anxiety’
The Conservatives are backing a ban on social media for under-16s in an attempt to prevent addictive platforms fuelling anxiety and distraction among teenagers.
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said she did not like the word ban but she wanted to see an age limit of 16 in the same way that Australia has introduced restrictions on social media for children. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Most terminally online party leader whose brain is clearly rotted by the online swamp she swims in says what?
Lovely piece by David Baddiel, who I wish would come back here (he was here for a bit then didn't post again), on cats. He's a Daphne fan from our Twitter days: when I met him at the Blur gig at Wembley, he hugged me and said "How's Daphne?" so obvs a good egg. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
David Baddiel: why real men prefer cats to dogs
The writer inherited his dad’s infatuation with felines. With male cat ownership on the rise, he explains why all blokes should find a purrfect partner
www.thetimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Lovely piece by David Baddiel, who I wish would come back here (he was here for a bit then didn't post again), on cats. He's a Daphne fan from our Twitter days: when I met him at the Blur gig at Wembley, he hugged me and said "How's Daphne?" so obvs a good egg. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Duran Duran paying tribute to Renee Good in Sacramento - what a perfect response to the brutality of ICE. “This song is dedicated to the memory of Renee Good. We believe that people in this world have a right to live their lives in peace and lives of freedom and happiness in their own country."
Laura 🤗 (@superstar_gorg) on Threads
Duran Duran dedicated Ordinary World to Renee Good last night in Sacramento. 🫶🏽
Also a big FU to the MAGA couple behind me.🖕🏼
www.threads.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Duran Duran paying tribute to Renee Good in Sacramento - what a perfect response to the brutality of ICE. “This song is dedicated to the memory of Renee Good. We believe that people in this world have a right to live their lives in peace and lives of freedom and happiness in their own country."
BBC2 is doing a night of 80s music and we're now at Total Eclipse of the Heart, which was and remains a BANGER. But also, how is it 43 years ago???
January 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
BBC2 is doing a night of 80s music and we're now at Total Eclipse of the Heart, which was and remains a BANGER. But also, how is it 43 years ago???
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Top tip for new BlueSky users: you can still use what was once the only recognised proof of identity on here, even though there are now other methods. Post a picture of your cat with the hashtag #ProofOfCat so people who recognise your cat from other social media channels will know it's really you.
As we're doing starter packs, I have just created a new one for cat fans. Do let me know if I've left your cat (and you) off! go.bsky.app/ML99Quk
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January 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Top tip for new BlueSky users: you can still use what was once the only recognised proof of identity on here, even though there are now other methods. Post a picture of your cat with the hashtag #ProofOfCat so people who recognise your cat from other social media channels will know it's really you.