Vanessa Pearce
@nesky999.bsky.social
BBC Midlands Today producer by day, Online features writer by night... MoC of WM News Online NUJ chapel. Coffee, cats and Coventry mainly, with a few gigs thrown in.
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BBC Two - Poison Water
A mass poisoning of tap water in Cornwall leads to a desperate search for truth.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Water privatisaton: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
When you agree to an extra shift on your day off… and forget you’d negotiated a late start… and have been at your desk since 8am..THAT.. lovely walk in though
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
When you agree to an extra shift on your day off… and forget you’d negotiated a late start… and have been at your desk since 8am..THAT.. lovely walk in though
When Jamie says the dinner takes 15 mins - but you’ve only got 5.. Great show by the Getdown Services boys
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When Jamie says the dinner takes 15 mins - but you’ve only got 5.. Great show by the Getdown Services boys
Sooo good… what a great tale :) @grahamholliday.bsky.social
A short thread about The Wedding Present.
Specifically about their first 7” single, “Go Out and Get ‘Em Boy!”, released on 24 May, 1985 on the band’s own Reception Records label.
More specifically, about the photograph on the cover of the record sleeve.
Specifically about their first 7” single, “Go Out and Get ‘Em Boy!”, released on 24 May, 1985 on the band’s own Reception Records label.
More specifically, about the photograph on the cover of the record sleeve.
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sooo good… what a great tale :) @grahamholliday.bsky.social
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November 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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And read about Ed Sheeran's work experience with Leamington band Nizlopi.... The 20th anniversary of JCB Song... lovely chatting to Luke for this piece: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ed Sheeran reunites with Nizlopi on arena tour
Sheeran says the folk duo inspired him as a teenager and has asked them to support his European arena tour.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
And read about Ed Sheeran's work experience with Leamington band Nizlopi.... The 20th anniversary of JCB Song... lovely chatting to Luke for this piece: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some lovely wildlife pics in this inc @andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK wildlife photographers rally to highlight habitat loss
A book has been created by a collaboration of photographers charting diminishing wildlife.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Some lovely wildlife pics in this inc @andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Grimmy has pitched it perfectly this morning...
BBC Radio 6 Music
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The Stone Roses
I Am the Resurrection
Nick Grimshaw
Now Playing
The Stone Roses
I Am the Resurrection
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Grimmy has pitched it perfectly this morning...
Easily the best £12.99 I’ve spent this year… The GANS boys blowing the roof off The Tin tonight
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Easily the best £12.99 I’ve spent this year… The GANS boys blowing the roof off The Tin tonight
Today's big PR offering pt 2
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Today's big PR offering pt 2
Lunch break with a view
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Lunch break with a view
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Amused that Trump's lawyers really sent the legal letter to:
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Amused that Trump's lawyers really sent the legal letter to:
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
Everything you need for a story about Birmingham… Brutalist architecture, Pig from Pipkins and Sir Cliff’s Brumburger: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir Cliff Richard's 'cinematic love song' to Birmingham celebrated
The 1973 film Take Me High will be toasted with a screening and new artworks created.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Everything you need for a story about Birmingham… Brutalist architecture, Pig from Pipkins and Sir Cliff’s Brumburger: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
Lawyers for the US president have threatened to sue the corporation for $1bn (£759m).
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November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
It’s only Tuesday and I’ve already had to deploy Get Down Services to lift the spirits… looking forward to crisps/quiche/dog dribble next week :)
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It’s only Tuesday and I’ve already had to deploy Get Down Services to lift the spirits… looking forward to crisps/quiche/dog dribble next week :)
How sad… He was always generous with his time and up for interviews … Chatted with him for this a few years back.. www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...
Quentin Willson: Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter dies aged 68
Quentin Willson: Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter dies aged 68
The presenter and campaigner was described by his family as a "true national treasure" and "true consumer champion".
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November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
How sad… He was always generous with his time and up for interviews … Chatted with him for this a few years back.. www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...
Yay! Got my gig ticket mojo back :)
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Yay! Got my gig ticket mojo back :)
@robinince.bsky.social some lovely words about Liquid News here - although have consulted and the consensus was we weren’t chasing the “smart younger” audience - just doing knob jokes :) www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
‘Unflappable, witty and super smart’: the rise and rise of Claudia Winkleman
After announcing her Strictly exit, the presenter is said to be in advanced talks about her own chatshow
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October 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
@robinince.bsky.social some lovely words about Liquid News here - although have consulted and the consensus was we weren’t chasing the “smart younger” audience - just doing knob jokes :) www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
Continuing my run of missed rail connections into Cornwall - 4 mins this time - the cancellation of the Aberdeen to Penzance has has such a detrimental effect… and 100% refund again!
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Continuing my run of missed rail connections into Cornwall - 4 mins this time - the cancellation of the Aberdeen to Penzance has has such a detrimental effect… and 100% refund again!
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Good news: you’ll soon be able to drink for a bit longer in the pub after work. Bad news: no-one else is going and a pint’s £8.
Bouncer's verdict: Is Starmer truly pro pub?
Bouncer's verdict: Is Starmer truly pro pub?
Just subsidise ale!
www.newstatesman.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Good news: you’ll soon be able to drink for a bit longer in the pub after work. Bad news: no-one else is going and a pint’s £8.
What IS the Spanish for wine opener?
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What IS the Spanish for wine opener?
Pickleball at the courts Becker and Graf used to train at.. obvs am now an expert
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Pickleball at the courts Becker and Graf used to train at.. obvs am now an expert
Morning…. Not sure I’ll be back
October 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Morning…. Not sure I’ll be back
The mates I’m visiting say they’ve had to limit the increasingly bonkers birthday parties their kids go to - last one involved flying the whole class and a horse to Ibiza for the weekend (she’s 8) #costadelcrime
October 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The mates I’m visiting say they’ve had to limit the increasingly bonkers birthday parties their kids go to - last one involved flying the whole class and a horse to Ibiza for the weekend (she’s 8) #costadelcrime
Coffee with a view
October 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Coffee with a view