Janet
@janetawe.bsky.social
Development Producer | Script Ed | Advocate for love, compassion and equality | Believe that laughter and music are medicine for the soul (corny but true!)
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
July 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
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This is the last thing the BBC needs
June 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This is the last thing the BBC needs
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Marilyn Monroe, born 99 years ago today.
When Ella Fitzgerald couldn’t get booked at the Mocambo Club because she was Black, Monroe (at the height of her own fame) called the owner and told him if he booked Ella, she would take a front table every night.
And she did.
#RIP
When Ella Fitzgerald couldn’t get booked at the Mocambo Club because she was Black, Monroe (at the height of her own fame) called the owner and told him if he booked Ella, she would take a front table every night.
And she did.
#RIP
June 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Marilyn Monroe, born 99 years ago today.
When Ella Fitzgerald couldn’t get booked at the Mocambo Club because she was Black, Monroe (at the height of her own fame) called the owner and told him if he booked Ella, she would take a front table every night.
And she did.
#RIP
When Ella Fitzgerald couldn’t get booked at the Mocambo Club because she was Black, Monroe (at the height of her own fame) called the owner and told him if he booked Ella, she would take a front table every night.
And she did.
#RIP
Tom Hanks is right. The Tulsa Massacre of 1921 - in which America's successful Black financial district, known as Black Wall Street, and the homes of the surrounding Black community, were burnt to the ground by a white mob - is an important part of American history and should be taught.
June 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Tom Hanks is right. The Tulsa Massacre of 1921 - in which America's successful Black financial district, known as Black Wall Street, and the homes of the surrounding Black community, were burnt to the ground by a white mob - is an important part of American history and should be taught.
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The little ink drop was crying, because his mother was in the pen and he didn't know how long the sentence would be.
Thank you very much.
I'll leave quietly.
Thank you very much.
I'll leave quietly.
June 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The little ink drop was crying, because his mother was in the pen and he didn't know how long the sentence would be.
Thank you very much.
I'll leave quietly.
Thank you very much.
I'll leave quietly.
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Mandy Walker has been elected the 48th president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), making her first woman to hold the prestigious position.
Mandy Walker Elected President of American Society of Cinematographers, Becomes First Woman to Lead Organization
Mandy Walker has been elected the 48th president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), making her first woman to hold the prestigious position.
bit.ly
May 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Mandy Walker has been elected the 48th president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), making her first woman to hold the prestigious position.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/insane...
Saw this absolutely brilliant play yesterday, @bushtheatre.bskyb.social. Highly recommend it. It's on until 7th June - catch it while you can. You'll laugh and cry (take tissues!)
#InsaneAsylumSeekers #BushTheatre #LaithElzubaidi #London #playwright #theatre
Saw this absolutely brilliant play yesterday, @bushtheatre.bskyb.social. Highly recommend it. It's on until 7th June - catch it while you can. You'll laugh and cry (take tissues!)
#InsaneAsylumSeekers #BushTheatre #LaithElzubaidi #London #playwright #theatre
Insane Asylum Seekers | by Laith Elzubaidi | Bush Theatre
Book tickets online for Insane Asylum Seekers by Laith Elzubaidi at Bush Theatre today! Part of our 2025 Season.
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
May 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
www.bushtheatre.co.uk/event/insane...
Saw this absolutely brilliant play yesterday, @bushtheatre.bskyb.social. Highly recommend it. It's on until 7th June - catch it while you can. You'll laugh and cry (take tissues!)
#InsaneAsylumSeekers #BushTheatre #LaithElzubaidi #London #playwright #theatre
Saw this absolutely brilliant play yesterday, @bushtheatre.bskyb.social. Highly recommend it. It's on until 7th June - catch it while you can. You'll laugh and cry (take tissues!)
#InsaneAsylumSeekers #BushTheatre #LaithElzubaidi #London #playwright #theatre
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Bruce tells it like it is.
Truth.
🔥🔥🔥
Truth.
🔥🔥🔥
May 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Bruce tells it like it is.
Truth.
🔥🔥🔥
Truth.
🔥🔥🔥
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Incredible Stan Laurel letter after Oliver Hardy passed.
May 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Incredible Stan Laurel letter after Oliver Hardy passed.
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Turns out ‘Island of Strangers’ isn’t a new Netflix dating show hosted by Rylan & Danni Dyer. Who knew!
Our new issue of The Eye on sale now.
Our new issue of The Eye on sale now.
May 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Turns out ‘Island of Strangers’ isn’t a new Netflix dating show hosted by Rylan & Danni Dyer. Who knew!
Our new issue of The Eye on sale now.
Our new issue of The Eye on sale now.
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I *love* Jo Martin as The Doctor, but please, #DoctorWho, give her something to do other than turning up for 10 seconds with a nod and a wink, and then vanishing again!
May 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I *love* Jo Martin as The Doctor, but please, #DoctorWho, give her something to do other than turning up for 10 seconds with a nod and a wink, and then vanishing again!
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Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
May 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
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YouTube hit a record 11.6% of all TV viewing in February, according to the latest edition of Nielsen‘s Distributor Gauge Report.
In just two years, YouTube’s share of total TV viewing has jumped 53%, going from 7.9% to 11.6%
In just two years, YouTube’s share of total TV viewing has jumped 53%, going from 7.9% to 11.6%
YouTube Hits New High With 11.6% Of TV Viewing; February Share Up 53% Over 2023 Level, Nielsen Says
YouTube hit a record 11.6% of all TV viewing in February, according to the latest edition of Nielsen's Distributor Gauge Report.
deadline.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
YouTube hit a record 11.6% of all TV viewing in February, according to the latest edition of Nielsen‘s Distributor Gauge Report.
In just two years, YouTube’s share of total TV viewing has jumped 53%, going from 7.9% to 11.6%
In just two years, YouTube’s share of total TV viewing has jumped 53%, going from 7.9% to 11.6%
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Earlier this week we brought news that South Korean content is now second only to the U.S. on Netflix, but it appears Korean audiences are opting for YouTube over the streamer deadline.com/2025/04/kore...
Despite Success Of ‘Squid Game’, Koreans Are Choosing YouTube Over Netflix – Report
South Koreans are choosing YouTube over Netflix despite success of 'Squid Game', according to Digital-i, which also examined Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson.
deadline.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Earlier this week we brought news that South Korean content is now second only to the U.S. on Netflix, but it appears Korean audiences are opting for YouTube over the streamer deadline.com/2025/04/kore...
This is so lovely.
For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...
April 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This is so lovely.
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A parade of the wealthiest and most elite institutions in American life have capitulated to a series of unprecedented demands from Donald Trump and his brutish team of retribution-seekers, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Since Trump came to power cowardice has become contagious
From the tech bros to the leaders of Ivy League universities, the great grovel to Donald Trump is well underway. What America needs now more than ever...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
April 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A parade of the wealthiest and most elite institutions in American life have capitulated to a series of unprecedented demands from Donald Trump and his brutish team of retribution-seekers, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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April 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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I saw someone criticizing a very funny poster for making jokes instead of posting about politics, and I am reminded of a favorite line from E. B. White: We should strive not for balanced books but balanced libraries
April 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I saw someone criticizing a very funny poster for making jokes instead of posting about politics, and I am reminded of a favorite line from E. B. White: We should strive not for balanced books but balanced libraries
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Revisiting Charlie Chaplin's speech from "The Great Dictator"
April 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Revisiting Charlie Chaplin's speech from "The Great Dictator"
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Home Office spent £22,000 on failed attempt to stop Windrush report release
Home Office spent £22,000 on failed attempt to stop Windrush report release
Hard-hitting internal investigation found roots of scandal lay in racist immigration legislation
At least £22,000 was spent by the Home Office on hiring lawyers in a failed attempt to prevent the release of a hard-hitting internal report that found that the roots of the Windrush scandal lay in 30 years of racist immigration legislation, officials have acknowledged this week.
The government spent three years attempting to bury a report written by a Home Office commissioned historian, which described how “the British empire depended on a racist ideology in order to function” and noted that immigration laws in the postwar period were designed to reduce the UK’s non-white population. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Home Office spent £22,000 on failed attempt to stop Windrush report release