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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · May 28

“We should be able to disagree, for crying out loud!” - and not have to sign up to “a monolithic culture”. Here’s a flavour of Mary Beard speaking to me at Selwyn College Cambridge last night. Watch the full video here:
www.youtube.com/live/xMBIzr5...

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The Richmond Society @richmondsociety.org.uk · May 2

We’re thrilled to see 7 heifers now grazing in Petersham Meadows. After no grazing in 2023, and a very small amount last year, this is a welcome move back to tradition.

The Richmond Society is represented on the Petersham Meadows Advisory Group. Photos by Lizzie Danckwerts.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Apr 29

I really enjoyed accompanying @selwyn1882.bsky.social students Oketa and Cian to London today and lunch at the Tallow Chandlers’ Hall. They’re winners of this year’s Tallow Chandlers awards, and joined other amazing young people from schools and colleges at the celebration.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Apr 22

Via Amazon, yes - it seems: www.amazon.co.uk/Things-That-...

www.amazon.co.uk

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Apr 22

If you want to join the campaign against pointless vox pops in news - or share some of the stories from inside the BBC - these two books are now at a bargain half price!
www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/gettin...

www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/20-thi...

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Apr 19

The colours of @selwyn1882.bsky.social this Easter weekend.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Apr 15

All universities in America and worldwide should support #Harvard in their stand on academic freedom.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status after freezing $2bn funding

Universities, as well as many charities and religious groups, are exempted from paying federal income taxes.

www.bbc.com

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Apr 10

We’re green, and quite a lot of other colours too. The gardens of @selwyn1882.bsky.social this week. Photos by my colleague Thisath Ranawaka.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Apr 5

Very proud of the @selwyn1882.bsky.social students who received their MAs today. This was the generation whose studies were disrupted by the pandemic, and they’re fine young people who deserve this moment of celebration.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Mar 28

The @selwyn1882.bsky.social Spring collection.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Mar 14

A pleasure to welcome to Selwyn a great bunch of graduate students from our sister college @kebleoxford.bsky.social in Oxford.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Feb 22

A disappointing day of football - for both Fulham and Arsenal - but at least there was a lovely sunset at Hammersmith on the way home.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Feb 19

Congratulations to @suzanneraine.bsky.social on her election as master of Selwyn. It’s the most wonderful job, and I think the fellowship have made a wise choice.

www.sel.cam.ac.uk/news/next-ma...

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Feb 12

Dinner with some of Selwyn’s postgraduate students. A terrific bunch of people.

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Selwyn College @selwyn1882.bsky.social · Feb 12

Is the answer to populism a strengthening of the power of the courts and judges? Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson answered a question from a Selwyn student. Full session here: www.youtube.com/live/vZ65Kys...

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Feb 6

A session with BBC director-general Tim Davie. Questions range from BBC coverage of Donald Trump and Elon Musk was to the corporation’s future funding: might subscription work? www.youtube.com/live/LAow3LD...

"The BBC: its future and how we fund it", with Tim Davie, director general of the BBC

YouTube video by Selwyn College, Cambridge

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Feb 5

Our event with the director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, is fully booked for in-person attendance. But you can join us live online, or on demand after the session.

www.youtube.com/live/LAow3LD...

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Feb 2

I really enjoyed Channel 4’s Brian and Maggie. Some of the political history is a bit wobbly. But it’s fair, and its heart is in the right place about interviewing and journalism in the public interest. Coogan and Walter are terrific, too.

www.channel4.com/programmes/b...

Brian and Maggie

Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter in the story of the TV interview that toppled Mrs Thatcher

www.channel4.com

Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Jan 30

Offers from @selwyn1882.bsky.social have gone out today for undergraduate admissions this autumn. 85.5% of our home offers are to state school students, with the biggest group at comprehensives. In 2024 this kind of mix helped us be the highest-rated Cambridge college for good honours.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Jan 23

Well, that’s going to be an enormous audience for BBC1 on Friday night. Traitors is a fabulous format, and so skilfully produced. Yet another argument for appointment-to-view television. #TheTraitorsUK

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Jan 11

The view from the front door. @selwyn1882.bsky.social this morning.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Jan 6

Journalists really don’t have to go along with the agenda of social media - and definitely not with the interventions of billionaires. This talk from the end of 2024 feels particularly relevant today. www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/general/medi...

Time to stand firm - social media and challenges to reporting

The Master of Selwyn College Cambridge and former BBC executive Roger Mosey on modern challenges to journalism.

www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Jan 5

If, like me, you’re enjoying #Traitors: here’s a panel discussion from last year about what the show means for the future of TV entertainment. Featuring top BBC executives and ace Traitor Paul Gorton. youtu.be/dEWkhQE8b00?...

The Traitors and the future of television, with Paul Gorton, Syeda Irtizaali & Dan McGolpin

YouTube video by Selwyn College, Cambridge

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Dec 25

Gavin & Stacey has been a triumph for the BBC. And it shows that public broadcasting can still bring millions of people together for shared moments.

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Roger Mosey @rogermosey.bsky.social · Dec 24

The tree in the @selwyn1882.bsky.social Master’s Lodge. Happy Christmas to all.

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