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Richard Westcott

@bbcwestcott

Director of Comms, Cambridge University Health Partners. Former BBC Correspondent and a real asset at parties.

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Note to innocent people being chased by bad guys in films. Don’t use your bloody mobile phone or credit card. Every time. It’s a basic…

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On February 20, 1970, Keith Sapsford, a 14-year-old Australian teenager, entered Sydney Airport and concealed himself in the wheel well of a plane bound for Japan. Known for his curiosity, Keith saw this as an adventurous escapade. Tragically, not long after takeoff, he fell

On February 20, 1970, Keith Sapsford, a 14-year-old Australian teenager, entered Sydney Airport and concealed himself in the wheel well of a plane bound for Japan.   

Known for his curiosity, Keith saw this as an adventurous escapade. Tragically, not long after takeoff, he fell
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As you watch the Aurora this evening, it’s worth reflecting that you’re getting a rare direct glimpse of the power of Nature. Those charged particles causing the atmosphere to glow came from a sunspot complex 17 times the diameter of Earth and traveled across 90 million miles at

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An incredible moment in music history as in 1970 ELTON JOHN takes out a crumpled piece of paper and plays TINY DANCER for the first time in front of his lyricist BERNIE TAUPIN, along with his wife MAXINE, who he wrote the song for.

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Very topical to be recording our first episode of Season 4 of Crossing Channels featuring our new podcast host Richard Westcott talking to Alison Liebling @ArnaudPhilipp & Nicola Padfield about "Does Prison Work?" Available on 7 October. 🎧Previous episodes: podfollow.com/crossing-chann…

Very topical to be recording our first episode of Season 4 of Crossing Channels featuring our new podcast host <a href="/BBCwestcott/">Richard Westcott</a> talking to <a href="/AlisonLiebling/">Alison Liebling</a> @ArnaudPhilipp &amp; Nicola Padfield about "Does Prison Work?" Available on 7 October.

🎧Previous episodes: podfollow.com/crossing-chann…
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Amazing institute and delighted to take over presenting duties from the one and only Rory Cellan-Jones - covering children’s mental health next with a brilliant AI project to diagnose sooner

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Please subscribe you lovely people - I want to get decent numbers for my first episode - lots of v smart people giving great insights - (and me) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cro…

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Former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull: “When you see Trump with Putin, as I have on a few occasions, he’s like the 12-year-old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team. ‘My hero!’ It’s really creepy…the creepiness was palpable”

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🎙️ New podcast! Can Europe ever catch up with the US in tech? 🚀 Richard Westcott talks to Diane Coyle, and TSE's Jacques Crémer & Paul Seabright about Europe’s place in the global tech race. Should Europe compete or carve its own path? Listen now pod.fo/e/2b3dba

🎙️ New podcast!
Can Europe ever catch up with the US in tech? 🚀

<a href="/BBCwestcott/">Richard Westcott</a> talks to <a href="/DianeCoyle1859/">Diane Coyle</a>, and <a href="/TSEinfo/">TSE</a>'s Jacques Crémer &amp; Paul Seabright about Europe’s place in the global tech race.
Should Europe compete or carve its own path?
Listen now pod.fo/e/2b3dba
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🎙️ New podcast! What’s the recipe for a healthier food system? 🍏 Richard Westcott chats with Jonathan Stieglitz, TSE & Martin White Bennett Institute for Public Policy about global diet challenges, public health, and building sustainable, accessible food systems. Listen at pod.fo/e/2c3eac

🎙️ New podcast!

What’s the recipe for a healthier food system? 🍏

<a href="/BBCwestcott/">Richard Westcott</a> chats with Jonathan Stieglitz, <a href="/TSEinfo/">TSE</a>  &amp; Martin White <a href="/BennettInst/">Bennett Institute for Public Policy</a> about global diet challenges, public health, and building sustainable, accessible food systems.

Listen at pod.fo/e/2c3eac
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THE NIGHT SKY ON MARS LOOKS INSANE Imagine standing on Martian soil under a sky so dense with stars it feels unreal. That’s the view - no atmosphere to blur it, no city lights to drown it out. How long until we’re the ones under that sky?