Hugely stimulating. Not just gravitational waves & the search for extra-terrestrial life, but what physics is *for* & how to stimulate interest in it among the young. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Left home this morning in a lightweight coat that was pitifully inadequate on my perishing walk to the station. 3 hrs later here I am in London and this coat was such a bad idea, I'm so hot, what was I thinking?

Fossilised bones from an enormous, 47-million-year-old snake have been found in India – and it’s a contender for the largest snake that ever lived. newscientist.com/article/242760…

Join Peter Curran for R4 Pick of the Week at 18.15. We’ve got amazing things from Samira Ahmed Louisa Buck Tom Sutcliffe Michael Taylor John Wilson William Crawley Erland Cooper Orkneyology.com/ Keeping stories/ Orkney Islands Harry Baker Steve Doherty 🐐 David Bramwell Mike Skinner Jerome Weatherald bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy. That’s more than car and oil industries together. They employ 2.3million people. To cut funding for creative arts at university level is fudge-brained, cack-hearted thinking pitched very much at the highest level of economic

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Happy Easter everyone! From today #RoundBritainQuiz is in its new time of 4.30pm on Sun BBC Radio 4. Also contains Cariad Lloyd Myfanwy Alexander Paddy Duffy & Freya McClements If you know about Dracula, Hanna Barbera and New Order B-sides you'll do ok bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

This says it all doesn't it. Where you should 'invest'. How about where you should live?

Queues at my local library. Loads of people returning and borrowing books. One family leaving with a bag full, another browsing & the knit & natter group in full swing. Don’t let anyone tell you libraries are obsolete. They are vital for communities. They are communities.

Other than Easter Sunday Service - 10am BBC1 ; Gareth Malone’s Ester Passion - 11.30 am BBC1 & Songs of Praise - 1.30 pm BBC1 and programmes on Radio 2, 3 & 4 celebrating Easter Sunday The Telegraph headline is spot on. Still, makes good click bait doesn’t it ?

“Two years ago, they didn’t have the courage to vow stoning women to death in public. They tested their draconian policies one by one, & reached this point because there is no one to hold them accountable…If not stopped, more and more will come.” theguardian.com/global-develop…

Looking forward to the final Verb on the Third programme before it moves to the Fourth. Thank you Ian and lovely team for some brilliant and magical moments. Of which this will be one. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

What a day to be a Puffin!

Huge news for our seabirds, many of our iconic and beloved species depend on this fish for their survival. Your average Puffin needs to find 40 a day!

It will benefit a myriad of other species too - Haddock, Harbour Porpoise and Terns to name a few

Tomorrow’s opinion in the FT ft.com/content/6f8581…

Well….this is rather nice! ❤️
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REVIEW | 5 stars for In and Out of Chekhov’s Shorts at Southwark Playhouse

'...shines through with their intelligent and unique creative vision.'

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Well this is unbelievable news! After yesterday’s BAFTA nomination I find that we’re nominated for no fewer than EIGHT New York Festival Awards! Good lord above. Congrats to the great teams on all these shows #WeForcedABot #TheSkewer #SportsStrangestCrimes BBCRadio4 BBC Radio 5 Live

A new series of #TheLifeScientific starts today! Jim Al-Khalili talks to Sir Jonathan Van-Tam about influenza, imposter syndrome, pandemic pressures and the power of football analogies. From 9am BBC Radio 4 - or catch the extended podcast BBC Sounds! bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01…

Grey Seal in the #Ouseburn in #Newcastle just now! 🦭You never know what intriguing wildlife encounters are around the corner in #WildOuseburn - just one benefit of this urban tidal burn.

The News Quiz is really funny this week.