Athar Ahmad (@atharaahmad) 's Twitter Profile
Athar Ahmad

@atharaahmad

Journalist and Documentary Maker

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calendar_today06-06-2012 17:06:21

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Have followed this series about my old school and three of its former pupils with interest. Very sad, but well worth a listen.

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Fascinating and important series by @AtharAhmadBBC, well worth a listen. Was his former school a failure, with several pupils meeting violent deaths? Or a success, allowing many kids from difficult and impoverished backgrounds a place to flourish? Or both? #multiculturalism

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More than than 20 families have told me they want an urgent independent inquiry into the 'inadequate' maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

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For BBC File On 4 Mick Tucker and I investigate the online abuse faced by England players after the Euro 2020 final and track down and confront one of the trolls who sent Bukayo Saka racist abuse. Tonight at 8pm on BBC Radio 4 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-584668…

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Troll who racially abused Bukayo Saka online says he now wants to apologise, and thinks he should have been banned from social media forever bit.ly/2YzEz0P

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'I want to apologise to Saka...' BBC File On 4 tracks down and confronts a troll who sent monkey emojis to England's Bukayo Saka after the Euro 2020 final. Our story on BBC News (UK) today

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Very excited to be launching a brand new MA at UCL in Audio Storytelling for Radio and Podcast! It's a chance for students to learn the art of storytelling for audio platforms and skills needed to succeed in industry. Applications close end of June. ucl.ac.uk/prospective-st…

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📻 Are you an East Londoner? 🎤 Want to take a brand new MA in Audio Storytelling for Radio & Podcast for *free* - plus £15,000 on top? 🎧 Then check out this brilliant scholarship being offered by UCL 👇👇👇 ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/u…

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For the last year, @patrickclahane and I have been investigating a brazen, elaborate immigration scam for Newsnight. We’ve gone undercover to expose people involved in the illegal racket. It’s on BBC Newsnight and the Ten tonight. #newsnight #immigrationfraud #fakefathers

For the last year, @patrickclahane and I have been investigating a brazen, elaborate immigration scam for Newsnight. We’ve gone undercover to expose people involved in the illegal racket. It’s on <a href="/BBCNewsnight/">BBC Newsnight</a> and the Ten tonight.    
#newsnight #immigrationfraud #fakefathers
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Tonight is Luton's first ever Premier League home game - but what does it mean to a town once plagued by racial tension and extremism? Our brand new series, Luton Town: No Place Like Home - made with the brilliant Ankur Desai Tania Sangha Ben Mundy bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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Very inspiring to hear the incredibly talented Annabel Deas talk about her Orwell Prize winning podcast series Hope High, the importance of giving a voice to under represented communities and how to carve out a successful career in audio.

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In November 2022, the global population reached 8 billion. That number is still rising. My story on how we can feed our growing population: foodunfolded.com/article/feedin…

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UCL’s doing its bit to change this by offering *free tuition* fees and a £15,700 living allowance for 10 people with links to East London to do a Master’s degree, including my MA in Audio Storytelling for Radio and Podcast. Do check it out 👇👇👇 ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/u…

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I made a little radio piece about my wonderful mum + her jam making🍓🫐🫙 ‘A Recipe for Recovery’ will be on BBC Radio 4 this Friday 7th June at 1:45pm. It was mentioned in yesterday’s Sunday Times + is pick of the day in this week’s Radio Times 🙃

I made a little radio piece about my wonderful mum + her jam making🍓🫐🫙 ‘A Recipe for Recovery’ will be on <a href="/BBCRadio4/">BBC Radio 4</a> this Friday 7th June at 1:45pm. It was mentioned in yesterday’s Sunday Times + is pick of the day in this week’s <a href="/RadioTimes/">Radio Times</a> 🙃
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My latest investigation: The deaths of at least 56 babies and 2 mothers, at an NHS trust, over 5 years, may have been preventable, BBC finds. bbc.com/news/articles/…