Freelance exec prod. investigative radio/podcasts, ex BBC current affairs ed.. TEDxMacc curator, co-founder @barnabyfestival, placemaking dabbler, FRSA, MIPM
Joined April 2009
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15 Jun 2024
After more than a century #Macclesfield is no longer considered a safe Conservative seat. Hear from all seven candidates wanting your vote at the only town hustings on 1st July 🗳️ #ge2024 tickettailor.com/events/macc…
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5 Sep 2023
Woohoo! It’s here! Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of life extension, which I lovingly made over the last year for @BBCRadio4. Special thanks to @LRJonesy @JoannaSeirian @petergregson for your service. Catch all 10 parts now on @BBCSounds! #pillowfortproductionsjoint
4 Sep 2023
Over the last 100 years, we’ve seen global life expectancy double. Could it happen again?
Technology reporter and psychologist @aleksk explores the frontiers of the extreme longevity pioneers.
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4 Sep 2023
Today 1.45pm @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds
4 Sep 2023
Meet the tech billionaires who don't believe in dying. New series - The Immortals- is out today on @BBCSounds It's the @guardian 's pick of the week theguardian.com/tv-and-radio… Totally mind-bending to work on this for the brilliant @aleksk with @LRJonesy @BBCRadio4.
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31 Aug 2023
Nice to get a plug for #TheImmortals It will blow your mind… over ten episodes, starts Monday @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds
theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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30 Aug 2023
Great opportunities for writers who love independent journalism #Manchester #TheMill and #Liverpool #ThePost millmediaco.uk/jobs/
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29 Aug 2023
Here’s what’s been keeping me busy…
29 Aug 2023
NEW SERIES KLAXON!!!! My ten-part investigation into the tech billionaires who think death *isn't* inevitable. almost a year in the making: people, it gets cray. The Immortals, on @BBCRadio4 starting next Monday! bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g9f5f…
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26 Jul 2023
He spoke so eloquently outside court. Listen to @emilydugan’s investigation from 2021 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
26 Jul 2023
Andy Malkinson endured 17 years in prison after he was convicted of rape.
Today his case is in the appeal court following a DNA breakthrough.
In a letter to me from prison in 2020 he listed his plans for the future.
Today he might tick off number one
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7 Jul 2023
Tomorrow morning, #Macclesfield’s secrets revealed! Starts 10am. There’s even a free lunch. Sign up now.
30 Jun 2023
The work of Macc’s green groups and impact of congestion come up in the findings. Open to all, includes free lunch and ‘thank you’ voucher #Macclesfield #Sustainability . eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-make…
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3 Jul 2023
3 Jul 2023
Were you at @MacclesfieldTC Eco Summit? Uni researchers @Macc_study reported on how green groups were shaping town. Hear their findings and be part of discussion. Free. Includes lunch and a 'thank you' token. eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-make…
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30 Jun 2023
#Macclesfield has done, or has tried to do much of what came up in this @ipm discussion. Challenge for town in large authority is getting traction, engagement, buy-in to build real and sustainable partnerships..
27 Jun 2023
💡Exploring 'Pride in Place' 💡
Join place professionals and a fantastic panel, tomorrow - 28 June @ 3pm
placemanagement.org/events/e…
> What is pride in place?
> Can it be quantified?
> How should place leaders consider pride?
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30 Jun 2023
This is going to deliver such rich insights. Get there if you're in #Macclesfield. Free lunch too. #properresearch #placemaking #communitysafety
eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-make…
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24 May 2023
Exclusive: Grater Manchester Police and the CPS will not oppose an appeal in the case of Andrew Malkinson who spent 17 years in prison for rape when there was no DNA evidence
theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
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26 May 2023
Excellent news: full story podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… produced by @willroe2 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ma…
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16 Feb 2023
An important story with lessons for many of us - medics, policy makers, politicians, journalists... Huge congrats to the dogged and talented @hannahsbee
12 Feb 2023
My huge thanks to @HadleyFreeman and the entire team at @thetimes for their support for ‘Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children’
It’s not everyday your book makes cover of both the paper and Magazine, and the Leader column
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If you listened to the Seventeen Years series I made with @emilydugan back in 2021 about Andrew Malkinson, well, there's been a big development in his case.
🎙️UPDATE podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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1 Feb 2023
Not often there’s a positive update to an investigation. Ep 7 out now. Watch this space for an 8th. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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24 Jan 2023
Movement at last on this unsafe conviction by GMP, investigated by in podcast Seventeen Years..
24 Jan 2023
BREAKING: Greater Manchester Police has confirmed that a 48-year-old man from Exeter was arrested last month on suspicion of the 2003 rape that Andrew Malkinson served 17 years in prison for, after a DNA breakthrough.
Maliknson's case will go back to the court of appeal.
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15 Nov 2022
Long live independent #journalism in #Manchester. Free online - as is this in-person event on Thursday
4 Nov 2022
We're holding a listening event on 16 and 17 November, and we want to hear from you!
#Manchester: What's life like for you right now?
Join us at Methodist Central Hall on Oldham Street on 17 Nov: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-meteo…
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