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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I remember watching it the first time around. It was a stunning piece of work which I remember to this day.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today's editorial from the Canadian "Globe and Mail"

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Trump will try to steal the midterms. From today's Canadian newspaper, Globe and Mail

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Here is the editorial from the US edition of "The Week", wondering why Americans are not protesting against Trump, whilst Europeans detest him.

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The British Broadcasting Century podcast @bbcentury.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New podcast ahoy! Our timeline's at Nov 1923: the BBC's 1st relay station Sheffield 6FL, whose history has never been told. Andrew Barker has found aplenty - thanks to him, BBC Radio Sheffield + Sheffield City Archives for rare audio from its co-founder. Enjoy! bbcentury.podbean.com/e/125-the-bb...

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#125 The BBC's First Relay Station: Sheffield 6FL and Fred Lloyd | The British Broadcasting Century with Paul Kerensa

We're back in our moment-by-moment timeline of British broadcasting's early days, and it's just after the BBC's first birthday... 16 November 1923: Sheffield 6FL becomes the BBC's first relay station,...

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The British Broadcasting Century podcast @bbcentury.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The British Broadcasting Century episode 124 has landed - a tribute to and tour of 1932's Broadcasting House - with 'Palace of the Ether' author Dr Elizabeth Darling. Links below, enjoy, and do share if you like it! Next time: Sheffield 6FL, the first relay station in Nov 1923 pod.fo/e/445a4d

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

What a shame that they didn't preserve that studio as it was.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

BBC lawyers playing Trump at his own game and he's too lazy to have read the rules.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I love the cover of this week's US edition of The Week.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I've just seen him on Sky News being interviewed by Beth Rigby, doing a Trump and slagging her off and distracting from the real issue.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Oh gosh. I'm really sorry to read this sad news. With the correct medication and advice you'll come through this OK. But please look after yourself. If you need to take a break, please do. I'll still be here when you feel better and can continue with this project.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Yes. I enjoyed that little retrospective at the start of the podcast. It reminded me of the many discoveries we've covered.

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The TV Room @thetvroom.com · 03/04/2026

🟦 CLEAN FEED | The BBC's Made Of Here campaign docks in Northern Ireland with a Titanic-sized drone display. This trail aired earlier this evening.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

This is an indication of his advancing dementia. As the illness develops the individual loses all inhibitions and the usual restraints.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Teletext failed to be a success in America - because when the adverts were shown, the Teletext signal was turned off.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

It was wise for Anthropic to refuse to let the US military have full reign over its AI model given the article below.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Two cartoons republished in the US edition of "The Week".

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The editorial from the US edition of "The Week".

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Fortunately the BBC is giving it a lot of coverage this morning.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I watched Laura Kuensbergh's show for the first time in ages. I was so pleased that Tracy Brabin called out Richard Tice for only mentioning that China is a threat to the North Atlantic, and not mentioning Russia.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Snippets from the US edition of 'The Week'

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Ofcom did have guts when it was led by Sharon White. It has gone downhill since she left.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Thanks, Paul, for all you've done this year. You've had some fantastic achievements despite your personal loss. Happy new year to you and your family.

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Paul Kerensa @paulkerensa.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

"Joyful" **** - Mail on Sunday Very glad our new radio drama about the first radio drama has landed well with critics. I hope it lands well with listeners-in/broadcatchers (I prefer the 1920s lingo).

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16/12/2025

Here they try to back it up a little bit, citing a Guardian report. One problem, though: that Guardian article is from 2015. Ten years ago. Since then, the BBC has introduced widespread VPN blocking (as anyone who’s tried to watch iPlayer using one knows).

Further supporting the fact that Floridians accessed the Panorama Documentary
through a VPN, The Guardian reported that research showed that “65 million people from abroad
watch the broadcaster’s license-fee funded iPlayer service using proxy servers or virtual private
networks.”

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16/12/2025

Little bonus from the filing. The second paragraph here takes a general claim about VPN use in Florida and imagines everyone’s using it to watch the BBC. But the first paragraph is missing something: notice it has absolutely no supporting reference. They’re just claiming it, sans evidence.

In addition to access through various means, including BritBox, it is well
established that millions of Florida citizens use a virtual private network (“VPN”) to view content
such as the Panorama Documentary, which is aired on foreign streaming platforms like BBC
iPlayer.
10 Davie and Turness resignations in full, BBC (Nov. 9, 2025),
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k02vr1my2o (last visited Dec. 15, 2025). (Emphasis
added).
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Case 1:25-cv-25894-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 12/15/2025 Page 8 of 33
26. According to vpnMentor, a VPN research firm, VPN usage in Florida has
skyrocketed since 2024, with a 51% increase in demand on December 19, 2024, and an over
1,000% increase in VPN usage at the beginning of 2025.11

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16/12/2025

Here’s the full original story in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social from several weeks ago, where we pointed out the issues in Prescott’s dossier: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...

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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report

A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16/12/2025

Now, why didn’t Trump’s lawyers just include the sentence in the quote, like Michael Prescott did? It’s because Prescott omitted a chunk of quote too. Trump’s lawyers have managed to cut it out of their filing, too, but they’ve done it more cleverly than him. Here’s the missing bit:

“We’re gonna walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women, and we’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them.

“Because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong. We have come to demand that Congress do the right thing and only count the electors who have been lawfully slated, lawfully slated.

“I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I was on jury service last year. The judge made it clear that in his view the jury system was one of the great achievements of the British legal system.

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Adam @adamcobb.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The BBC has its issues but I really don’t feel that the Telegraph basically spending all week yelling about a rather thin series of ‘scandals‘ and then pissing itself with delight because they got Trump to say something about it is a great look.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I find it difficult to believe anything the Telegraph states about the BBC when the paper is consistently biased against anything it does.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

She appears to think that the only thing the British Legion does is sell poppies!

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Here is the editorial from the US edition of "The Week". Its theme is "pity" - pity for those who are suffering under Trump's regime.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

They'll fill up that spare time with lots of promos for other programmes. They do appear to be doing this more and more recently. I wonder if programme running times have been generally shortened to save money,

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

The editor of the US edition of "The Week" does not hold back on his opinions.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Thanks for writing this most interesting article. I wonder what your views are of the current state of culture on the BBC. Unfortunately finance related cutbacks have led to many losses. A reduction in high drama, radio 3 plays axed and speech content reduced, BBC 4 now largely a repeat service.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/04/2025

BREAKING: MeidasTouch has won the Webby Award for 2025 Podcast of the Year! Thank you for this incredible honor. None of this would be possible without this incredible pro-democracy community. Shoutout to the Meidas Mighty!

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

This article from the UK edition of The Week is probably somewhat 'under the radar' in the US. But looks and see who Elon Musk is supporting to destroy Romanian democracy.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The editorial in the UK edition of The Week notes that Hollywood and the media are going quiet on Trump's misdeeds.

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Andrew Barker @dogsbarker.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The front page of the UK edition of "The Week" shows Trump in the guise of Neville Chamberlain.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

It’s cute he thinks Trump would read this. And care if he did.

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