Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Blink and you miss me from the promo vid, but I'm there...and VERY proud! 🐝🐝C in Greater Manchester! 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026What do you mean you've never fed an alpaca called Bono, said 'ho-de-ho!' back to Su Pollard, been kissed by her and then asked by her to sniff another alpaca called Minstrel on live TV on BBC One? 000
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 08/08/20262004. On the roof of Parliament in Westminster. Back when the dream was to work for the BBC in Millbank. Didn't quite make it. But, I'm only 200 or so miles away 😂 110
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Day two of my BBC Breakfast farm tour. I was in my happy place: among cows! 🐮🐮🐮 🌡️Heat stresses them, just like it does us. 💧Water intake up. 🥛Milk volumes down. 💨🚿Fans and showers for the girls. 🌱 Less grass for feed, because of drought. Tough for our ace farmers. 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I will be nominating my old comp Chichester High School - not for a plaque for me, before you say anything - but for the legend that is Tim Peake! 000
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026LOVE THIS! As part of their #MadeInStateSchool campaign, the @the93percentclub.bsky.social are putting plaques on school gates to celebrate famous ex-pupils! Schools that will not generally have long lists of celebrated alumni! You can nominate people here: www.93percent.club/nominate! 100
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026🌾🌾🌾 The shortest wait for wheat in 50 years! 🌾🌾🌾 The hot and dry weather means one of the earliest harvests on memory for many arable farmers. Crop stress means accelerated development and lower yields. Privilege to get to see the impact with my BBC Breakfast team. 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Defeat by the light of the roadside pizza truck. 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 22/05/2026It isn't every physics teacher who can say they taught someone who went on to become an astronaut! But, Mr Gouldstone can! He also taught me, but that's a lot less memorable! Happy Retirement! I hear Tim Peake gave him a goodbye message! Legends both. 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Brand new #SaintsFC scarf, made by the talented husband. Having to watch from home but here's hoping it gets a Wembley runout 😬 050
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Some interesting additions to my BBC Breakfast filming kit for tomorrow! I want to see pictures of your flatpack failures! Or stories of assembly success! 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 14/04/2026From recollection, some of us were old enough to drink and some were not. I was old enough and I think it might show. 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 14/04/2026School proms! Did you have one? How much did you spend? Chatting about it on BBC Breakfast tomorrow and want your thoughts and pics! Mine was 21 years ago 😭 120
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 05/04/2026I am so proud of Tonda and these boys. Amazing performance and a 👀 result. Wembley it is! #SaintsFC 020
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Key messages from the Chancellor: ⛽️No to cuts to fuel duty/petrol VAT - risks higher inflation/rates/taxes. ⚡️Energy support would be targeted based on household income. 🍂Autumn more likely for any support, even if the energy price cap rises in July. 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Who will get targeted energy bills support, if it's needed? When will that be? Will drivers get any immediate relief at the pumps? My chat with the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, on BBC Breakfast tomorrow from 0600. 000
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Found in the local free library: a book of French food and drink published the year I was born and written by the then BBC Breakfast Time chef! 000
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Happen to be in France for Sidaction, an annual fundraiser (since 1994) for AIDS causes. Quite remarkable to see all the presenters on so many channels (around 20 TV and radio stations) wearing red ribbons. It is burnt on screen too to direct people to donate. 020
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Happy Mother's Day Barp, wherever you may be. Big up the single Mums and the Mums we miss. 021
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 24/02/2026When you share your BBC Breakfast mic with an Olympian! Thanks for giving it back Bruce Mouat! 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 23/02/2026525,600 minutes. Can't believe it's been a year already. "How do you measure the life of a woman or man?" I've thought a lot about this lyric the past 12 months. As the song says, how about we measure a year in love. If so, so much of it. 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 14/02/2026That was a definite career highlight! For me, if not for the rest of the team 🤣 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Roses are red, violets are blue, Valentine's Day on BBC Breakfast, that means rhymes for you. 000
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 10/02/2026June 2024, Manchester: "Today we can lay a new foundation of stability." Less than two years later: is the PM's own job stable? Interested to find out on BBC Breakfast if the Westminster drama is even on the radar of people here. 000
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Oh and I know we're not doing the 2016 throwbacks any more, but this was actually my first appearance on screen. The less said about this the better. I'm sure Nina Warhurst agrees. 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 09/02/2026I'm going to be setting the alarms a bit more regularly for a few weeks. I wish Mum were here to see it, but she got to sit on the sofa and I got to tell her that Mike Bushell and Carol Kirkwood were even lovelier in real life. Ten years and counting! 220
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 09/02/2026It is a privilege to, years later, pop up on the show now and then. A shaky post-Eurovision cameo led to some rambly live slots from the Isle of Wight. And now, I sometimes get to follow in Declan Curry’s footsteps. 100
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 09/02/2026My fave part of the office is a picture of Jeremy Bowen and Sophie Raworth. I grew up without a TV, but when we could finally afford one I became obsessed with the box. I vividly remember getting up early in Oct 2000 to see the launch of BBC Breakfast. 100
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Ten years of day shifts, night shifts, early shifts, planning shifts, producer shifts, reporter shifts, presenter shifts. I can't say it hasn't been varied. I've written an interview brief for a former US President but I've also held umbrellas and cleaned rugs. 100
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Ten years and counting. A (brief-ish) personal thread. Last week marked my ten-year BBC work anniversary. As baby-faced and hairier-faced Peters of the past suggest: it was always a dream to work here. I still pinch myself on a very regular basis. 110
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Oooooh I haven't had the banana one in yonks! 110
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Lee in West Yorkshire even wrote a poem! Sorry I didn't have time to read it out Lee! 110
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026So many fabulous messages from our amazing BBC Breakfast viewers! Lots of food I want to try, or wish I'd been around for! Number one? Gail mentioned what she calls "a 1970s family favourite: Kunzle Showboats. They were a real treat! Totally melt in the month!" 110
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026...in fact: I managed to grab some footage of Charlie's reaction. Justice for Barp's Mars bar sauce! 100
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Charlie and Naga were kind enough to allow me to sit on the famous red sofa and have a mouthful... ...however, the eagle-eyed among you will have noticed Charlie and Naga didn't indulge... 100
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026"Spotted dick, can I tempt you in that?" I had to bring out my - well, my Mum's - Friday night special! Tinned pears and Mars bar sauce! 100
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026We were talking about the return of foods - like corned beef, school cake and crispy pancakes - that take us right back! Misty-eyed menus or retro recipes! 100
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026"That's why you're wrong." I felt a bit bad being so brutal to our Naga on BBC Breakfast this week, but some things - like butterscotch Angel Delight - are worth defending. 250
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Barp's pears in Mars bar sauce hits the big time finally... 010
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Findus Crispy Pancake anyone?! Pink custard?! Apparently, we're having a nostalgic nosh fest: buying old school food and rating retro recipes! I want to know for BBC Breakfast: what is your favourite meal from back in the day? I might make mine for Charlie and Naga! 210
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 26/01/2026🚨 🚨 🚨 BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITY ALERT🚨 🚨 🚨 I really struggled to get into journalism and the media. I worry things are harder now. So, this is brilliant. careers.bbc.co.uk/job/First-St... Paid, four-week placements here in Salford. Share far and wide!careers.bbc.co.ukFirst Steps: BBC News placements (Salford)First Steps: BBC News placements (Salford) 000
Peter Ruddick @peterruddick.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Sadly, she was no longer able to tell us the full story of how she'd come to have it either. But we played her some Kinks music and she was happy. Glad it's on a wall on display now. 020
