Anna Temkin

Presenter of 'Your History' podcast and deputy obituaries editor @thetimes. Book reviewer @TheTLS.
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Join me each week from May 28th for a new @thetimes podcast, 'Your History'. Expect remarkable tales of lives well lived, from musicians to politicians, scientists to sporting legends...

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Why Graham Greene’s The Quiet American is still eerily resonant. My piece in today’s Saturday Review ⁦(thanks ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦@RobbieTimes⁩)

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Speaking about the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson on today’s episode of #TheStory @thetimes https://t.co/QFy6cDFBuO

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Will be on @BBCWorldatOne just after 1.30pm discussing the art of the obituary with @Sarah_Montague

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Obits of the year, from Dame Jane Goodall to Ozzy Osbourne ⁦@thetimes⁩

https://t.co/IR0iTdEJa9

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Loved writing and recording this obits special for @thetimes The Story podcast on four remarkable lives that have shaped our time https://t.co/lDEdxyck9l

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Always good to reread a classic, especially one inspired by an utterly bonkers romance…enjoyed writing this for ⁦@thetimes⁩ books desk

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From the Empress of Byzantium to Queen’s greatest hits - quite the cultural spectrum. My interview with @bettanyhughes for @thetimes @TimesArts

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Had the loveliest time talking all things culture in this week’s Culture Fix for @thetimes
https://t.co/RrU1Xv0KuB
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Thrilled that @thetimes ‘Your History’ has been shortlisted for Best Launch at @pubpodawards - a testament to all the hard work and supportive colleagues behind the scenes, especially the producers and obit readers: https://t.co/s89BCIksIw

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More cracking obits from my colleagues in @thetimes - Oleg Gordievsky, what a life

https://t.co/6aSoVr4bhP

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George Foreman obituary: boxer who rumbled with Muhammad Ali

https://t.co/rfmRSLonos

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Dame Vivienne Westwood obituary

https://t.co/FEhRfORyK0

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Lots of fascinating obits to dive into whilst @thetimes paywall is down this weekend - here are a few big hitters from the archives:

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Queen Elizabeth II obituary

https://t.co/ZzRuW2e9Wh

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The Times and Sunday Times are free to read this weekend. This Decca Aitkenhead interview with Sir Chris Hoy from last year is a v moving read: ‘I have terminal cancer but I still feel lucky’

https://t.co/2d27WQOVb5

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James Marriott is, IMO, one of the most original and thought-provoking columnists to emerge in the last ten years.

All of his columns in The Times are free to read this weekend.

A selection:👇👇👇

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My cartoon @thetimes Saturday. Prints available from
https://t.co/2Brf8C5Dih

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You may have noticed that The Times paywall is open this weekend. Here's this morning's column:

Our Week: Trump and Putin's WhatsApps - https://t.co/zvbghf31Lv

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My cartoon @thetimes Monday. Prints available from
https://t.co/2Brf8C5Dih

[Rachel Gur @RachelGur]

Hamas forced Eli to stand in front of the camera and say how excited he is to be going home, to reunite with his wife and daughters. Then the terrorists laughed.

They had murdered his wife and daughters on 7.10. Eli didn’t know. They laughed at his hope, his love of family.