Peter Allen

Journalist for BBC Radio 5 live. Present 5 live Daily on Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays 10am-1pm. Listen on MW 693 and 909 or via the website.

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

Sspymaster Sir Richard Dearlove, former chief of MI6 my guests tonight at nine. We talk of terrorism..life as a spy and Iraq.

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

My guest tonight... journalist and author Diana formerly David Thomas... tells of the rewards of gender change and the price. It's fascinating.

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

Still alive....and still being a pain in the butt to the editor. Join me at 20.00 if you can.

[Musty Aziz @musty74]

Radio legend (he says survivor!) @petereallen returns to the airwaves tonight. Tune in to @bbc5live from 2000 until 2200 for Good Week Bad Week, ‘birthday guest’ @ejrainfordbrent and a look ahead to the big @TheNotoriousMMA fight next week ...yes Peter gets to grips with MMA!

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

Last programme of series tonight. One hour only so dont wait till nine to tune in. Rumour has it we are back next year. Hurrah says our fan.

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

Bit of quality in this week's programme. I'm off, Chloe Tilley and Lucy Grey take over. Join them on Sunday.

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

First time I have tweeted for many years....but he is worth it.... a wordsmith who in his own words..enjoys the bliss of surfing on language.

[Lucy Grey @lucyEgrey]

“Who on earth wants to be ‘on rails’? Hurray for being off the rails... wild and in a field hopping the hedges” @stephenfry talks childhood, Greek mythology, Blackadder and Brexit despair tinged with optimism. Join @petereallen and me at 8pm @bbc5live it’s well worth a listen.

[Andy Silke @andysilke]

Hear more amazing survival stories from our trip to #Hiroshima on @bbc5live at 10am. @petereallen presenting. #VJDay

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

Hear more extraordinary survivor's stories from my visit to #Hiroshima on @bbc5live this morning. One-off documentary starts at 10am. #VJDay

[BBC Radio 5 Live @bbc5live]

70 years after the #Hiroshima bomb, survivor Setsuko Thurlow remembers the attack: http://t.co/MW83wDILat

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

Overwhelming day here at Peace Park in #Hiroshima, whatever your view on nuclear weapons.Listen and watch again here: http://t.co/Qqn7msu0Ft

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

In position at #Hiroshima memorial. Thousands here already. Moment of detonation marked in just under an hour

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

My thoughts on #Hiroshima for @HuffPostUK, ahead of a special @bbc5live programme from Japan at 10am Thursday http://t.co/OAZx3WhLwI

[BBC Radio 5 Live @bbc5live]

As @Tesco change the self-service voice, @philtufnell, @hwinkler4real & @petereallen have a go
http://t.co/tYhi9i6TCd

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My war with words: What's it like to be a soldier with a stammer?

http://t.co/PqHsO7Nz4R

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A postal scam victim who spent £5,000 on cakes says he feels "a bit of a twit"

http://t.co/iuN4m4JIg1

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Premier League clubs are now selling replica kits up to XXXXXXL. Here's @petereallen wearing his team's colours.

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#budget2015: Five reasons why Germany is more efficient than the UK

http://t.co/KycsfSujcm

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Reaction to #budget2015 and #PMQs with @PeterEAllen.

Coverage from 12pm: http://t.co/cPeJiLTWJX

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

50 years of hard hitting journalism and no-one notices. I read out one insulting text and you all go crazy
http://t.co/BVd5KpGqW5

[Peter Allen @petereallen]

At ten @5live we examine a justice system which Michael Gove says helps the rich and fails the poor. Examples please.