Troy Holmes

Freelance radio and podcast producer. BBC World Service, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 4. Art nerd.

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

@leaderonlineUK I am being ignored by your customer service regarding my recent order. Starting to think this is a scam. How do I get in contact with you?

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

@DanNouveau @sacha_coward @museumgirlldn @SophieLawsonMA @tehm @JB_DandI Yaaaas 💃🏼

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Can’t wait for this! 👏🏻👏🏻

[Piñata @pinataplay]

Missing Eurovision!? This Friday May 15th, 20 stunning acts vie for your love, and your vote!

Live on @nextupcomedy 8pm!!

https://t.co/mlsb6HTWgw

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

Incredible human and total babe Charlie Bellow is fundraising for Multiple Sclerosis Society by running a half marathon next month. If you’ve got a few quid - Donate to Charlie's JustGiving page: https://t.co/oAyWwmj6Pt

[BBC World Service @bbcworldservice]

🤗 "Always be bubbly, smiley and cute"
⚖️ "You have to be a certain weight"
🧑‍⚖️ "You're constantly judged by so many people"

@llama_ajol on the reality of being a female K-Pop idol
https://t.co/7LIThwHvzs

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How a novelist helped spark Korea’s #Metoo movement... So pleased to present this week's #BBCCulturalFrontline featuring #ChoNamJoo on her novel #kimjiyoungborn1982, the incredible @llama_ajol, author @stephycha and more... https://t.co/nL7I1zJchd

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

'How not to be a rock star' on Outlook BBC World Service today. Got some great music in there, check it out if you like a bit of grungy 90s Scottish indie. https://t.co/a3wMuT7mhw

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@lornlornlors @BedlamLateNight You too! Ha, nawh no worries, honestly just bloody loved it! Pls come do more drag king in London and I will BE THERE. Have good fringe! X

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

And finally, go and see @lornlornlors in any way/venue/show you can - I think I died at her drag set @BedlamLateNight #edfringe 3/3

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

Also, would highly recommend checking out @lucy_muck Post Popular. Genius, mad, mucky perfection #edfringe2019 ...2/3

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

Finally recovered from trip to #edfringe, just about anyway… If you’re up there you’ve got to see An Audience with @YasmineDay80 for some brilliant 80’s insanity, LOVED IT @ThePleasance...1/3

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

This is why we do #500words Thank you! X

[Alex Moody @Yonderhow]

@BBCRadio2 Thanks guys. It was a truly fantastic day. Rosa loved it, and although I'm a moderately grumpy sort by nature but I was on a high the whole day through. And not just because Rosa won a medal! ;) Expertly done, thank you to all involved @ZoeBallTV @suzipurdie @TroyHolmes1

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

Loved meeting all these incredible kids #500Words

[BBC Radio 2 @BBCRadio2]

Re-live all of the action from this morning and listen to this year's winning stories on our website now! https://t.co/GGnB68eUDl

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

We did it!! #500Words

[BBC Radio 2 @BBCRadio2]

And there we have it - that has been #500Words 2019!
A huge thank you to EVERYONE involved with making this year's competition such a success.

(There are simply too many people to thank in 280 characters, but we do have to give a special thanks to all of our fantastic entrants!)

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

WE ARE LIVE! Listen in now @BBCRadio2

[Zoe Ball @ZoeTheBall]

MORNING! We’re in Windsor for the #500Words Final with a smashing cast of characters @davidwalliams, @michaelsheen, @Busted, @hughbon, @IamTomWalker, @Konnie_Huq & @sanditoksvig.... And a load of superstar kids. On @BBCRadio2 from 7am!! Xx

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

Arrived at Windsor, predictably it’s raining. Flo has this beaut guillotine as a hat. In her words, ‘I’m cutting edge guys’ #puntastic

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Too much...? Naaaah THIS WAY TO #500Words Listen this morning 7am - 9:30am @BBCRadio2

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

Current feelings #hangry

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

Here we go... countdown to 2019 #500Words Final! 14 hours to go!! @BBCRadio2

[Troy Holmes @TroyHolmes1]

Our #500Words writers might just have the solution...

[BBC Radio 2 @BBCRadio2]

Our friends at the @oxunipress have analysed all of this year's #500Words stories, and they can now reveal that the Word of the Year is... 🥁

📚 'Brexit' 📚

Here's @ZoeTheBall to tell us more...