Mary Peate

Audio drama director and producer

[Luke Harding @lukeharding1968]

Air raid sirens in Kyiv now, wailing across the city, as Russian drones approach. Trump's suspension of US military aid means Ukraine will find it tougher to shoot down enemy drones and ballistic missiles. The result: more death, grief, and ruin

[Mary Peate @marypeate]

@Jassicrea @jonnicholls …and produced perfectly by @Jassicrea

[Claire @claireXanda]

Before dumb people start with he has settled . Let the intelligent people in the room speak.
Prince Harry wanted to go all the way but then they admitted wrongdoing and apologised, in uk there was no way to go forward because they have already admitted it.

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Why doesn’t Musk care about the white child victims of white grooming gangs, such as the ones in Cornwall or Glasgow? Why does he only ask you to ‘imagine’ the victims of brown grooming gangs? How is this faux concern for victims of rape driven any anything other than racism?

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

Why are you not reporting this @BBCNews ?

@BowenBBC & @bbclysedoucet surely this is something that should be covered properly, fully and honestly? 202 is an unprecedented slaughter of your colleagues. It merits more than a passing news story: more a proper holding to account.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

So Clegg is out. And Zuck goes all in on Trump.

Top Facebook PR flak now is guy who helped Kavanaugh through his sexual assault hearing.

Please don’t ever forget Clegg’s role in this. He’s an enabling reputation launderer who will always carry the stink

[David Yelland @davidyelland]

So the Daily Mail has RFK Jr's totally discredited conspiracy theory about fluoride high on its news site today clearly putting US clicks ahead of facts, public health and common sense. This is how truth dies.

[Lance Lachlan ✌🏻 @lancelachlan]

Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been involved in various criminal activities over the years. Notable offenses include:

•Assault (2005): Robinson was convicted of assaulting an off-duty police officer during a domestic incident.

•Public Order Offenses (2011): He was convicted for leading an English Defence League (EDL) protest that turned violent, resulting in a 12-month community rehabilitation order and a fine.

•Entering the U.S. Illegally (2012): Robinson used a friend’s passport to unlawfully enter the United States, leading to a 10-month prison sentence. 

•Mortgage Fraud (2014): He pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud involving £160,000 and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. 

•Contempt of Court (2017): Robinson received a suspended sentence for attempting to film defendants during a rape trial at Canterbury Crown Court. 

•Contempt of Court (2018): He was jailed for live-streaming outside Leeds Crown Court during a trial, potentially prejudicing the case, resulting in a nine-month prison sentence. 

•Contempt of Court (2024): Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison for breaching a High Court injunction by repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, Jamal Hijazi. 

These incidents highlight a pattern of legal transgressions, including assault, fraud, and multiple counts of contempt of court.

[Mary Peate @marypeate]

@tomthetwit @TracyWiles @BBCRadio4 @eloisewhitmore @jussy36 @Jassicrea @AMBFans @BBCRadioDrama Thanks so much, Tom! Happy new year to you! X

[Mary Peate @marypeate]

The final #HooleyProductions audio drama of 2024 goes out tomorrow on @BBCRadio4 at 2.15pm. Written by and starring peerless #AmeliaBullmore with sound design by the brilliant @eloisewhitmore, supported by the massive talents of @jussy36 @TracyWiles and #StuartMcQuarrie.

[Mary Peate @marypeate]

Just starting on BBC Sounds!

[Mary Peate @marypeate]

The final #HooleyProductions audio drama of 2024 goes out tomorrow on @BBCRadio4 at 2.15pm. Written by and starring peerless #AmeliaBullmore with sound design by the brilliant @eloisewhitmore, supported by the massive talents of @jussy36 @TracyWiles and #StuartMcQuarrie.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

The public determination to stop their country falling into the hands of Putin is remarkable to behold.

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

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[Peter Jukes @peterjukes]

'There's money behind money' - this is what is so alarming about the Observer sale to Tortoise. Where's the independence from corporations and oligarchs? It looks like we're moving from client journalism to a captive, concierge media

https://t.co/yCuHqiAfKl

[Dr Nafeez Ahmed @NafeezAhmed]

Richest man in the world who just bought the US presidency has endorsed Germany's neo-Nazi party. This is not an accident. This is a network war on Western democracy. It's been in the making for decades - and it's only just starting. My book https://t.co/THUeCyADqu explains all

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

This week the Guardian's owner, the Scott Trust, gifted the 233-year-old Observer to Tortoise Media.

This isn't just a dark day for journalism, it's a sign.

Meet the team.

This is Putin giving Tortoise's energy advisory board member an 'Order of Friendship' medal in 2017.
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[Annette Dittert  @annettedittert]

As @HindleyLancs points out below:
This is dangerous stuff from Mason and the BBC. I can't recall such a glowing description from the BBC in the past of an extreme right wing demagogue.

[Peter Oborne @OborneTweets]

@annettedittert @HindleyLancs I can’t think of a precedent at all!

[Peter Jukes @peterjukes]

Farage - by his own admission - created the disaster of Brexit

This isn’t ’master storytelling’ - it’s dangerous populist propaganda

Robbie Gibb’s chosen political editor is really running fast towards normalising the hard right

[PJ "giK" @giK1893]

Antoniivka, Kherson - russian drone operators target a fire engine apparently responding to a fire at or close to School #21 with drone dropped charge

46.677249, 32.738170

@GeoConfirmed @UAControlMap @Cen4infoRes