Broadcaster đź“» Working with @audioalways @TheTimes @BBCNews and more. New pod series The Surgeon of St Helena: https://xitter.cf/t.co/HVPYFL3tuC
Joined April 2009
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New podcast series, new British island, new problems...
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pod.link/1766068544
Would you prefer to live on an extremely remote active British volcano or the Hampshire coast?
I'm deep in the weeds making a new series about a different British remote island, but this piqued my interest and provided welcome distraction.
jonesluke.substack.com/p/aba…
Thankfully lots of people have got in the habit of sending me stories about tiny islands and strange communities.
Ahead of a big one in a new series, here’s a small one in a new substack….
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open.substack.com/pub/jonesl…
I saw 193 year old Jonathan last month and he seemed well. Staff said he liked the sun…and trying to mate with his pals in the garden.
So he’s maybe not on the way out just yet.
World’s oldest known tortoise still alive, as reports of death revealed as hoax bbc.in/4djn6Ot
A few years back I had a very fun afternoon with the now late Patricia Routledge for @bbcradio4 .
She had VIEWS.
Luke Jones retweeted
Dame Patricia Routledge, 1929 - 2025.
Now off to the candlelight supper in the sky. Thank you for everything.
Hyacinth’s final words in Keeping Up Appearances seem fitting.
Chat with @Geri_E_L_Scott on a fortnight of Labour Party hokey-cokey
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pod.link/1501716010/episode/…
Beautifully written @ObserverUK piece by Erica Wagner on her recent visit to Pitcairn, having listened to my podcast series on the way…. 👇🏼
observer.co.uk/news/internat…
I’m hosting extended coverage as that meeting gets underway @bbcworldservice 👇🏼
Live with build-up to Trump-Zelensky White House meeting round 2.
Discussing what’s afoot with Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline and politicians in the parliament.
Listen live on @bbcworldservice
Live with build-up to Trump-Zelensky White House meeting round 2.
Discussing what’s afoot with Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline and politicians in the parliament.
Listen live on @bbcworldservice
More reason to listen... beyond just me saying "please it is very good and took a long time to make".
@ApplePodcasts have picked The Pitcairn Trials as one of the best shows of the year so far.
You can listen here: audioalways.lnk.to/thepitcai…
With #RAJAR s out today...here is your quarterly reminder that linear radio is not linear television.
Just under 50 million people are tuning into *live* radio every week.
This is how that has changed in the last decade... (spot Covid)
Best Host nom for The Pitcairn Trials series I made with Audio Always 🎉
@britpodawards
bbc.com/news/articles/c98j8e…
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If you’re after a new series to listen to👇🏼
📰 Financial Times: “compelling…gripping and illuminating”
📰 The Observer: “gripping…handled with impressive sensitivity by Luke Jones”
📰 The Times: “best true crime series I’ve heard in a long time”
audioalways.lnk.to/thepitcai…
Luke Jones retweeted
EXCL: Former Unite boss Len McCluskey enjoyed private jet flights and football tickets arranged by the firm who built a multi-million pound hotel for the union, a report seen by BBC finds
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3k…
Luke Jones retweeted
How a chatbot started to worry about dying and became a digital crusader. A really fantastic production by @taryn_ruth13 @MauLoseto starring @LukeJones @RobBurl pod.fo/e/2efd7f
👇🏼If a Professor of criminology loved it, you might too
🎧 audioalways.lnk.to/thepitcai…
My series has been nominated for a ARIA 🎉
It’s a complicated, ocean-crossing, heartbreaking, dark and funny story. I’m glad we did it justice.
You can hear the whole lot here: audioalways.lnk.to/thepitcai…
Your nominees for the Best Factual Series Award are… @virginradiouk, @bbcradio4, @jazzfm, @wonderymedia, @audioalways, @itv, @itn, @applemusic
