🎙️ Senior Journalist @bbcworldservice 🇻🇳 My documentary "Vietnam: Return to Banana Garden Market" is available now on @BBCiPlayer ✍️ Author of "Wild Dances"
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🇻🇳 In July I carried my brother’s ashes to our family pagoda in Saigon — a final thank you for the life we shared.
🗺️ “Vietnam: Return to Banana Garden Market” is available now on @BBCNews.
📺 Watch it here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0023tp…
#TravelDocumentary #Vietnam #TravelShow
🧊 ☕️ Would you bring an iced coffee to a job interview?
🎙️ We discuss THAT viral TikTok from Florida recruiter Caitlin Wehniainen and ask if an iced latte will actually hurt your chances of getting a job.
#BBCNews #WorkplaceCulture
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“Why is the UK rubbish at #Eurovision?” 🇬🇧👀
That was the question on @BBCNews after MPs announced an inquiry into how the UK selects its entries.
I joined Lewis Vaughan Jones to discuss why Sweden and Italy keep succeeding while the UK struggles — and what needs to change.
❤️ Why was Dolly Parton so loved by so many?
🎵 We dive into the country music star’s musical legacy + her endlessly quotable quotes and philanthropic endeavours.
#DollyParton #BBCNews #PopCulture
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🐮 Why has “Niu Lai,” a low-budget Chinese animated film about a cow in a dream sequence, gone viral?
📣 We unpack the snarky comments and bad reviews from Gen-Z moviegoers that took it global.
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🛑 🚂 “Stop! That! Train!” Really enjoyed joining @BBCRadio4’s Front Row for this week’s Thursday Review.
🗣️ We discuss RuPaul’s queer disaster movie, Rachel Cusk’s book “Life of M,” and Looney Tunes lawsuit comedy “Coyote vs. Acme.”
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… – at London, England
It's been a few days since my cat Barnaby crashed this BBC interview with Maryam Moshiri about Eurovision Canada. Still not sure if he's for their participation or not! 🐱🇨🇦 @BBCMaryam #Eurovision – at London, England
Why did four countries quit Eurovision? I joined BBC World News America anchor @CarlNasman to discuss how political pressure, public voting, and Israel’s participation shaped the decision.
#eurovision #eurovision2026
youtu.be/WKWyWsiq17U
🌏 The Miss Universe drama somehow got worse. Is this the pageant's breaking point?
🇨🇦 Great to chat with @NatStechyson from @CBCNews about how allegations of vote rigging and those two arrest warrants have tarnished the crown.
cbc.ca/news/world/miss-unive…
👑 Tears, resignations and Instagram-post apologies. We take a look at Miss Mexico's walkout and the business battle that sparked the most controversial Miss Universe pageant ever.
#MissUniverse #BBCWorldService
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The drums are rolling for these outstanding #journalists, #producers, #podcasters #filmmakers shortlisted for the FPA Media Awards 2025 #FPAawards25
Congratulations to you all and good luck for Monday 24th when the winners will be announced, LIVE here
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✨ Such an honour to host the Vietnam International Awards 2025 with the brilliant Minh Trang — celebrating the resilience and brilliance of the Vietnamese diaspora worldwide. 🌏
Congrats to all winners and nominees! 🇻🇳💫
#VietnamInternationalAwards #EventHost #Vietnamese
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How realistic are Canada's prospects of joining the Eurovision Song Contest?
I checked in with @willyleeadams of fansite @wiwibloggs, as well as the Canadian producer who's behind the "Eurovision Canada" pitch, to see where we stand.
My story: thecanadianpressnews.ca/busi…
Absolutely chuffed that our BBC Travel Show documentary “Vietnam: Return to Banana Garden Market” is shortlisted for Travel & Tourism Story of the Year at the FPA Media Awards! 🎥🌏
Congrats to all of the finalists — and see you on Nov 24.
#FPAawards25 #FPALondon @FPALondon
🎙️ Salford, calling! I’ve joined the @BBC’s Money & Work team for a few months to present the early edition of Marketplace Morning Report.
🇺🇸 We're live each weekday at 05:51 EST and broadcast on NPR stations across the US. It's been great fun so far.
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🥳 Thrilled that our Travel Show film “Vietnam: Return to Banana Garden Market” has been shortlisted in the Arts & Culture category at the 2025 #AIBAwards.
🙏🏻 Thank you to the Association for International Broadcasting for including us alongside such incredible storytellers.
🎤 Hosting the #celebrASIA main stage at Battersea Power Station has been a total joy.
🌏 And we’re back today from 11:00 - 18:00 with 12 more performances celebrating Southeast Asia.
🎵 Dance, music, and martial arts from 🇹🇭 🇻🇳 🇲🇾 🇮🇩 and 🇵🇭 incoming!
🎟️ Admission is FREE.
🎙️ Loved chatting with @SamiraAhmedUK and @missbarton on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. We reviewed...
🎵 CMAT’s sharp new album
📰 The Paper — a spinoff of The Office (U.S.)
🎬 The gay romance On Swift Horses
#BBCFrontRow #CultureReview #ArtsAndCulture
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📣 "We have created a world where narcissism is incentivised."
❓ Dr. Ramani Durvasula — clinical psychologist and narcissism expert — talks me through five of the most-asked questions about narcissism.
#Psychology #HumanBehaviour #MentalHealth
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📻 Had the best time on the @bbcworldservice show The Arts Hour with host Nikki Bedi + Swiss director Petra Volpe. We talk:
🎥 Late Shift
🇹🇭 Queerness + myth in Drag Race Thailand
⭐️ Lena Dunham’s “Too Much”
🎧 Listen wherever you get BBC podcasts
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🇨🇺 “There are no beggars in Cuba,” said the country's now-former Labour Minister.
We break down that myth — and more — with the BBC's Cuba correspondent @will__grant.
#Cuba #FactCheck #BBCPodcasts
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