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George and Audrey smile at a camera, the sunlight shining onto the lens

George and Audrey smile at a camera, the sunlight shining onto the lens

George and Tara stand together in Spitalfields, London, staring into the camera

George and Tara stand together in Spitalfields, London, staring into the camera

George as a child in his school uniform, cheekily smiling at the camera

George as a child in his school uniform, cheekily smiling at the camera

It was one of the highlights of our radio work to document with @audreygillan.bsky.social George's life with his pal Tara, who died in 2024

13.11.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Done doll

21.07.2025 17:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m well if a little overwhelmed trying to sort out my flat πŸ˜‚

19.07.2025 11:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it’s only an old Sainsbury’s one πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ it’s in Spitalfields ❀️

19.07.2025 07:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it’s only a Sainsbury’s one Mary and I’m not sure it’s worth the travel!

19.07.2025 07:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Dear London pals. I have a food processor with all the tools. One full-height book case. One half-height book case. To be collected in the next few days. From E1. For free.

18.07.2025 21:45 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Or here which has a pool www.palacioprincipereal.com/hotel-lisbon Home - PalΓ‘cio PrΓ­ncipe Real

09.07.2025 08:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry I only saw this now Sam. I haven’t stayed in a hotel in Lisbon for quite a few years now. But I always fancied The Lisboans. Sort of apart hotel. Very central.

09.07.2025 08:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is truly outstanding journalism and such a brilliant story to break. Agog. πŸ™πŸ½

07.07.2025 03:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - The Girls in the Pictures: Joan Eardley and the Samson Children Audrey Gillan meets the 'Samson girls' of Joan Eardley's famous paintings.

The Girls in the Pictures: Joan Eardley & the Samson Children

Currently on BBC Sounds: Ann & Pat Samson are two of the children captured in Eardley’s emblematic Glasgow paintings. They speak with @audreygillan.bsky.social about their memories of the time & the artist
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

18.05.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This week in audio: a family backstory with bite | The Observer Independent journalism | News, culture & style | Investigations, analysis, features, ideas, recipes, newsletters & podcasts that make sense of the world

Hello friends, here’s my Observer audio column, there’s some good stuff this week, including @joedunthorne.bsky.social and @audreygillan.bsky.social enjoyyyyy observer.co.uk/culture/podc...

11.05.2025 09:01 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much Miranda. This means such a lot to me x

13.05.2025 22:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

PS the series is amazing. I loved the last episode too. Except the end. But it’s not a spoiler to say so. Unless don’t want to know that beer-can props don’t have anything liquid in them. So sharing / drinking beer is hollow hoo hah

11.04.2025 21:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Was that the actual last episode of The Pitt? Did they run out of money and shot the last 4 minutes in a park whilst the characters threw empty beer cans and ruminated at each other? What? I was crying four minutes ago and then this mad end? …

11.04.2025 21:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This thread. πŸ€ͺ

10.04.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant news darling. Many congratulations on both x

09.04.2025 08:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

06.04.2025 07:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s my next podcast πŸ˜‚

06.04.2025 07:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And yet all we get on R6 is just ask your smart speaker. Is the smart speaker going to say β€˜No Cerys for you lady in foreign parts’?

06.04.2025 07:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜₯😀

06.04.2025 06:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shite!!!!!! I not only listen every day but make podcasts and docs one of which is for Radio Scotland to be broadcast in May. So that’s a live listen out of the window. Maybe using VPN on the phone will work.

06.04.2025 06:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi where are you? Are you listening on Sounds? I’m in Portugal and it’s all still there.

05.04.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

16.03.2025 09:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where sweet Marie awaits for me. πŸ˜‚

15.03.2025 07:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What have they just found amongst the shelves?

14.03.2025 23:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much Paul. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

12.03.2025 06:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you buy it?

09.03.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Twins

09.03.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ONE WEEK TO GO! If you are an early career British journalist wanting to apply for the @sternbryanfellow.bsky.social
please remember the deadline is 3 March. Remember as well as your cover letter you need to include your cuttings and get your written references!

24.02.2025 21:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The week in audio: Facing the Music; Tara and George: Last Rights; Why Is Amy in the Bath? and more – review The lives of Beethoven, Haydn and co enthral; Audrey Gillan updates her award-winning rough sleepers series. Plus, a choir of cicadas and bathtime fun with Amy Adams…

β€œBrave, fearless and true…”

Great to see Last Rights reviewed by @juderogers.bsky.social in this morning’s Observer

Listen in the Tara and George podcast - presented and produced by @audreygillan.bsky.social, with Alan Hall www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

23.02.2025 08:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0