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Simon Pitts

@SimonNPitts

Storyteller

 London, England
Joined April 2009
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In the Studio: Neil McCarthy meets Japanese artist Yuko Mohri 🎧How creatives write, perform and make art, design and music bbc.in/4kjpEzq
BBC World Service - Artists at Work, In the Studio: Yuko Mohri

BBC World Service - Artists at Work, In the Studio: Yuko Mohri

Neil McCarthy meets Japanese artist Yuko Mohri.

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@bbcwritersroomNov 3
BBC WRITERS OPEN CALL 26/27 NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! The submission window is open between 12 noon on Tue 3 Nov 2026 to Tue 1 Dec 2026 at 12 noon. Find full details, including the terms & conditions of entry over on the BBC Writers website bbc.co.uk/writers/opportunit… ✍️

BBC Writers Open Call for Script Submissions

The submission window is open between 12 noon on Tue 3 Nov 2026 to Tue 1 Dec 2026 at 12 noon. Find full details, including the terms & conditions of entry over on the BBC Writers website

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This was the moment, in 1961, when the US and the Soviet Union met in a hostile stand-off in Berlin. 📺 Watch The Bomb: Kennedy and Khrushchev on YouTube: youtu.be/_yjjdPPKfHc
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James Turrell on his latest Skyspace, As Seen Below – The Dome 🎧 A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling bbc.in/3Th9Thf
BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast, James Turrell: Master Of Light

BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast, James Turrell: Master Of Light

James Turrell in Aarhus, Denmark, on his latest Skyspace, As Seen Below – The Dome

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From a previous moment when the USA came perilously close to using nuclear weapons. Story told by Max Kennedy and Nina Khrushcheva, relatives of the US & Soviet leaders podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
Kennedy and Khrushchev: Trailer

Kennedy and Khrushchev: Trailer

Podcast Episode · The Bomb · S3 E1 · 4min

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Is there anyone who doesn’t want Chloe Fineman @SabrinaAnnLynn Jane Wickline and Veronika Slowikowska to make a weekly Snack Homiez pod for real.
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Replying to @TDiRReadathon @Bookywookydooda
Just adding that there is a fabulous audio version of this wonderful book bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xt…
BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes

BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of The Dark Is Rising on BBC Sounds.

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"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas." Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of @Nigel_Farage. #newsnight
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⁦@moving_charlie⁩ you may have seen bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c205…
Service charges leave Redhill couple 'stuck in unsellable home'

Service charges leave Redhill couple 'stuck in unsellable home'

Sam and Evangeline Thorn say service charge increases mean they have had to put their lives on hold.

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Coming soon bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/t…
The Bomb podcast returns to tell the terrifying story of the Cuban Missile Crisis

The Bomb podcast returns to tell the terrifying story of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Hosts Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of the men who took us to the edge of unimaginable devastation in the 1960s, will tell the personal and political history of the 1962 Cuban Missile...

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Extraordinary tales from London housing market (um….down down deeper and down)
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@moving_charlie29 Oct 2025
OUCHHHH!! That hurt, TWICE! Lost £1 million in 7 years! Oooooooh. Link below for the doubters.
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Interested in your read on this Charlie. Can’t decide it. UK net mortgage approvals hit 9-month high despite Budget tax fears via @FT ⁦@moving_charlie⁩ on.ft.com/47zuUHj

UK net mortgage approvals hit 9-month high despite Budget tax fears

BoE figures show activity in housing market remains resilient

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✍️ Still time to apply for our India-UK Publishing Fellowship with @JaipurBookMark! 🌍 This fellowship will bring two selected Fellows to the Jaipur BookMark 2026 (15–19 January) and the London Book Fair 2026 (10–12 March). 🔗 jaipurbookmark.org/uk-india-… 📅 Deadline: 31 October
Person in a library aisle, holding a book, looking towards us.

ALT Person in a library aisle, holding a book, looking towards us.

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‼️PREMIERE TONIGHT 02:06 AM‼️ 🎤 THE ARTS HOUR ON TOUR IN BANGKOK 📅 5–12 July 2025 📻 BBC World Service Radio 🧑🏻‍💻 BBC. com 🔗 bbc.com/audio/play/live/bbc_… 🔴 Broadcast Times: • 5 July, 20:06 BST 🇬🇧 | 6 July, 02:06 GMT+7 🇹🇭 • 8 July, 10:06 BST 🇬🇧 | 8 July, 16:06 GMT+7 🇹🇭 • 9 July, 00:06 BST 🇬🇧 | 9 July, 06:06 GMT+7 🇹🇭 ▶️ Available on BBC SOUNDS after Broadcast: 🔗 wspartners.bbc.com/episode/w… 🔗 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6zt… 📸 @bbcworldservice @siriwatpokrajen JOSSWAYAR ON BBC ARTS HOUR #AHOTBKK #TheArtsHourBKKxJoss #JossWayar #BBCWorldService
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Finally, #AHOTBKK will be on air. Listen live bbc.com/audio/play/live/bbc_… or later bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6zt…
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The Arts Hour on Tour is coming to Bangkok on Thu 12 June. Join actor Joss Way-Ar Sangngern, film director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke, singer Milli, rock band Tilly Birds and comedian Pim Boonyawee. Click here for free tickets (Eventbrite) 👉 bit.ly/3SXCxQP
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Arts Hour on Tour, the @BBCWorldService arts and culture programme, will be arriving in Bangkok on 12 June 🇹🇭 In a special live recording we will be talking to Thailand’s top talents from the entertainment and cultural scene Free tickets ⬇️ tinyurl.com/4j8r3n6v
BBC World Service to bring The Arts Hour on Tour to Bangkok

BBC World Service to bring The Arts Hour on Tour to Bangkok

Presenter Nikki Bedi will talk to Thailand’s top talents from the entertainment and cultural scene

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Wishing you a peaceful 2025 from all at BBC World Service! 💫 Thanks for being a follower!
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It’s winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere & 20th Dec is when #thedarkisrising opens. The longest night. Susan Cooper’s novel follows Will, a boy about to turn 11. He should be excited, its Christmas too. But there’s something deeply wrong in the world. 👂 @BBCSounds
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The Purple Heart Warriors: in WW2, a Japanese American troop was one of the most decorated army units in US history. 🎧 Hear the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there bbc.in/3VwA9lX

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Purple Heart Warriors

In WW2, a Japanese American troop was one of the most decorated army units in US history

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Here’s a time-bending drama series. It’s about the 442nd battalion, the bravest of the brave, and the most decorated military unit in the history of the USA. They were a segregated unit of 2nd gen Japanese-Americans fighting Nazis for democracy. 🎧 🎧 🎧 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct7l6…

BBC World Service - Dramas, Purple Heart Warriors, Purple Heart Warriors: 1. Memorial day

In Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, a young American is transported back to World War Two

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