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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

3 years

A couple of weeks ago Barry Cryer rang me up and, as he often did, signed off by sharing a joke. A man and his wife are out walking one day when they spot a lone fellow on the other side of the road. "That looks like the Archbishop of Canterbury over there" says the woman. "

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"He told me to fuck off," says the husand. "Oh no," replies the wife, "Now we'll never know". And then Barry cackled with delight because he’d told the gag to a real Bishop - who’d roared with laughter. And nothing made Barry happier than that. #ripbarrycryer

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

6 years

The cover that never was ... #sundaytimes

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@RTBenPreston

3 years

" Go and see if it is,” she adds. The husband crosses the road and asks the man if he is indeed the Archbishop of Canterbury. "Fuck off," says the man. The husband crosses back to his wife who asks "What did he say? Is he the Archbishop of Canterbury?"

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Here’s to Dad.....

My dad, Peter Preston, has gone: a long goodbye and a deadline missed for the first time

I always thought the only good death was a quick one. Keeling over in the kitchen or, preferably, simply going to bed and never waking up. Anything must be bett

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Manchester is lifting spirits in London and winning hearts across the globe - and this copper is leading the way #onelove

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

6 years

How Facebook deals with far-right extremism: check the bottom line and remember clicks mean cash ...

Times Politics

@timespolitics

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Facebook has admitted its content moderators are not allowed immediately to remove some popular and commercially lucrative pages — even if they breach the social network’s rules

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Hold the front page ..... south London sales soared today thanks to #the guardian for doing my dad proud #peterpreston

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

5 years

A piece that should make senior executives at the BBC, Guardian and Independent question what cheerleaders masquerading as reporters are doing for their reputation #fakenews

James Kirkup

@jameskirkup

5 years

Munroe Bergdorf, the NSPCC and the failure of the media

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

1 year

How did this ever happen? Brexit crippled touring for UK musicians. If you read one piece today, make it this

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

8 years

And here's Gary B .... #VarietyHallOfFame

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

12 years

#Cumberbatch says thanks to birthday fans who raised 10k http://t.co/oiLT3Qj4

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

And The Night Manager is in the house #TVFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

Cillian Murphy asks bloke in audience if he'd run his Twitter feed during new series! #Peakyblinders #RadioTimesFest http://t.co/CN56u9Z05i

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

4 years

The power of reporting #sundaytimes

Oliver Shah

@olivershah

4 years

Looks like ExCel centre in London and its Abu Dhabi owners have backed down on charging the NHS to use it for the Nightingale hospital this morning.

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Tom Hollander reveal what made #nightmanager so great - best drama #bogs

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

8 years

Big night for Gary - he's gonna sing not talk #VarietyHallOfFame

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

5 years

A scoop that deserves to break Brexit’s stranglehold on the headlines #sundaytimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

6 years

A date to celebrate and remember Peter Preston - everyone that knew, worked with, read or admired my dad is welcome to St Bride’s, off Fleet Street on Thursday Please RT and spread the word

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

#Wogan - A special #Radiotimes to celebrate the great man is out tomorrow, don't miss it....

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

6 years

Peter Preston - a very old follower of very new things. And he’d smile at trending on twitter ahead of national bikini day. Huge thanks to everyone for making this a very special day

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Ben Preston

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9 years

It's not easy selling #big issue! Come help me out on Neal St

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

And here’s to great local newspapers - telling me stuff I never knew about Dad #PeterPreston

Ex-Guardian boss Peter Preston's memories of Leicestershire

'There’s a fantastic picture of me on the front page of the Leicester Mercury waving a magic wand'

www.leicestermercury.co.uk

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

12 years

And here's another #Cumberbatch thank you #louisebrealey #radiotimes http://t.co/3OzsHNM3

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

In the newsroom of expressen, a mighty Swedish tabloid, a running score of men vs women interviewed in stories each day

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

@piersmorgan - Never tipped my boater to a gooner before, but that was THE party #gatsby http://t.co/qlQyWLdrur

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

10 years

Just delivered Christmas #RadioTimes hot off the press to cover artist Judith Kerr, of Tiger Who Came to Tea & Mogg http://t.co/v9bxqy0CWq

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

5 years

This really is a Page One #sundaytimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

4 years

Farewell to a banging Sunday Times picture desk - Ray, Kevin, Annabel and Denise

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

5 years

A #millwall moment - farewell to the best strikeforce since Teddy and Cas

Jake Sanders

@JakeSanders92

5 years

Replaces Lee Gregory. Really nice touch by Morison in there, too.

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

8 years

Standing ovation for Peter Kosminsky' s tirade on John Whittingdale - how much of that will BBCbroadcast? #baftas

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

It costs nothing to smile at someone selling #bigissue - it only costs £2.50 to make a real difference! #VendorWeek

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

6 years

Peter Preston. Here’s the old school invite to celebrate Dad at St Bride’s on July 5 at 11.30. It’s for everyone who knew, admired, loved and worked with him.

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Television exclusive - #McMafia will be the tv hit of 2018 - unmissable BBC1 January 1

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

If you're depressed by Cologne and its aftermath, read this touching, honest piece....

Ross Lydall

@RossLydall

9 years

If you only read one thing today... Fantastic stuff from @helenpidd

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

2 years

The secret battle to save Ukraine’s art treasures - a brilliant report from ⁦ @JANUSZCZAK ⁩ and an unmissable doc from the frontline

The secret battle to save Ukraine’s art treasures

I have no concrete idea how I ended up in Ukraine last week seeing how the nation’s art and treasures are being saved from Russian bombs. All gods move in myst

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

3 years

The peerless @JANUSZCZAK dissects a British artist to rival Hockney and Bacon #culture

Sunday Times Culture

@ST_Culture

3 years

Why is Paula Rego so perversely overlooked?

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

12 years

I'm a bit obsessed with Andrew Scott too, #Cumberbatch tells a Moriaty fan #radiotimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

British entry was written by the man who penned that totemic anthem ... Jim'll Fix It #Eurovision

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

12 years

#Cumberbatch smoked fags and drank whiskey to make his voice deeper for a school play at 18l #radiotimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Victoria Wood remembered by 3 people who knew her & loved her - Maxine Peake, Julie Walters and Piers Wenger #TVFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Banged out at #RadioTimes - an emotional end to a happy time on a great mag with a brilliant team

ImmediateEvents

@EventsatIM

7 years

@RTBenPreston @RadioTimes Ben Preston banged out at Radio Times 😒

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

What a way to close #RadioTimesFest .... The women of #Sherlock - and Steven Moffat and Mark Gaitis http://t.co/TXInLDEjNn

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

8 years

Clare Balding gets my TV gold for asking sharp, illuminating questions every time...

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

10 years

Genius @gracedent : now this is a eurovision party RT @katiekoo17 : http://t.co/VimGfXV4Jm”

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Steven Moffat (and Frank Skinner) RTHallofFame #TVFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

3 years

Frans Hals’s The Laughing Cavalier - but he’s not laughing - or a cavalier As ever, ⁦ @JANUSZCZAK ⁩ cuts through the cant

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

1 year

If you read one piece this weekend (and watch one TV drama) make it this - Michael Crick’s poignant, powerful tribute to his murdered mentor

Michael Crick

@MichaelLCrick

1 year

My friend & former teacher Peter Farquhar was horrifically murdered by his student Ben Field for will fraud. It's the subject of a troubling but excellent BBC drama with superb Timothy Spall, starting tomorrow night. My article on Peter for Sunday Times:

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

5 years

Classic P1

Paul Johnson

@paul__johnson

5 years

Tomorrow’s Guardian -The mess that is Brexit

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

10 years

What Neil Baldwin did after #Marvellous - best tv drama this year ... #radio times http://t.co/5wuBSJOEb3 http://t.co/nZQINjfFHH”

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Dawn over London Bridge - the forensics team at work

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

8 years

Attenborough at 90 - a #Radiotimes special issue we're proud of, with wonderful pix .. Here's one from the shoot

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

All change! At this rate Wimbledon2day will be called "Wimbledon Today with John Inverdale" by Wednesday http://t.co/QuCx4RmDm3

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Enjoy! George Osborne's journalistic experience is here for your delectation.... a bylined piece in The Times

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

The Missing, Line of Duty and The Durrells - now wonder Keeley Hawes is Best Actress #bpgawards

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

5 years

Judith Kerr, one of those very special people you’ll never forget meeting - and the #RadioTimes cover she drew

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

6 years

A brave, determined, brilliant winner. #columnistoftheyear British journalism awards

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

We're going to talk about The Crown - with acting royalty Claire Foy #TVFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

8 years

Imagine sitting this grammar test at 11 - worse, imagine the joy of learning being sucked out of you in the lessons

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

3 years

The wonderful Bishop of Leeds pays tribute to Barry Cryer and his ‘last joke’ — Have you heard the one about the Archbishop of Canterbury?

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

A seriously good issue tomorrow... #sundaytimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

12 years

Over to audience. How do you cry real tears? I act. Sometimes you use you own emotional memories. Tiredness helps #Cumberbatch #radiotimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

6 years

Now here’s a Page One to look out for in the morning (under a gorgeous, exclusive perfume ad, no spoilers) #sundaytimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Don't miss Tom Hiddleston, Peter Capaldi, Judith Kerr, Mark Gaitis, Lee Mack, Freida Pinto, Steven Moffat #TVFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Doctor who teeters on the edge of the IMAX universe! #TVFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

8 years

#Radio Times Brand of the Year at British Media Award a classic with a twist.. Mag, website, app, festival

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

London Bridge

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

6 years

And the crack #SundayTimes wedding team is off to Windsor...

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

A paper worth buying in the morning - a splash that deserves to bring change #sundaytimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

4 years

And the judges get it right - a richly deserved award for that rare combination of clear thinking and beautiful prose.

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

1 year

Nigel Planer: My dad kept secret for years that he was Jewish - and it’s changed my life.

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

12 years

#Cumberbatch forgot to say 1 thing - thanks to all his fans who raised 10k for charity on his birthday #louisebrealey #radiotimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

They're all coming - are you? #TVFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

12 years

A highly illegal picture of #Cumberbatch #louisebrealey live onstage #radiotimes (I'll get a better one soon) http://t.co/Aa64oKjh

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@RTBenPreston

12 years

Huge cheer - after an hour #Cumberbatch takes his coat off - shriek! #radiotimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Can't resist restacking the mag shelf at Sainsbury's... #radiotimes

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@RTBenPreston

10 years

Why's the BBC suddenly pulled its controversial documentary about royal family? Here's the answer... http://t.co/oQJ2SoGdOv #radiotimes

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Benedict Cumberbatch in uniform beats beach shorts - Parades End scoops costume award over Mrs Biggs #BAFTATVCraft #radiotimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

12 years

I'm more of a Watson than a #Sherlock in real life says #Cumberbatch - otherwise I'd be an asexual sociopath! #radiotimes

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Ben Preston

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7 years

Newsroom starts to hum again after a long night #sundaytimes

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12 years

If you could only play one more play? It would be Hamlet and it will happen reveals #Cumberbatch #radiotimes

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@RTBenPreston

7 years

Dame Maggie Smith - I've never seen an episode of Downton Abbey - it got too late to catch up #TVFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

All hail #walterpresents - #spin and #Deutschland83 - two smart, sharp shows out of two ... #Radiotimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

8 years

Ok you're not supposed to boast but, hey, this doesn't happen often #bsme awards Editor's editor...

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

RIP Tom Pride - a cussed, single-minded, delight of a newsman. He made The Times better every day

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

Sherlock Holmes is bored by sex, sorry everyone but it's true says Steven Moffat #RadioTimesFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

8 years

Who's next? You're beautiful James Blunt #VarietyHallOfFame

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

9 years

Cillian Murphy wants to stay with Peaky Blinders until the story reaches first air raid siren sounds at start of WW2 #RadioTimesFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

12 years

my English teacher said I was an old soul when I was 13 - but I'm modern too #radiotimes #Sherlock

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

12 years

Daleks on Westminster Bridge alert “ @Markgatiss : They're having another go! http://t.co/txogDsD8” #radiotimes free Who postcards now!

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Keeley Hawes rhapsodies about the fact and fiction of life in sun-kissed Corfu #thedurrells #TVFest

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@RTBenPreston

9 years

David Bowie, by those who knew him best via @radiotimes

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

2 years

Many congratulations Johanna - we’re very lucky to have a brilliant new literary editor at The Sunday Times

Johanna Thomas-Corr

@JohannaTC

2 years

A new chapter begins: I’m thrilled to say that from January 2023, I will be the new literary editor of The Sunday Times. It is, in my opinion, the best job in books journalism and it's a real honour to be following in the footsteps of so many fine editors 1/3

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Dame Maggie Smith ... yes, really. #TVFest

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

5 years

The best journalism takes money and time .... and it matters Sunday times

Rosamund Urwin

@RosamundUrwin

5 years

Am in awe of @TomJHarper for this investigation - I’d argue it alone would be worth the cover price of @thesundaytimes : Gangsters have stolen taxpayer’s billions and used tens of millions to fund terrorism

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Ben Preston

@RTBenPreston

7 years

Here’s a fine piece by that peerless reporter David Hencke on my Dad

Peter Preston: An appreciation

CROSS POSTED ON BYLINE.COM There are two people who changed my life as a journalist. One was Brian MacArthur, who took me on The Times Higher Education Supplement in 1973. The other was Peter Prest…

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@RTBenPreston

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And The Archers in on - raucous crowd, hisses for Rob Titchner!! #RadioTimesFest http://t.co/9r2mwDH8K1