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3 years

A memory I will take from #SPOTY is Jude Bellingham going round the room of contenders, guests, staff and caterers to say thank you and wish them well before he left. A very classy young man.

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In case you were wondering who had the fun of sitting behind Joe Lycett at tonight’s #BAFTAs then wonder no more. @BAFTA @joelycett

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3 years

#SPOTY update - @rachaelblackmor did make it eventually! @BBCSport @TomDaley1994

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1 year

Peak audience of 11.3m on BBC1 yesterday for the Wimbledon Men’s Final. What a match.

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4 years

Thankfully we have a leader who isn't bothered by TV ratings, but for what it's worth 14.1m watched Her Madge on BBC1 last night.

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5 years

BBC #Wimbledon peak audiences updated from Friday. Guess who’s back...

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1 year

Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the 1948 London Olympics, and with it the start of the BBC’s history of televising the Games - not surprisingly the longest relationship the event has with any broadcaster.

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6 years

I've done six Commonwealth Games and that is my favourite moment. Australia, you can have your 80 golds, we'll enjoy this one. @EnglandNetball you guys are BAD. ASS. #netball #bbcgoldcoast

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6 years

Having kept BBC1 & BBC2 on the air simultaneously at times over the last few days, that's a wrap for the BBC PyeongChang studio, which now goes back to being Holiday Inn Apartment 12609. You have served us well.

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4 years

This brilliant photo of Peter Bonetti in the Stamford Bridge hotel reception never failed to grab my attention. RIP Cat.

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2 years

Lordy. Just the 17.4m peak audience for the Euro2022 Final on BBC1, with about 6m online requests too.

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5 years

Ben Stokes. Right now, I’m struggling to think of a better innings. He’s gone from ‘Definitely Sports Personality of the Year shortlist’ to ‘may as well give him the trophy now’. #ENGAUS #SPOTY

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2 years

A TV audience peak of 3.4m for the Men's Curling Final yesterday on BBC1 at 9.45am. Not sure we will have matched that at 3am last night for the Women's Final, but just goes to show the power of curling! #Beijing2022 #LoveCurling

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2 years

A little broadcasting footnote. Steve Cram now becomes the 5th BBC TV commentator to call a GB gold in the Summer and Winter Olympics following David Coleman, Alan Weeks, Paul Dickenson and Dougie Donnelly. @ExtraMileme @dougiedonnelly @BBCSport #beijing2022 #lovecurling

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5 years

BBC #Wimbledon peak audiences so far. Who would’ve predicted that a couple of weeks ago. A star is born.

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2 years

Delighted to be part of the brilliant team that helped @BBCSport win Sports Broadcaster of the Year at the #BSportAwards22 @broadcast_sport And there’s still plenty of the year to go!

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4 years

@SoVeryBritish In more positive news, I have pretty much mastered the smile and nod that says 'I just want to make it clear that I did spot that you moved for me and I appreciate it. For info, I was planning to move myself but you were a step ahead of me'.

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7 years

7.4m viewers for Johanna Konta on BBC1 last night, the biggest BBC figure for a women's tennis match since (*audience people working on it*)

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4 years

You can have two goats can’t you?

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4 years

The King of Clay 👑 Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic 6-0 6-2 7-5 It's a record-extending 13th French Open title and record-equalling 20th Grand Slam! 🇪🇸🙌 📻 @5liveSport 📱 #RG20 #bbctennis

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@AndyStevenson81 @SmnLlyd5 They were different times Andy, different times.

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2 years

Massive thanks to everyone who worked on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for @BBCSport - fantastic reward for all your brilliance!

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2 years

“A production of huge scale but with consummate production values”, @BBCSport ’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics wins the Sports Programme award. Congratulations to the team! #RTSAwards

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3 years

@ameliadimz We were mending the rafters the other day…

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1 year

Massively proud of all the fantastic work done by the @BBCSport team and our colleagues at @sunsetandvine towards the @birminghamcg22 #commonwealthgames #rtsawards

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1 year

With coverage that was "vibrant, authentic and fantastically diverse," @BBCSport 's Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games wins the award for Sports Programme! #RTSAwards

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8 years

It was the best of penalty shoot-outs, it was the worst of penalty shoot-outs #GERITA

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8 years

Rio 2016 may have its issues but we always knew the beauty cameras would live up to their name.

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3 years

Peak audience of 6.7m for Andy Murray on BBC1 last night. We are so lucky to have that guy.

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20 days

So proud of our team who put together this wonderful piece of work for today's #Wimbledon Ladies Final opening. 👏

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21 days

Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Final Opener @bbcsport Really proud to have produced this piece alongside @stephen_gent who had the geniussss idea! Shout out to @paddygearey for the incredible words & to my new bestie Helen Mirren for voicing it for us 🥹🤍

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6 years

One of my favourite photos. The co-founder of the London Marathon, a pioneer in medicine, and a broadcaster & politician. But for one afternoon, history makers. And it all seemed like jolly fun. #RIPSirRogerBannister

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8 years

One sport still going. One show left. Massive thanks to the @BBCSport #Rio2016 team. A privilege to work with you.

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6 years

4.1m viewers tuned into @BBCOne to see @TheYarnold and @skeletonlaura work their magic yesterday, highest of the games so far. And while we're on the subject, 400,000 were watching @domparsons take his bronze at 3 o'clock in the morning. Top sliding. @BBCSport

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5 years

@SmnLlyd5 If you're of a certain age, it's this -

A Funny Old Game

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5 years

39 years ago today Willie Young ruins little Paul Allen’s FA Cup fairytale. John Motson’s absolutely appalled by the shithousery unfolding before his very eyes...

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4 years

Bog Country.

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8 years

Calm before the storm in the #BBCRio2016 office - complete with air con from the set of Alien.

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2 years

Huge thanks to everyone at @nexusstories @FactoryFifteen and @bbccreative for their brilliant work on the @BBCSport titles and marketing campaign for #tokyo2020 #BAFTATV

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@BAFTA

2 years

It’s gold for Tokyo 2020! 🏅 The winner of the Titles & Graphic Identity award. #BAFTATV

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5 years

#Tokyo2020 World Broadcasters Meeting. Around 300 rightsholding broadcasters on a tour of the venues today with just under a year to go @Tokyo2020

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7 years

BBC wins IOC Golden Rings gold award for best promotion of #Rio2016 . Big thanks @YR_london @Hello_Passion @JamieNCommons

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5 years

Great night at the @Olympics #GoldenRings awards with @JonnyBramley - six trophies in all for @pyeongchang2018 and @BuenosAires2018 coverage. Here we are with our ‘Beyoncé at the Grammys’ impersonation. @iocmedia @BBCSport

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7 years

Risks and concerns for the Winter Olympics. 1. Accommodation. 2. Total nuclear war.

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7 years

Rising tensions over North Korea are being "closely monitored" by the International Olympic Committee.

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7 years

A couple of weeks' hard graft and the BBC's PyeongChang office is up and running. Thanks as ever to @graves_markd and team.

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4 years

Congrats to the @BBCSport #Wimbledon team on making the #BaftaTV shortlist for Best Sport Programme of 2019 - up against some pretty tough opposition. I guess we should thank Novak and Roger too - if one of them had cruised it in three sets we might not have made it...

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2 years

The morning after the night before. The big lad is in town! #BBCCWG #Birmingham2022

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8 years

Copacabana Studio for #bbcrio2016 is poised for 8.30pm tonight on BBC1.

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4 years

@matthewcpinsent I could talk about tentative plans to clear out the shed, resurrect the bike and clean the patio, but ultimately you and I both know the answer is 'whatever the wife tells me to do...'

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2 years

#BAFTA night for Team Olympics. Sadly not our evening but lovely to meet one of the stars of Tokyo show on the red carpet.

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6 years

Just looking at the BBC1 figures for #SuperBowlLII - 600,000 viewers still with the game at 3.15am. Remarkable. Big challenge for the Winter Olympics to match that - but we'll give it a go! @NFLUK

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6 years

Okay people - 12.09pm. Get to a TV, get online, get around a radio. @Elise_Christie goes for gold on BBC1 and @bbc5live @BBCSport

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4 years

Huge congrats to @ITVSport on tonight’s BAFTA win. Brilliant coverage throughout the tournament. I’m off to recreate the rest of the BAFTA night loser’s experience by drinking all the free alcohol in the house so I’ve got enough courage to ask the wife for a selfie.

BAFTA

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4 years

The 2019 Rugby World Cup Final: England v South Africa wins the BAFTA for Sport 👏🎾 #VirginMediaBAFTAs #BAFTAs

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9 years

Stan Wawrinka's position as the top trending Swiss person on Twitter was surprisingly short.

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2 years

Just to be clear, no hard feelings towards @BAFTA - London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 were all beaten by great programmes made by fine people. However, Paddington 2 missing out on Best Film in 2018 remains an absolute disgrace.

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2 years

It’s the @BBCSport launch day for @birminghamcg22 - fantastic panel of brilliant, inspiring and intelligent women @EllieSimmonds1 @isaguha @RealDeniseLewis @amaagbeze @GabbyLogan A superb 11 days of sport ahead! #Birmingham2022

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5 years

@marci9900 @ManiacalBlock 3.7m for Nadal-Kyrgios last night.

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3 years

It's a Happy Anniversary to @BBCSport 's Mike West, 10 years of reading the Final Score footie results on a Saturday afternoon. Here he is taking over from the legendary Tim Gudgin back in TV Centre in 2011. A long way to go to catch Tim and Len Martin!

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10 years

Thank you to all our teams working on the Commonwealth Games. It's been a blast. Most of all thank you Glasgow. @bbcsport will return #SPOTY

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2 years

We just had the final Daily Broadcasters Briefing at @ECMunich2022 - let’s just say it was different. @YiannisExarchos , you may have a rival.

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4 years

@mrdanwalker I appreciate it when a presenter apologises. Certainly makes it easier when you’re the one writing the replies to the complaints....

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5 years

Team Winter Olympics arriving at the #BaftaTV awards. Missing you @JonnyBramley

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6 years

Flying home with @TeamGB - I hope they close the sunroof.

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19 days

What a player. What a Champion. #Wimbledon

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3 years

Strange feeling to be ‘attending’ the first broadcasters meeting for the next Summer Olympics when the current ones haven’t happened yet. Either way, #Paris2024 looks very impressive already @Paris2024 @TonyEstanguet

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6 years

When you press the button for the lift and are greeted by the crew heading off to film in minus 20. #bbcolympics #trolley #thecheerlessarehere

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6 years

Ah yes, it’s Ludicrous Olympians Day. Many happy returns @SteveRedgrave5 @chrishoy @JasonKenny107 @Mo_Farah @ShelleyRudman . Oh go on then, you too @Athersmike #50up

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8 years

Couple of welcome visitors to the office last night. 8.1m viewers for @JackLaugher & @ChrisMears93 . Well done lads.

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7 years

Gold Coast 2018 Athletes Village. Very colourful, and currently on schedule to be that rare thing - a Games village completed on time!

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10 years

@DougieVipond presents 5 hours of live sport on TV and then nips down to play the closing ceremony. Got to be unique! #Glasgow2014

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7 years

9.9m peak audience for the Men's 4x100m final last night. Highest of the champs. 8.7m for Mo Farah earlier in the evening. #IAAFWorldChamps

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3 years

A lot of people making the usual ‘aloof, high maintenance diva’ accusations and saying tonight was dreadful viewing but I don’t care. Patrick Bamford’s had a great season.

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6 years

All set for the #WinterOlympics opening ceremony. It's in a little town called Hoenggye surrounded by hills and trees. If you want to picture it, imagine the place Rambo trashed in First Blood, stick a 30,000 seat stadium in there and you won't be far off. Anyway, BBC1 - 10.30am.

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Sorry to hear of Tim Gudgin's passing. This was on his final day at the BBC in 2011 with fellow results reading supremo James Alexander Gordon. Both great professionals and top men. RIP.

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7 years

Favourite piece of #WinterOlympics merchandise spotted so far - cuddly curling stones.

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10 years

A different kind of magnificent seven for @evemuirhead today. #lovecurling #believeineve http://t.co/OPsBbbzs9z

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9 years

Current state of #rio2016 pool. Hopefully some fun to be had here @BeckAdlington @britishswimming @adam_peaty http://t.co/C6V6zAv1ff

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5 years

Celebrating with @JohnJacksonGB and crew with their long overdue Bronze medal from Sochi 2014 at last night’s @TeamGB ball. Having waited that long you’d think he’d be a bit more careful with it...

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6 years

And the other advantage of using a hotel balcony as a studio comes when camera rehearsals coincide with housekeeping stopping by.

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6 years

Peak audience of 18.3m for the England v Tunisia match last night. #bbcworldcup

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@RonChak

3 years

Sacré flippin' Bleu.

Paris 2024

@Paris2024

3 years

26/07/2024 - Are you ready for this? On the River Seine, the most spectacular & accessible Opening Ceremony in Olympic history. Open to all, open to you! Sur la Seine, la plus grande cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux Olympiques. Ouverte à tous, ouverte à vous ! #Paris2024

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2 years

Tonight’s office. #SuperBowl #Beijing2022

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@RonChak

2 years

How we used to watch telly. 50 years since this beast of a Grandstand. I’m sure everyone will have been cool with that timetable. ⁦ @archivetvmus71 ⁩ ⁦ @barnesmike ⁩ ⁦ @dominic_hart1 ⁩

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2 years

@ExtraMileme @dougiedonnelly @BBCSport Honourable mentions to Matt Chilton and John Hunt (one for TV, one for radio) and Barry Davies (robbed, like Torvill & Dean, in Lillehammer 1994).

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10 years

How we used to watch sport. This weekend on Grandstand, 42 years ago. Quite a feast. http://t.co/pbNtdxkMMo

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5 years

Great news for @BBCSport Winter Olympics coverage. Big thanks to the creative teams involved #PyeongChang2018

BAFTA

@BAFTA

5 years

Huge congratulations to the team behind @BBCSport 2018 Winter Olympics; they’ve just won the BAFTA for Titles & Graphic Identity! @BBCSport @BBCOne #BAFTATV #BAFTACraft

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7 years

12 days to go to #PyeongChang2018 . A torch-like structure going up in Alpensia and the Olympic Rings on the Ski Jump tower are three-fifths done.

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8 years

Final Rio bonus. Bumped into my near-namesake and @TeamGB SuperDoc @RobChakraverty at the airport. Safe travels sir.

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6 years

@RadioTimes from October 11, 1958 and the first edition of Grandstand, 60 years ago today. Privileged to have worked on the show.

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10 years

Well done to @markchapman @clarebalding plus @GBIRD101 's great production team on #TonightAtTheGames . Will miss the buzz here every night!

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2 years

What an inspiration the @Olympics continue to be for the BBC Creative teams. It’s the fifth time in 12 years that the BAFTA for best titles has gone to an Olympic Games - Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, PyeongChange 2018 and Tokyo 2020.

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6 years

I remember @billymorgan89 looking chuffed when I gave him a BBC Sport pin in Sochi. He's rather upgraded the hardware he's taking back from PyeongChang. Top man. Magic performance.

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3 years

Half-decent combination in the studio today #WimbledonThing #bbctennis

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@RonChak

7 years

Thanks for the memories. Especially Sochi 2014, when you were the healthy alternative to the 'food' served in the broadcast centre canteen.

insidethegames

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7 years

More here on the breaking news that the #IOC and @McDonalds are to divorce #Olympics

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8 years

Massive thanks to all the team involved. @BBCSport @RKCR_YR @PassionPix Apologies for the long discussions about anteaters throwing hammers.

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8 years

. @BBCSport win the Design - Trails & Packaging award for the Rio #Olympics #RTSawards

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3 years

Already bored with getting halfway through an email reply before going back to the start to insert a 'and Happy New Year to you too'.

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5 years

Final individual match peak audiences for #Wimbledon 2019 #bbctennis Needless to say, one kinda sticks out.

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7 years

BBC up against the rest of the Olympic broadcasters for their Rio coverage. Let's do this! (and still smile if we don't win anything)

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10 years

Four girls in a MediaCity cafe just ordered three cocktails and a pint of lager at 9.30am. 'You can tell when Jeremy's on' says the owner.

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7 years

Commonwealth Games venue tour. The old goals and floodlights at the @GC2018 hockey centre are gone as the new stadium takes shape.

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8 years

BBC #Rio2016 press launch today. Our line-up has won 36 gold and 65 total Olympic medals between them. #topnotch

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10 years

Final studio shift for Hazel Irvine today after (roughly) 85 hours in the seat. She won't miss this view. #bbcsochi http://t.co/YTJd7ZKGCJ

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4 years

Brilliant #Leeds . Remarkably, they could actually gather some folk from the team that went down 16 years ago. Aaron Lennon’s available, Scott Carson could do a job, dunno what happened to James Milner... #MOT

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4 years

@Super70sSports The beginning. ‘Are they all here?’ ‘All but one’ ‘Well I’m going anyway...’ I wish I was that decisive when I start my Zoom meetings.

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8 years

Nothing against the England fans in St Etienne, but the Great Escape does have a lovely middle section too. Would be nice. Occasionally.

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4 years

@FootballCliches Always had a bit of time for this one.

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