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Sports Broadcaster @skysports @bbc5live . Exec Editor @NinetyFour_19

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3 years
I mean.. can we just take this in.. 3 years ago the guy could hardly walk, double hip surgery, effectively announced retirement in tears before tournament in 2019. He’s just beaten a seed in 5 sets. In 2022!! Incredible!!!
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Jonathan Overend
2 years
Roger Federer’s career dates back to the days of cassette 🤣
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
AJ has so much respect for Mike Costello, as we all do. The real value of experience, the credibility of indepence. The BBC is so lucky to have him.
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Jonathan Overend
7 years
Hasn't Guardiola campaigned all season for refs to protect players, emphasising he means all players not just his?
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
Dan Evans had just turned 27 and made the top 50 for the first time when he tested positive for cocaine. Many suspected a career, which had shown potential for more than a decade, would be instantly over. Today, at 30, having rebuilt everything from zero, he does this. 👏
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1 year
Back to back titles. Loads of kids. Metal hip. Love for the game. Congrats again @andy_murray 👏
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1 year
What a moment 🫶 Happy Father's Day, @andy_murray 🤗 #RothesayOpen
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
Good luck to John Inverdale, a master of making the complex sound simple, making strangers sound like friends, on @bbc5live for the final time, we're told, today from Cheltenham. Good luck Invers!
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
Good luck to distinguished colleague @CorneliusRacing on his final Cheltenham Gold Cup before leaving the BBC. He's been brilliant for racing, brilliant for the corporation.
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Jonathan Overend
7 years
Really hope @Elise_Christie realises how this story is engaging young girls.. how important that interview with the tears was, how important the smile on the bike was, how important her presence today is (win, lose or crash). Good luck and well done! Follow now on @BBCSport
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
Conduct in the commons utterly pathetic. Constant heckling and cackling, wise cracks and smug asides just to be heard. And we watch on, incapable of seeing the hilarity, our childrens' futures in these people's hands. Pathetic.
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Jonathan Overend
8 years
Thing is with @andy_murray he was top 10 at 19!! After a decade of success, he's playing better than ever at 29, his best still ahead..
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
Delighted to be joining the @ITVSport team! @rolandgarros starts Sunday...
@ITVSport
ITV Sport
4 years
This is why we love the RED DIRT so much Watch @rolandgarros LIVE on @ITV4 from Sep 27 📺 #ITVTennis #RG2020
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Jonathan Overend
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Zipping between @Olympics venues, as per usual. Just wanted to thank everyone who has sent a message. I don’t tweet anymore but I do read! Thank you 🙏
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
Congratulations @CorneliusRacing for a magnificent 29 year contribution to the BBC, concluding today with a most dignified exit. Hope the day is acknowledged in the highest offices of the corporation. That would be classy. Good luck for the future.
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
In the past hour, my kids have learnt about tie breaks, super-overs, wides, forehands, run-outs... most importantly, the reason we train and work hard; for the tiny moments at the most important times. What a privilege to spend that hour in their company!
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
What a privilege, with @bigdaddybunce in our little studio for 16 days, to be live on-air with an incredible @gbboxing team for their six medals 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉, led by that guy up there @BigFrazeBoxer Thanks to everyone who has taken the trouble to send a message!
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
This terrible weather abandons play for the day.
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Jonathan Overend
8 years
May-Aug results for Murray... R-Up Madrid Champ Rome R-Up French Open Champ Queens Champ Wimbledon Champ Olympics The run of his life.
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Jonathan Overend
8 years
12 months @andy_murray Davis Cup 🍺 Aus Final ✈ DAUGHTER! 🍼 1st French Final 🗼 2nd Wimbledon 🎰 GOLD!!! 🎖 7 titles 🏆Numero Uno 🛀. #SPOTY
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Jonathan Overend
10 years
Murray got thrashed.. season over.. At home.. about to watch Strictly.. drives to O2 to help appease fans. #decent well done Djokovic too
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
@smifffyd @atptour @DjokerNole Im increasingly thinking Federer and Nadal will be spoken of as being from the Djokovic era ;-)
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
The mature, composed way she dealt with a difficult situation post-Wimbledon set her up for this. Happiness, indeed! Now go get that trophy!
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Emma Raducanu
3 years
Pure happiness under the lights in New York 🌃🗽❤️
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
Feel for all the supporters and broadcasters in Australia who have cleared plans and late-night schedules for Ash Barty. Disgraceful the women's final cannot start on time. Tennis' loss.
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
The new @atptour rankings have @DjokerNole at #1 for the 311th week, passing Federer's seemingly unassailable mark. Another outstanding Djokovic achievement, in the era of giants.
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Jonathan Overend
8 years
High Five. #Murray
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
Devastating performance from @EmmaRaducanu stick it on the list.. the biggest ⭐️ of GB sport for the next decade
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
Rain in Riyadh + open air arena = interesting pre-match prep!!! #RuizJoshua full commentary on @5liveSport @BBCSport @BBCSounds from 8pm.
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
The story continues… 💪
@CincyTennis
Cincinnati Open
3 years
A champion returns.... #CincyTennis | @andy_murray
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
Have loved collaborating with @Petra_Kvitova and her team on a special edition of @Wimbledon Official Podcast. And after our remote recordings, great to catch up on person this morning!
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
Zverev situation: Lots of chat about testing, date of last test, date of next test, blah blah. Global message simple: Symptoms? Isolate. That's it.
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Jonathan Overend
7 years
An honour and privilege to hand over to John Motson for his final BBC live commentary today. Good job, Sir, thanks for everything. Here's my favourite photo from a few years ago at Craven Cottage... #ThanksMotty #bbcfootball
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Jonathan Overend
8 years
Another day of reckoning. Murray 1st French final. Never thought we'd see this. Enjoy. Appreciate. @5liveSport
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
More women than men on @5liveSport Premier League coverage last night when you add top presenter @KellyCates to @vksparks @robyniocowen @emma_saund and @karenjcarney . Unsure about highlighting this but why not. I'm proud to be in their company, proud of this positive event!
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
Many Southampton fans throwing giveaway scarves onto the pitch in disgust at what they've seen. #bbcfootball
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Jonathan Overend
6 years
It's Ian Robertson's penultimate commentary for @bbc5live @BBCSport Great pleasure to work with the legend one more time!
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Jonathan Overend
6 years
Perhaps not the worst time to recommend the award winning "The Day We Won Wimbledon", first broadcast in 2013, from the @5liveSport team. #AusOpen #Murray and RIP Sir John Hurt who, staggeringly, agreed to narrate it.
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
RIP Fraser Robertson. We had the time of our lives covering Ireland at the 2002 World Cup. He was a first class operator and a top bloke.
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Jonathan Overend
6 years
Such raw honesty comes as no surprise. He's an incredible man and how hard he's tried. But the pain from his hip appears matched by the pain of reality striking. Look after yourself and your family, Sir.
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Jonathan Overend
9 years
An honour to be hosting @5liveSport from Wembley on such a special evening. #EngvFra
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Jonathan Overend
2 years
An honour to work with #Motty after being inspired by him. Always loved this photo while on air at Craven Cottage in 2017. Took me all morning to find but glad to share.
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
@JasonRoy20 What a throw under pressure J Roy
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
An honour spending 5 years at the helm of the Sunday edition of @5liveSport , and a privilege to end the run at such a spectacular occasion. Thanks to all production and technical colleagues for their under-appreciated efforts x
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
Celebrating with a classy coffee; the new @broadcast_sport Sports Presenter of Year @markpougatch 🏆👏 Collab news soon…
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Jonathan Overend
10 years
Chapman: "How many England players would get in the Chile team?" Murphy: "Based on the two matches, none of them." #punditry @bbc5live
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4 years
@Feels_Sport
Sport and the Feels
4 years
There's a gap in the sports schedules this summer... 🥇 We think there's a gap in the sports audio market... 🎧 Come join us!
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Jonathan Overend
1 year
Hearing the redundancies have begun at @SouthamptonFC . Top people doing industry-leading work. A consequence of a small group of men not doing their jobs to the required level. That’s football, and it’s horrible.
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
Thanks for all your texts and tweets this morning… and we’ve only just begun!!! 🥇
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
BBC News at 1pm a must watch today as it’s the final day for the incomparable @BBCSimonMcCoy and director @PaulRiseleyBBC pairing. Double acts don’t get much finer!
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Jonathan Overend
2 years
Reflections on the past 48hrs in news, sport and radio; ⁦⁦ @tonylivesey ⁩ is one of the very best. The value of knowledge and experience is only measured at times like these 👏
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Jonathan Overend
8 years
Hodgson: "It's been a fantastic journey these last 4 years." No, Roy, it really hasn't. No interviews, no questions. Nonsense.
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
Wonderful observation from @v_pendleton as Beth Shriever, after crowdfunding her Olympic dream, places the Gold medal around her own neck. Appropriate to the story. Poignant. Amazing.
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Jonathan Overend
6 years
world number 1 @Simona_Halep and world number 156 @andy_murray are among my guests on Sportsweek, tomorrow morning at 9am.
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Jonathan Overend
2 years
Data and analytics drove this appointment. Jones will never be allowed to forget his “one of the best in Europe” quote. Data embedded this view into his brain. When will human sensibility and common sense return to sport?!
@SouthamptonFC
Southampton FC
2 years
#SaintsFC has parted company with Men’s First Team Manager Nathan Jones.
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Jonathan Overend
6 years
Massive congratulations @jamie_murray What a career this guy is having. 6 Grand Slam titles people, 6 (SIX)!
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
This ⬇️ Many sports evolving, changing formats / presentation / scoring systems etc Standing still an unattractive Olympic option
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Andy Murray
3 years
How good are mixed events in sport? they are a huge asset and so many sports miss a trick not supporting/promoting them more. #olympics @TeamGB
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
Still can’t get over the standard of that final. One of the very best; between two teens and major final debutants.
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
I love radio. And at these stormy times, I love the importance of BBC local radio. Covering the brilliant @andrewpeach this week on one of the best breakfast shows in the country. Tune in via @bbcsounds from 7am Mon-Wed! @BBCBerkshire
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
Like all missing person cases, wider coverage needed. #WhereIsPengShuai
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
Millwall giving this to all 2000 fans on arrival.
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
Big news coming tomorrow. I really hope it will be of interest to you all.
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
She looks like she’s been world number one for years. IT’S ONLY HER 2nd GRAND SLAM!!!
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
The nunbers 1 and 4 on my remote are worn out.
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
DAZN have named an absolutely top class broadcast team. Good luck to all, especially former colleague Mike Costello who joins after an extraordinary, 45-year BBC career.
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Jonathan Overend
2 years
Every year I come back and take the same photos 😂
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Jonathan Overend
7 years
Newcastle v Liverpool is on @5liveSport with these two.. @bbcjohnmurray @alanshearer #bbcfootball
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
How mad is it that something better than the World Cup Final has just happened? What a summer for cricket.
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
No surprise to see Invers, alone in the ITV studio, head down in prep. The gold standard of sport broadcasting!
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Jonathan Overend
9 years
Five thousand fans, a meticulous manager and Premier League players. It's an @afcbournemouth promotion party! http://t.co/h2KLsRokq8
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Jonathan Overend
8 years
Goosebump overload hearing @andy_murray introduced as "The World Number One from Great Britain..."
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Jonathan Overend
7 years
In this must-listen programme, @markpougatch skilfully allows Jimmy Armfield to educate us all on so many aspects of the game he loved. A @GaryFlintoff production. Well done both for capturing the essence of the man.
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BBC Sport
7 years
From one of the most accomplished full-backs to pull on the England shirt, to a successful manager, to a widely respected summariser. Listen again to Jimmy Armfield: A football gentleman.
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
Nadal phenomenal in the tie break as Spain make the @DavisCup Final. But brilliant effort from @jamie_murray @nealskupski and the rest of the British team to run them so close.
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
My family has known this man for over 50 years. He's a modern day genius! @Tesco @sainsburys @AldiUK @LidlGB @Morrisons @asda who's going to be brilliant and do this?!
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Jonathan Overend
9 years
Will never stop watching this. One of the best MPs ever!!!
@DavisCup
Davis Cup
9 years
What a way to win the #DavisCup !!! @andy_murray hits a great lob to clinch the title for Great Britain!!
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
Good luck to @philwilliams , a consumate radio professional, for his final @bbc5live programme tonight from 1030pm.
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
Nice touch by @WBA remembering @premierleague reporter Linda O'Brien, a regular here at The Hawthorns.
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
Wowsa. Congratulations @EmmaRaducanu Will think of something to say once the heart recovers
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
#Sportsweek trending, entirely appropriately. It was often agenda setting, making Monday headlines on a regular basis. Proud to have presented it for the past 3 summers during Garry's holidays.
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Jonathan Overend
10 years
Andy Murray is a legend. He steps in for injured Federer to play a set against Djokovic. What a guy.
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Jonathan Overend
8 years
Breaking: Aguero miss blamed on mystifying change in social behaviour.
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Jonathan Overend
2 years
This has to be one of his best ever points. The legend grows and grows. Sir Andy Murray 🤦‍♂️👏😳😂🥳🎾🤯🫣😬🏆
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LTA
2 years
ABSOLUTELY INSANE FROM @andy_murray 🤯🤯🤯 🎥 @eurosport
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
Short review thread of the @Netflix film #RisingPhoenix ; a movie which will leave you gasping for air and reaching for your 'can-do' attitude...
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
One can’t help but fear there are corridors of people detained in the Park Hotel whose lives would be completely changed with this level of legal support.
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
Sorry but a GS final normally starts with 20 minutes of funny business… nervous poking and pushing and errors and blah blah. THIS IS SENSATIONAL STANDARD!
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4 years
Harsh.
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1 year
Always remember his pride in hosting the whole BBC Radio team at one of his favourite restaurants in Glasgow during Comm Games ‘04. The next day we went together to the lawn bowls, in the rain, enthused as at an Old Firm Derby. All the best, Roddy.
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1 year
7/7/13. Ten years on, “The Day We Won Wimbledon” is available to download ⬇️ Own a piece of history! No better day to do it!
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Jonathan Overend
6 years
This is why tennis is such shambles sometimes. Governing bodies fight with themselves, players protest about things they voted for, now we're meant to think officials shouldn't enforce the rules because it doesn't suit the occasion / offender / narrative
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
What an achievement @ashbar96 ... new World Number One!!! Wins #naturevalleyclassic , rises to the top of the world. The player to beat at Wimbledon.
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Jonathan Overend
4 years
Suggest we all LISTEN to the chief scientific advisor and chief medical officer now on @bbc5live Turn off the bantz, forget what we think we know, and let's all get educated.
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
All these Aussie commentators sound the same. No shift in tone or timbre. Plus everyone appears keen to talk all over Isa Guha. It’s really quite rubbish.
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
Marathon not a sprint, they say. But this feels 26.2 with a sprint every mile. Fortunately @bigdaddybunce is the best running mate anyone could wish for! We go again Day 4.
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4 years
As an overwhelmed parent, I know how important this is. Delighted to be switching to @BBCSounds and @bbcbitesize to present the new BBC Bitesize Planner Podcast ... it will *massively* help filter the best of the educational content coming from @bbceducation in the summer term.
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Jonathan Overend
6 years
Szczesny wasn't good enough to succeed Almunia, let alone Buffon.
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Jonathan Overend
3 years
They’ve just won the calendar Grand Slam and deserve a slice of the mania 🇬🇧
@usopen
US Open Tennis
3 years
🇬🇧 Champions meeting 🇬🇧champions! @EmmaRaducanu is greeted by @alfiehewett6 and @GordonReid91 !
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Jonathan Overend
6 years
Reason why @bbc5live World Cup team has sounded such a laugh, bonding as mates and fans, thrilled to be there.. is because they actually are. #NoIinTeam #TeamPlayers #GreatestJob #MissYall #PhilosophyOnFriday
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1 year
Lily Myazaki brilliant final set to recover from 3-1 down and qualify for the US Open!
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Jonathan Overend
9 years
Mourinho has just come on @5livesport and said "if I was a player, I'd be giving a lot more".
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Jonathan Overend
5 years
Wonderful, heartfelt monologue from @PhilWilliams just now. This is what radio is; a connection between broadcaster and listener. Radio so unique in that respect.
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Jonathan Overend
2 years
Ash Barty 👏 The best player for the past three years, the most rounded, appreciative person, the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion. What a thing, to retire as #1 . 👍
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Jonathan Overend
6 years
Think we should back our officials more! Oliver made split second judgement call on a 50-50 then stood up to aggressive complaints from a great pro who should know better. Well done ref.
@johncrossmirror
John Cross
6 years
And people are surprised we’ve got no English refs at the World Cup...
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