Andrew Billen
@andrewbillen
feature writer on The Times, reporter-presenter of The Feud podcast
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We've issued an official warning to Christ Church, Oxford, after finding that the trustees failed to manage the charity’s resources responsibly. Read more: gov.uk/government/new…
Oh. My. God. This is the greatest cooked breakfast that I have ever had aboard a train. I am zipping through Wales in the @tfwrail Dining Car, and THIS is breakfast between Cardiff and Manchester. Bacon & eggs & sausages (two), all the rest, plus my choice of toast, and jam on…
Great column by #martinsamuel in @TheTimes today in defence of critics and informed opinion. thetimes.com/article/74af62…
Today;s @thetimes column: talking to our children about Gaza thetimes.com/comment/column…
An excellent article with which I agree.
Today;s @thetimes column: talking to our children about Gaza thetimes.com/comment/column…
For those of you who listen/ed to Times Radio Breakfast, this is our editor Husain whom we would namecheck all the time, sitting behind the mic for the first time in 32 years of working in radio. Doesn’t even look nervous!
Counselling psychologist Dr Vincent Graff joins Husain Husaini, presenting for the first time, to discuss what happens to your brain when trying new things. "My guess is the reason you were a bit worried about how it went today, is because it matters to you." @husainhusaini
A great piece this by @JohannaTC on the dodgy walkers thetimes.com/article/850a9a…
We’re five! A big stretch/hands in the air for @TimesRadio’s birthday. We’re on air with lots on the agenda on Breakfast today, pop in and give us a try 📻
Coming up on @TimesRadio Breakfast: Glastonbury - where free speech, hate speech, the national broadcaster come together in a bit of a mess. Plus five years of our station, how has the country changed for the better or worse? Plus, live from Wimbledon queue, AI job apocalypse etc
🎉 FIFTH BIRTHDAY 🎉 From elections to coronations to groundbreaking interviews, watch some of our presenters share their best moments from the past five years, and what is yet to come! If you haven’t tried out Times Radio, why not tune in today?
Former prime minister @RishiSunak sends Times Radio a message to wish us a happy 5th birthday ⬇️
On this day FIVE years ago, we began @TimesRadio. A few people told me it would never work and could never last. But it does and it has. I want to thank all the magnificent people who’ve worked on the station, and the army of clever, demanding listeners too. Here’s to five more.
There are many differences between us, George, but some are particularly relevant to this debate. 1. You're a man and I'm a woman. 2. You've been wealthy and famous since your early 20s. I didn't become well known until I was well over 30. 3. I've never been given 15 months…
Big day for me Friday 13th. Album out. Single out now. Have a listen. I’d love that. Me and Kirsty Campbell vocals. Remi Harris and Chris Nesbitt on guitar. Tom Moore on bass. Me on uke and piano, keys and percussion. Xenia Porteous on violin. I did string arrangements.…
A darkly amusing column from @hugorifkind today but a really important one. We are handing our futures to AI and it is the greatest people-pleasing bullshitter ever. thetimes.com/article/21014a…
Just FYI "burka ban" doesn't rhyme with "burger van" my ears are bleeding
SOME NEWS 🎤 I’m absolutely delighted to be joining @TimesRadio as a presenter of ‘The Times at One’. You want an unstuffy, authoritative take on the news? With the occasional bit of hard talk? Tune in….
📢NEWS📢 Two of Britain’s best-known news presenters, Jo Coburn and Stephen Sackur, are joining Times Radio. They’ll each be taking on regular solo hosting duties on our The Times at One lunchtime news programme - as well as presenters including Andrew Neil, Daniel Finkelstein…
Two more great heavyweight hires this week for @TimesRadio! The Times at One is a brilliant hour of in-depth news analysis and interviews, with some of the UK’s best journalists, at 1pm. Much looking forward to hearing @Jo_Coburn and @stephensackur’s first programmes this month.
📢NEWS📢 Two of Britain’s best-known news presenters, Jo Coburn and Stephen Sackur, are joining Times Radio. They’ll each be taking on regular solo hosting duties on our The Times at One lunchtime news programme - as well as presenters including Andrew Neil, Daniel Finkelstein…
Absolutely compulsive interview by @VictoriaPeckham up now on @thetimes thetimes.com/article/3fe72e…
No better way to launch my new book Can We Be Great Again? than a brilliant interview with @KateEMcCann and @stigabell on @TimesRadio. We discussed some of the big themes in the book… *Are we right to be depressed about our future?* *How to solve the small boats challenge*…