This woman. 💓 she captures how life feels and puts it on the page and then on our screens. And we all feel it- whatever it @abimorgan9 wants us to feel. ‘Eric’ on Netflix is her latest creation – starring my fave Gaby Hoffman and Benedict Cumberbatch. But you might know and love her for The Split, Suffragette, The Iron Lady, The Hour – I could go on. She is prolific. For me? It’s all about her harrowing and love-filled highly personal book about how hard her last few years have been: This is not a Pity Memoir. I read it in one breath almost – that’s how it felt. When it came out we spoke on @bbcwomanshour – where we first met and made a strong bond 10 years earlier. This week, during my third week at @bbctodayprogramme – I was so thrilled to be reunited once more and talk New York, the eighties, love and loss. Catch back up on @bbcsounds if you fancy- search for Thursday’s programme. She’s thriving despite what life just chucked at her. TBH whatever Abi’s making, I’m all here for it. #eric #women #writers #fighters
Good morning folks. Going live @bbctodayprogramme – why not join us @nickrobinsonbbc ☕️….#earlymorning #breakfastcrew
First sip of tea of the day… going live shortly @bbctodayprogramme on @bbcradio4 – join us from 6am? It is the morning after the night before – the first TV debates of this election. #generalelection #uk #whowon #itvdebate
Tonight sees the final episode of BBC Two’s award-winning Inside No. 9 R4 Today’s @emmabarnett speaks to the writers and stars, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, about ending the anthology of films. The Today Programme | Listen on BBC Sounds
And just like that….She was 40. Happy, happy birthday @luckybuckley – always the last to leave the dance floor and last night at gorgeous @syp_space was no exception. London’s nightlife is lucky to have your enduring support and fabulousness. @rachelarthur and I salute you and your moves. From uni until the grave – I hope. Thank you for always bringing it. X #40 #dedicatedfolloweroffashion #hereshecomes
It’s the little things…. Good morning, Today. Live now with @justiwebb on @bbctodayprogramme – join us @bbcradio4 until 9am. Hope to have the pleasure of your company this nippy morning. And yes, I’m back to wearing a vest.
Reunited with my old pal Reni Eddo-Lodge yesterday after far too long. And it was special. Plus, as we left each other, a seed of an idea appeared….🌱 ♥️ 💪
75-year-old Ada Sagi was taken hostage on 7 October by Hamas. A lifelong peace activist, now she says: “I don’t believe in peace, no… Sorry. I changed my mind.” Speaking to @emmabarnett on Today in her first UK interview, Ada reflects on losing her home, freedom and beliefs. The Today Programme | Listen on BBC Sounds
“Sir Keir Starmer said he was also a socialist yesterday. How is that different to Jeremy Corbyn being a socialist?” @emmabarnett asks Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds. The Today Programme | Listen on BBC Sounds
Wall goals. Big time. A morning well spent @royalacademyarts Summer Exhibition press preview… #royalacademy #royalacademysummerexhibition #royalacademyofarts #art
#EmmaBarnett was at home with her two children, about to put them to bed, when Rishi Sunak stood outside number 10, in the pouring rain, and announced a general election. The nation was surprised, but Barnett was not. After a decade of turbulence that has seen her report on news concerning Donald Trump, Brexit, a prorogation of parliament, three prime ministers in quick succession, the death of the Queen, the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and a global pandemic, it felt like one more thing to add to “the list”. “I actually just sat there and thought: ‘huh, that’s going to be an interesting shift tomorrow,’” she recalls. It also happened to be her first week on the UK’s most popular breakfast news radio show: The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4. At the link in our bio, we caught up with the broadcaster and author ahead of the general election. Interview by @mcchappet Acting Deputy Editor @hels_lee EIC @lydiasmag
#EmmaBarnett was at home with her two children, about to put them to bed, when Rishi Sunak stood outside number 10, in the pouring rain, and announced a general election. The nation was surprised, but Barnett was not. After a decade of turbulence that has seen her report on news concerning Donald Trump, Brexit, a prorogation of parliament, three prime ministers in quick succession, the death of the Queen, the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and a global pandemic, it felt like one more thing to add to “the list”. “I actually just sat there and thought: ‘huh, that’s going to be an interesting shift tomorrow,’” she recalls. It also happened to be her first week on the UK’s most popular breakfast news radio show: The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4. At the link in our bio, we caught up with the broadcaster and author ahead of the general election. Interview by @mcchappet Acting Deputy Editor @hels_lee EIC @lydiasmag
Celine Dion’s illness has taken her ability to perform, sing and dance – which is all she has known of herself. I may not have been an admirer of her music before, but I am now a fully signed up member of the Celine Dion “fighting her way back” fan club, writes Emma Barnett. “Illnesses are thieves. Some steal all of you, or take little bits over time. Others are sudden, swift and leave you with nothing to work with. “I know this through my experiences of living with endometriosis and adenomyosis. Bluntly speaking, my health has been poor over the last nine months. Long stints of extraordinary constant pain and hormone imbalances have made for very trying times indeed. And as fellow endo warrior and literary titan Hilary Mantel used to warn, the medicines prescribed to “help” me, have all made me worse. “It’s been bleak. My health has declined at the same time as I’m trying to parent the two children we fought to have and starting back at work, with a new job to learn, too.” “What I have learned is that no matter your financial situation and ability to hire the best medical professionals around, you cannot will yourself out of something chronic and progressive. No matter how stoic or strong you think you are. Succumbing isn’t weak. It’s life and you are ill. “Instead, you have to learn to live around your illness.” ⬆️ Read more of @emmabarnett’s latest column at the link in @theipaper’s bio. There, Barnett shares her experience.
Celine Dion’s illness has taken her ability to perform, sing and dance – which is all she has known of herself. I may not have been an admirer of her music before, but I am now a fully signed up member of the Celine Dion “fighting her way back” fan club, writes Emma Barnett. “Illnesses are thieves. Some steal all of you, or take little bits over time. Others are sudden, swift and leave you with nothing to work with. “I know this through my experiences of living with endometriosis and adenomyosis. Bluntly speaking, my health has been poor over the last nine months. Long stints of extraordinary constant pain and hormone imbalances have made for very trying times indeed. And as fellow endo warrior and literary titan Hilary Mantel used to warn, the medicines prescribed to “help” me, have all made me worse. “It’s been bleak. My health has declined at the same time as I’m trying to parent the two children we fought to have and starting back at work, with a new job to learn, too.” “What I have learned is that no matter your financial situation and ability to hire the best medical professionals around, you cannot will yourself out of something chronic and progressive. No matter how stoic or strong you think you are. Succumbing isn’t weak. It’s life and you are ill. “Instead, you have to learn to live around your illness.” ⬆️ Read more of @emmabarnett’s latest column at the link in @theipaper’s bio. There, Barnett shares her experience.
This. Where are you at with it? 17 days to go until the vote. My first time in Harper’s. Some excerpts from my interview with @mcchappet in @bazaaruk 🙏 @bbctodayprogramme #news #interviews #generalelection #journalism #ge2024
This. Where are you at with it? 17 days to go until the vote. My first time in Harper’s. Some excerpts from my interview with @mcchappet in @bazaaruk 🙏 @bbctodayprogramme #news #interviews #generalelection #journalism #ge2024
This week on Trying, my newsletter, it’s @eleanorthom – the ultimate trier. Despite her huge pain – she managed to write this piece. Here’s some of my intro – but to read what she has to say – which can help us all cope a bit better in our darkest times – subscribe over at www.emmabarnett.substack.com – just put your email in. I’d love for you to join us. But mostly – thank you to a woman I’m very lucky to have in my life. ❤️ #friends #endo #adeno #pain #operation #trying
This week on Trying, my newsletter, it’s @eleanorthom – the ultimate trier. Despite her huge pain – she managed to write this piece. Here’s some of my intro – but to read what she has to say – which can help us all cope a bit better in our darkest times – subscribe over at www.emmabarnett.substack.com – just put your email in. I’d love for you to join us. But mostly – thank you to a woman I’m very lucky to have in my life. ❤️ #friends #endo #adeno #pain #operation #trying
This week on Trying, my newsletter, it’s @eleanorthom – the ultimate trier. Despite her huge pain – she managed to write this piece. Here’s some of my intro – but to read what she has to say – which can help us all cope a bit better in our darkest times – subscribe over at www.emmabarnett.substack.com – just put your email in. I’d love for you to join us. But mostly – thank you to a woman I’m very lucky to have in my life. ❤️ #friends #endo #adeno #pain #operation #trying
This week on Trying, my newsletter, it’s @eleanorthom – the ultimate trier. Despite her huge pain – she managed to write this piece. Here’s some of my intro – but to read what she has to say – which can help us all cope a bit better in our darkest times – subscribe over at www.emmabarnett.substack.com – just put your email in. I’d love for you to join us. But mostly – thank you to a woman I’m very lucky to have in my life. ❤️ #friends #endo #adeno #pain #operation #trying
“It was the happiest moment in my life.” Ada Sagi, a 75-year-old Israeli who was taken hostage on October 7, tells @emmabarnett about the moment she was reunited with her family in her first UK interview. The Today Programme | Listen on BBC Sounds
Read all about it! 🗞️ 🗞️ 🗞️ And get your colouring pens a-ready… Delighted to be featured in @city_am this morning with the story behind us creating @colouryourstreets and a full page from one of our books for anyone who picks up today’s paper to colour in. Honestly, kids or no kids in your life, if you haven’t coloured-in for years, try it. It’s genuinely soothing and satisfying. And if you fancy having your images up on our @colouryourstreets grid- pls do tag us and @city_am and you might win a free one of our “Colour In… City of London” books. Here’s to entertaining and chilling a few people out today with some old school 🖍️ and 📄 #colouring #pens #city #cityam #gherkin #cityoflondon #cityscapes
We are thrilled to be working with the London Transport Museum and its amazing shop – located in the heart of Covent Garden. As a family we have spent many, many happy days in this museum and we are so proud to see our Covent Garden and London Bridges colouring books on sale in one of the most creative museum gift shops. 🙏 to the whole @ltmuseum team and here’s to lots more colouring-in of iconic Covent Garden sights and London Bridges. #londontransportmuseum #londontransport #shop #stockist #colouring #londonbridges #coventgarden
Covent Garden. One of those London neighbourhoods I wanted to know and understand when I was a child living in Manchester and used to very occasionally visit the capital as a tourist. There was theatre, flowers, delicious food, unique street entertainment and a market. I wanted in. Much may have changed in this area and many others in the near 20 years I’ve now lived in London, but that’s city life. The only constant, is change. Which is why I believe I’ll always remain an urban dweller. But some things are just the same as they were when I first walked these cobbled streets all those years ago. We loved putting this one together. Covent Garden has a lot of fabulous things to colour in and learn about. Plus I never could have predicted pre children that my most used annual pass/membership for two years running would be to the epic London Transport Museum – in heart of Covent Garden. Who knew 🤷♀️?! Colour In… Covent Garden just dropped on our @colouryourstreets website and VERY excitingly – will also be on sale shortly in the very magnificent @ltmuseum shop. #coventgarden #coventgardenmarket #coventgardenlondon #colouring #newbook #colour #market #london #screenfreekids #screenfree #londontransportmuseum 🌹 🌺 🌷
