@reetacbbc

BBC newswoman; Chancellor of @YorkStJohn; debut novel ‘Finding Belle’ published May ‘25 by @HarperCollins; trustee of @Keats_Shelley

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S Sebag Montefiore
@simonmontefioreSep 20
What amazing company to be in!!! Thanks to HM the Queen and her Reading Room. Lovely to be with @reetacbbc Anna Patchett and - omg - Oscar Wilde
Reeta Chakrabarti@reetacbbcSep 20
Utterly thrilled to have Finding Belle chosen by the Queen as one of her four autumn Reading Club books. I’m in great company - Ann Patchett, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Oscar Wilde, no less! Pix courtesy of @royalcameraman #MakeRoomForReading
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S Sebag Montefiore
@simonmontefioreSep 20
Utterly thrilled to have my novel Sashenka chosen by the Queen as one of her four autumn Reading Club books. I’m in great company - Ann Patchett, @reetacbbc and Oscar Wilde, no less! Sashenka is the first of my Moscow Trilogy Pic courtesy of @royalcameraman #MakeRoomForReading @RoyalFamily @penguinrandom @PenguinUKBooks @TransworldBooks @GeorginaCapel @wnbooks
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Emma Harding@EmmaHarding01Sep 3
The wonderful @MichaelWoodMV gives the Anglo-Saxons right of reply in King Harold Writes Back 11.45am @BBCRadio4 #NormanDay #BayeuxTapestry
Michael Wood@MichaelWoodMVAug 30
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003112… Thursday 3rd Sept at 11.45 ……

BBC Radio 4 - King Harold Writes Back

Historian Michael Wood on the place of the Norman Conquest in British cultural imagination

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Michael Wood@MichaelWoodMVAug 30
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003112… Thursday 3rd Sept at 11.45 ……

BBC Radio 4 - King Harold Writes Back

Historian Michael Wood on the place of the Norman Conquest in British cultural imagination

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Another absolute cracker! This is a wonderful book, and I can't wait for it to be out in the world.
Reeta Chakrabarti@reetacbbcJun 25
I don’t post much here but had to share this - my second novel, An Impossible Woman is a fictionalised account of the Hungarian-Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil, who dazzled and scandalised in equal measure. It’s out next spring - pls watch for more details soon…
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Wendyreadsbooks@Wendyreadsbook1Apr 16
Thanks to @fictionpubteam for my copy of #FindingBelle by @reetacbbc Such a fabulous mystery book parcel to receive. 💞 #BookTwitter
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Sanchia Berg
@Sanchia728 Dec 2025
Replying to @reetacbbc
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Sanchia Berg
@Sanchia728 Dec 2025
Back for a second shot- the ⁦@ExeterCollegeOx⁩ team on #universitychallenge this evening bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002p25…

BBC Two - University Challenge, Christmas 2025, Exeter College, Oxford v Trinity Hall, Cambridge

The first round continues as Exeter College, Oxford faces Trinity Hall, Cambridge.

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Lovely event with Reeta Chakrabarti @reetacbbc at The Exchange last night for the last event of the Richmond Literature Festival.
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VisitRichmond@Visit_Richmond124 Nov 2025
Broadcaster @reetacbbc who is best known for being a @BBC television news presenter, but will be talking about both her 30-plus years with ‘The Beeb’, as well her debut novel, Finding Belle, in a wide-ranging talk with journalist York Membery this 26/11 shorturl.at/KtyGY
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Harry Ward@wardyjourno4 Nov 2025
Excited to be able to able to welcome @KathViner, @reetacbbc + more to Leeds Trinity University for the return of Journalism and Media Week (JMW)!! I’ll be covering several events with multi platform video/online/socials throughout the week so stay tuned! (Photo: LTU)
The main entrance to Leeds Trinity University. A white building with a large glass facade, with a paved textured walkway leading to the door flanked by trees. The sun comes in from the left side of the image.

ALT The main entrance to Leeds Trinity University. A white building with a large glass facade, with a paved textured walkway leading to the door flanked by trees. The sun comes in from the left side of the image.

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Leeds Trinity University@LeedsTrinity21 Oct 2025
The exciting line-up of speakers includes journalists @reetacbbc and @jonsopel, TV and radio host @EvanHD, editor-in-chief of The Guardian @KathViner, @BAFTA winner and head writer of @bbcdoctorwho, Russell T Davies, and @MayorOfWY, Tracy Brabin🤩
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Journalism and Media Week 2025 is just one month away! The exciting line-up of speakers joining us this year includes journalists @JonSopel and @ReetaCBBC, editor-in-chief of The Guardian @KathViner, head writer of @BBCDoctorWho Russell T Davies, and @MayorofWY, Tracy Brabin🙌
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James Landale@BBCJLandale26 Sep 2025
A huge loss. Ming was courteous, as many have noted, but he was also immensely kind. I had the same cancer as him & he called me the day of every treatment, cycle after cycle, sharing advice, gossip & reassurance.
Ed Davey
@EdwardJDavey26 Sep 2025
Ming Campbell was a dedicated public servant and a true Liberal giant. His principled leadership opposing the Iraq War was a mark of his morality, courage and wisdom. But more than that, he was an incredibly warm and caring friend and colleague. We will miss him terribly.
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One of the highlights of the first weekend of this year’s @WigtownBookFest.
Reeta Chakrabarti@reetacbbc8 Aug 2025
If you’d like to talk #FindingBelle in person, please do come along - lots of events in the next weeks and months
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Henry Zeffman
@hzeffman5 Sep 2025
For the first time ever the holders of the three great offices of state beyond PM (chancellor, foreign secretary, home secretary) are all women
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Let's celebrate Mary Shelley's birthday! She was born #otd in 1797. Share your favorite quotes from her books with us.
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BBC News Press Team
@BBCNewsPR24 Jul 2025
A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
JOINT STATEMENT ON GAZA FROM AFP, AP, BBC NEWS AND REUTERS​ “We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. For many months, these independent journalists have been the world’s eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering. ​ “Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them.​ “We once again urge the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza. It is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people there.”

ALT JOINT STATEMENT ON GAZA FROM AFP, AP, BBC NEWS AND REUTERS​ “We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. For many months, these independent journalists have been the world’s eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering. ​ “Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them.​ “We once again urge the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza. It is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people there.”

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Jeremy Bowen
@BowenBBC24 Jul 2025
Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/statem…

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

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An all nighter but an honour to produce this exclusive interview with POTUS by the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue
Gary O'Donoghue@BBCBlindGazza15 Jul 2025
Donald Trump: My exclusive wide ranging interview with the President across all BBC platforms in which he criticises Vladimir Putin and says he trusts "almost nobody"
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Prof Sara Lodge@LearNonsense8 Jul 2025
Tickets now on sale for Chiswick Book Festival! Come see lots of well-known & well-loved writers, like @PetrocTrelawny & @reetacbbc & @DalrympleWill . And me. I’m speaking there too, & I’d love a crowd of happy hecklers. All proceeds to charity. So you can do good & get lit.
Chiswick Book Festival@W4BookFest4 Jul 2025
Tickets on sale for September 2025. Browse the brochure, book the tickets! chiswickbookfestival.net #books #Chiswick @ChiswickW4 @TheChiswickCal @ChiswickHighRd @ChiswickCinema @chiswickbuzz @YeatsBedfordPk @GeorgeIVW4 @orchardhs @hounslowherald @AbundanceLondon @ArtsSocChiswick
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