Andy Walker
@claudus.bsky.social
Now retired after 30 years as a BBC journo (Today, Newsnight, World Service, etc.) Christian, cricket tragic, rugby, horse racing, history, geopolitics, music. Bibliomaniac, philologist, intellectual magpie, voluptuary. Yorkshireman. FRGS.
That would be an ecumenical matter.
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
That would be an ecumenical matter.
Ken Burns' latest opus, The American Revolution, is absolutely superb. The gold standard of television histories.
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Ken Burns' latest opus, The American Revolution, is absolutely superb. The gold standard of television histories.
The Immortal Memory. 21 October 1805.
October 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The Immortal Memory. 21 October 1805.
Thank goodness. I've never heard or seen a more stupid idea in cricket. www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
County Championship scraps controversial Kookaburra ball experiment
Exclusive: Australian-made ball was first brought in after Strauss review in attempt to help English cricketers perform better Down Under
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thank goodness. I've never heard or seen a more stupid idea in cricket. www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
So sorry to hear that John Woodbine has died. One of the pillars of British theatre and, by extension, of British radio, television and the film for decades. Another member of that peerless 1980 RSC Nicolas Nickleby cast gone.
October 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
So sorry to hear that John Woodbine has died. One of the pillars of British theatre and, by extension, of British radio, television and the film for decades. Another member of that peerless 1980 RSC Nicolas Nickleby cast gone.
I've just read the Red Riding quartet in four days. Not the most pleasant thing but incredibly written. Just like a waking nightmare without end. As a Yorkshireman who grew up in the 1970s and 80s it hit hard but it's superb.
#BookSky
#BookSky
September 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I've just read the Red Riding quartet in four days. Not the most pleasant thing but incredibly written. Just like a waking nightmare without end. As a Yorkshireman who grew up in the 1970s and 80s it hit hard but it's superb.
#BookSky
#BookSky
Friday Night Is Music Night is tremendous.
September 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Friday Night Is Music Night is tremendous.
Please forward to anyone who may be interested. Thank you.
July 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Please forward to anyone who may be interested. Thank you.
I'm sorry to hear that Norman Tebbit has died. I always found him fascinating and he was personally very kind to me on a couple of occasions, when he had absolutely no need to be. He was probably just about the last of the great conviction politicians of both Left and Right.
July 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I'm sorry to hear that Norman Tebbit has died. I always found him fascinating and he was personally very kind to me on a couple of occasions, when he had absolutely no need to be. He was probably just about the last of the great conviction politicians of both Left and Right.
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James Wharton's 88 and Will Luxton's 81 propel us to an excellent 233-6 🚀
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Follow and watch the second innings live 👉 yorkshireccc.com/news/live-yo...
July 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
James Wharton's 88 and Will Luxton's 81 propel us to an excellent 233-6 🚀
Follow and watch the second innings live 👉 yorkshireccc.com/news/live-yo...
Follow and watch the second innings live 👉 yorkshireccc.com/news/live-yo...
In a world teeming with uncertainty, it's comforting to know that England's batsmen still have the ineffable ability to completely balls things up.
July 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In a world teeming with uncertainty, it's comforting to know that England's batsmen still have the ineffable ability to completely balls things up.
Walker now owns the ears of this horse. Just a bit of fun for the winter.
July 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Walker now owns the ears of this horse. Just a bit of fun for the winter.
Jaspit Bumrah is the best bowler on the planet. Every single ball is bespoke. He's obsessed with length, line, pace, angle of attack, etc. Nothing about him is off-the-peg and this makes him a worthy heir to the likes of Warne, Lillee and Marshall. A delight to watch. #ENGvIND
June 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Jaspit Bumrah is the best bowler on the planet. Every single ball is bespoke. He's obsessed with length, line, pace, angle of attack, etc. Nothing about him is off-the-peg and this makes him a worthy heir to the likes of Warne, Lillee and Marshall. A delight to watch. #ENGvIND
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The BBC is apparently both too pro-Israel and too anti-Israel. Only one of those narratives is amplified. My column www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Why allegations of BBC bias on Israel are becoming hard to reconcile
The BBC is criticised—from both sides—for its reporting on Israel. A kind of groupthink is setting in that means there is no room for new narratives
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
June 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The BBC is apparently both too pro-Israel and too anti-Israel. Only one of those narratives is amplified. My column www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Happy Summer Solstice to all my friends who follow the Old Gods.
June 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Happy Summer Solstice to all my friends who follow the Old Gods.
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One of the coolest features of the Agami Heron is its gorgeous, flowing crest that flutters as it poses and preens. But I've never seen it up close before with the details and textures.
#CostaRica #herons #nature #birds
#CostaRica #herons #nature #birds
June 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
One of the coolest features of the Agami Heron is its gorgeous, flowing crest that flutters as it poses and preens. But I've never seen it up close before with the details and textures.
#CostaRica #herons #nature #birds
#CostaRica #herons #nature #birds
Tel. Sport reveals crackdown after uncovering:
+ £300k bet on one domestic match
+ Players approached for team info via social media
+ Anti-corruption officials sent to matches
+ Players forced to hand in mobile phones to officials during games
www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
+ £300k bet on one domestic match
+ Players approached for team info via social media
+ Anti-corruption officials sent to matches
+ Players forced to hand in mobile phones to officials during games
www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
Revealed: English women’s cricket becomes match-fixing target
Following first banning of a female player for corruption, concerns are growing that domestic game is under serious threat
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Tel. Sport reveals crackdown after uncovering:
+ £300k bet on one domestic match
+ Players approached for team info via social media
+ Anti-corruption officials sent to matches
+ Players forced to hand in mobile phones to officials during games
www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
+ £300k bet on one domestic match
+ Players approached for team info via social media
+ Anti-corruption officials sent to matches
+ Players forced to hand in mobile phones to officials during games
www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2025...
I'm very fortunate to have quite a few books, but this has to be one of my favourites. Not very useful in West London, I admit, but it's a cracking read and who knows…?
May 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I'm very fortunate to have quite a few books, but this has to be one of my favourites. Not very useful in West London, I admit, but it's a cracking read and who knows…?
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The Tories are In danger of irrelevance. My @newstatesman.com piece on the local election results.
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...
The Tories are in danger of irrelevance
A fourth-place finish in the local elections has deepened the party’s existential crisis.
www.newstatesman.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Tories are In danger of irrelevance. My @newstatesman.com piece on the local election results.
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...
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There's a call for the honours system to recognise the community efforts and volunteering of people with disabilities. It's part of a wider question about the fairness of the honours system and whether it's rewarding the right people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Honours system 'should not ignore disabled'
Disabled people should be more fairly recognised in the honours system, says an advocate for the rights of autistic women and girls.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
There's a call for the honours system to recognise the community efforts and volunteering of people with disabilities. It's part of a wider question about the fairness of the honours system and whether it's rewarding the right people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8, 38-39
Romans 8, 38-39
April 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8, 38-39
Romans 8, 38-39