Jen Bartram
@jenbartram.bsky.social
BBC Senior Presenter (mostly Weather), communication trainer, runner, rower, cox and obsessive cat lady 🐈⬛
You can identify how long you’ve been a journalist for by how visceral your reaction is to hearing the phrase “power outage” rather than “power cuts” used in articles or on TV and radio. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Heathrow Airport closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage - live updates
Flights are cancelled and diverted mid-air as Europe's busiest airport closes until midnight over a
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March 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
You can identify how long you’ve been a journalist for by how visceral your reaction is to hearing the phrase “power outage” rather than “power cuts” used in articles or on TV and radio. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Throwing out old papers has reminded me of the good old days when we used to print the Internet
March 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Throwing out old papers has reminded me of the good old days when we used to print the Internet
Monday night, watching Sunderland on the telly and attempting to embroider the tube map freehand. What a time to be alive.
February 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Monday night, watching Sunderland on the telly and attempting to embroider the tube map freehand. What a time to be alive.
Watched part 2 of this tonight. This harrowing documentary series takes you forensically through these horrific events of 7/7 and the subsequent police operation. I was lost for words at some of the complexity, challenges and heartbreaking humanity. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
7/7: The London Bombings - Series 1: Episode 2
Following the 7/7 attacks, politicians, survivors and police come to terms with the impact. The police frantically investigate, and the government urgently reassures the public.
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January 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Watched part 2 of this tonight. This harrowing documentary series takes you forensically through these horrific events of 7/7 and the subsequent police operation. I was lost for words at some of the complexity, challenges and heartbreaking humanity. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
There’s some heavy snow on the way across the north of England this weekend - here’s a titbit of what you need to know - check out more detail at bbc.co.uk/weather
January 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There’s some heavy snow on the way across the north of England this weekend - here’s a titbit of what you need to know - check out more detail at bbc.co.uk/weather
Oh, Strictly has been such a joy tonight. #bbcstrictly
December 14, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Oh, Strictly has been such a joy tonight. #bbcstrictly
If you’re waking up in the North East to calm weather, no, the forecast wasn’t wrong. This is the centre of the low pressure passing. Winds will ramp up rapidly with driving rain by late morning / early afternoon - gusts 60mph+ and 70mph+ along the coast. #stormdarragh
December 7, 2024 at 9:14 AM
If you’re waking up in the North East to calm weather, no, the forecast wasn’t wrong. This is the centre of the low pressure passing. Winds will ramp up rapidly with driving rain by late morning / early afternoon - gusts 60mph+ and 70mph+ along the coast. #stormdarragh
A rare RED weather warning has been issued for parts of Wales and SW England as Storm Darragh is forecast to move in tonight. Please take heed - these are danger to life windspeeds weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
December 6, 2024 at 10:05 AM
A rare RED weather warning has been issued for parts of Wales and SW England as Storm Darragh is forecast to move in tonight. Please take heed - these are danger to life windspeeds weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
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Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
December 1, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
“Oh no my wife’s gonna kill me” etc…
November 30, 2024 at 10:34 PM
“Oh no my wife’s gonna kill me” etc…
Saturday night trivia: Oscar the Grouch used to be orange.
November 30, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Saturday night trivia: Oscar the Grouch used to be orange.
Totally fine, Nutmeg. Not a problem. You just lie there. I’ll hang up my BRAND NEW jacket as soon as you’ve finished on it.
November 24, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Totally fine, Nutmeg. Not a problem. You just lie there. I’ll hang up my BRAND NEW jacket as soon as you’ve finished on it.
The Met Office has now issued an AMBER warning for snow across parts of the North East and Cumbria. Latest suggestions are as much as 20-30cm of fresh snow over the highest ground, significant drifting in gale force winds.
November 22, 2024 at 8:49 PM
The Met Office has now issued an AMBER warning for snow across parts of the North East and Cumbria. Latest suggestions are as much as 20-30cm of fresh snow over the highest ground, significant drifting in gale force winds.
The thing that feels nice about the shift to this app is that it feels like a fresh start, and I think everyone needs that. A gentle pause button from the outrage that algorithms keep feeding us and that are so addictive. Whether that’s possible to avoid on any platform, though, remains to be seen.
November 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM
The thing that feels nice about the shift to this app is that it feels like a fresh start, and I think everyone needs that. A gentle pause button from the outrage that algorithms keep feeding us and that are so addictive. Whether that’s possible to avoid on any platform, though, remains to be seen.
Weekly dose of Nutmeg #catsofbluesky
November 16, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Weekly dose of Nutmeg #catsofbluesky
It’s Christmas baking time weekend in the Bartram household - amaretto mincemeat jarred and ready 🥧
November 16, 2024 at 7:05 PM
It’s Christmas baking time weekend in the Bartram household - amaretto mincemeat jarred and ready 🥧
Watching #bbcstrictly and Neil Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys sounds amazing. He’s 70! What a banging medley too.
November 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Watching #bbcstrictly and Neil Tennant from the Pet Shop Boys sounds amazing. He’s 70! What a banging medley too.
Happy Friday, all!
November 15, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Happy Friday, all!
So is this where the cool kids are hanging out?
November 14, 2024 at 2:38 PM
So is this where the cool kids are hanging out?
me: we definitely don’t need any new Christmas decorations
internet: hold my beer
internet: hold my beer
November 9, 2023 at 6:25 PM
me: we definitely don’t need any new Christmas decorations
internet: hold my beer
internet: hold my beer
I’m not emotionally strong enough to watch Planet Earth 3. Octopus mothers dying, plastic islands, sea lions in fishing nets. Too much 😰
October 29, 2023 at 7:10 PM
I’m not emotionally strong enough to watch Planet Earth 3. Octopus mothers dying, plastic islands, sea lions in fishing nets. Too much 😰
