Alex Taylor
@tayloredword.bsky.social
Journalist at BBC News. Present band member/scribe of the Culture desk. Very bad at walking. Contact me: alex.taylor01@bbc.co.uk
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Alex Taylor
@tayloredword.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Grey skies in London, but joining Bluesky. I'm a journalist at BBC News. I specialise in culture journalism & filling my brain with niche music facts. I've also covered a lot of disability stories, often from my position as a wheelchair user. Craving meaningful (and fun!) convos again. Come say hi!👋
Wrote about my love life for work as a way to explore the rise in dating app fatigue. My evolution into a budget Bridget Jones continues at pace 😅
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Dating apps try something different to keep search for love online
Jaded by online dating fatigue, reporter Alex Taylor hopes to meet the future love of his life.
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August 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Wrote about my love life for work as a way to explore the rise in dating app fatigue. My evolution into a budget Bridget Jones continues at pace 😅
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Great to speak to Danny Boyle and Jodie Comer this week about #28YearsLater, which is out today
A really interesting chat about the impact of Covid, horror, the political undercurrent that influenced Boyle - and just what it's like to be chased by zombies
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A really interesting chat about the impact of Covid, horror, the political undercurrent that influenced Boyle - and just what it's like to be chased by zombies
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
28 Years Later: Danny Boyle and Jodie Comer on Covid, horror and the real-world rage virus
The British director of 28 Years Later speaks alongside star Jodie Comer about returning to horror.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Great to speak to Danny Boyle and Jodie Comer this week about #28YearsLater, which is out today
A really interesting chat about the impact of Covid, horror, the political undercurrent that influenced Boyle - and just what it's like to be chased by zombies
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A really interesting chat about the impact of Covid, horror, the political undercurrent that influenced Boyle - and just what it's like to be chased by zombies
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Katy Perry was everywhere during my uni years - the queen of bubblegum pop. I wrote about the backlash against her in recent weeks. Thanks to @mcragg.bsky.social and @portalkatyperry.com.br for their thoughts
How Katy Perry became the Hot and Cold popstar www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How Katy Perry became the Hot and Cold popstar www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Katy Perry: From Blue Origin flight to 'cringe' dance moves - the online backlash against her
The US singer says she feels
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May 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Katy Perry was everywhere during my uni years - the queen of bubblegum pop. I wrote about the backlash against her in recent weeks. Thanks to @mcragg.bsky.social and @portalkatyperry.com.br for their thoughts
How Katy Perry became the Hot and Cold popstar www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How Katy Perry became the Hot and Cold popstar www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Spoke to fans, @brandonthurston.bsky.social and others about WWE's #WrestleMania debut on Netflix
The stakes are high. WrestleMania is being treated as a litmus test - not just for WWE's global expansion, but for Netflix's potential move into live sports #wrestlesky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The stakes are high. WrestleMania is being treated as a litmus test - not just for WWE's global expansion, but for Netflix's potential move into live sports #wrestlesky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wrestlemania 41: Will WWE's big Netflix gamble pay off as John Cena and Cody Rhodes do battle?
Wrestling's main event is to stream live on Netflix for the first time - here's why it matters.
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April 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Spoke to fans, @brandonthurston.bsky.social and others about WWE's #WrestleMania debut on Netflix
The stakes are high. WrestleMania is being treated as a litmus test - not just for WWE's global expansion, but for Netflix's potential move into live sports #wrestlesky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The stakes are high. WrestleMania is being treated as a litmus test - not just for WWE's global expansion, but for Netflix's potential move into live sports #wrestlesky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Looking for new-gen WWE fans who are excited about Wrestlemania being available on Netflix worldwide for the first time. For BBC article. If you know any young megafans who'd be willing, pls get in touch! Wednesday afternoon deadline (latest). Contact alex.taylor01@bbc.co.uk or Msg/DM #wrestlesky
April 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Looking for new-gen WWE fans who are excited about Wrestlemania being available on Netflix worldwide for the first time. For BBC article. If you know any young megafans who'd be willing, pls get in touch! Wednesday afternoon deadline (latest). Contact alex.taylor01@bbc.co.uk or Msg/DM #wrestlesky
Can 'the internet's boyfriends' spark cinema Beatlemania?
I explored why Sam Mendes opted to cast internet heartthrobs (Mescal! Keoghan!) over local Liverpool talent to play the Fab Four in 2028's big-screen quadrilogy
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I explored why Sam Mendes opted to cast internet heartthrobs (Mescal! Keoghan!) over local Liverpool talent to play the Fab Four in 2028's big-screen quadrilogy
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Sam Mendes Beatles biopics targets box office success with Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn as the Fab Four
Sir Sam Mendes' forthcoming Beatles biopics have cast four modern-day heartthrobs - here's why.
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April 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Can 'the internet's boyfriends' spark cinema Beatlemania?
I explored why Sam Mendes opted to cast internet heartthrobs (Mescal! Keoghan!) over local Liverpool talent to play the Fab Four in 2028's big-screen quadrilogy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I explored why Sam Mendes opted to cast internet heartthrobs (Mescal! Keoghan!) over local Liverpool talent to play the Fab Four in 2028's big-screen quadrilogy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Montoya, por favor!'
As clips from Spain's Temptation Island go globally viral, I spoke to the show's executive producer Juanra Gonzalo and The Sun's Lottie Hulme to explore why, if the show could ever be shown in the UK and where this leaves reality TV
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As clips from Spain's Temptation Island go globally viral, I spoke to the show's executive producer Juanra Gonzalo and The Sun's Lottie Hulme to explore why, if the show could ever be shown in the UK and where this leaves reality TV
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Temptation Island: How 'Montoya, por favor!' broke the internet
As clips from Spain's Temptation Island go viral, the BBC speaks to the show's executive producer.
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February 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
'Montoya, por favor!'
As clips from Spain's Temptation Island go globally viral, I spoke to the show's executive producer Juanra Gonzalo and The Sun's Lottie Hulme to explore why, if the show could ever be shown in the UK and where this leaves reality TV
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As clips from Spain's Temptation Island go globally viral, I spoke to the show's executive producer Juanra Gonzalo and The Sun's Lottie Hulme to explore why, if the show could ever be shown in the UK and where this leaves reality TV
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"On a more personal level, Chappel Roan's finally got the financial security to move into a house of her own, and acquire a rescue cat, named Cherub Lou
'She's super tiny, her breath smells so bad, and she doesn't have a meow,' the singer dotes" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'She's super tiny, her breath smells so bad, and she doesn't have a meow,' the singer dotes" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chappell Roan: 'I'd be more successful if I wore a muzzle'
The star talks about the impact of fame and the pressure to conform in an exclusive BBC interview.
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January 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"On a more personal level, Chappel Roan's finally got the financial security to move into a house of her own, and acquire a rescue cat, named Cherub Lou
'She's super tiny, her breath smells so bad, and she doesn't have a meow,' the singer dotes" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'She's super tiny, her breath smells so bad, and she doesn't have a meow,' the singer dotes" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Spoke to the cast of #Severance about THAT cliffhanger and the long-awaited return of one of the most inventive shows on TV. Turns out workplace reality may not be so far apart. Can't speak for my Innie, though
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Severance, season 2: Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette and Tramell Tillman on returning to Lumon
Apple TV's hit dystopian workplace thriller finally returns after a three-year cliffhanger.
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January 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Spoke to the cast of #Severance about THAT cliffhanger and the long-awaited return of one of the most inventive shows on TV. Turns out workplace reality may not be so far apart. Can't speak for my Innie, though
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sad about the passing of David Lynch - wrote this obituary fuelled on coffee, which somehow seems fitting www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
David Lynch obituary: Twin Peaks director who embraced the weird
The visionary director's belief in American beauty and horror being two sides of the same coin was perfected in the iconic 1990 TV series.
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January 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Sad about the passing of David Lynch - wrote this obituary fuelled on coffee, which somehow seems fitting www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stop it, Spotify
January 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Stop it, Spotify
Happy New Year! Here's a look at the cultural highlights 2025 has in store www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oasis, Charli XCX, Tom Cruise and a giant spider: 2025's cultural highlights
These big comebacks, awards contenders and cultural heavyweights should be highlights of the year.
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January 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Happy New Year! Here's a look at the cultural highlights 2025 has in store www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In 2024 I found myself back on the Culture team for much longer than initially expected. I tried to make the most of it (amid enduring BBC restructure instability). Here are some highlights - from original features to interviews💫 #journalism
December 31, 2024 at 8:44 PM
In 2024 I found myself back on the Culture team for much longer than initially expected. I tried to make the most of it (amid enduring BBC restructure instability). Here are some highlights - from original features to interviews💫 #journalism
I have been back home over Christmas visiting my parents for the past few days... now back at my flat!
Nice being home, tempers only temporarily flared at finding the correct episode for the Would I Lie To You Christmas special
"WELL YOU DO IT THEN"
"Okay, I will"
Fab Wallace and Gromit episode!
Nice being home, tempers only temporarily flared at finding the correct episode for the Would I Lie To You Christmas special
"WELL YOU DO IT THEN"
"Okay, I will"
Fab Wallace and Gromit episode!
December 27, 2024 at 1:01 PM
I have been back home over Christmas visiting my parents for the past few days... now back at my flat!
Nice being home, tempers only temporarily flared at finding the correct episode for the Would I Lie To You Christmas special
"WELL YOU DO IT THEN"
"Okay, I will"
Fab Wallace and Gromit episode!
Nice being home, tempers only temporarily flared at finding the correct episode for the Would I Lie To You Christmas special
"WELL YOU DO IT THEN"
"Okay, I will"
Fab Wallace and Gromit episode!
"It would be the first time in the play's 400-year history the actors needed to be protected by a fighter jet - especially one piloted by a luminous green alien"
My BBC latest: The story behind Grand Theft Hamlet - the award-winning doc that brought Shakespeare to GTA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My BBC latest: The story behind Grand Theft Hamlet - the award-winning doc that brought Shakespeare to GTA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Grand Theft Auto: How Shakespeare's Hamlet found a virtual stage
New documentary Grand Theft Hamlet follows actors attempting Shakespeare inside GTA during lockdown.
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December 10, 2024 at 10:40 PM
"It would be the first time in the play's 400-year history the actors needed to be protected by a fighter jet - especially one piloted by a luminous green alien"
My BBC latest: The story behind Grand Theft Hamlet - the award-winning doc that brought Shakespeare to GTA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My BBC latest: The story behind Grand Theft Hamlet - the award-winning doc that brought Shakespeare to GTA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reminded of this great story when Labour MP Carolyn Harris accidently switched on the Downing Street Christmas lights after mistaking the switch for a No10 doorbell.
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Christmas: Downing Street lights accidentally switched on by MP
Carolyn Harris accidentally switches on No 10's Christmas lights early while trying to get inside.
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December 2, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Reminded of this great story when Labour MP Carolyn Harris accidently switched on the Downing Street Christmas lights after mistaking the switch for a No10 doorbell.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wale...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wale...
My pal @lucywebster.bsky.social is also on here. She's a better writer than 99% of the people you read - check out her book, The View From Down Here, chronicling her life as a young disabled woman
Unsure how she's put up with me for so long. Fun fact: We are likely to jump at the same time
Unsure how she's put up with me for so long. Fun fact: We are likely to jump at the same time
November 21, 2024 at 4:04 PM
My pal @lucywebster.bsky.social is also on here. She's a better writer than 99% of the people you read - check out her book, The View From Down Here, chronicling her life as a young disabled woman
Unsure how she's put up with me for so long. Fun fact: We are likely to jump at the same time
Unsure how she's put up with me for so long. Fun fact: We are likely to jump at the same time
I should add, this is just another platform I can annoy @georgiacoan.bsky.social on
Do follow her, she's a great journalist. She also does THE TIKTOK well and once made two posts out of the fact I accidentally referred to myself as 'a wheelchair' when trying to book a date spot for a Hinge match
Do follow her, she's a great journalist. She also does THE TIKTOK well and once made two posts out of the fact I accidentally referred to myself as 'a wheelchair' when trying to book a date spot for a Hinge match
November 21, 2024 at 3:59 PM
I should add, this is just another platform I can annoy @georgiacoan.bsky.social on
Do follow her, she's a great journalist. She also does THE TIKTOK well and once made two posts out of the fact I accidentally referred to myself as 'a wheelchair' when trying to book a date spot for a Hinge match
Do follow her, she's a great journalist. She also does THE TIKTOK well and once made two posts out of the fact I accidentally referred to myself as 'a wheelchair' when trying to book a date spot for a Hinge match
For background, my piece on the @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social's annual report from earlier this year www.bbc.co.uk/news/enterta...
November 21, 2024 at 3:48 PM
For background, my piece on the @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social's annual report from earlier this year www.bbc.co.uk/news/enterta...
A list to unite the internet. Worth noting, in recent years the rules have changed to better reflect artists on the cusp of a *mainstream* breakthrough over the next twelve months
That explains Chappell Roan....
That explains Chappell Roan....
The longlist for BBC Radio 1's #SoundOf2025 is here!
⭐ Barry Can’t Swim
⭐ Chappell Roan
⭐ Confidence Man
⭐ Doechii
⭐ English Teacher
⭐ Ezra Collective
⭐ Good Neighbours
⭐ KNEECAP
⭐ mk.gee
⭐ Myles Smith
⭐ Pozer
⭐ Barry Can’t Swim
⭐ Chappell Roan
⭐ Confidence Man
⭐ Doechii
⭐ English Teacher
⭐ Ezra Collective
⭐ Good Neighbours
⭐ KNEECAP
⭐ mk.gee
⭐ Myles Smith
⭐ Pozer
November 21, 2024 at 2:34 PM
A list to unite the internet. Worth noting, in recent years the rules have changed to better reflect artists on the cusp of a *mainstream* breakthrough over the next twelve months
That explains Chappell Roan....
That explains Chappell Roan....
John Prescott's prescience at coverage of his death feels incredibly on brand 😅... the punch is indeed currently splashed across most news sites - BBC included
(quotes from this 2019 Guardian interview www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...)
(quotes from this 2019 Guardian interview www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...)
November 21, 2024 at 2:01 PM
John Prescott's prescience at coverage of his death feels incredibly on brand 😅... the punch is indeed currently splashed across most news sites - BBC included
(quotes from this 2019 Guardian interview www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...)
(quotes from this 2019 Guardian interview www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...)
Grey skies in London, but joining Bluesky. I'm a journalist at BBC News. I specialise in culture journalism & filling my brain with niche music facts. I've also covered a lot of disability stories, often from my position as a wheelchair user. Craving meaningful (and fun!) convos again. Come say hi!👋
November 21, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Grey skies in London, but joining Bluesky. I'm a journalist at BBC News. I specialise in culture journalism & filling my brain with niche music facts. I've also covered a lot of disability stories, often from my position as a wheelchair user. Craving meaningful (and fun!) convos again. Come say hi!👋