Toby Bakare
@tobybakare.bsky.social
Senior Producer @Channel4news - PD on @UnreportedWorld and @BAFTA nominee
We’re here now. Let’s make the best of it.
We’re here now. Let’s make the best of it.
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From earlier in the week:
A report from rural South Africa in to claims of “white genocide”. Where we spoke to white farmers feeling under attack and black land claimants who have waited years to reclaim lost farm land.
W/ Kiran Moodley, Nick Blakemore and I
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A report from rural South Africa in to claims of “white genocide”. Where we spoke to white farmers feeling under attack and black land claimants who have waited years to reclaim lost farm land.
W/ Kiran Moodley, Nick Blakemore and I
youtu.be/tPTv94KFOOg?...
South Africa: Trump's claims of 'white genocide' vs reality
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August 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
From earlier in the week:
A report from rural South Africa in to claims of “white genocide”. Where we spoke to white farmers feeling under attack and black land claimants who have waited years to reclaim lost farm land.
W/ Kiran Moodley, Nick Blakemore and I
youtu.be/tPTv94KFOOg?...
A report from rural South Africa in to claims of “white genocide”. Where we spoke to white farmers feeling under attack and black land claimants who have waited years to reclaim lost farm land.
W/ Kiran Moodley, Nick Blakemore and I
youtu.be/tPTv94KFOOg?...
It’s been an anxious summer for parents and young people with #SEND in Leicester after the council cut back home to school transport for post-16 children. There are worries others will follow suit. My latest w/ Anja Popp
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Leicester City Council to end post-16 school transport for SEND students
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August 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It’s been an anxious summer for parents and young people with #SEND in Leicester after the council cut back home to school transport for post-16 children. There are worries others will follow suit. My latest w/ Anja Popp
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Report with @francesread.bsky.social looking at the Brize Norton incident which could see Palestine Action become a proscribed organisation.
Palestine Action protest group to be banned under Terrorism Act
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Palestine Action protest group to be banned under Terrorism Act
Channel 4 News understands that the Palestine Action group will be banned by the Home Secretary, making it a criminal offence to support or belong to the group.
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June 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Report with @francesread.bsky.social looking at the Brize Norton incident which could see Palestine Action become a proscribed organisation.
Producing this I got to meet Vladimir in person, and was reminded of the eternal quote: “the arc of history is long and it bends towards justice”.
May 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Producing this I got to meet Vladimir in person, and was reminded of the eternal quote: “the arc of history is long and it bends towards justice”.
Vladimir Kara-Murza on Putin, Victory Day, and bringing about democracy in Russia:
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Russia Victory Day: will Putin ever be toppled? | Vladimir Kara-Murza | The Fourcast
Russia is celebrating Victory Day, with 29 foreign leaders including the Chinese President Xi Jinping joining Vladimir Putin in Moscow to commemorate the Soviet Union's part in the defeat of Nazi Germ...
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May 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Vladimir Kara-Murza on Putin, Victory Day, and bringing about democracy in Russia:
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Symeon Brown came in to work with a simple fact that spoke to a wider truth. Buy-to-let has become the most popular business in the country. We looked at that fact and the rise of rent to rent as the successor to buy-to-let. Here’s the film: youtu.be/eXnxpA5PW6M?...
How is ‘Rent-to-rent’ affecting Britain’s housing market
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April 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Symeon Brown came in to work with a simple fact that spoke to a wider truth. Buy-to-let has become the most popular business in the country. We looked at that fact and the rise of rent to rent as the successor to buy-to-let. Here’s the film: youtu.be/eXnxpA5PW6M?...
@ayshahtull.bsky.social and I spoke with @lanre-bakare.bsky.social on the history of black Britain outside of London, in his hometown of Bradford. Two things he’s an expert on.
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Lanre Bakare on the forgotten voices of Black Britain
When people think about Black British history, London is often seen as its cultural heart.
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April 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
@ayshahtull.bsky.social and I spoke with @lanre-bakare.bsky.social on the history of black Britain outside of London, in his hometown of Bradford. Two things he’s an expert on.
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Breaking news: The US will impose tariffs of 25% on foreign-made auto imports, Donald Trump has said, as the president announced a significant escalation in his trade war with America’s allies. www.ft.com/content/5c1d...
March 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Breaking news: The US will impose tariffs of 25% on foreign-made auto imports, Donald Trump has said, as the president announced a significant escalation in his trade war with America’s allies. www.ft.com/content/5c1d...
Local Government has to fund everything from complex social care to fixing potholes. Me and Anja Popp looked at how the service might not be “gold plated” in the future.
March 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Local Government has to fund everything from complex social care to fixing potholes. Me and Anja Popp looked at how the service might not be “gold plated” in the future.
60 years on from Baldwin v Buckley.
“It comes as a great shock … to discover the flag to which you have pledged allegiance has not pledged allegiance to you.”
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A pleasure to look back at this iconic speech w/ Marcia Mascoll, Keme Nzerem, Matt Symons
“It comes as a great shock … to discover the flag to which you have pledged allegiance has not pledged allegiance to you.”
www.channel4.com/news/60-year...
A pleasure to look back at this iconic speech w/ Marcia Mascoll, Keme Nzerem, Matt Symons
60 years on since Baldwin v Buckley at Cambridge
The debate took place at the height of the civil rights movement in the United States with Black political figures fighting for equal rights in the country calling itself the land of the free.
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February 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
60 years on from Baldwin v Buckley.
“It comes as a great shock … to discover the flag to which you have pledged allegiance has not pledged allegiance to you.”
www.channel4.com/news/60-year...
A pleasure to look back at this iconic speech w/ Marcia Mascoll, Keme Nzerem, Matt Symons
“It comes as a great shock … to discover the flag to which you have pledged allegiance has not pledged allegiance to you.”
www.channel4.com/news/60-year...
A pleasure to look back at this iconic speech w/ Marcia Mascoll, Keme Nzerem, Matt Symons
UK and US refused to sign AI declaration in Paris. Musk accused of using federal government for his own ends. A brief look at the two points here: www.channel4.com/news/us-and-...
US and UK refuse to sign AI Summit leaders’ declaration
Two countries did not sign up to a leaders' declaration at the end of the AI Action Summit in Paris - the United States, and the UK.
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February 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
UK and US refused to sign AI declaration in Paris. Musk accused of using federal government for his own ends. A brief look at the two points here: www.channel4.com/news/us-and-...
Yesterday NICE gave approval to exa-cel gene therapy to treat severe Sickle Cell. I wrote about my own similar experience of having a stem cell treatment to effectively cure my own Sickle cell. Have a read. ⬇️
Sickle cell disease: new treatment raises hopes of cure for sufferers
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Sickle cell disease: new treatment raises hopes of cure for sufferers
It's a new treatment, but the results we have suggest it is potentially a cure for sickle cell.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Yesterday NICE gave approval to exa-cel gene therapy to treat severe Sickle Cell. I wrote about my own similar experience of having a stem cell treatment to effectively cure my own Sickle cell. Have a read. ⬇️
Reposted by Toby Bakare
Sickle cell disease: new treatment raises hopes of cure for sufferers
@tobybakare.bsky.social says he was "effectively cured" after a transplant. Now there is a different treatment available.
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@tobybakare.bsky.social says he was "effectively cured" after a transplant. Now there is a different treatment available.
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Sickle cell disease: new treatment raises hopes of cure for sufferers
It's a new treatment, but the results we have suggest it is potentially a cure for sickle cell.
www.channel4.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Sickle cell disease: new treatment raises hopes of cure for sufferers
@tobybakare.bsky.social says he was "effectively cured" after a transplant. Now there is a different treatment available.
www.channel4.com/news/sickle-...
@tobybakare.bsky.social says he was "effectively cured" after a transplant. Now there is a different treatment available.
www.channel4.com/news/sickle-...
Today I learnt what response you get when you ask a Chinese AI chatbot if president Xi looks like Winnie the Pooh. Answer: “let’s talk about something else.”
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Has China just overtaken the US in the global AI race? | Debate
Just a few weeks ago, few people had heard of the Chinese artificial intelligence platform Deepseek - now it's suddenly everywhere.
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January 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Today I learnt what response you get when you ask a Chinese AI chatbot if president Xi looks like Winnie the Pooh. Answer: “let’s talk about something else.”
www.channel4.com/news/has-chi...
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New register of MPs' interests again shows that some Reform MPs have a direct financial incentive to post things on Twitter.
January 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New register of MPs' interests again shows that some Reform MPs have a direct financial incentive to post things on Twitter.
18 y/o Tia took her own life while an inpatient at Maudsley hospital. An inquest found multiple failures in her care and the trust has apologised. But there are wider issues at the trust which has charities concerned.
📝 - @ayshahtull
Prod / 🎥 - @tobybakare
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📝 - @ayshahtull
Prod / 🎥 - @tobybakare
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‘Multiple failures’ led to death of teenager at mental health hospital
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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December 23, 2024 at 10:47 AM
18 y/o Tia took her own life while an inpatient at Maudsley hospital. An inquest found multiple failures in her care and the trust has apologised. But there are wider issues at the trust which has charities concerned.
📝 - @ayshahtull
Prod / 🎥 - @tobybakare
youtu.be/m9QzcByC88A?...
📝 - @ayshahtull
Prod / 🎥 - @tobybakare
youtu.be/m9QzcByC88A?...
We spoke to all 5 final candidates to be the next Chancellor of Oxford on everything from tuition fees to whether “from the river to the sea…” is a legitimate expression on campus.
Link: www.channel4.com/news/oxford-...
Link: www.channel4.com/news/oxford-...
November 20, 2024 at 4:19 PM
We spoke to all 5 final candidates to be the next Chancellor of Oxford on everything from tuition fees to whether “from the river to the sea…” is a legitimate expression on campus.
Link: www.channel4.com/news/oxford-...
Link: www.channel4.com/news/oxford-...