Simon Hancock 🦋
@newsmansimon.bsky.social
Freelance Journalist with BBC World Service. Previously heard on BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Wiltshire and BBC Somerset. Message me with stories. Available for freelance writing commissions. He/him.
England's most deprived areas named - here's how it's looking in the West of England #Bristol #SouthGloucestershire #NorthSomerset #Bath&NorthEastSomerset #BBCVerify
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
England's most deprived areas named - here's how it's looking in the West of England #Bristol #SouthGloucestershire #NorthSomerset #Bath&NorthEastSomerset #BBCVerify
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NO! Not our national treasure 🤷♂️ #TheCelebrityTraitors
October 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NO! Not our national treasure 🤷♂️ #TheCelebrityTraitors
Another #BBC programme partially filmed in #Bristol. #FilmClub could have easily found some locations in #Manchester to use as a Bristol backdrop but they decided to be authentic & film around the #Harbourside & other areas. Impressive performance by the @bristolfilmoffice.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Another #BBC programme partially filmed in #Bristol. #FilmClub could have easily found some locations in #Manchester to use as a Bristol backdrop but they decided to be authentic & film around the #Harbourside & other areas. Impressive performance by the @bristolfilmoffice.bsky.social
How Are You (Bristol)? #AlanPartridge #SteveCoogan #Bristol makes it into the opening sequence of another BBC series.
October 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
How Are You (Bristol)? #AlanPartridge #SteveCoogan #Bristol makes it into the opening sequence of another BBC series.
This headline has been bothering me for several days now. Having worked in Bristol's financial services industry, I was pretty sure HL moved to its Harbourside location around 2010 (not 4 decades ago). So I decided to do some digging. Read on...
September 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This headline has been bothering me for several days now. Having worked in Bristol's financial services industry, I was pretty sure HL moved to its Harbourside location around 2010 (not 4 decades ago). So I decided to do some digging. Read on...
I know we are on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK but does the rest of the world still have any clue as to why they give out RuPeter Badges?
September 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I know we are on season 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK but does the rest of the world still have any clue as to why they give out RuPeter Badges?
Nice to see Bristol in one of the opening segments of this season's BBC Strictly (that's La Voix in George's hand)!
September 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Nice to see Bristol in one of the opening segments of this season's BBC Strictly (that's La Voix in George's hand)!
President Trump referred to the Princess of Wales by her nickname, "Princess Catherine". HRH is either the Princess of Wales or the Princess William (which is confusing & outdated in the modern world). But she graciously smiled at the President's compliments. Photo credit: PA Media.
September 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
President Trump referred to the Princess of Wales by her nickname, "Princess Catherine". HRH is either the Princess of Wales or the Princess William (which is confusing & outdated in the modern world). But she graciously smiled at the President's compliments. Photo credit: PA Media.
Season 3 of The Newsreader has landed on @bbciplayer.bsky.social 📺 🇦🇺 🎤
September 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Season 3 of The Newsreader has landed on @bbciplayer.bsky.social 📺 🇦🇺 🎤
🎭 Just take a moment to think of the sheer number of famous names she discovered at an early age. Remarkable achievement. Such a legacy 🎭
July 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🎭 Just take a moment to think of the sheer number of famous names she discovered at an early age. Remarkable achievement. Such a legacy 🎭
Fork handles anyone 😂🤣😂🤣 #hotelbenidorm
July 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Fork handles anyone 😂🤣😂🤣 #hotelbenidorm
UK-USA tariff deal document spills onto the ground & President Trump refers to the document as a trade agreement with the EU (not the UK)
June 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
UK-USA tariff deal document spills onto the ground & President Trump refers to the document as a trade agreement with the EU (not the UK)
🌈 Hope your Pride Month is going fabulously, everyone 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🌈 Hope your Pride Month is going fabulously, everyone 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Israel's latest strikes on Iran were to thwart missile attack, Israeli media suggests, from the BBC's overnight coverage on its live pages. Continues here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
June 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Israel's latest strikes on Iran were to thwart missile attack, Israeli media suggests, from the BBC's overnight coverage on its live pages. Continues here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
So there's a "No Kings Day" anti-Trump protest in the US on his birthday but Americans in the UK have had to rename it "No Tyrants Day" because it's King Charles' official birthday on the same day and they don't want to conflate the two very different styles of heads of state.
June 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
So there's a "No Kings Day" anti-Trump protest in the US on his birthday but Americans in the UK have had to rename it "No Tyrants Day" because it's King Charles' official birthday on the same day and they don't want to conflate the two very different styles of heads of state.
I've just discovered that this LEGO™️ Retro Radio actually exists. I've handled the physical box in the store! Not AI as I thought it might be when I saw images online!
April 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I've just discovered that this LEGO™️ Retro Radio actually exists. I've handled the physical box in the store! Not AI as I thought it might be when I saw images online!
ChatGPT is good!
April 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
ChatGPT is good!
The business titans of tomorrow ask the tough questions #bbcapprentice
March 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The business titans of tomorrow ask the tough questions #bbcapprentice
Even The Hollywood Reporter is carrying the Bullseye story! Jim would have loved this.
February 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Even The Hollywood Reporter is carrying the Bullseye story! Jim would have loved this.
ITV to remake Bullseye. Can't wait to find out what Bully's special prize will be!
February 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
ITV to remake Bullseye. Can't wait to find out what Bully's special prize will be!
I used to post some rubbish over on Facebook 🙄🤷♀️😂🤣
February 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I used to post some rubbish over on Facebook 🙄🤷♀️😂🤣
Anyone looking for information about this Autumn's Labour Party Conference will be met by a little cheeky message!
February 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Anyone looking for information about this Autumn's Labour Party Conference will be met by a little cheeky message!
President Trump is now taking on the American Church. Not sure how this is going to end.
January 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
President Trump is now taking on the American Church. Not sure how this is going to end.
January 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM