Alan P
@olddj-al.bsky.social
Coach, mediator and Business Partner at the BBC. Advocate for public service broadcasting and wildlife conservation. Used to spin discs and waffle on before vinyl first went out of fashion; glad it’s back. Views here are my own.
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From the archive - In August 2024 I was honoured to be invited to the National Army Museum in London to interview Andrew Long, the author of new book about #BRIXMIS in front of a large audience of veterans. pod.fo/e/2616c5
Cold War Conversations: BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War - Intelligence Collecting Operations Behind Enemy Lines in East Germany (362)
BRIXMIS and its operations behind enemy lines continue to fascinate the listeners of Cold War Conversations. In August 2024 I was honoured to be invited to the National Army Museum in London to int...
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July 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
From the archive - In August 2024 I was honoured to be invited to the National Army Museum in London to interview Andrew Long, the author of new book about #BRIXMIS in front of a large audience of veterans. pod.fo/e/2616c5
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Wise words from Mark Damazer about the importance of the BBC to the UK on.ft.com/3Tlb0cx The BBC’s constant cornucopia of trouble
The BBC’s constant cornucopia of trouble
Almost everyone is almost always cross with the UK’s public service broadcaster
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July 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Wise words from Mark Damazer about the importance of the BBC to the UK on.ft.com/3Tlb0cx The BBC’s constant cornucopia of trouble
How dog walks can become deadly when the heat rises… wise and important advice from the BBC’s Sean Dilley: www.bbc.com/news/article...
How to keep your dog safe in a heatwave
Heatwaves can be dangerous for our four-legged friends, so how can you keep yours safe?
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June 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
How dog walks can become deadly when the heat rises… wise and important advice from the BBC’s Sean Dilley: www.bbc.com/news/article...
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social candidate for Tree of the Day #LochRannoch
April 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social candidate for Tree of the Day #LochRannoch
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The latest edition of From Our Own Correspondent includes my dispatch about six yellow radishes and the new world order.
BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, Trump, Putin and the new global order
Steve Rosenberg on how the rapprochement between the US and Russia is viewed in Moscow.
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March 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The latest edition of From Our Own Correspondent includes my dispatch about six yellow radishes and the new world order.
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For Burns Night, a remote BBC musical collaboration. I accompany Meteorologist & BBC Scotland Weather presenter Calum MacColl singing Auld Lang Syne (the original melody). Wishing you storm-free celebrations.
Auld Lang Syne (original melody) - BBC remote musical collaboration
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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January 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
For Burns Night, a remote BBC musical collaboration. I accompany Meteorologist & BBC Scotland Weather presenter Calum MacColl singing Auld Lang Syne (the original melody). Wishing you storm-free celebrations.
How much text is there left for Large Language Models to be trained on? (spoiler alert: not much!). @dantaylorwatt.com has more…
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How much text are Large Language Models trained on?
When I tell people that Large Language Models (LLMs), like the ones that power ChatGPT, are trained on a large amount of text, it’s hard to communicate quite how large a dataset we’re talking about.
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January 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
How much text is there left for Large Language Models to be trained on? (spoiler alert: not much!). @dantaylorwatt.com has more…
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open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Why is it so hard for the UK to recruit people for a major Parkinson’s drug trial? Find out in my latest article on my #healthtech Substack
Is the NHS in the drug trial slow lane?
The struggle to fill places on a major Parkinson's trial
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January 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Why is it so hard for the UK to recruit people for a major Parkinson’s drug trial? Find out in my latest article on my #healthtech Substack
First of @dantaylorwatt.com’s Media & AI Sandwich posts I’ve flagged here. Dan’s posts will probably tell you all you ever need to know about what’s happening in AI, well before it becomes mainstream . dantaylorwatt.substack.com/p/chatting-t...
Chatting to ChatGPT with live video
One of my AI predictions for last year was that “advances in computer vision will unlock new consumer use cases”.
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January 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
First of @dantaylorwatt.com’s Media & AI Sandwich posts I’ve flagged here. Dan’s posts will probably tell you all you ever need to know about what’s happening in AI, well before it becomes mainstream . dantaylorwatt.substack.com/p/chatting-t...
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Hurrah! The Movers and Shakers are in the Sunday Times Alternative Honours List The Sunday Times Alternative Honours of 2024
www.thetimes.com/article/6636...
www.thetimes.com/article/6636...
December 29, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Hurrah! The Movers and Shakers are in the Sunday Times Alternative Honours List The Sunday Times Alternative Honours of 2024
www.thetimes.com/article/6636...
www.thetimes.com/article/6636...
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Presenting our 2024 BBC News/Channel 4 News musical Christmas collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins and I perform In The Bleak Midwinter. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you may be celebrating, our very best wishes. @c4ciaran.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @petroc.bsky.social
In The Bleak Midwinter - Ciaran and Steve (cello and piano)
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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December 25, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Presenting our 2024 BBC News/Channel 4 News musical Christmas collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins and I perform In The Bleak Midwinter. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you may be celebrating, our very best wishes. @c4ciaran.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @petroc.bsky.social
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I’m sure there’s a metaphor in there somewhere 🤔.
I play the Tom and Jerry theme in the style of the Russian classics.
It’s been that kind of week.
It’s been that kind of week.
November 23, 2024 at 8:06 AM
I’m sure there’s a metaphor in there somewhere 🤔.