Ros Atkins
@rosatkins.bsky.social
BBC News Analysis Editor, The Media Show, 'The Art of Explanation', 'Communicating...' podcast, squash enthusiast, occasional DJ. Agent:
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annie@miradormanagement.co.uk
Not something I expected to be able to share, but this is the cover of the Slovak edition of The Art of Explanation. I'm fascinated by the different design approaches taken for each different edition. Thanks to everyone involved in producing this one.
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Not something I expected to be able to share, but this is the cover of the Slovak edition of The Art of Explanation. I'm fascinated by the different design approaches taken for each different edition. Thanks to everyone involved in producing this one.
It’s a great honour to have been awarded the Royal Scottish Geographical Society’s Shackleton Medal. Many thanks to the RSGS’s Dr Mike Robinson and his colleagues for making me feel so welcome during my visit - and for his kind words about the work that my BBC News colleagues and I do.
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It’s a great honour to have been awarded the Royal Scottish Geographical Society’s Shackleton Medal. Many thanks to the RSGS’s Dr Mike Robinson and his colleagues for making me feel so welcome during my visit - and for his kind words about the work that my BBC News colleagues and I do.
On our third train of the day and bound for Perth. Really looking forward to Saturday’s event with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. www.rsgs.org/event/an-eve...
October 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
On our third train of the day and bound for Perth. Really looking forward to Saturday’s event with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. www.rsgs.org/event/an-eve...
What a sight here at Chelmsford Cathedral. I’m honoured to be part of the Chelmsford Science Festival and to give a talk with this remarkable Mars installation above us all. In a few minutes. In a few minutes, I’m going to try and explain some of the ways that AI is impacting journalism.
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
What a sight here at Chelmsford Cathedral. I’m honoured to be part of the Chelmsford Science Festival and to give a talk with this remarkable Mars installation above us all. In a few minutes. In a few minutes, I’m going to try and explain some of the ways that AI is impacting journalism.
Excited to talk with the Warwick University Journalism Society in a minute. Fully expecting to be kept on my toes - in the best possible way! Thanks for the invitation.
October 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Excited to talk with the Warwick University Journalism Society in a minute. Fully expecting to be kept on my toes - in the best possible way! Thanks for the invitation.
Very excited that Rave Machine's next stop is going to Green Man in August. If any of you are coming, I'll be on late on the Thursday night. Hope to see you some of you there.
July 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Very excited that Rave Machine's next stop is going to Green Man in August. If any of you are coming, I'll be on late on the Thursday night. Hope to see you some of you there.
Thanks to Greg James for asking me onto his show to talk about Rave Machine next Thursday evening at Glastonbury. You can listen back from 9.38am. Excited to confirm Danny Howard, Charlie Tee, Crissy Criss, Silva Snipa and DJ Rap are among our guest DJs. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
June 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Thanks to Greg James for asking me onto his show to talk about Rave Machine next Thursday evening at Glastonbury. You can listen back from 9.38am. Excited to confirm Danny Howard, Charlie Tee, Crissy Criss, Silva Snipa and DJ Rap are among our guest DJs. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
So this is happening in a few weeks' time! To my great excitement, I'm heading back to Stonebridge for this year's #Glastonbury. I’ll be doing a Rave Machine takeover on the Thursday night. And 3.5 hours is a long time - so I'll be getting some help... More details soon.
June 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
So this is happening in a few weeks' time! To my great excitement, I'm heading back to Stonebridge for this year's #Glastonbury. I’ll be doing a Rave Machine takeover on the Thursday night. And 3.5 hours is a long time - so I'll be getting some help... More details soon.
If I'm honest, this is no easier to get used to second time around. Here’s the Stonebridge line-up for #Glastonbury and if you look closely on Thursday… I’ll be doing a 3.5 hour Rave Machine takeover. More on that soon. I can't wait! And am very grateful for the chance.
June 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
If I'm honest, this is no easier to get used to second time around. Here’s the Stonebridge line-up for #Glastonbury and if you look closely on Thursday… I’ll be doing a 3.5 hour Rave Machine takeover. More on that soon. I can't wait! And am very grateful for the chance.
I’ve been working with BBC Panorama on a documentary about the pressures on the UK’s public finances - and why the state is struggling to provide public services that meet our expectations. This is the first minute. The whole film is here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
June 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I’ve been working with BBC Panorama on a documentary about the pressures on the UK’s public finances - and why the state is struggling to provide public services that meet our expectations. This is the first minute. The whole film is here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
For the past few months, I've been working with BBC Panorama on a new documentary about the UK's public finances. It's called 'Is Britain Broke?' and is on BBC iPlayer from first thing Monday and on BBC1 at 8pm. I'll post the link tomorrow morning.
June 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For the past few months, I've been working with BBC Panorama on a new documentary about the UK's public finances. It's called 'Is Britain Broke?' and is on BBC iPlayer from first thing Monday and on BBC1 at 8pm. I'll post the link tomorrow morning.
Well, that was a real thrill. Thanks to York Festival of Ideas for the invitation - and to so many people for coming out. I loved all the questions about The Art of Explanation - and I even got an invitation to DJ in York... (we'll see if we can work that out!).
June 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Well, that was a real thrill. Thanks to York Festival of Ideas for the invitation - and to so many people for coming out. I loved all the questions about The Art of Explanation - and I even got an invitation to DJ in York... (we'll see if we can work that out!).
Heading north for the York Festival of Ideas. Beautiful day for a train trip - and can’t wait to talk about The Art of Explanation with those of you coming along this afternoon.
June 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Heading north for the York Festival of Ideas. Beautiful day for a train trip - and can’t wait to talk about The Art of Explanation with those of you coming along this afternoon.
What a treat of an evening at @realmagicbooks.bsky.social
Weekend in Wendover. First, a great time talking with Carl Gosling about The Art of Explanation - then down to The Legion Club for a brilliant and packed gig by The Boy Least Likely To. What a fantastic venue. Loved the whole thing.
Weekend in Wendover. First, a great time talking with Carl Gosling about The Art of Explanation - then down to The Legion Club for a brilliant and packed gig by The Boy Least Likely To. What a fantastic venue. Loved the whole thing.
May 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
What a treat of an evening at @realmagicbooks.bsky.social
Weekend in Wendover. First, a great time talking with Carl Gosling about The Art of Explanation - then down to The Legion Club for a brilliant and packed gig by The Boy Least Likely To. What a fantastic venue. Loved the whole thing.
Weekend in Wendover. First, a great time talking with Carl Gosling about The Art of Explanation - then down to The Legion Club for a brilliant and packed gig by The Boy Least Likely To. What a fantastic venue. Loved the whole thing.
I'm Wendover-bound. Very excited to meet those of you coming along to @realmagicbooks.bsky.social later.
May 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'm Wendover-bound. Very excited to meet those of you coming along to @realmagicbooks.bsky.social later.
To my delight, all the tickets have gone for the events that I'm doing in Wendover and York. Many thanks if you're one of those who's coming along - I'll see you there!
May 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
To my delight, all the tickets have gone for the events that I'm doing in Wendover and York. Many thanks if you're one of those who's coming along - I'll see you there!
Thanks to everyone who came along to Rave Machine on Saturday night. We've been talking about doing it for a good while. so to see so many people dancing right through to the end was a real thrill - as was seeing Bladerunner in action. What a DJ! More details soon on Rave Machine across the summer.
May 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thanks to everyone who came along to Rave Machine on Saturday night. We've been talking about doing it for a good while. so to see so many people dancing right through to the end was a real thrill - as was seeing Bladerunner in action. What a DJ! More details soon on Rave Machine across the summer.
Excited to be filling in for Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 from 12.
May 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Excited to be filling in for Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 from 12.
Live tonight at @thesociallondon.bsky.social - Bladerunner! Helping us launch Rave Machine.
May 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Live tonight at @thesociallondon.bsky.social - Bladerunner! Helping us launch Rave Machine.
Set times later if you're coming to Rave Machine. I'm playing 8-10 then 11.30-1. Our guest DJ is 10-11.30. Can't believe I'm getting to play alongside him! See some of you later.
May 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Set times later if you're coming to Rave Machine. I'm playing 8-10 then 11.30-1. Our guest DJ is 10-11.30. Can't believe I'm getting to play alongside him! See some of you later.
Can't wait to be back at @thesociallondon.bsky.social tonight. We're launching something new - Rave Machine - mixing the energy of the original breakbeat scenes with the latest tunes. I'll be on 9-10 and 11.30-1. One of the best D&B DJs of the current scene is on 10-1130. Tickets still available!
May 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Can't wait to be back at @thesociallondon.bsky.social tonight. We're launching something new - Rave Machine - mixing the energy of the original breakbeat scenes with the latest tunes. I'll be on 9-10 and 11.30-1. One of the best D&B DJs of the current scene is on 10-1130. Tickets still available!
A few events coming up. If you're keen to come along to Real Magic Books in Wendover, I should mention we're already down to the last few tickets, so best to get one sooner rather than later. Thanks to all of you already planning to come along! Looking forward to the other two events too.
May 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A few events coming up. If you're keen to come along to Real Magic Books in Wendover, I should mention we're already down to the last few tickets, so best to get one sooner rather than later. Thanks to all of you already planning to come along! Looking forward to the other two events too.
Much has changed in the West End of London in the last 25 years, but @thesociallondon.bsky.social on Little Portland St has been a constant - one of the best bars in town and one of best places for a dance too. And this Saturday, I’m there to start something new - called Rave Machine!
May 14, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Much has changed in the West End of London in the last 25 years, but @thesociallondon.bsky.social on Little Portland St has been a constant - one of the best bars in town and one of best places for a dance too. And this Saturday, I’m there to start something new - called Rave Machine!
Off the back of my outing at Glastonbury last year, we're doing something new at @thesociallondon.bsky.social this Saturday. Should be a great session - and our guest is a big name from the current D&B scene. Promises to be lively. Tickets here. ra.co/events/2139162
May 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Off the back of my outing at Glastonbury last year, we're doing something new at @thesociallondon.bsky.social this Saturday. Should be a great session - and our guest is a big name from the current D&B scene. Promises to be lively. Tickets here. ra.co/events/2139162
Three events coming up if you're able to come along. In London, Wendover and York respectively. Hope to see some of you there - to exchange experiences and advice on how we can all communicate effectively.
May 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Three events coming up if you're able to come along. In London, Wendover and York respectively. Hope to see some of you there - to exchange experiences and advice on how we can all communicate effectively.