‘Thanks so much for joining us on what I know is a very busy day for you. Tell me, what is your vision for the BBC as the corporation’s new director-general?’

Gary O’Neil reported to be in advanced talks for the director-general job.

A month of ‘BBC in chaos!’ discourse ahead, is it

One year ago today we lost our beautiful Emily. She made us so happy. Today we scattered her ashes in the garden, in all of her favourite places

Typical BBC, always both-sidesing everything - the Aerosmith song from Armageddon and then a Mel B song going on about ‘deep impact’ #TOTP

New albums from both Midlake and The Mountain Goats today

Me during every minute of Celebrity Traitors. What a treat

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Serenity

Ndiaye scores for Everton

Just put a couple of Halloween decorations out - eerily lifelike, I must say

Credit to the chairman for sticking with him during such a dry spell

My brother’s birthday this week

That Strictly result

Love this lad

Chris Mason after that by-election result came in

Stephen Fry: Maybe we should all just write a name down without discussing anything first. Everyone else:

Home today from a week in Sweden and Denmark. This was me at the end of every day we were there

Completing an online application form and one field has a 1500 word limit. On submission it said ‘Error - you have used 1502 words’. I pruned a few sentences and tried again and it now says ‘Error - you have used 1506 words’

What the Gibbons brothers (and Coogan) have done with Partridge between film, (audio)books, TV and Oasthouse might be the greatest British cultural achievement of the century.

The eternal question

I don’t know what you mean? Please explain, counter-terrorism officers. That was mean and gratuitous and unlike you

Spurs 3-5 Man United was 24 years ago this weekend. Some wounds will never fully heal

Anyone know whether all UK adults to require digital ID under Keir Starmer plan? Frustratingly hard to tell from this

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The white square on the back of Sunderland’s shirt where the squad numbers go is very ‘Nationwide League 1996-97’ (and this is a good thing)

Thought my mum was having a medical emergency for a second before realising she’s just excited for Strictly

Seeing Man Utd going 1-0 up

New Divine Comedy album today

‘We’re now happy to take questions.’ ‘Hi, Chris Mason, BBC News. What would Reform you both say is Reform the state of the Reform special relationship and do you Reform think it can be Reform sustained over the Reform coming years? And if I may also add as a follow-up: Reform. Thanks.’

Please, Mr Heaps was my father’s name. Call me Spermy.

When I was a kid the Red Arrows were due to do a big flypast over our village so all us local urchins excitedly went out to watch for it. While we were waiting a neighbourhood lad called Dennis came by on his bike and started doing no-handed wheelies and we all watched him and missed the flypast

Björn immediately regretting his decision to jump out of a second-floor window

Breaking news: Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, independent film advocate and environmental activist, died at 89.

Boarded the bus and stood holding my phone over the machine for ages as nothing happened. Driver. ‘Yeah, this thing sometimes takes a bit of time to get itself warmed up and ready for action.’ Me: (trying to be amiable): ‘I know the feeling! …Sorry, I don’t actually know what I meant by that.’

imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.

A man in Washington, DC, plays the Imperial March from Star Wars while following patrolling soldiers. One of the soldiers threatens to call the police.

Tell me what a particular character’s accent is if you feel it’s important, but please, trust me to handle it from there

Righto

What a lovely story