It was one of the highlights of our radio work to document with @audreygillan.bsky.social George's life with his pal Tara, who died in 2024

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The Girls in the Pictures: Joan Eardley & the Samson Children Currently on BBC Sounds: Ann & Pat Samson are two of the children captured in Eardley’s emblematic Glasgow paintings. They speak with @audreygillan.bsky.social about their memories of the time & the artist www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Hello friends, here’s my Observer audio column, there’s some good stuff this week, including @joedunthorne.bsky.social and @audreygillan.bsky.social enjoyyyyy observer.co.uk/culture/podc...

Was that the actual last episode of The Pitt? Did they run out of money and shot the last 4 minutes in a park whilst the characters threw empty beer cans and ruminated at each other? What? I was crying four minutes ago and then this mad end? …

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ONE WEEK TO GO! If you are an early career British journalist wanting to apply for the @sternbryanfellow.bsky.social please remember the deadline is 3 March. Remember as well as your cover letter you need to include your cuttings and get your written references!

“Brave, fearless and true…” Great to see Last Rights reviewed by @juderogers.bsky.social in this morning’s Observer Listen in the Tara and George podcast - presented and produced by @audreygillan.bsky.social, with Alan Hall www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

"A humane, poignant story of a hard life and its impact on others and a reminder that people are complex, contradictory and vulnerable. [Last Rights] was quiet, sad and absolutely riveting" Great to see Last Rights in @teddyjamieson.bsky.social's radio review www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

Every year we get a lot of questions about the Stern-Bryan fellowship - so here's a few answers for those who might be considering applying....

At @sternbryanfellow.bsky.social we have an awesome roll call - such as @maryfitzger.bsky.social @hels.bsky.social @taniabranigan.bsky.social who all did it at early stages in their career. Follow in their footsteps... city.ac.uk/prospective-students/finance/funding/stern-bryan-fellowship

If you're a journalist on a regional media organisation, thinking about applying for @sternbryanfellow.bsky.social , do consider it - Sarah Neville was on the @yorkshirepost.co.uk when she won it. See details here: city.ac.uk/prospective-students/finance/funding/stern-bryan-fellowship

Because the way we listen these days is different and mainly non-linear, I often miss radio shows/timings now, so just in case you are same, you may have missed this latest installment of the absolutely unforgettable Tara and George series: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

This is beautiful, moving, and - as with everything by Audrey Gillan - infused with respect and deep humanity.

You're so welcome. I can't recommend your series about the pair highly enough. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Anyone who is interested in true crime podcasts, particularly investigations and learning more about the truth surrounding the victims and how they are often mishandled and mistreated, then check out "The creation of Bible John" by @audreygillan.bsky.social it's incredible.

In 'Last Rights', @audreygillan.bsky.social asks how - in death as in life - rough sleeper Tara McKerr could fall between the cracks in society. You can listen on BBC Radio 4 tonight at 7.15pm or on the Tara and George podcast www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Last autumn, out of the blue, Tara's estranged brother got in contact with @audreygillan.bsky.social - to let her know that Tara had died. Something he had only discovered months after the fact because of a message from a company of 'heir hunters'

Tonight on BBC Radio 4 - Last Rights. The final episode in our series from 2018, Tara and George. Seven years ago, @audreygillan.bsky.social began documenting the lives of two rough sleepers - Tara and George - who lived in her neighbourhood in East London... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...

The Sunday Times preview of Last Rights. A follow-up episode to the series Tara & George. Telling the story of Tara’s lonely death. Tonight. 1915. BBC Radio 4. And on BBc Sounds. Thank you @clairywoowoo.bsky.social

Audrey Gillan's original documentary series on Tara and George was amazing - made with such tenacity and compassion. I don't doubt this follow-up, produced in the wake of Tara's death, will be equally brilliant though sad. On R4 tomorrow at 7.15pm.

In 2018, I sat down on a doorstep beside two rough sleepers & recorded their lives. The R4 series Tara & George asked what led the couple to the streets. Last autumn, I was contacted by Tara’s brother, Shaun. She’s dead. Sun 16 Feb on BBC Radio 4 at 715pm & BBC Sounds. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Anybody interested in finding out out more about why @theguardian.com journalists are striking next week to save the Observer can find out all the latest at @gdnobsnuj.bsky.social. Please follow, share and encourage others to if you care about the future of journalism. Thanks loads