Dear @alicevjones.bsky.social why hasn't Times Radio given @rialina.com her own regular show? Did you hear the one off Friday night show Ria hosted: interviewing a Scandinavian AI CEO; tasting doughnuts & discussing a new theatre venue in her own friendly, intelligent and witty style.

🚨Attention international listeners of You’re Dead To Me!! 🚨 You can now listen to our episode about Medicine in Renaissance England — it’s available globally on all major podcast apps! I’m joined by medical historian Dr Alanna Skuse and comedian @rialina.com

You can listen to it here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

My radio show Ria Lina Gets Forensic has been long listed for a comedy award. Voting ends TOMORROW 11th Jan. Will you help me get shortlisted? I’m in the Radio Entertainment Section: deadline is end of tomorrow. please vote and pass it on to others 🙏 www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2025

I see various people posting this up. Here’s me from 2001 talking about AI. Dunno how accurate it is. I hope it isn’t. youtu.be/6mvUqM2Ty5c?...

My FULL Christmas stand up comedy special is available on YouTube NOW: youtu.be/mxMINo6HQRM Merry Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad! Nadolig Llawen! 🎄🎅🏼☃️

And just like that, he felt amazing! #NHSStrike #SOSNHS

🚨 New episode alert! Is Britain already at war with Russia? With rare warnings from MI6 and the Armed Forces, Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social ask if the UK must face a new reality in 2026 Listen to The Crisis Room on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #Britain #Russia #War

OPINION TODAY featured podcast — @nataliehaynes.bsky.social joins @aiannucci.bsky.social to discuss and dissect the words of 2025. Looking at official lists, and conjuring up some of their own, they set about breaking down the language that defined the year. opiniontoday.substack.com/i/181976578/...

@rialina.com Hi Ria, a beautiful Merry Wintermas card arrived tonight. Hot off the press. Happy Paper Jam 🎄🌺💋

New #StrongMessageHere is up. This week: Your Party, hallucinating AI, and the return of the Keir Starmer Metaphor Tree.

Retro RHLSTP with Anneka Rice. shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo... And for the first time, full video is on Youtube FOR FREE, NO ADS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=588G... Watch her fail to flirt back with me! If you like it buy a ticket richardherring.com/rhlstp or a badge gofasterstripe.com/badges

An Important Information Film. Please share widely so that more people receive the information. Tickets: www.mickperrin.com/tours/alasdair-beckett-king-king-of-crumbs

Another Neil Innes gem from RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION…

From RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION, Neil Innes performs his "Protest Song"...

This (and the rest of this thread) is a beautiful tonic.

Can't wait to see @sophyridge.bsky.social interview the next politician after taking the @aiannucci.bsky.social and @rialina.com heckler workshop. Great show this week!!!

The continuity error was: my hair is tied back as Blackthorne, but when he's sucked out the airlock my hair is loose, as God intended. Well done to everyone who noticed it.

Another classic Retro RHLSTP - this one with Bob Mortimer from 2022. shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo... Come and see RHLSTP live richardherring.com/rhlstp

They were having nun of it. 😆 Paper Jam is every Sunday at 10:30am on #Patreon

A story in three parts

I'm going on tour in 2026! Come and see me doing one of the best reviewed shows from the Ed Fringe (according to the British Comedy Guide). It's called King of Crumbs, and it's a load of old nonsense, really. Book now! Tickets: www.mickperrin.com/tours/alasdair-beckett-king-king-of-crumbs

This is very useful for all types of writing, thank you Joanne.

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

@aiannucci.bsky.social have been enjoying your Strong Message programme since it started. Many thanks! Great choice of co-host in @rialina.com . Wishing you many happy reshuffles so Ria can take the co-host chair again soon.

I suspect Russia was testing out NATO’s willingness to stand together when Putin sent his drones over Poland. The alliance passed the test — but there’ll definitely be more to come.

Me in full ‘Unspun World’ flow for tonight’s programme on BBC Two, the News Channel & BBC World Service, being filmed by Dave Wilkins. Ben Watt, exec producer, on the right. Subjects: gloomy Britain greets Trump/Israel accused of genocide/Russia tests NATO. Worth a watch.

🧪 How many times and in what different ways do we need confirmation that genAI is crap for anything except the simplest tasks? *Because it doesn't read, or comprehend, or think*. (also, hilariously, it's the same AI Oxford Uni has just paid some huge sum to licence for all staff & students)

No, I'm sorry, this is Midtown Funk. You'll need to take a cab.

Don’t worry if you missed this! Video on catch up here: lounges.tv/video/detail...

For those of you who missed it (cause it was 11pm) my new show Ria Lina Gets Forensic started last night on BBCR4. It’s about the science of anti-ageing treatments. Every Wednesday for 4 more weeks. Catch up here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

@rialina.com what a lovely pink dressing gown, perfect for reviewing the Sunday papers in. 😁☕

Fascinating discussion with witers and performers putting their innermost thoughts on stage fringereview.co.uk/audio-interv...

“In Kent, a No Use Empty scheme offers interest-free loans for up to 3 years to owners who will let or sell the property afterwards. Though it was set up 20 yrs ago with a relatively modest pot of £5m, today it is self-sustaining.” Very interesting and important piece from the BBC.

Interesting interview with the fabulous @rialina.com at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Venn

It would be a shame if she had already sat down with @maitlis.bsky.social and recorded a podcast episode, wouldn't it: [The News Agents] Special episode: Inside the murky world of Facebook #theNewsAgents podcastaddict.com/the-news-age...

This has definitely prevented the critical memoir from being promoted or publicised in any way. I haven't even heard of 'Careless People' by Sarah Wynn-Williams, available from uk.bookshop.org/p/books/care...

TV version of a joke versus original club version.

I wrote a little story about love, and longing, and loyalty. Buy me a cup of tea if you like, or just read it here for free... ko-fi.com/post/Ripples...

If you were a dictator - what song would be your anthem?

My favourite episode is the one where Poirot gets a shoulder-mounted cannon.

Yes, @eleanormorton.bsky.social are I are becoming Epic Game Streamers™. Listen, as I play the 1984 Treasure Island videogame and Eleanor feigns interest. All in the latest episode of Eleanor & Alasdair Read That. linktr.ee/readthat

Three chances to catch me in Leicester! Tonight at 6.30pm, King of Crumbs: comedy-festival.co.uk/events/alasd... Saturday 8th, a detective masterclass for kids: comedy-festival.co.uk/events/alasd... And see Loremen LIVE on Sunday 9th (@loremen.bsky.social): comedy-festival.co.uk/events/lorem...