Looking forward to this event next Thursday 25 April with Ramita Navai for ON FRONT LINE With #Afghanistan out of the global spotlight, there's lots to talk about. Please come if you can.

A brilliant series and a must for anyone wanting to understand Iran and the region better.

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Nohrooz Pirooz and Aid-e shomaa mobarak! Happy Persian New Year, everyone. Wishing you and yours health, happiness and hope. x

I can't say anything just yet, but I've got some big news #exciting

*Oxford University* confirms privatisation leads to WORSE CARE for patients - please share if you'd like Victoria Atkins and Wes Streeting MP to see this

🏥Time to reinstate our NHS as a fully PUBLIC service #NHSPledge weownit.org.uk/pledgeforthenhs

I didn't think I could admire or love James Graham any more....This is a beautiful listen. Also, I NEED THE STRIPPING VICAR ROUTINE IN MY LIFE - play, telly or film, I don't care. Preferably all three. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

I really miss the Little David Hare account that was here in the early days of Twitter. What happened to it....?

A stunning poem by Marjorie Lotfi My Father was from Iranian Azerbaijan... This is all of us. With thanks to Emma Fielding for sending it to me.

In memory of #ArmitaGeravand

A childhood picture from her sister Ava's Instagram page. Armita was killed by Iran’s morality police on the Tehran metro last year for not wearing hijab.

On the day Armita chose to defy the hijab mandate, her father expressed concern for her…

I'd never noticed the rather wonderful statue above East Finchley Station until yesterday. A Scythian Archer? Feels like a touch of Persepolis in North London.

A stunning poem by Marjorie Lotfi My Father was from Iranian Azerbaijan... This is all of us. With thanks to Emma Fielding for sending it to me.

RIP Edward Bond. Hard to comprehend this giant of British Theatre has gone. 'Saved', 'Lear', 'Bingo' - 'The Sea'. Oh my God I could go on.

Can't wait to start this with The RSC and my pals @wise_children - a new production of Hanif Kureishi's #TheBuddhaOfSuburbia

LOVE Welcome to Wrexham so much. Possibly the most uplifting program on TV right now. About so much more than football - community, hope and kindness and some extremely inspirational entrepreneuship. What a duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney - a ray of light in these dark times.

Our hearts are broken. Iran’s artists continue to be persecuted, tortured & silenced - just for speaking truth to the tyranny of the country’s regime.

If you wanted a brilliantly crafted, beautifully acted, cry-your-eyes-out funny sitcom full of wonderful actors, Here We Go is for you. Can't recommend it enough.

#WickedLittleLetters is superb. Funny as and pretty much faultless 🎥 absolutely adored it 🎦 lolly Jonny Sweet Jason Watkins Paul Chahidi Tim Key + all and everyone involved 🩵 🖊️