Ayshah Tull

London

Broadcaster and Journalist at Channel 4 News

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How Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin took Katy Perry and Gayle King to space

1 week ago | channel4.com | Ayshah Tull

Katy Perry broke into a rendition of “what a wonderful world” – while the broadcaster Gayle King said she took a moment to “appreciate the ground” – after they took part in an eleven-minute journey to the edge of space and back. The all-female crew had two days of training before undertaking the journey, on board a rocket owned by Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos.
UK needs to ‘deepen trade with EU’ - Labour MP

2 weeks ago | channel4.com | Ayshah Tull

The Labour MP Liam Byrne is chair of Parliament’s Business and Trade Committee, who is currently on a visit to Japan aimed at promoting growth and offsetting Trump’s tariffs. We spoke to him about the American President’s announcement.
Longplayer: a piece of music that lasts for 1,000 years without repetition

3 weeks ago | channel4.com | Ayshah Tull

For most composers, the accusation that their musical creation seems interminable would be seen as an insult. But for Jem Finer, once the banjo player in The Pogues and co-writer of ‘Fairytale of New York’, that was very much the plan when he came up with ‘Longplayer’. It is a piece of music that began playing 25 years ago on Tibetan singing bowls, and it is designed to ring out in total for 1,000 years without repetition.
Longplayer: a piece of music that lasts for 1,000 years without repetition

3 weeks ago | shorturl.at | Ayshah Tull

For most composers, the accusation that their musical creation seems interminable would be seen as an insult. But for Jem Finer, once the banjo player in The Pogues and co-writer of ‘Fairytale of New York’, that was very much the plan when he came up with ‘Longplayer’. It is a piece of music that began playing 25 years ago on Tibetan singing bowls, and it is designed to ring out in total for 1,000 years without repetition.
How teenagers coped without their smartphones for a week

1 month ago | channel4.com | Ayshah Tull

Could you live without your smartphone for a week? A small group of teenagers in Canterbury are about to embark on an experiment where they’ll do just that. But first they’ll watch a play with all their year groups called Generation FOMO which was created by the group Portrait Theatre. The words and experiences from the play are from teenagers taken from in depth interviews about their smartphone use and the harmful material they come across online.
Heathrow Airport shuts down after fire causes huge power outage

1 month ago | channel4.com | Ayshah Tull

Flights are finally resuming from Heathrow after a day of travel chaos that’s been felt around the world. The knock-on effects are likely to last days. The airport’s chief executive has apologised to those disrupted, while the transport secretary says lessons must be learned for the future.
Anora and The Brutalist win big at 2025 Academy Awards

1 month ago | channel4.com | Ayshah Tull

It was made for less than £5 million, but Anora has swept the Oscars, taking home 5 awards, including Best Picture. The story of a New York sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch won best director, editor and original screenplay for Sean Baker… and best actress for Mikey Madison. Adrien Brody won best actor for the second time, for the Brutalist, and ignored the orchestra’s efforts to shorten his acceptance speech.
Europe must tell Trump ‘we’re behind Ukraine’ - former US Ambassador

1 month ago | channel4.com | Ayshah Tull

We spoke to Anthony Gardner, who was the US ambassador to the European Union between 2014 and 2017, and we asked him what is the UK’s role in brokering an agreement between the US and Ukraine?
Barbara Mills KC on being first Black Chair of the Bar

Jan 11, 2025 | channel4.com | Ayshah Tull

For the first time in its 131 year history, the Bar Council which represents barristers in England and Wales has appointed the first black woman to lead the organisation. Barbara Mills takes over this year in a profession where there are only 7 other Black female KCs.In her first broadcast interview, she spoke to Ayshah Tull about breaking the glass ceiling in this historic election and her priorities for the justice system.
Musk ‘upset’ Farage didn’t endorse his support for Tommy Robinson

Jan 5, 2025 | channel4.com | Ayshah Tull

We spoke to Marc Owen Jones, who’s an Associate Professor of Media Analytics at Northwestern University in Qatar and an expert on disinformation. We asked him, with Musk turning his fire on Nigel Farage after days of attacking Keir Starmer, what’s going on?