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Ros Atkins

London

News Analysis Editor at BBC

Host at BBC Radio 4

BBC News Analysis Editor, The Media Show, 'The Art of Explanation', 'Communicating...' podcast, squash enthusiast, occasional DJ. Agents: @MiradorMgmt @zcosini

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Articles

  • Is this squash’s moment? The BBC’s Ros Atkins on why he loves it

    Sep 14, 2024 | thetimes.com | Ros Atkins

    One of my earliest memories from primary school is of a playground game involving a ball and the big wall at the back of one of the classrooms. I can remember both the game and how much I liked it. During my teens I’d often take a break from homework and throw a tennis ball against the side of the house, again and again. Much more recently, during lockdown, my daughters and I made up a wall game featuring a miniature court marked in chalk in the yard by our kitchen.

  • Struggling to get your point across? Discover the art of explanation

    Jul 16, 2024 | managers.org.uk | Ros Atkins

    Managers need to give clear explanations. In an extract from his new book, BBC analysis editor Ros Atkins explains how to do it We all know the feeling. If it’s a presentation, maybe people’s eyes are drifting, or their phones are coming out. If it’s an essay, it’s a gnawing sense that the words are there but you’re not sure what they add up to. If it’s an email, it’s no reply – or one that doesn’t address the questions that you asked.

  • The Truss moment may replace the Portillo moment

    Jul 8, 2024 | bbc.com | Ros Atkins

    The Liz Truss moment: What it was like to be in the roomBy Ros Atkins, BBC News Analysis EditorSlow hand claps for Liz Truss as former PM loses seatAll election nights have their defining moments. Some, such as the shock of then Defence Minister Michael Portillo losing his seat in 1997, lodge in our minds and are referenced for many elections to come. As the dust settles on election night 2024, the "Portillo moment" may have been eclipsed.

  • How panto first inspired Meera Syal

    Dec 27, 2023 | yahoo.com | Alex McIntyre |Ros Atkins

    TV star Meera Syal has revealed how a pantomime in Stoke-on-Trent convinced her to become an actor. In an interview for BBC Radio 4’s The Media Show, Syal said she first realised acting was a realistic career path when she saw Dick Whittington as a child. The Wolverhampton-born actor, comedian and writer said she was taken to see the show with the Sunday school she attended.

  • How panto first inspired Meera Syal

    Dec 27, 2023 | msn.com | Alex McIntyre |Ros Atkins

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Ros Atkins
Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins
28 Mar 25

US Vice-President JD Vance and his wife Usha are visiting a US space base in Greenland. Here's 2 minutes on the trip and Donald Trump's plan for Greenland. BBC live page on the visit here: https://t.co/uzV3wcnljl https://t.co/tPEA8H6BbP

Ros Atkins
Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins
28 Mar 25

Our latest video looks ahead to a US delegation's visit to Greenland - and the Trump administration's broader interest in Greenland. https://t.co/JhX2qpq73d

Ros Atkins
Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins
25 Mar 25

Our latest video. https://t.co/wiVvqDaMEl