Wendy Hurrell
Presenter at BBC
BBC Journalist, Mama, plate-spinner - I write, garden, read, lift - people and travel fascinate me. Notorious eye-roller. https://t.co/pov1tW5nDr
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Wendy Hurrell
So when John Morris, currently the oldest Chelsea Pensioner, arrives promptly for his interview, he is accompanied by 73-year-old, Charlie, jovially helping him along. John turned 103 on the day we visited. "I gave myself the nickname, 'Cat' Morris because I thought I had nine lives," he says. Perhaps his first was used while part of the Anti-Aircraft Battery during London's Blitz. He was called up, a boy of 17, when World War Two broke out.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Wendy Hurrell
VE Day 80: Chelsea Pensioners tell their WW2 storiesBBCA group of Chelsea Pensioners talk in the sunshine at the Royal Hospital ChelseaA scarlet coat with nine shining buttons hangs neatly beside each door along the corridors of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Many rooms have personal decoration outside. At one, a wry sign reads: "No singing, no dancing, no swearing - this is a respectable house." Those rules often broken, surely.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Wendy Hurrell
Having chemo and being isolated from loved ones, three mums reflect on their childbirth experiences.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Wendy Hurrell
Mothers recall dark days of childbirth in lockdownWendy HurrellBBCLisa Bywater, Michelle Arellano-Meza and Deborah Pearson had babies in early 2020No meeting up with friends from antenatal classes, no Baby Rhyme Time at local libraries, no family visitors - women who had babies as the pandemic began had very little support because of Covid restrictions.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Wendy Hurrell
Behind the scenes at the studios where Wicked was madeUniversal Pictures/Sky Studios ElstreeA scene from Wicked being filmed at Sky Studios Elstree's Sound Stage 2Film and high-end TV production spend in the UK was £5.6bn last year - and the biggest film was Wicked, made at Sky Studios Elstree in Hertfordshire.
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#aurora #Auroraborealis #NorthernLights over the #london skyline! In awe! https://t.co/OvB32q3sXW
25 years! Genius piece of music...
Today is the 25th Anniversary of @davidlowemusic2 ‘s music for @BBCNews As a celebration from 0959 - 1800 listen out for some special reminders from down memory lane! Meanwhile here’s David - in his own words - on how it was created. Happy 25th Music Anniversary https://t.co/5bhT3Oyu1o
Forgive this lifelong bookworm who unashamedly adores #WorldBookDay and most enjoyed the teacher dressed as Miss Haversham, complete with only one shoe. Stories are for me: salvation, windows to other worlds, lessons in empathy - wish every child this! #dickens #WorldBookDay2024
