Amol Rajan

@amolrajan121k followers

#AmolRajanInterviews; #UniversityChallenge; @BBCR4Today. Born Calcutta; raised Tooting. Speaker enquiries: mary.greenham@newspresenters.co.uk

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1	Apr 29, '17	A deaf baby hears for the first time. Thousands of hours of patient experimentation went into this. Science is glory	414×	0	207k	92k	3
2	Jun 2, '19	Henderson’s dad had throat cancer and asked him not to see him while he was going through treatment. I’ve hugged a parent in the same way for similar reasons and this video is defi	204×	0	141k	25k	792
3	Jan 15, '24	These remarkable graphs from @jburnmurdoch, who I spoke to at 8.43 on @BBCr4today, show monumental, sudden, devastating social changes, which have civilisational consequences It is	59.4×	1.3M	2.9k	789	403
4	Jan 10, '24	1/ This post has given rise to 3 days of creative brilliance across social media, which is so humbling. It gives me particular joy because jungle and raving was a big part of my li	51.3×	1.2M	4.3k	178	411
5	Jan 9, '23	1/ So after 6 years, I'm no longer the BBC's Media Editor. It was a privilege. I covered big stories, met great people etc. But one thing made it fun above all, and explains any su	41.2×	924k	2.2k	158	45
6	Oct 21, '24	I mean, come on! #UniversityChallenge	33.1×	742k	10k	393	91
7	Jan 8, '24	Well it does summarise my early 20s rather well	32.1×	720k	2.9k	63	147
8	Nov 9, '16	Orange is the new black	26.8×	0	10k	8.1k	1
9	Jan 13, '24	Good morning. For @bbcnews, I wrote about a remarkable week, how #jungleimafraid went viral, what it reminded me about social media and my younger self - and why jungle is massive.	25.2×	565k	2.2k	267	101
10	Nov 7, '18	Seeing this for first time. Former Royal Marine with Parkinson’s cries with joy after feeling improvement. Millions of hours of patient experimentation, by unheralded women and men	20.3×	0	11k	3.8k	129
11	Jun 5, '20	Just made a big mistake on @BBCNews which I regret. I said Tim Davie was privately educated at Whitgift. True - but he won a scholarship, and was the first in his family to go to u	14.7×	0	12k	620	29
12	Apr 1, '17	The most under-stated job description of all time	14.6×	0	6k	4k	1
13	Jan 19, '24	AMOL RAJAN INTERVIEWS: DAME SHEILA HANCOCK Pls watch one of the most special shows I’ve done, with a mesmerising 91 year-old, born into poverty, evacuated during the War, a remar	14.6×	326k	816	105	37
14	Nov 30, '17	If you find yourself moaning about something inconsequential, take a look at this hero and reboot yourself	14.3×	0	7.2k	3.1k	3
15	Jan 19, '21	Test cricket is intellectually, morally, aesthetically, spiritually, emotionally, dramatically, artistically, physically, mentally, historically, consistently, decisively, dumbfoun	14.1×	0	9.2k	1.3k	129
16	Jul 17, '23	Thanks so much for all the kind, thoughtful or constructive feedback about my first episode of #UniversityChallenge. I really appreciate it, and will discuss with the team.	14×	313k	1.5k	19	3
17	Jan 7, '15	Here's The @Independent cartoonist's response to the #CharlieHebdo attack:	13.2×	0	3.2k	5k	0
18	Nov 5, '20	I was in Grant Park in Chicago on election night in 2008, maybe 40m from Obama as he gave that unforgettable speech. I’d forgotten that, elsewhere that evening, John McCain was giv	12.8×	0	7.1k	1.4k	194
19	Sep 14, '16	So doctor's notes to political leaders used to be a bit different	11.7×	0	4.1k	3.3k	0
20	Nov 21, '16	Terrified Syrian boy asks if he'll die after reportedly breathing chlorine gas. Unwatchable. But you have to watch	11.7×	0	1.7k	3.9k	1
21	Jan 9, '24	Thanks so much to all the heads who made all these memes go viral yesterday; and to @nathanfiler for the inspiration My favourite: General Levy, obviously. Dream scenario is a mix	10.8×	243k	1.3k	55	113
22	Jan 28, '24	I first posted the below just over two years ago. I will continue to repost it from time to time. This morning is one such time.	10.7×	241k	1.6k	91	8
23	Dec 26, '16	This is the most fascinating and useful graphic I've ever seen on inequality. Tells most of the recent (US) story	10.7×	0	2.9k	3.5k	3
24	Jan 10, '15	Malian Muslim worker in kosher store hid Jews, saved them. Right now, Lassana Bathily is coolest man on the planet.	10.7×	0	2.9k	3.8k	0
25	Jun 21, '20	Happy Father’s Day to my ultimate hero, the cleverest man I’ve met, born into unconscionable poverty, who with his glorious wife (also one of 11 siblings) sacrificed everything to	10.6×	0	10k	164	7
26	Jan 11, '24	Absolutely phenomenal contribution Adam, thank you so much #jungleimafraid #UniversityChallenge	10.5×	236k	1.3k	75	115
27	Jan 9, '24	And just like that, my early 20s and early 40s in glorious unison Thank you @IAmTomMitchells #jungleimafraid #UniversityChallenge	9.9×	221k	1.4k	45	104
28	May 17, '21	1/ 10pm last night I had a full-on panic attack. Worked myself up into a frenzy, catastrophising about first shift on @BBCr4today. Had 3 massive rums and a bit else. Got 1hr kip, i	9.5×	0	7.9k	112	27
29	Jan 26, '18	One of the great @FoxNews clips of all time	9.2×	0	4.3k	1.9k	4
30	Jan 7, '15	Here's the @NewYorker cartoonist's response to the #CharlieHebdo attack:	8.9×	0	1.6k	3.6k	0
31	Feb 16, '24	“I can’t accept drum’n’bass. We need jungle I’m afraid”	8.8×	196k	2.7k	87	14
32	Nov 13, '15	Useful Paris numbers include: Irish Embassy +33144176700 British Embassy +33144513100 US Embassy +33143122222 Canadian Embassy +33144432900	8.6×	0	1.6k	3.5k	1
33	Jan 8, '24	Sick! General Levy always, always in my most played tunes on Spotify	8.6×	192k	764	39	54
34	Mar 23, '17	Glad this is going viral. "Politely"	8.3×	0	3.6k	2.2k	0
35	Jul 17, '23	Tonight’s the night. A new series, and a new era, for #UNIVERSITYCHALLENGE - and for me. Honoured if you might join us. 20.30 @BBCTwo / @BBCiPlayer	7.9×	176k	1k	27	4
36	Apr 7, '24	7 Lessons from my first series of #UniversityChallenge The Series Final is tomorrow, Monday, at 20.30. It’s @ucl vs @imperialcollege and you have to watch it. You really do. It is	6.7×	150k	722	51	19
37	Apr 12, '18	On Saturday, for 1st time EVER, Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech will be read in full on UK radio (by actor Ian McDiarmid). Please join us @BBCRadio4 8pm. Super-brains Nathan	6.0×	0	627	378	24
38	Mar 11, '21	Enormously humbled and thrilled to join the presenting line-up on @BBCr4today, alongside a team of greats on and off air. Am also doing some prime-time interviews for the @bbc. Wil	5.9×	0	4.5k	150	5
39	Sep 2, '15	+++ SOMEBODY'S CHILD. Tomorrow's @Independent. Sign the petition: +++ #refugeeswelcome	5.7×	0	761	2.4k	0
40	Feb 1, '19	Just Jason Roy pulling off the greatest catch ever, probably (via @robesteva)	5.2×	0	3.3k	665	20
41	Apr 8, '24	Ok, sorry. I obviously can't keep up with this avalanche of immensely kind messages about #UniversityChallenge. So I'm going to re-post some instead of trying to reply. Thank you!	5.0×	113k	1.3k	31	3
42	Oct 2, '23	But @ruskin147 is this genuinely about the merits of the toy - or a protest at the lack of canine-friendly questions? #UniversityChallenge #sophiefromromania	4.9×	109k	1.1k	14	1
43	Nov 6, '16	This is extremely disturbing.	4.8×	0	2.1k	1.3k	0
44	Feb 16, '24	Good day to watch one of the most extraordinary documentary films you will ever see. This STORYVILLE won an Oscar, and it shows ALEXEI NAVALNY exposing an earlier plot to kill him.	4.6×	103k	726	189	92
45	Sep 24, '16	Yes it's personal, but I have to say this poster that Remain never used is rather brilliant - and I suspect may have kept Britain in Europe	4.6×	0	1.6k	1.3k	0
46	Jun 2, '20	Journalists everywhere are being attacked or abused, not least by the US President This is your regular reminder that most journalists are decent, public-spirited people, neither r	4.5×	0	3k	580	7
47	Oct 5, '25	Sincere apologies, David. Sloppy error, for which I’m fully responsible and sorry. Your gentle upbraiding is hereby accepted, very much in the spirit intended.	4.4×	98k	772	25	16
48	Feb 21, '18	This is off the charts public service broadcasting by @afneil. Short questions; persistence in the face of slippery answers to questions that weren't asked; devastating use of quot	4.0×	0	2.1k	801	1
49	Sep 25, '20	32 years ago @afneil was founding Chairman of Sky. The chance to play the same role in what could be the biggest shake-up in UK broadcast news for decades was more enticing than th	3.8×	0	2.6k	373	8
50	Mar 25, '16	These are the last two letters The @Independent will publish in print. And they are two of the best. Just fantastic	3.7×	0	1.1k	1.3k	0
51	Nov 9, '16	In which @VanJones68 nails it on behalf of those who fear Trump	3.7×	0	1.2k	1.1k	0
52	Apr 3, '17	The unfathomable creepiness of Trump senior's answer here really mustn't overshadow the weirdness of Ivanka's answer	3.7×	0	1.2k	760	1
53	Apr 15, '19	Here’s a young boy seeing clearly for the first time. Hundreds of thousands of hours of patient experimentation make this possible in our time. Science is glory. H/t @MsMollyRachae	3.6×	0	2.3k	501	18
54	Dec 15, '16	6 year-old mascot meets his hero Lionel Messi and refuses to let go. Probably the best video of 2016	3.3×	0	1.3k	876	2
55	May 22, '24	Very good of @RishiSunak to call a General Election on my birthday (July 4) and the week that I’m hosting @haveigotnews Friday, 9pm, @bbcone. Should be a cracker	3.3×	74k	2k	50	2
56	Nov 11, '16	Watch a Trump supporter go nuts. Superb journalism by @calmsnbc: sometimes you just let the story speak for itself	3.3×	0	823	771	0
57	Jan 13, '24	Ok in honour of #jungleimafraid, the absolute heroes at @BBC6Music have released my #Cloudbusting mix for this coming Friday’s show with the legend that is @laurenlaverne First one	3.2×	72k	653	44	40
58	May 23, '20	Cummings story is huge, riveting, revealing about how power works in modern Britain, striking teamwork by Mirror/Guardian, and far from over. But the UK’s overall handling of this	3.2×	0	1.8k	427	12
59	Feb 25, '17	This might be the greatest magazine cover ever	3.1×	0	1.5k	778	0
60	Oct 17, '17	Netflix numbers are nuts >56K new subscribers a day >$8bn on content in 2018 >25% (and growing) original content Future of TV ever clearer	3.1×	0	1.5k	645	0
61	Apr 8, '24	Well, what a ridiculous standard they set tonight. Utterly brilliant, charming, inspirational young people, and an outstanding run from @ucl. As for @imperialcollege? They're recor	3.0×	68k	1.5k	40	4
62	Nov 9, '16	Why don't more victims of sexual abuse come forward? Maybe cos a man who boasts about it and is accused by 11 women can be elected President	3.0×	0	1k	942	0
63	Sep 25, '16	Modern politics	3.0×	0	907	886	1
64	Mar 16, '17	Ouch - Heseltine's letter to May is punchy. "You changed your mind... I have not"	2.9×	0	972	834	0
65	Jan 28, '24	Sadly I’m not on @BBCr4today tomorrow. If I was, we would be doing items comparing Hartley to Underwood, Shamar Joseph to Winston Benjamin, Ben Stokes to God, and then probably the	2.9×	64k	675	24	2
66	May 20, '21	My take on the Dyson Report for #BBCNewsTen:	2.9×	0	1.8k	262	40
67	May 12, '25	I very much hope you enjoy, or enjoyed, tonight’s Final of #UniversityChallenge. If you’d like behind-the-scenes footage, or bonus weekly Starter questions, or world-class reggae,	2.7×	61k	829	23	6
68	Jun 4, '20	WHAT JOURNALIST-HATERS GET WRONG My latest for @bbcnews: Most journalists are low-profile, decent people doing noble or dangerous work. Yet the current hostility toward the trade c	2.6×	0	1.1k	495	37
69	Oct 27, '17	Extraordinary testimony from Frank Stephens. Watch this and think again	2.6×	0	1.2k	611	1
70	Jan 6, '21	Appalling physical assault on the Media in Washington. Appalling - but not surprising, after the sustained verbal assault from @realDonaldTrump throughout his presidency.	2.3×	0	1.1k	445	28
71	May 13, '20	1/Very sad Media news. Am told @BuzzFeedNews will no longer be covering local news in the UK or Australia. About 10 staff in UK furloughed; their future unclear. They were told on	2.3×	0	847	409	30
72	Feb 16, '17	As Letters to the Editor go, this is one of the greats	2.2×	0	756	633	0
73	Sep 25, '18	This astonishing investigative journalism, which uses digital technology to amazing effect, cannot be championed or shared enough. It’s a rigorous, brave, campaigning fact-check -	2.1×	0	932	478	24
74	Dec 13, '17	Good night to remind you that Twitter is the industrialisation of confirmation bias	2.0×	0	1.2k	327	0
75	Jan 6, '21	One of the most shocking pictures I’ve ever seen By Mike Theiler of Reuters	2.0×	0	1.3k	226	20
76	Feb 15, '22	1/ +++ WORLD EXCLUSIVE: I spoke to Novak Djokovic, @DjkokerNole, for @BBCNews +++ >Says he didn't break the rules on COVID or entry to Australia >Distances himself from anti-	1.9×	0	944	214	24
77	Jul 4, '20	It’s my birthday today. Went to the Walworth Road yesterday for the best ackee and saltfish in London to celebrate Here’s my ‘never mind seconds, should I have thirds?’ face	1.9×	0	1.5k	27	10
78	Dec 11, '16	This is very funny and I know you can relate to it	1.8×	0	781	496	0
79	Oct 21, '19	Paternity leave over. I’m back! Gonna be helming @BBCRadio2 lunchtimes and @BBCTheOneShow this week, for the first time as father to a daughter. Her name is JAMAICA!	1.8×	0	1.5k	18	1
80	May 31, '17	Corbyn managed there to turn one of Rudd's key lines of attack - that he's weak on terror - against her. He got the applause, not her	1.8×	0	856	427	0
81	Jan 12, '21	Thanks for your kind and constructive feedback to my bit on #bbcnewsten last night, regarding social media and free speech. Here it is again, ICYMI. Crucially it was produced by th	1.8×	0	957	217	39
82	Jan 10, '19	Adore this clip so much.	1.6×	0	867	285	19
83	May 26, '17	Am very reliably told there were massive cheers + applause in @LBC newsroom when staff received email about Hopkins	1.6×	0	664	386	0
84	Dec 9, '20	I'm told that @TheSun newspaper has paparazzi pictures of @KayBurley and friends a) outside at least one of the restaurants visited on Saturday night; b) also of her and friends go	1.6×	0	885	176	5
85	Jan 21, '21	What an absolutely phenomenal editor @StuartDenman, who made this for @BBCNewsnight, is. One of the most brilliant creative minds in British broadcasting:	1.5×	0	940	170	67
86	Mar 18, '20	Devastating for all the teenagers across the country who have worked so hard for so long under such stress to get ready for exams. They don't know when those exams will be. Part of	1.4×	0	979	100	0
87	Mar 13, '21	It’s (ahem) the interview everyone* is talking about. Never had more messages so quickly after an interview than following this 89mins with Andrew Neil, @afneil. The appetite for l	1.4×	0	859	88	60
88	Mar 20, '20	Wow. I knew @peterfrankopan was a renaissance man, best-selling Historian etc, albeit a most peculiar batsman. But this is on another level. Written in December without any knowled	1.4×	0	666	266	50
89	Jan 6, '21	If you’re putting together a front page and need an idea, this from Mike Theiler of Reuters is one of the most amazing pictures you’ll ever stick on page 1. And your headline could	1.3×	0	799	187	15
90	Jan 28, '21	1/ SCOOP: @danwootton is leaving @newsuk for GB News. First big on-air hire for new network led by @afneil. Will present a daily show, 5 times a week. Wootton - Exec Editor/Columni	1.3×	0	680	78	7
91	Jan 18, '18	Bloody hell is this for real? If so there’s your Thursday morning motivation right there.	1.3×	0	738	256	0
92	Apr 18, '20	Was a pointless answer on Pointless this week. My work here on Earth is done.	1.2×	0	1.1k	18	3
93	Mar 11, '21	Just sent my first email to the @BBCr4today team, including the following words: “I’ve a huge amount to earn, obviously, and...” Missed an ‘l’ out. Great Freudian slip to start. Th	1.2×	0	963	22	1
94	Jun 11, '20	RAJAN’S LAW FOR SOCIAL MEDIA	1.1×	0	862	110	5
95	Mar 19, '20	I hear that around 60 of Britain’s regional newspapers are doing a joint front page tomorrow, with the message: “WHEN YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN, WE ARE THERE WITH YOU”. Almost all the big	1.1×	0	740	144	1
96	Dec 3, '20	Absolutely mega @BBCTheOneShow coming up on @BBCOne at 7pm @MicaParisSoul @MileyCyrus @maisie_smith_	1.1×	0	838	95	2
97	Mar 23, '20	Shout out to all the producers, engineers, ops teams and technicians that - in a global pandemic - are so good at their jobs that you fully, rightly expect the PM’s statement on @B	1.0×	0	835	92	0
98	May 5, '21	1/ Today is my 145th, and last, edition of #TheMediaShow. 4 years ago I set out to make it more punter-friendly, break scoops, land mega interviews, mix up formats, go multi-platfo	1.0×	0	767	31	4
99	May 17, '21	2/ Want to say a massive thanks to the whole team for looking after me, not least the great @JustinOnWeb. But, and she won’t like me doing this, especially to my wife, who sorted m	0.8×	0	709	3	1

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