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Pete Cooper

@PeterDCooper

Senior Journalist at the BBC. My views, get your own.

 Northampton and beyond
Joined April 2011
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@BBCArchiveSep 8
#OnThisDay 1966: Star Trek boldly premiered in US, two days after it had been first shown in Canada. In 1991, star of the show William Shatner reminisced about his time aboard the Enterprise, and he even taught Clive James some Klingon.

1991: William Shatner on Star Trek

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@BBCNewsFeb 3
Disney names Josh D'Amaro as new chief executive bbc.in/4qhVaxj
Disney names Josh D'Amaro as new chief executive

Disney names Josh D'Amaro as new chief executive

The media giant chooses the head of its amusement park business to replace longtime boss Bob Iger.

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She’s talking about maps 😂 This is when the wheels completely fell off my @bbcsomerset show.
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Dan Roan@danroan15 Jan 2025
Ex-Northampton Town chairman charged with fraud - report by ⁦@mattcprecey⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce85…
Ex-Northampton Town chairman among five charged with fraud

Ex-Northampton Town chairman among five charged with fraud

He is among five men charged in relation to a multimillion-pound loan to a football club.

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Happy Meldrew Point Day, Sandra Oh! You have reached 19,537 days old and have hit your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it!
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@BBCNews9 Dec 2024
Golden Globes: The nominations in full bbc.in/41q5I4x

Golden Globes: The nominations in full

Emilia Pérez leads the charge ahead of the Los Angeles ceremony, which takes place on 5 January.

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Happy Meldrew Point Day, Jon Hamm! Today you are 19,537 days old and have reached your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it!
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Happy Meldrew Point Day, Damian Lewis! Today you are 19,537 days old and have reached your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it!
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Happy Meldrew Point Day, Gary Barlow! Today you are 19,537 days old and have reached your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it!
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They were saying boo-urns bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/artic…

Novak Djokovic says Wimbledon fans disrespected him with 'excuse to boos'

Novak Djokovic accuses some Wimbledon fans of disrespect as his hot-and-cold relationship with Centre Court takes another turn.

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Happy Meldrew Point Day, Jeremy Renner! Today you are 19,537 days old and have reached your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it!
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Happy Meldrew Point Day, Matt Damon! Today you are 19,537 days old and have reached your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it!
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@BBCArchive7 Dec 2023
Benjamin Zephaniah has died, aged 65. The writer and poet appeared on Sixty Minutes in 1984, talking about why he wanted to have a message in his writing and who he is talking to with his work.

Benjamin Zephaniah (Sixty Minutes, 1984)

Benjamin Zephaniah on the BBC's early evening magazine show Sixty Minutes - originally broadcast on BBC One, Monday 9 January 1984.

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@BBCNews7 Dec 2023
Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer and poet dies aged 65 bbc.in/3uQBkSL
Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer, poet and Peaky Blinders actor dies aged 65

Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer, poet and Peaky Blinders actor dies aged 65

Zephaniah, who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour, is remembered as a "beautiful human being".

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Scott Bryan@scottygb5 Dec 2023
BBC Two will spend Christmas Day evening with tribute programmes to Caroline Aherne, which is lovely.
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