Before Musk, there was Miah
This was first sent as a newsletter to hundreds of subscribers. Occasionally, I will send content, thoughts and ideas direct to your inbox. To join them, sign up at the bottom of this page. Watching the story of the grooming gangs creek back into life last week – and the interventions from Elon Musk – […]
God Next Door – BBC Radio 4
A few years ago, my friend Sophie told me about the strangest evening of her life. She had always been sober, her friends drank, they had drifted apart and she was looking to meet new people. It was a friend of her Mum who had suggested the group. “She told me it was all about […]
Mick Mulvaney: Former Chief of Staff on Donald Trump’s Victory
Donald Trump’s former Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney, has given me his verdict on his former boss retaking the White House, what it means for Ukraine, and if he’s worried his name is on a ‘revenge list’. After working side-by-side in the White House, Mulvaney resigned from Trump’s government in the aftermath of the January […]
How – and why – I made God Next Door
This was first sent as a newsletter to hundreds of subscribers. Occasionally, I will send content, thoughts and ideas direct to your inbox. To join them, sign up below. Hello there. How are you? Have you been away? You have a lovely glow about you. It’s been a few months since my documentary God Next […]
Jay Slater – and the online sleuths
The case of the missing teenager Jay Slater has been a lightening rod for online sleuths and conspiracy theorists. It’s a familiar story, with echos of the search for missing Nicola Bulley in Lancashire in 2023. If you missed what happened when I visited the scene myself, keen to meet the TikTok sleuths clocking up […]
Searching for Nicola: TikTok Sleuths and ‘Grief Junkies’
The disappearance of Nicola Bulley has attracted an industry of TikTok sleuths and amateur detectives – some sharing theories online, others visiting the scene to make content. They have been condemned by Lancashire Police, with some accused of harassing villagers, upsetting the family and hampering the police search. I went to meet them, to ask: […]
Dark Patterns – Out Now on BBC Sounds
Have you ever tried to cancel an online subscription? On some websites, it can be a painful maze of fruitless searches and false hopes. In fact, for one famous example, it was found to be nine clicks away from the home page, through a network of seemingly unrelated destinations that you’d have no reason to […]
Times Radio: Manchester Arena Bombing Anniversary
May marked the fourth anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing – and while four years isn’t a significant anniversary, it was the anniversary of something very significant. I joined Times Radio, live from the heart of Manchester, to reflect on those four years and the events being held to mark it. OfficialDarrylMorris · Times […]
The Art of Small Talk
Hello. How are you? How did you get here? Via the A6? I love that road. How are you at small talk? That inconsequential chit chat in the street, the office, the supermarket or at the start of a party? As we take stock of the fall-out from the pandemic, we know there is going […]
In Conversation with… the BBC’s Chris Mason
Chris Mason has risen to being one of the most familiar faces and voices on television and radio. He hosts the flagship Radio 4 programme Any Questions, taking over from the legendary Jonathan Dimbleby, as well as Newscast, Brexitcast, BBC Breakfast and BBC 5Live. His role as one of the BBC’s leading political correspondents sees […]