Anna Temkin

Join me each week from May 28th for a new @thetimes podcast, 'Your History'. Expect remarkable tales of lives well lived, from musicians to politicians, scientists to sporting legends...

Speaking about the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson on today’s episode of #TheStory @thetimes podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

Will be on @BBCWorldatOne just after 1.30pm discussing the art of the obituary with @Sarah_Montague

Obits of the year, from Dame Jane Goodall to Ozzy Osbourne ⁦@thetimes⁩ thetimes.com/article/ac5b11…

Loved writing and recording this obits special for @thetimes The Story podcast on four remarkable lives that have shaped our time podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

Always good to reread a classic, especially one inspired by an utterly bonkers romance…enjoyed writing this for ⁦@thetimes⁩ books desk thetimes.com/article/704e8d…

From the Empress of Byzantium to Queen’s greatest hits - quite the cultural spectrum. My interview with @bettanyhughes for @thetimes @TimesArts

Thrilled that @thetimes ‘Your History’ has been shortlisted for Best Launch at @pubpodawards - a testament to all the hard work and supportive colleagues behind the scenes, especially the producers and obit readers: publisherpodcasts.com/2025/en/page/s…

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More cracking obits from my colleagues in @thetimes - Oleg Gordievsky, what a life thetimes.com/article/aeb78b…

George Foreman obituary: boxer who rumbled with Muhammad Ali thetimes.com/article/2ac893…

Dame Vivienne Westwood obituary thetimes.com/article/db6dd1…

Queen Elizabeth II obituary thetimes.com/article/aac362…

Lots of fascinating obits to dive into whilst @thetimes paywall is down this weekend - here are a few big hitters from the archives: thetimes.com/article/fc5521…

The Times and Sunday Times are free to read this weekend. This Decca Aitkenhead interview with Sir Chris Hoy from last year is a v moving read: ‘I have terminal cancer but I still feel lucky’ thetimes.com/article/09f357…

James Marriott is, IMO, one of the most original and thought-provoking columnists to emerge in the last ten years. All of his columns in The Times are free to read this weekend. A selection:👇👇👇

My cartoon @thetimes Saturday. Prints available from timescartoons.co.uk

You may have noticed that The Times paywall is open this weekend. Here's this morning's column: Our Week: Trump and Putin's WhatsApps - thetimes.com/us/american-po…

My cartoon @thetimes Monday. Prints available from timescartoons.co.uk

Hamas forced Eli to stand in front of the camera and say how excited he is to be going home, to reunite with his wife and daughters. Then the terrorists laughed. They had murdered his wife and daughters on 7.10. Eli didn’t know. They laughed at his hope, his love of family.

Yellow ribbons for the hostages in Gaza appeared overnight on campuses across the UK. Given how universities have been sowing seeds of extremism, this is a beautiful sight. Well done 🙌🎗️