Gerry Holt

My little boy (age 4.5) wrote to Sir David Attenborough to ask if humans would be extinct one day “like the dinosaurs”. Today he received this beautiful reply: “The answer is that we need not do so as long as we look after our planet properly.” Sir David is 94. He is a wonder 💚

Season 80 of BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind is back with a vengeance. I’ll be joining Claudia Hammond discussing the trait environmental sensitivity & common mental health disorders, hoarding & much more. Today at 9:30am, tomorrow 21:30 & on demand bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Very happy to share our @hayfestival special episode of Inside Science. Excellent panellists, a brilliant producer and a very rainy day that brought lots of lovely, curious-minded people to our BBC tent. Enjoy! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

@Vic_Gill @absw @PolarBears @BBCiPlayer This is amazing, Vic & team! Congrats!! X

Our little team won an @absw award for our doc on Churchill, Manitoba. Chuffed & proud - of our film & fab colleagues Thank you @PolarBears & to the amazing people in Churchill who were so warm, generous & kind. (You can watch *Where the Polar Bears Wait* on @BBCiPlayer now)

If you’re going to #Oasis in Cardiff tonight get yourself to the box office at the top of Westgate St (opposite the Angel Hotel) where they’re giving away 4,000 golden circle wristbands for FREE! 😎

THEY’RE IN THERE!!! @liamgallagher and @oasis are testing @principalitysta speakers in Cardiff and they are LOUD

Our effort to make some scientific sense of the chaos What are the risks of bombing Iran's nuclear sites? bbc.com/news/articles/… @alisonfrancis @BBCMorelle

In a few mins on @BBCRadio4, my last Inside Science for a wee while. Dissecting the government’s science funding “boost” , the latest from the UN Oceans meeting & finding out where the heck Planet 9 went. Oh and we have a whole new dinosaur! 🌊 🌍 🦖 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

In a few mins, a special #oceans edition of BBC Inside Science. Me and @DWelsh4 are at the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice as scientists wrap up and the @UN takes over in a effort to save our marine environment @BBCRadio4 and @BBCSounds

“We think the lion dragged him away by his hip” More on the brutal story hidden in the bones of a Roman gladiator on @BBCRadio4 Inside Science later bbc.com/news/articles/…

@JerseyWater Hi - is the reservoir reopening for Easter? Thank you🤞

Thanks to everyone who has reported concerns or shared information. Contact our Customer Services team - (01534) 707300. #JerseyWater #StopFeedingTheBirds #WeWorkTogether #JerseyCI #QueensValleyReservoir #ForIslandLife #rats #rodents #vermin

The Pied Piper isn't going to fix this problem... We know this won't be popular news for the many people who enjoy Queen's Valley on daily basis... But it's necessary to address the rat infestation at the site, caused by people feeding the wildlife.

Is noise an invisible killer? @JamesTGallagher & I investigate by visiting some of the loudest places on earth and meeting the scientists trying to solve the problem in a @bbcworldservice documentary on Saturday at 12pm. Do have a listen! ❤️📻🎧 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science. The brain 🧠 in space 🚀 Feathers McGraw makes an appearance at 14:40 min if you listen in🐔⁦@ExpPhysiol⁩ ⁦@physoc⁩ ⁦@royalsociety⁩ bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Great to speak to the @BBC Inside Science about the Brain in Space @ExpPhysiol @physoc @royalsociety

How can we tackle perceived & actual gender inequalities in maths/numeracy (& sciences)? Yesterday, I attended launch of charity @Nat_Numeracy's report "Numbers for Gender Equality". Today 4.30pm, I'm on @BBCRadio4 Inside Science discussing with @imperialcollege research fellow Dr @jesswade (we were both 2024 judges @royalsociety Science Book Prize) bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #Maths #Numeracy #Gender #InsideScience

Inside Science on @BBCRadio4 now - asteroid anxiety, 364 years of Royal Society scandals and tackling biothreats bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Could a smart watch a day keep the doctor away? 🍏 Join @jamestgallagher for @bbcradio4's Inside Health at @cardiffsciencefestival on 26 Feb to help us explore the ways wearable tech could revolutionise healthcare. Apply for tickets here:bit.ly/4i7ELYJ

Fancy some @thetimes critics’ choice TV on Monday? 🐻‍❄️😊

I’m currently doing this challenge called January. Where you just try to make it through every day of January.

Today’s Inside Science with @amsterdammed is a feast! We discuss the positives & pitfalls of #AI in medicine; what #Trump might do on science; why the strong winds are driving the #lafires2025 & anyone for science-optimised pasta? On @BBCRadio4 at 4.30pm 📻bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…