Jonathan Blackwell

I recently produced an episode of CrowdScience for @bbcworldservice answering the question 'Why am I gay?' A number of listeners had asked the question from all over the world - we looked at the science and tried to provide them with some possible answers! bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

If you're missing Halloween then do listen to a CrowdScience I produced on the science of horror! 🎃 The first minute of the programme includes a lot of me screaming! We got to go to the Recreational Fear Lab in Aarhus and a very scary haunted attraction! bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Thrilled to have won, with @jonpblackwell, the @theAGU David Perlman award, for "excellence in science news reporting prepared with a deadline of one week or less", for an edition of Science in Action we made on preparations for the close approach of Asteroid Apophis in 2029.

As ever, our reporting was possible only thanks to the help of many excellent scientists who shared their stories with us: Patrick Michel, Rick Binzel, Sabina Raducan, Anjani Polit, Lorraine Fesq, Daniel Scheeres, Naomi Murdoch & Steve Squyres. ❤️❤️❤️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Have you heard of strawberry leopards? These animals have an extremely rare colouration caused by a mutation in their DNA. Find out more from Charlotte Searle in BBC Discovery’s latest Tooth and Claw episode. Listen here 👉 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c… @OxfordBiology

Really enjoyed making this episode of Tooth and Claw! We addressed their cannibalistic reputations, importance to humans and why they have been know as the 'mother of snakes'! @AdamHartScience @bbcworldservice

@EdwardAdoo @JazzieB @Soul2SoulUK Ahahaha this is a wonderful throwback! I still hear it every time - those are the lyrics to me! 😅

This was a moment - a special moment @jonpblackwell @JazzieB @Soul2SoulUK 😂😂

Last year was the first Jogging For Josh - for my partner who passed away in July 2023 - a 5k run organised by his parents. Somehow I got a medal! I’m in North Carolina for it again this Sat. Take part virtually at joggingforjosh.com Or support at joshuadanehughesfoundation.org

@buckIeydiaz What about ‘Make the Yuletide Gay’ (2009)? That’s a classic!

wanted to watch gay christmas movies in december but then realized a jenkins family christmas is probably the only one that's fun and rewatch worthy

New hand model alert...... Four eager volunteers got a great paint job going tonight, whilst staying active. Looking for something to do on your Tuesdays, come give @goodgym a try.

@justAfanDavid @BBCWorld Hi David, I’m the producer of the programme. This isn’t a news article, it is the description for today’s episode of the radio programme Science in Action. Each paragraph is describing one of the three topics covered in the programme this week. Hope that helps!

Hey @BBCWorld , this article seems to contains 3 paragraphs from different sources. The first is correct but the 2 deals with Rapa Nui. And the 3 talks about wasps, fruit flies, etc. You might want an editor to review it

How can South Africans protect themselves from the first detected cases of rabies in Cape fur seals? 🎧 Prof Wanda Markotter explains where scientists think the outbreak began and shares safety tips for keeping people (and their pet dogs) safe bbc.in/4dnWLMs

@_ZoeTwoDots Yes please! 1603 7506 4708 - any of them would be great :)

WHO WANTS A POKÉMON WORLDS GIFT IN POKÉMON GO? ✨ - Comment your Friend Code - I'll add as many as I can manage over the entire Worlds weekend - Please delete me after pinning & opening your gift 💖

A year ago today my partner Josh passed away. A few days ago I saw Josh’s parents who were in London from North Carolina. I took them to Soho and they got to see their first drag show! It was an evening Josh would have loved and he would have so laughed seeing us all there

@Ashmead72 Worried about playing Pompey next season are you? 😉

COME ON YOU SAINTS

In North Carolina this week for Jogging for Josh - a 5k organised by his parents to remember him and raise money for a scholarship to his university, happening tomorrow. If anyone fancies running virtually this weekend then do sign up at joggingforjosh.com

Do not miss this great preview of the Apocalypse that is not to come. @esa hosted @nasa and @JAXA_en for a week of science about Hera and OSIRIS-APEX. Well done @jonpblackwell and @PeaseRoland for keeping it real! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Learnt so much producing this programme, attending the Apophis conference at @esa ESTEC with @PeaseRoland. Missing the Earth, Apophis will come closer than one-tenth the distance to the moon giving an opportunity to conduct research which may be crucial for planetary defence.

What a great evening of volunteering that was. Some getting active, sweating with our work and then celebrating Jonathan's 50th good deed.

So enjoyed producing this episode of The Life Scientific on @BBCRadio4 with the most wonderful interviewee, Fiona Rayment.

@harrisonjbrock Distraught the power rankings are gone but v understandable - this series is dire 💤 Feel like they've slashed the budget and the You're Fired show is even more painful now...