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Aug 6, 2020, 6 tweets

The Patch (@BBCRadio4) is a wimsical little programme set around the conceit of investigating a random postcode every episode 1/

The Patch just tackled homelessness in a time of Covid in London’s Square Mile bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… 2/

The Patch just did for my understanding of homelessness what I think BBC news programmes and esp @BBCr4today should be doing day in day out instead of stupid short gotcha interviews presenting false balance 3/

The Patch presented a humane and human picture of homelessness that didn’t shy away from the difficult question but let them breathe and me decide 4/

The Patch left me on the brink of tears and full of hope. It gave me insights into a pressing social issue. It did the job BBC News should be doing. 5/

The Patch demonstrated clearly how I think the BBC is currently failing us. 6/

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