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Hilary Scott

  • Journalist, Radio Presenter, Podcaster and Senior Lecturer, Freelance
Northampton
As seen in: MSN UK, Edinburgh Evening News, Scottish Daily Record, eLife, Northumberland Gazette, Southern Reporter, LandScape
Covers:  Arts, politics, education, media, rugby, journalism
Senior lecturer in Journalism, freelance hack, gardener and sweary mum-of-four who no longer chases fire engines. Same @ on bSky @thatHilaryScott on 🧵 and IG

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Hilary Scott’s Biography

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Freelance multimedia journalist, podcaster, radio presenter and academic. Previous editorial roles at Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Herald and Post, Nlive Radio, Bedfordshire on Sunday, Bedfordshire Times and Citizen. Talking head on radio, presenter of the Ambidextrous Radio Show .

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English Civil War horsemen and guard of honour at historian Mike Ingram's funeral in Northampton

English Civil War horsemen and guard of honour at historian Mike Ingram's funeral in Northampton

A mounted Guard of Honour accompanied the stunning funeral procession of historian and NQ writer Mike Ingram …

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Standing ovation as Hairspray the Musical rocks Royal and Derngate

Standing ovation as Hairspray the Musical rocks Royal and Derngate

Review: Hairspray. Royal and Derngate, Northampton (opening night January 31) I had never seen Hairspray befo…

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Daughter's snowdrop makes it to 13 years in bloom

Daughter's snowdrop makes it to 13 years in bloom

Each year I have a little jitter about whether our daughter's snowdrop will appear. Bred by the late galantho…

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English Civil War horsemen and guard of honour at historian Mike Ingram's funeral in Northampton

English Civil War horsemen and guard of honour at historian Mike Ingram's funeral in Northampton

A mounted Guard of Honour accompanied the stunning funeral procession of historian and NQ writer Mike Ingram …

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Northampton's version of Blue/Orange makes one of the white characters black but is the power gam...

Northampton's version of Blue/Orange makes one of the white characters black but is the power gam...

THE issues of class, race and the NHS couldn't be more relevant to audiences today, tentatively returning to …

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Ready for final Friday Night Lights of the season? Saints certainly are, with a home derby and a farewell to Furbs

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By Hilary Scott
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I’ve been mulling over whether to start off by talking about how Friday night’s semi final is George Furbank’s last game at the Gardens. I’m not usually superstitious, but I made a big ol’ fuss about Furbs before the European Cup Final in Cardiff and things didn’t quite go to plan.
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Bee-Movie time with Steve in our Northampton garden

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Made in Northampton Party Season’s parenting stereotypes broke me with a single line – theatre review, Royal& Derngate

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By Hilary Scott
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There was robust debate over a glass of pop following press night of Royal & Derngate’s latest Made in Northampton play, on whether you had to have had kids to truly ‘get’ it. Two of my fellow audience members, without offspring, of course recognised the scenarios portrayed about a group of Bristol parents forced together every weekend by the birthday parties of their various pre-school and primary-age children. After all, the one thing that unites us all is that we were once kids.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Cub reporter, Bedford, when there were four rival weeklies. There are now none.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

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