Richard Irvine-Brown
@richib.bsky.social
Portfolio: https://www.clippings.me/users/richardirvinebrown
Journo. BBC Verify.
Digital investigative journalism since 2014, cars/money data before, BBC Sport 2007-2011.
Journo. BBC Verify.
Digital investigative journalism since 2014, cars/money data before, BBC Sport 2007-2011.
I don't disapprove, but Bicycle Race is better, and I feel like we, collectively, proved this a few weeks ago.
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I don't disapprove, but Bicycle Race is better, and I feel like we, collectively, proved this a few weeks ago.
With a little bit of context for, and transparency of, our investigation: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
With a little bit of context for, and transparency of, our investigation: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
I know. Bicycle Race has been robbed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I know. Bicycle Race has been robbed.
#QueenWorldCup
8/x
All over! The curtain comes down and the roar goes up!
UNDER PRESSURE - 23
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - 26
Perhaps the most predictable song has won, but perhaps we should consider what a bizarre song it is to be so popular.
A worthy winner.
But I love Bicycle Race.
8/x
All over! The curtain comes down and the roar goes up!
UNDER PRESSURE - 23
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - 26
Perhaps the most predictable song has won, but perhaps we should consider what a bizarre song it is to be so popular.
A worthy winner.
But I love Bicycle Race.
a man is singing into a microphone with the words `` mama ooh '' .
Alt: Freddy Mercury is singing into a microphone with the words `` mama ooh '' .
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November 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#QueenWorldCup
8/x
All over! The curtain comes down and the roar goes up!
UNDER PRESSURE - 23
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - 26
Perhaps the most predictable song has won, but perhaps we should consider what a bizarre song it is to be so popular.
A worthy winner.
But I love Bicycle Race.
8/x
All over! The curtain comes down and the roar goes up!
UNDER PRESSURE - 23
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - 26
Perhaps the most predictable song has won, but perhaps we should consider what a bizarre song it is to be so popular.
A worthy winner.
But I love Bicycle Race.
#QueenWorldCup
7/x
A little bit of space for one side over the other now.
If we get a late flurry, we’ll get the highest-scoring game of the cup, which would be fitting.
Come on, where do you stand? Vanilla Ice or Wayne’s World?
Vote #UP or #BR to decide the greatest Queen song ever.
7/x
A little bit of space for one side over the other now.
If we get a late flurry, we’ll get the highest-scoring game of the cup, which would be fitting.
Come on, where do you stand? Vanilla Ice or Wayne’s World?
Vote #UP or #BR to decide the greatest Queen song ever.
a woman wearing a tiara that says ' oh my goodness i 'm the queen ' on it
Alt: a woman wearing a tiara. She says ' oh my goodness i 'm the queen '
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November 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
#QueenWorldCup
7/x
A little bit of space for one side over the other now.
If we get a late flurry, we’ll get the highest-scoring game of the cup, which would be fitting.
Come on, where do you stand? Vanilla Ice or Wayne’s World?
Vote #UP or #BR to decide the greatest Queen song ever.
7/x
A little bit of space for one side over the other now.
If we get a late flurry, we’ll get the highest-scoring game of the cup, which would be fitting.
Come on, where do you stand? Vanilla Ice or Wayne’s World?
Vote #UP or #BR to decide the greatest Queen song ever.
#QueenWorldCup
6/x
There was one vote in it when I went out earlier.
I come back, votes have pretty much doubled, but there’s still only one vote in it.
Tight, high-scoring. Neither team getting a run together.
More like a tactical snooker frame than a football match.
Which I like.
6/x
There was one vote in it when I went out earlier.
I come back, votes have pretty much doubled, but there’s still only one vote in it.
Tight, high-scoring. Neither team getting a run together.
More like a tactical snooker frame than a football match.
Which I like.
a man playing snooker with a betfred shirt on
Alt: a man playing snooker celebrates
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November 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#QueenWorldCup
6/x
There was one vote in it when I went out earlier.
I come back, votes have pretty much doubled, but there’s still only one vote in it.
Tight, high-scoring. Neither team getting a run together.
More like a tactical snooker frame than a football match.
Which I like.
6/x
There was one vote in it when I went out earlier.
I come back, votes have pretty much doubled, but there’s still only one vote in it.
Tight, high-scoring. Neither team getting a run together.
More like a tactical snooker frame than a football match.
Which I like.
I will simply shake my head and take it as a vote for Under Pressure.
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I will simply shake my head and take it as a vote for Under Pressure.
5/x
Voting is open.
Reply #UP for Under Pressure, or #BR for Bohemian Rhapsody.
Vote closes at 10pm and we will have a winner.
Voting is open.
Reply #UP for Under Pressure, or #BR for Bohemian Rhapsody.
Vote closes at 10pm and we will have a winner.
a picture of a crown with the words " do n't forget your crown " below it
Alt: a picture of a crown with the words " don't forget your crown " below it
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November 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
4/x
In my purple corner, nominated by 11 friends, voted for 115 times in this tournament, seeing off Now I'm Here, I Want It All, Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy, Radio Ga Ga, and Another One Bites The Dust:
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
In my purple corner, nominated by 11 friends, voted for 115 times in this tournament, seeing off Now I'm Here, I Want It All, Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy, Radio Ga Ga, and Another One Bites The Dust:
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
a group of people are standing next to each other in a dark room with the words `` mother '' written on the bottom .
Alt: The members of Queen, lit from overhead against a dark background in the video for Bohemian Rhapsody exclaim Mother!
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November 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
4/x
In my purple corner, nominated by 11 friends, voted for 115 times in this tournament, seeing off Now I'm Here, I Want It All, Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy, Radio Ga Ga, and Another One Bites The Dust:
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
In my purple corner, nominated by 11 friends, voted for 115 times in this tournament, seeing off Now I'm Here, I Want It All, Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy, Radio Ga Ga, and Another One Bites The Dust:
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
#QueenWorldCup
3/x
In my gold corner, nominated by 10 friends, voted for 110 times in this tournament, with victories over Teo Torriatte, Too Much Love Will Kill You, A Kind Of Magic, Don't Stop Me Now and Killer Queen:
UNDER PRESSURE
3/x
In my gold corner, nominated by 10 friends, voted for 110 times in this tournament, with victories over Teo Torriatte, Too Much Love Will Kill You, A Kind Of Magic, Don't Stop Me Now and Killer Queen:
UNDER PRESSURE
a man is singing into a microphone with a drum set in the background
Alt: Freddy Mercury and David Bowie singing Under Pressure
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#QueenWorldCup
3/x
In my gold corner, nominated by 10 friends, voted for 110 times in this tournament, with victories over Teo Torriatte, Too Much Love Will Kill You, A Kind Of Magic, Don't Stop Me Now and Killer Queen:
UNDER PRESSURE
3/x
In my gold corner, nominated by 10 friends, voted for 110 times in this tournament, with victories over Teo Torriatte, Too Much Love Will Kill You, A Kind Of Magic, Don't Stop Me Now and Killer Queen:
UNDER PRESSURE
#QueenWorldCup
2/x
Hopefully, you've been filling in your World Cup wallchart.
In case you have not...
2/x
Hopefully, you've been filling in your World Cup wallchart.
In case you have not...
November 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#QueenWorldCup
2/x
Hopefully, you've been filling in your World Cup wallchart.
In case you have not...
2/x
Hopefully, you've been filling in your World Cup wallchart.
In case you have not...
I’m taking an early vote!
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I’m taking an early vote!
#QueenWorldCup
That’s it! All over! We have our final pair.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST, the most streamed Queen song on a popular site - 14
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, in more top 10s than any other Queen song - 25
Tomorrow. We finish this thing.
Get hyped.
Or don’t. I’m not your boss.
That’s it! All over! We have our final pair.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST, the most streamed Queen song on a popular site - 14
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, in more top 10s than any other Queen song - 25
Tomorrow. We finish this thing.
Get hyped.
Or don’t. I’m not your boss.
a man with a mustache and suspenders is smiling and talking to someone .
Alt: Freddie Mercury with a moustache and suspenders is smiling and talking to someone, saying Nobody’s going to stop me, honey.
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
#QueenWorldCup
That’s it! All over! We have our final pair.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST, the most streamed Queen song on a popular site - 14
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, in more top 10s than any other Queen song - 25
Tomorrow. We finish this thing.
Get hyped.
Or don’t. I’m not your boss.
That’s it! All over! We have our final pair.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST, the most streamed Queen song on a popular site - 14
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, in more top 10s than any other Queen song - 25
Tomorrow. We finish this thing.
Get hyped.
Or don’t. I’m not your boss.
You’d like Midnight Vultures, you weirdo. It’s like Where You Been but without the fuzz and distortion and rocking bits.
November 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
You’d like Midnight Vultures, you weirdo. It’s like Where You Been but without the fuzz and distortion and rocking bits.
#QueenWorldCup
One of these songs has maintained a consistent 2:1 ratio votes.
Totally in control.
Can we get a late flurry like we’ve had in some games? Turn the vote upside down?
Tell me: Which is the better Queen song, Another One Bites The Dust or Bohemian Rhapsody?
One of these songs has maintained a consistent 2:1 ratio votes.
Totally in control.
Can we get a late flurry like we’ve had in some games? Turn the vote upside down?
Tell me: Which is the better Queen song, Another One Bites The Dust or Bohemian Rhapsody?
a woman wearing a black dress and a gold crown is holding her head .
Alt: a woman wearing a black dress and a gold crown is holding her head .
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#QueenWorldCup
One of these songs has maintained a consistent 2:1 ratio votes.
Totally in control.
Can we get a late flurry like we’ve had in some games? Turn the vote upside down?
Tell me: Which is the better Queen song, Another One Bites The Dust or Bohemian Rhapsody?
One of these songs has maintained a consistent 2:1 ratio votes.
Totally in control.
Can we get a late flurry like we’ve had in some games? Turn the vote upside down?
Tell me: Which is the better Queen song, Another One Bites The Dust or Bohemian Rhapsody?
#QueenWorldCup
Two principles, here.
Another One Bites The Dust is the most streamed Queen song on a popular site, as was Here Comes The Sun (the Beatles winner).
But each game in this cup has been won by the song with the most nominations at the start. In this case, Bohemian Rhapsody.
Vote!
Two principles, here.
Another One Bites The Dust is the most streamed Queen song on a popular site, as was Here Comes The Sun (the Beatles winner).
But each game in this cup has been won by the song with the most nominations at the start. In this case, Bohemian Rhapsody.
Vote!
a cartoon of elsa from frozen looking at herself in a window
Alt: a cartoon of elsa from frozen with lots of equations animated over her
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November 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
#QueenWorldCup
Two principles, here.
Another One Bites The Dust is the most streamed Queen song on a popular site, as was Here Comes The Sun (the Beatles winner).
But each game in this cup has been won by the song with the most nominations at the start. In this case, Bohemian Rhapsody.
Vote!
Two principles, here.
Another One Bites The Dust is the most streamed Queen song on a popular site, as was Here Comes The Sun (the Beatles winner).
But each game in this cup has been won by the song with the most nominations at the start. In this case, Bohemian Rhapsody.
Vote!
See, this is the kind of bring-it-on chat I’m trying to get going, here.
I’ll get adjacent: Not only is Bicycle Race actually the best Queen song, it is one of the greatest pop/rock/whatever songs of all time.
I’ll get adjacent: Not only is Bicycle Race actually the best Queen song, it is one of the greatest pop/rock/whatever songs of all time.
November 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
See, this is the kind of bring-it-on chat I’m trying to get going, here.
I’ll get adjacent: Not only is Bicycle Race actually the best Queen song, it is one of the greatest pop/rock/whatever songs of all time.
I’ll get adjacent: Not only is Bicycle Race actually the best Queen song, it is one of the greatest pop/rock/whatever songs of all time.
Interesting. No. The other thing. Tedious.
November 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Interesting. No. The other thing. Tedious.
#QueenWorldCup
That’s it! All over!
KILLER QUEEN - 17
UNDER PRESSURE - 19
The song which gave us Vanilla Ice’s career is into the final.
Finally, recognition for the narrator from the Snowman.
Semi-final 2: The Semi Revenge kicks off tomorrow morning.
That’s it! All over!
KILLER QUEEN - 17
UNDER PRESSURE - 19
The song which gave us Vanilla Ice’s career is into the final.
Finally, recognition for the narrator from the Snowman.
Semi-final 2: The Semi Revenge kicks off tomorrow morning.
a man wearing a scarf with snowmen on it says you see he was a real snowman
Alt: David Bowie wearing a scarf with snowmen on it says you see he was a real snowman
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November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#QueenWorldCup
That’s it! All over!
KILLER QUEEN - 17
UNDER PRESSURE - 19
The song which gave us Vanilla Ice’s career is into the final.
Finally, recognition for the narrator from the Snowman.
Semi-final 2: The Semi Revenge kicks off tomorrow morning.
That’s it! All over!
KILLER QUEEN - 17
UNDER PRESSURE - 19
The song which gave us Vanilla Ice’s career is into the final.
Finally, recognition for the narrator from the Snowman.
Semi-final 2: The Semi Revenge kicks off tomorrow morning.
It was a Hermes-heavy episode anyway.
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It was a Hermes-heavy episode anyway.