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The Blue Tick Parody

Catriona Innes’ bittersweet tale of a woman who has found her tribe on Twitter, at the expense of her real life.

Novelist, award-winning journalist and Features Director at Cosmopolitan UK, Catriona Innes creates a fictional response to recent headlines.

With Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, changes have come fast and furious, not least for parody accounts on the platform which are being suspended or shut down if they fail to declare their status.

Catriona Innes’ bittersweet story explores the life a woman who has found a tribe of followers on Twitter by satirising a colleague’s efforts to be an Instagram influencer. With her online future in question, what happens to her sense of identity in the real world?

Credits

Writer ….. Catriona Innes
Reader ….. Gabriel Quigley
Producer ….. Kirsty Williams

A ±«Óătv Scotland Production for ±«Óătv Radio 4

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14 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Nov 2022 00:30

Broadcasts

  • Fri 18 Nov 2022 15:45
  • Sun 20 Nov 2022 00:30