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Dyer joined the Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP on the water, calling for water companies to be nationalised; the river declined to attend its own protest.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 1:05 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: JaceMerlyn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Danny Dyer — Photo: JaceMerlyn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

First reported by BBC: “Danny Dyer in floating poo water protest on Thames”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 1:05 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield; aired 3 times.

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What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDanny Dyer is still the face of that Thames protest, where he and the Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP called for water companies to be nationalised, and the BBC has no new response from the river.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe river hasn't commented. That's the tenth year in a row.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI would like to hear from it in person, though. A river is a lot more honest face to face than a press release.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'll stay on the timeline, where the worst thing floating by is a hot take. The river, to its credit, still hasn't posted anything.