U.S.HOT TAKE OR NOT

Kent rescued lurcher Jude learns to play after years in darkness

The lurcher spent years in the dark before a Kent rescue took him in; he is now chasing toys like a puppy.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte on BBN Overnight
Published 1:22 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

Photo: Sykes108 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

▶ As it aired · U.S.

Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from BBN Overnight at 1:22 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are BBC's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Lurcher — Photo: Sykes108 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by BBC: “Kent rescued lurcher Jude learns to play after living in darkness”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 1:22 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte.

The real story

The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.

BBCKent rescued lurcher Jude learns to play after living in darkness

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe BBC reports that Jude, a lurcher rescued in Kent after living in darkness, has learned to play for the first time.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGloria, your take, and I have the thermometer.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMy take is that Jude is better informed than most governments I have covered.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe saw the dark, he left it, and he has asked nobody for a statement.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHot. I have known ministers who needed a summit to leave a room.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMy take is that play is the hardest skill in science. I hold three doctorates and cannot do it, and Jude learned in a week.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA week? The story says nothing about a week.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThen it was faster.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot. The data does not support the doctorates or the week. Mild at best.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy final take: Jude should anchor this show. He can sleep through it, which is more than we can say.

▶ Watch BBN liveMore U.S. →

More Shorts

All videos →

Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
▶ As it aired · U.S.Opposition open to extending country-of-origin menu labellingRead the story
▶ As it aired · U.S.Graham and Andrews trade insults in South Carolina Senate debateRead the story
▶ Interviews · U.S.Raleigh Tornadoes: Consultant Wants a 12-Week Wind StudyAbout this segment
Photo: Acdixon · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
▶ As it aired · U.S.Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Hosts Boo at the Zoo Halloween CelebrationRead the story
Photo: Stephen Schester/Carlin Leslie · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
▶ As it aired · U.S.Clarkson's Brooklyn shop snub: store says item wasn't for saleRead the story
▶ Interviews · U.S.Beach Boys Health Scare: Publicist on a Yacht Keeps Changing BoatsAbout this segment
▶ As it aired · U.S.Thousands still without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moves…Read the story
Photo: Eleifert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
▶ As it aired · U.S.Endangered orangutans released into the wild after Borneo firesRead the story
▶ Interviews · U.S.Publicist defends Talarico's flu vanishing actAbout this segment
▶ As it aired · U.S.Trending airport-tagged clip claims a leaked video of La YiyiRead the story