Podcast Episodes

Andy Webb, Dianarama author on Princess Diana, BBC 'Cover-Ups' & Bashir

Season 10 Episode 12

Andy Webb is the author of Dianarama: The Betrayal of Princess Diana. We discuss his years-long investigation into the BBC Panorama interview with Princess Diana, the controversial methods used by jo…

Published on 4 hours ago

Richard Ayre, former senior BBC Executive on BBC Resignations, Trump’s Legal Threats, and Broken Governance

Season 10 Episode 11

Richard Ayre is a former Controller of Editorial Policy and Deputy Chief Executive of BBC News, and later became a member of the BBC Trust. We discuss the BBC's crisis: how the organisation should re…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Pat Younge, ex-BBC Chief Creative Officer, on BBC bias, broadcasting reform, and media power

Season 10 Episode 10

Pat Younge, former BBC Chief Creative Officer and board member at ITV Studios, responds to allegations of bias made against the BBC’s Panorama programme; outlines proposals from the British Broadcast…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Matt Frei, Channel 4 News presenter on democracy's fragility, media's transformation, and journalism's enduring mission

Season 10 Episode 9

Matt Frei is the Europe editor and presenter of Channel 4 News who delivered the annual Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture. We discuss his speech, the state of democracy in the United States and whether …

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Prof Stephen Cushion on Ofcom, Politicians as Presenters, and Media Impartiality

Season 10 Episode 8

Professor Stephen Cushion, Director of Research at the Cardiff School of Journalism, discusses this week's decision by Ofcom on politicians presenting news programmes, the BBC's request to reduce the…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Prof Paul Dixon: The Military’s Influence on Britain’s Democracy

Season 10 Episode 7

Prof Paul Dixon, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester and Queen Mary College, University of London, discusses his new book, “The Militarisation of British …

Published on 1 month ago

Mary Hockaday, ex-Controller BBC World Service: Funding and Editorial Independence at the World Service

Season 10 Episode 6

Mary Hockaday, former Controller of BBC World Service, discusses the future of the BBC World Service amid funding pressures and political challenges, the debate over government and defence funding, t…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Stewart Purvis, ex-ITN Chief, on impartiality, Lisa Nandy's intervention and 'nipple-gate'

Season 10 Episode 5

Stewart Purvis is the former Editor in Chief and Chief Executive of ITN and a former content regulator at Ofcom. We discuss Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy’s intervention in the debate on GB News, issue…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mark Damazer, former BBC Trustee, on the BBC’s international audio strategy and its future

Season 10 Episode 4

Mark Damazer is a former controller of Radio 4, Deputy Director of BBC News, BBC trustee, writer, commentator, and chair of the Booker Prizes. We spoke to him about the BBC’s plans for its internatio…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Robin Aitken, former BBC journalist on Impartiality, Internal Culture, and Trust in the BBC

Season 10 Episode 3

Robin Aitken is a former BBC journalist, author, and contributor to The Daily Telegraph. In this episode, he discusses his chapter in the book "The BBC: After the licence fee?"

We discuss the BBC’s in…

Published on 2 months ago