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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 progra…
11 months 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 st…
11 months, 2 weeks 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 presentin…
11 months, 2 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, discu…
11 months, 3 weeks 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,…
1 year 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 Na…
1 year 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 spo…
1 year 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 B…
1 year ago
Dr Alice Donald: Media Myths, Chicken Nuggets, and the ECHR
Season 10 Episode 2
Dr. Alice Donald, Professor of Human Rights Law at Middlesex University, is one of the author's of a report that was recently published this week fro…
1 year, 1 month ago
Prof John Wyver, on the campaign for access to the BBC Written Archives
Season 10 Episode 1
Professor John Wyver, Professor of Arts on Screen at the University of Westminster, joins us to discuss his involvement in the recent campaign opposi…
1 year, 1 month ago