Podcast Episodes

The Media Show: Online rumours and real-world consequences

In parts of the UK, violent protests broke out after the fatal stabbing of three young girls in the English town of Southport – rumours had spread th…

2 years, 1 month ago

Big Tech – too big to hide from?

We find out how Big Tech companies may know more about you - than you do.

Host Claire Graham talks to the BBC's cyber correspondent for the BBC World …

2 years, 1 month ago

The Media Show: Who will inherit the Murdoch empire?

News emerged last week that Rupert Murdoch is attempting to change his family’s legal trust to preserve the editorial stance of his media outlets aft…

2 years, 1 month ago

The global arms trade

Which countries supply weapons and which countries buy them? We learn how uncertainty, tension and conflict are leading to increasing military spend…

2 years, 1 month ago

The Media Show: Can memes win the US election?

Do memes hold the key to the White House? Supporters of Kamala Harris hope so. Already online communities have sprung up to boost her campaign and th…

2 years, 1 month ago

Why is the Gulf Stream and AMOC so important to our climate?

Complex ocean currents keep Europe warm and bring rain to Africa, but could they come to an end?

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC…

2 years, 1 month ago

The Media Show: Reporting from the scene of the Trump shooting

The Media Show hears from journalists who were witness to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Gary O'Donoghue was reporting live on the BBC …

2 years, 1 month ago

What makes a good peace mediator?

Brokering peace between warring nations, how does it work and what causes failure? We look at Qatar’s role in the Middle East and at insight gained f…

2 years, 1 month ago

The Media Show: The war reporter who stopped to help

Oz Katerji was reporting from outside the children’s hospital in Kyiv that was hit after Russia launched a wave of missiles on Ukraine earlier this w…

2 years, 1 month ago

The Media Show: Reporting Biden’s Health

In the aftermath of his halting debate performance, the editorial boards of some major US newspapers have called on Joe Biden to withdraw from the pr…

2 years, 2 months ago