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Taking stock of the BBC cuts

October 21, 2026 · 43 min

This week the BBC announced more cuts as part of its drive to save £500 million, following on from a series of other budget saving measures over the last few months. Katie and Ros talk to BBC Deputy Director-General Rhodri Talfan-Davies…
Russell T Davies, and reporting on when the BBC gets it wrong

October 14, 2026 · 43 min

This week, an extended interview with the screenwriter and producer Russell T Davies. He talks to Katie and Ros about his long career in television, from early days in children's TV, to bringing back Doctor Who, to his more recent…
Reporting on the Cornell rape investigation; Woman’s Hour at 80; Anneka Rice

October 7, 2026 · 43 min

What are the challenges of reporting on the Cornell University rape investigation, and how did it emerge in student and social media? We discuss with Kathleen Bartzen Culver, Professor of Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin…
Man City verdict, Dead Internet Theory, The Art of Casting

September 30, 2026 · 43 min

Manchester City arranged "sham contracts" with a number of commercial partners as part of a scheme to disguise secret funding of more than £830m, the Premier League says. We discuss how the media was involved in reporting the story over…
Trump’s legal battle with White House press, the global media spotlight on the village of Piddington, Diana media narratives

September 23, 2026 · 43 min

The legal confrontation between Donald Trump and the White House press corps raises questions about press freedom and the limits of presidential control over media access. We talk to Ronnell Anderson Jones, University Distinguished…

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Is the right of reply under threat in the social media age?

September 16, 2026 · 43 min

The right of reply has long been a cornerstone of journalism, giving those involved in a story the chance to respond before publication. But with politicians and public figures now using social media to publish their own version first, is…
70 Up the final instalment of 7 Up, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy on the BBC & how polling informs political media strategy?

September 11, 2026 · 43 min

What does Channel 4's undercover investigation into Reform UK tell us about the relationship between polling, politics and the press? Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins hear from journalists Jake Kanter International Investigations Editor at…
Reporting the Taliban, AI's "meat proxies" and The Grand Tour returns

September 2, 2026 · 43 min

Five years after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet has returned to the country to report on life under the regime, including the secret schools educating girls despite restrictions…
YouTube and the battle for television’s future

August 26, 2026 · 43 min

As the Edinburgh TV Festival gets under way, attention is focused on YouTube's growing position in the television market. Against a backdrop of changing viewing habits and competition between broadcasters and digital platforms, questions…
Jason Arday: examining the media coverage after his death

August 19, 2026 · 43 min

The death of Cambridge academic Jason Arday has prompted intense debate about media conduct, following weeks of reporting on allegations of plagiarism and questions about aspects of his life story. Critics have accused journalists of…
Jason Arday, Investigating Football, Broadcasters Moving to YouTube

August 12, 2026 · 43 min

This programme was broadcast before the announcement of the death of Jason Arday. The resignation of Cambridge professor Jason Arday is one of the biggest stories to hit British academia in years. We speak to Times Higher Education…
Alternative Hollywood films, oral archive of local newspapers, prison radio

August 5, 2026 · 43 min

How is a new wave of film-making finding success by appealing to traditional American values? Ros Atkins speaks to Max Tani of Semafor as well as Brandon Purdie of Angel Studios and Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten of Wonder Project about how…