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The Media Show

BBC Radio 4

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 810

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - societyAndCulture
02/01/2026
#94
🇬🇧 Great Britain - societyAndCulture
05/12/2025
#98
🇬🇧 Great Britain - societyAndCulture
14/11/2025
#85

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How do we fix the BBC?

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 • Duration 42:43

On this week’s edition of The Media Show Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins take you inside the biggest crisis to hit the BBC in decades. A Panorama edit of Donald Trump’s speech has spiralled into a leadership meltdown, culminating in the simultaneous resignation of the Director General and Head of News. The BBC Chair is under fire, the Board is divided, and the President of the United States is threatening legal action. All this as the BBC begins negotiations for a license fee renewal in a shifting media landscape. Joining the show to make sense of it all are: John Shield, former BBC communications chief, now at the advisory firm Teneo, Jamie Angus former World Service director and Today programme editor, Tim Montgomerie, journalist and cohost of Not Another One podcast, Jane Martinson, Guardian columnist and with the view from America the former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker Tina Brown.

Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Assistant Producer: Martha Owen

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Mishal Husain, Andy Wilman and the Traitors Finale

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 • Duration 42:39

Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall talk to Mishal Husain about her new Bloomberg radio show and her departure from the BBC after 26 years. Andy Wilman, the creative force behind Top Gear and Clarkson’s Farm, shares candid insights from his new book and decades of collaboration with Jeremy Clarkson. As Celebrity Traitors heads into its nail-biting finale, executive producer Mike Cotton reveals how the show became one of the year’s biggest hits. And we unpack the BBC’s latest controversy - Panorama’s editing of Donald Trump’s Capitol riot speech - and what it means for public trust in journalism.

Producer: Lisa Jenkinson

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Reform UK media strategy, French Bloquons Tout protestors, new Vogue editor & the British journalist who interviewed Hitler.

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 • Duration 42:55

The Media Show with Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins: The Nottingham Post and BBC-funded Local Democracy Reporters have been banned from speaking to Reform UK councillors. The dispute centres on a story about local government reorganisation. Nottinghamshire Live Senior Editor Natalie Fahy joins us to explain what happened, and Kitty Donaldson, Chief Political Commentator at the i paper, explores Reform UK’s broader media strategy. France is facing political upheaval as Prime Minister François Bayrou submits his government to a confidence vote. BBC Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield explains how Bayrou is using podcasts and YouTube to justify his unpopular budget cuts. Meanwhile, a new protest movement, Bloquons Touts (“Let’s block everything”), is gaining traction via Telegram. Paola Sedda, associate professor of communications at the University of Lille, joins us to discuss how the movement is using media to mobilise support. Historian Richard Evans joins us live in the studio to discuss his new book on George Ward Price, the British journalist who interviewed Hitler in the run up to WWII. We explore the ethical compromises journalists make for access, and draw modern parallels with today’s media landscape. And as Anna Wintour steps down, Vogue ushers in a new chapter with editor Chloe Malle. We look at what this means for the future of fashion journalism and the legacy Wintour leaves behind. Is this a generational shift or a strategic pivot? Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai

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Martin Lewis, Britain's most influential journalist?

Wednesday, December 13, 2023 • Duration 56:26

Martin Lewis is easily one of Britain's most influential and trusted journalists. His Money Saving Expert website ranks as one of the most-read news sites in the UK, his weekly newsletter has around 9 million subscribers, and he is a regular face on prime-time TV.

In a wide-ranging interview, Martin joins Ros Atkins to discuss his career in media, the state of British journalism, and the toll being in the public eye has had on his mental health.

He also talks about his campaign against scam ads on social media, and singles out Facebook-owner Meta for criticism, who told the BBC in October: "We're constantly working to improve our systems and encourage anyone who sees content they believe breaks our rules to report it using our in-app tools so we can investigate and take action."

Producer: Dan Hardoon

Presenter: Ros Atkins

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Investigating Lockerbie, 35 Years On

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 • Duration 28:48

How Christina Lamb pieced together for The Sunday Times reports of acts of sexual violence by Hamas during the 7 October attacks. What a new documentary about the 1988 Lockerbie bombing tells us about how journalists would now cover a major tragedy. And a new chair for the BBC is proposed by the government.

Guests: Christina Lamb, chief foreign correspondent, The Sunday Times; Daniel Thomas, global media editor, The Financial Times; John Dower, director, Lockerbie; Frank O’Donnell, former editor of The Scotsman; Eleni Courea, deputy editor, Politico London Playbook

Presenter: Katie Razzall

Producer: Simon Richardson

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BONUS Lord Grade, Ofcom Chair, in conversation with Katie Razzall

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 • Duration 23:14

Lord Grade recorded at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer conference, 29 November 2023

Regenerating the Doctor

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 • Duration 28:08

We look at the latest developments in the sale of the Telegraph Newspaper and planned cuts at BBC Newsnight. Jane Tranter, the force behind the new Doctor Who, tells us what the franchise is worth for the BBC and Katie talks to Ofcom chair Lord Michael Grade about the future of public service broadcasting.

Guests: Hannah Walsh, Principal Analyst, Ampere Analysis; Jane Tranter, Founder and CEO, Bad Wolf; Oliver Shah, Associate Editor and Leader Writer, The Sunday Times; Jane Martinson, author of You May Never See Us Again: The Barclay Dynasty; Michael Grade, Chair, Ofcom

Presenter: Katie Razzall Producer: Simon Richardson

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Inside the mind of the tech bro

Wednesday, November 22, 2023 • Duration 27:59

As Sam Altman returns to run OpenAI after his sensational firing just days earlier, why is the idea of the charismatic founder so appealing in Silicon Valley? Why are they often men? And do some tech firms now look more like cults than companies?

Guests: Walter Isaacson, who spent two years following Elon Musk for a new biography; Helen Lewis, staff writer, The Atlantic; Shona Ghosh, Deputy Executive Editor, Business Insider UK

Presenter: Katie Razzall

Producer: Simon Richardson

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Suella Braverman's high-risk media strategy

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 • Duration 28:13

It's a week since Suella Braverman published that article about the policing of protests in The Times and the repercussions are still being felt. We consider why ministers still go direct to the papers with such statements. And we explore the relationship between journalists and the military, hearing from journalists from CNN and Channel 4 who recently embedded with the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza.

Guests: Geri Scott, Senior Political correspondent, The Times; Nic Robertson, International Diplomatic Editor, CNN; Jo Tanner, Senior Director, ACPO Worldwide; Michael Crick, journalist; Tim Marshall, journalist

Presenter: Ros Atkins

Producer: Simon Richardson

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Conspiracy theories and the Israel Gaza conflict

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 • Duration 28:05

It's claimed social media videos featuring bogus "crisis actors" are being used by both sides as part of the conflict's information war. We explore the meaning of these allegations. We evaluate the implications for the media outlined in the King's Speech. And former Controller of BBC One, Peter Fincham, talks about his new podcast Have You Seen?

Guests: Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent, The Times and Sunday Times; Robert Topinka, Senior Lecturer School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication, Birkbeck, University of London; Daniel Thomas, Global Media Editor, Financial Times; Seana David, Misinformation Specialist, Reuters; Peter Fincham, Co-host, Have You Seen?

Presenter: Katie Razzall Producer: Simon Richardson

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