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Date Title & Description Contributors
2024-04-24

  Ofcom, impartiality and elections

Katie and Ros explore the place of creativity in modern media, from advertising to game show formats. They talk to the producers behind ITV’s The 1% Club and Channel 4’s Hunted. They’ll also hear about concerns over dating app Grindr’s use of user data...
  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-04-17

  What next for Channel 4?

Last week Dr Hilary Cass published her final report and recommendations to NHS England in her role as Chair of the Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people.  The Cass report recommends a new approach for clinicians. ...
  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-04-10

  How I set up Truth Social

The Executive Chairman of the Sky News Group, David Rhodes shares his plans for Sky News – and on his years as a senior TV news exec in New York.Elon Musk has predicted that AI will surpass human intelligence within a year. OpenAI and Meta have also sa...
  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-04-03

  Fear, threats and intimidation

British counter terrorism officers are investigating the stabbing last Friday of an Iranian TV host outside his home in London. Iran International presenter Pouria Zeraati was hospitalised, before being discharged and moving to a safe place under the s...
  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-03-27

  How conspiracy theories went mainstream

Last week, the Princess of Wales announced that she is undergoing treatment for cancer. It was preceded by weeks of speculation about her whereabouts that went well into conspiracy territory. How exactly did conspiracy theories move from the fringes to...
  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-03-20

  Is the clock ticking for TikTok?

As the US Congress moves to ban TikTok on national security grounds, we ask could the UK follow? Elon Musk lured former CNN journalist Don Lemon to boost X's video credentials but the pair fell out after a recent interview. We find out why. Also on the...
  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-03-13

  Is seeing still believing?

We discuss the controversial photo of the Princess of Wales and her children released by Kensington Palace on Sunday which was removed from circulation by photo agencies due to concerns it had been inappropriately edited. The story raises many question...
  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-03-08

  Pam Abdy, CEO Warner Bros Motion Picture Group

Exclusive interview with one of Hollywood's most powerful executives
  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-03-06

  Is this the end for TalkTV?

With the scandal still all over the front as well as the back pages, we explore what the Christian Horner allegations tell us about the challenges journalists face in holding sports leaders to account. TalkTV is moving to online only and GB News has be...
  BBC Radio 4 author
2024-02-28

  Reverberations of the Israel-Gaza War

With Islamophobia, antisemitism, and threats against MPs all in the news, what role has the media itself played in stoking tensions? Also in the programme, as international broadcasters sign a letter calling for access to Gaza, what impact would that h...
  BBC Radio 4 author