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The Media Show

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

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Daytime TV crisis? Police media strategy shift after car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool FC parade, Simon Reeve
Change in police media strategy after a car ploughs into football fans in Liverpool?
28 May 2025,42 mins
Gary Lineker fallout
Past and present sports commentators on the departure of Gary Lineker from the BBC.
21 May 2025,42 mins
The weather influencers taking social media by storm, Sir Peter Bazalgette, reporting the mushroom murder trial in Australia
Weather influencers, Peter Bazalgette, reporting the mushroom murder trial in Australia.
14 May 2025,42 mins
Self-professed media diva Tina Brown and Chris Best, cofounder of the publishing platform Substack
Self-professed media diva Tina Brown and Chris Best, cofounder of Substack.
07 May 2025,43 mins
Piers Morgan, the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on sex and gender for the media
Piers Morgan, the implications for the media of legal rulings on biological sex.
30 Apr 2025,43 mins
Pentagon leaks, reporting on the death of the Pope, Genius Game
Pentagon leaks, reporting on the death of the Pope, Genius Game, podcast ad revenue.
23 Apr 2025,42 mins
Reporting on the British Steel crisis, should we 'ditch' intellectual property law? and Saturday Night Live for Britain?
Reporting on the British Steel crisis, and Sky brings Saturday Night Live to the UK.
16 Apr 2025,57 mins
IPL cricket , the end of The Lady magazine, Tech bro profile Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, impact of tariffs on TV and the streamers
Katie Razzall and guests discuss some of the biggest media stories of the week.
09 Apr 2025,57 mins
Impact of Adolescence drama, Nintendo Switch 2 launch, The Young Turks
Getting past our misunderstandings about boys' media consumption.
02 Apr 2025,57 mins
Peter Kosminsky, AI and publishing, Media crackdown in Turkey
The director of Wolf Hall on a TV industry in crisis.
26 Mar 2025,56 mins
Welfare reform coverage, Michael Jackson documentary, cuts to US-backed overseas media
Benefit cuts - what is Labour's media strategy?
19 Mar 2025,56 mins
New Facebook memoir, TV show Chess Masters, books to films at London Book Fair
The Facebook whistleblower on her tell-all memoir.
12 Mar 2025,56 mins
White House press access, Kursk documentary, Jeff Bezos's new rules for the Washington Post
Exploring the Amazon founder's influence on the media.
05 Mar 2025,56 mins
Mehdi Hasan, BBC Gaza doc controversy, Peter Thiel profile
The former MSNBC presenter Mehdi Hasan on the importance of opinion journalism.
26 Feb 2025,57 mins
Media diplomacy, The New Yorker at 100, Sam Altman profile
How do journalists cover diplomacy and how do diplomats use the media?
19 Feb 2025,56 mins
In the room with Trump and Musk, BBC Media Action answers its critics, what makes tech bros tick?
The evolving relationship between tech moguls and political power.
12 Feb 2025,57 mins
Future-proofing media
The heads of Channel 4, The Independent and Sky News on meeting the needs of Gen Z.
05 Feb 2025,56 mins
China's AI win, transparency in family courts, refugee life close up
What China's new AI model DeepSeek means for global security
29 Jan 2025,57 mins
Prince Harry settles, Gaza ceasefire coverage, Children’s TV
What are the implications of Prince Harry's settlement with The Sun owner?
22 Jan 2025,55 mins
Reporting the LA Fires, AI Michael Parkinson, US TikTok ban approaches
What does the coverage of the LA fires tell us about journalistic priorities today?
15 Jan 2025,56 mins
Uncovering the grooming gangs, Meta ditches fact checkers, Grand Theft Auto 6
How journalists advised grooming gang prosecutors
08 Jan 2025,57 mins
PR v journalism, Post Office drama one year on, predictions for 2025
When it Hits the Fan's David Yelland and Simon Lewis on the changing face of PR
01 Jan 2025,56 mins
CNN Syria Report, Health Misinformation, Time Person of the Year
CNN faces scrutiny for misidentifying a Syrian prisoner in a viral report.
18 Dec 2024,56 mins
Media in the new Syria, how to be an online investigator, can you copyright a vibe?
What the fall of the Assad regime means for journalism in Syria.
11 Dec 2024,56 mins
How to interview Anna Wintour, welfare on TV sets, where to start with Reddit
As its new exhibition launches, how relevant is the fashion magazine Vogue today?
04 Dec 2024,57 mins
The end-of-life influencer, Christmas adverts, Mishal Husain leaves the BBC
The role of the media in the assisted dying debate
27 Nov 2024,56 mins
Investigating abuse in the Church of England, Tyson vs Paul, NYT Games, Leaving X for Bluesky
Cathy Newman on how her journalism brought down the archbishop of Canterbury.
20 Nov 2024,57 mins
How to cover Trump now, Taskmaster creator Alex Horne and who will replace Gary Lineker?
Taskmaster creator Alex Horne on the secrets of the show's success.
13 Nov 2024,57 mins
Trump's winning media strategy, Observer sale, royal journalism
What does Trump's victory mean for journalists?
06 Nov 2024,56 mins
Ballots, bias and big tech
Ros Atkins is in Washington DC and asks what role the media is playing in the election.
30 Oct 2024,57 mins