The Media Show Podcast
Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
Episodes to download
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Have soaps run their course?
Wed 17 Aug 2022
Do soaps still matter in a world of structured reality, streaming and social media?
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Covering strikes: Whatever happened to the Industrial Correspondents?
Wed 10 Aug 2022
How well does today's news media report on industrial disputes?
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It's... another true crime show!
Wed 3 Aug 2022
How the public appetite for true crime has created an unending production boom
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Inside the Tory TV showdowns
Wed 20 Jul 2022
The negotiating, the cajoling and the hard graft that gets TV leadership debates on air.
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The Race for the Tory Crown
Wed 13 Jul 2022
Reporting an election campaign that most of the public doesn’t have a say in.
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How Boris Johnson lost the press
Wed 6 Jul 2022
As ministers resign, support for the Prime Minister from his media allies drains away
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Another Warning for the BBC
Wed 22 Jun 2022
Ofcom says the BBC 'must transform the way it serves audiences'.
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Carole Cadwalladr v Arron Banks: a victory for press freedom?
Wed 15 Jun 2022
The investigative journalist's first interview after the Leave.EU founder loses libel case
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Dan Walker and Reporting on the Royals
Wed 1 Jun 2022
A new job for a Breakfast star and the media's Jubilee coverage
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Reporting on the abuse of power
Wed 4 May 2022
The journalists who exposed Tim Westwood and wrongdoing in Westminster.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
Wed 27 Apr 2022
What could Elon Musk’s $44bn deal to buy Twitter mean for the future of the platform?
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Piers Morgan Returns
Wed 20 Apr 2022
The journalist discusses his new TV show, 'cancel culture' and the limits of free speech.
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Translating the French election
Wed 13 Apr 2022
As Macron and Le Pen go head to head, Le Monde launches an English edition.
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Ira Glass, Godfather of Sound
Wed 6 Apr 2022
The creator of This American Life and Serial on his life in radio and podcasting.
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Netflix's Hollywood Ambition
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Movie boss Scott Stuber on the Oscars, luring talent and the future of film.
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Why are Russian oligarchs only now in the press spotlight?
Wed 16 Mar 2022
The journalists investigating 'Londongrad'.
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The Information War in Ukraine
Wed 2 Mar 2022
Russia limits free media, while western journalists try to make sense of war on the ground
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The Tricky Question of Press Freedom
Wed 23 Feb 2022
British Government versus Russian Media in the Ukraine crisis
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John Witherow, Editor of The Times
Wed 16 Feb 2022
The relationship between the press and those running the country.
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How digital sleuths changed journalism
Wed 9 Feb 2022
Exposing the truth behind drone strikes and human rights abuses.
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Spotify's $100 million problem
Wed 2 Feb 2022
Joe Rogan's podcast drags the music streamer into a free speech debate.
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Face to face with the ISIS "Beatles"
Wed 26 Jan 2022
Ahead of a major US trial, ITV News' Rohit Kachroo on interviewing British ISIS fighters.
