The Media Show
Society

The Media Show

by BBC Radio 4

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

100 episodes
EN language
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1
Lisa Nandy on saving local news and the future of the BBC, reporting from inside Iran & behind the scenes at the Oscars
42:43 Mar 18, 2026
2
The people shaping American media including Mehdi Hasan, Jeffrey Goldberg, Sarah Smith and Johnny Harris
42:32 Mar 11, 2026
3
Media coverage of Middle East conflict, Green Party’s by-election victory chances "missed" by journalists? Nonagenarian podcast
42:51 Mar 4, 2026
4
Baftas fallout , Reporting on the Ukraine War four years on, the power of photography to capture the essence of a story
42:57 Feb 25, 2026
5
MTV’s legacy, the new Lucy Letby documentary on Netflix and the traditional ad agency in crisis.
42:34 Feb 18, 2026
6
Revelations about the Murdoch dynasty in new book, Reporting on the Starmer crisis, Washington Post cuts, Ofcom under scrutiny
41:37 Feb 12, 2026
7
Tina Brown on the latest Epstein files, the boundaries of behind-the-scenes access in sport, reporting on a rocket launch
37:52 Feb 5, 2026
8
Viral videos shaping reporting in Minnesota, Radio 1’s Christmas Presenter Takeover, Algorithm Transparency and Skyscraper Live
42:45 Jan 28, 2026
9
Greenland coverage, Australia’s social media ban, Brand Beckham
42:56 Jan 21, 2026
10
Grok AI, Media coverage of the Iran protests, Hamnet film producer Liza Marshall and inside prison radio
42:37 Jan 14, 2026
11
US raid on Venezuela & what it says about military-media relations, Actors & AI, Influencers at Westminster & the lobby system
42:48 Jan 7, 2026
12
How to Make a Hit TV Show
42:51 Dec 31, 2025
13
Jeremy Vine’s legal battle, Bondi Beach attack coverage, , BBC charter renewal pressures, Trump’s $5bn lawsuit and microdramas
42:48 Dec 17, 2025
14
The battle for Warner Bros, Eurovision controversy latest over Israel participation, festive TV battles and Meta’s pivot to AI.
42:46 Dec 10, 2025
15
Ian Hislop, Gary Lineker's new podcast deal with Netflix, YouTubers filming drug and alcohol use in Manchester, football piracy
42:39 Dec 3, 2025
16
The Reith Lecture row, Telegraph sale & CNN documentary MisinfoNation: White Genocide
42:53 Nov 26, 2025
17
Manager of YouTube's Sidemen Jordan Schwarzenberger, BBC crisis latest, Ed Sheeran Netflix producer Ben Winston
42:48 Nov 19, 2025
18
How do we fix the BBC?
42:43 Nov 12, 2025
19
Mishal Husain, Andy Wilman and the Traitors Finale
42:39 Nov 5, 2025
20
Play for Today relaunch, diversity in advertising, streaming consolidation, Bettany Hughes and Treasures of the World
42:52 Oct 29, 2025
21
Reporting on the Prince Andrew scandal, 'slow journalism' and how AI is influencing how we consume news
42:35 Oct 22, 2025
22
Reporting the Gaza ceasefire, Bari Weiss profile, Today in Parliament
42:16 Oct 15, 2025
23
Steve Rosenberg, Zanny Minton Beddoes, new Victoria Beckham documentary and the ethics of secret filming
43:24 Oct 8, 2025
24
TV rights and the Boat Race, conspiracy theories in the media ecosystem, Larry Ellison, Newspaper legal challenge to Reform UK
42:43 Oct 1, 2025
25
Reporting on migrant hotels, Jimmy Kimmel's return, The Hack
43:01 Sep 24, 2025
26
Guto Harri, James O Brien, Isabel Oakeshott on the Unite the Kingdom rally and the Charlie Kirk Shooting, Tim Davie
42:39 Sep 17, 2025
27
Super Mario is 40, Russia Whatsapp ban, Murdoch succession, The media v The Judiciary?
43:06 Sep 10, 2025
28
Reform UK media strategy, French Bloquons Tout protestors, new Vogue editor & the British journalist who interviewed Hitler.
42:55 Sep 3, 2025
29
Noel Clarke libel case, AI articles, filming wildlife
42:50 Aug 27, 2025
30
Trading off the news, Edinburgh TV Festival, how the global media covered White House peace talks
42:40 Aug 20, 2025
31
Journalists in Gaza, AI Avatar, Housing Journalism, True Crime
42:53 Aug 13, 2025
32
Return of MasterChef, No. 10's TikTok Strategy, Bluey on YouTube, Investigating Tesla
42:44 Aug 6, 2025
33
Christiane Amanpour, Dead Internet Theory, Food journalism
42:31 Jul 30, 2025
34
YouTube media coverage of Epping migrant hotel protests, Catholic influencers, Claims journalists in Gaza face starvation
42:55 Jul 23, 2025
35
Afghan data breach superinjunction, Future of the BBC, Tour de France
42:48 Jul 16, 2025
36
Gregg Wallace, The Salt Path, Oasis reunion tour, migrant small boats media coverage
42:51 Jul 9, 2025
37
Broadcasting Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, Tim Franks, F1’s media strategy
42:53 Jul 2, 2025
38
Jimmy Lai - media tycoon and political prisoner, the new Wargame podcast, Tattle Life gossip website
43:10 Jun 25, 2025
39
Reporting on the Israel Iran conflict, influencers on the radio, Reddit at 20, Grenfell Uncovered documentary
42:46 Jun 18, 2025
40
Sir Martin Sorrell on AI & Advertising, Dan Snow History Hit, the ethics of working with a convicted criminal to tell a story
42:58 Jun 11, 2025
41
Reporting from the Hajj at Mecca, Katherine Maher from National Public Radio in America takes on President Trump's funding cuts
42:41 Jun 4, 2025
42
Daytime TV crisis? Police media strategy shift after car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool FC parade, Simon Reeve
42:53 May 29, 2025
43
Gary Lineker fallout
42:09 May 21, 2025
44
The weather influencers taking social media by storm, Sir Peter Bazalgette, reporting the mushroom murder trial in Australia
42:38 May 14, 2025
45
Self-professed media diva Tina Brown and Chris Best, cofounder of the publishing platform Substack
43:21 May 7, 2025
46
Piers Morgan, the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on sex and gender for the media
43:18 Apr 30, 2025
47
Pentagon leaks, reporting on the death of the Pope, Genius Game
42:42 Apr 23, 2025
48
Reporting on the British Steel crisis, should we 'ditch' intellectual property law? and Saturday Night Live for Britain?
57:36 Apr 16, 2025
49
IPL cricket , the end of The Lady magazine, Tech bro profile Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, impact of tariffs on TV and the streamers
57:26 Apr 9, 2025
50
Impact of Adolescence drama, Nintendo Switch 2 launch, The Young Turks
57:26 Apr 2, 2025
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