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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Mishal Husain, Andy Wilman and the Traitors Finale
Mishal Husain, the creative force behind Top Gear Andy Wilman, and the Traitors finale.
05 Nov 2025,42 mins
Play for Today relaunch, diversity in advertising, streaming consolidation, Bettany Hughes and Treasures of the World
Nigel Havers and Anita Dobson on the relaunch of the drama series Play for Today.
29 Oct 2025,42 mins
Reporting on the Prince Andrew scandal, 'slow journalism' and how AI is influencing how we consume news
Reporting on the Prince Andrew scandal, 'slow journalism' and the impact of AI on news.
22 Oct 2025,42 mins
Reporting the Gaza ceasefire, Bari Weiss profile, Today in Parliament
Krishnan Guru-Murthy on covering the ceasefire from Tel Aviv.
15 Oct 2025,42 mins
Steve Rosenberg, Zanny Minton Beddoes, new Victoria Beckham documentary and the ethics of secret filming
Steve Rosenberg BBC Russia editor, the rise of the self-produced celebrity documentary.
08 Oct 2025,43 mins
TV rights and the Boat Race, conspiracy theories in the media ecosystem, Larry Ellison, Newspaper legal challenge to Reform UK
TV rights & the Boat Race, the routes conspiracy theories take through the media ecosystem
01 Oct 2025,42 mins
Reporting on migrant hotels, Jimmy Kimmel's return, The Hack
Journalist Sue Mitchell on her reporting on migrant hotels.
24 Sep 2025,43 mins
Guto Harri, James O Brien, Isabel Oakeshott on the Unite the Kingdom rally and the Charlie Kirk Shooting, Tim Davie
BBC leader Tim Davie, Tommy Robinson & the Unite the Kingdom rally, Charlie Kirk shooting.
17 Sep 2025,42 mins
Super Mario is 40, Russia Whatsapp ban, Murdoch succession, The media v The Judiciary?
Super Mario is 40, Russia Whatsapp ban, Murdoch succession, The media v The Judiciary?
10 Sep 2025,43 mins
Reform UK media strategy, French Bloquons Tout protestors, new Vogue editor & the British journalist who interviewed Hitler.
Reform UK media strategy, Vogue’s new editor, British journalist who interviewed Hitler.
03 Sep 2025,42 mins
Noel Clarke libel case, AI articles, filming wildlife
The Guardian's Sirin Kale discusses her reporting on Noel Clarke.
27 Aug 2025,42 mins
Trading off the news, Edinburgh TV Festival, how the global media covered White House peace talks
Trading off the news, Edinburgh TV Festival, Trump/Zelensky peace talks
20 Aug 2025,42 mins
Journalists in Gaza, AI Avatar, Housing Journalism, True Crime
4 Al Jazeera journalists are killed in an Israeli attack; we examine reporting from Gaza.
13 Aug 2025,42 mins
Return of MasterChef, No. 10's TikTok Strategy, Bluey on YouTube, Investigating Tesla
As MasterChef returns, what does the future hold for one of the BBC's biggest brands?
06 Aug 2025,42 mins
Christiane Amanpour, Dead Internet Theory, Food journalism
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour reflects on her career.
30 Jul 2025,42 mins
YouTube media coverage of Epping migrant hotel protests, Catholic influencers, Claims journalists in Gaza face starvation
Media coverage of protests at Epping migrant hotel, Vatican influencer conference & more.
23 Jul 2025,42 mins
Afghan data breach superinjunction, Future of the BBC, Tour de France
We hear from The Times's Larisa Brown on the super-injunction that silenced the media.
16 Jul 2025,42 mins
Gregg Wallace, The Salt Path, Oasis reunion tour, migrant small boats media coverage
Gregg Wallace, row over The Salt Path, Oasis tour, migrant small boats media coverage.
09 Jul 2025,42 mins
Broadcasting Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, Tim Franks, F1’s media strategy
We discuss why the BBC has decided not to broadcast a documentary on medics in Gaza.
02 Jul 2025,42 mins
Jimmy Lai - media tycoon and political prisoner, the new Wargame podcast, Tattle Life gossip website
Jimmy Lai - political prisoner latest, The Wargame Podcast, Tattle Life gossip site.
25 Jun 2025,43 mins
Reporting on the Israel Iran conflict, influencers on the radio, Reddit at 20, Grenfell Uncovered documentary
How the media are reporting the Israel Iran conflict, the new influencers on the radio.
18 Jun 2025,42 mins
Sir Martin Sorrell on AI & Advertising, Dan Snow History Hit, the ethics of working with a convicted criminal to tell a story
AI & Advertising, Historian Dan Snow, new BBC podcast on people smuggling, Radio Free Asia
11 Jun 2025,42 mins
Reporting from the Hajj at Mecca, Katherine Maher from National Public Radio in America takes on President Trump's funding cuts
Reporting on the Hajj at Mecca, Katherina Maher from National Public Radio in America.
04 Jun 2025,42 mins
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