Jamie Medhurst 📺📻🎞✝
@jimbomed.bsky.social
Professor of Film and Media, Aberystwyth University | Broadcasting history, media policy and regulation, documentary film history | Dad | Arweinydd Addoliad @eglwysfair.bsky.social
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Delighted to be presenting alongside international colleagues in the MeCCSA Policy Network "Future of Public Service Media" series. The event is apparently sold out.
MeCCSA Policy Network Roundtable 1:Funding & governing public service media
MeCCSA Policy Network + IAPMR on the future of Public Service Media
Winter 2025 Roundtable 1: learning from international examples
www.eventbrite.ie
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Delighted to be presenting alongside international colleagues in the MeCCSA Policy Network "Future of Public Service Media" series. The event is apparently sold out.
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"For a century, the BBC has been our classroom, our concert hall, our stage, our storyteller and our window on the world. Politicians need reminding: its much more than a news channel."
Defending our national treasure: the voice of the nation
Politicians see the BBC through the lens of TV news, but those who want to undermine it threaten a central plank of our national culture
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"For a century, the BBC has been our classroom, our concert hall, our stage, our storyteller and our window on the world. Politicians need reminding: its much more than a news channel."
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TG4, BBC Northern Ireland and S4C have announced a milestone co-commission of the first ever animated Christmas movie, created through a tri-nation co-production
S4C, TG4, and BBC NI unveil first ever co-commissioned animated Christmas movie
TG4, BBC Northern Ireland and S4C have announced a milestone co-commission of the first ever animated Christmas movie, created through a tri-nation co-production. Supported by Northern Ireland Screen’...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
TG4, BBC Northern Ireland and S4C have announced a milestone co-commission of the first ever animated Christmas movie, created through a tri-nation co-production
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Today marks World #Television Day! 📺
Discover more about the struggles and successes of #Welsh broadcasting in 'A History of Independent Television in #Wales' by @jimbomed.bsky.social and 'Broadcasting for Wales' by Elain Price.
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/history...
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/broadca...
Discover more about the struggles and successes of #Welsh broadcasting in 'A History of Independent Television in #Wales' by @jimbomed.bsky.social and 'Broadcasting for Wales' by Elain Price.
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/history...
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/broadca...
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today marks World #Television Day! 📺
Discover more about the struggles and successes of #Welsh broadcasting in 'A History of Independent Television in #Wales' by @jimbomed.bsky.social and 'Broadcasting for Wales' by Elain Price.
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/history...
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/broadca...
Discover more about the struggles and successes of #Welsh broadcasting in 'A History of Independent Television in #Wales' by @jimbomed.bsky.social and 'Broadcasting for Wales' by Elain Price.
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/history...
📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/broadca...
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Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
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No one should have to face such threats.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
No one should have to face such threats.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
It would’ve been nice if Greene had realized this before she amplified and endorsed calls for executing Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama.
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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Important contribution from Lewis Goodall, who describes in devastating detail his own personal experiences - and suggests Robbie Gibb and David Grossman should be removed from their current posts.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Important contribution from Lewis Goodall, who describes in devastating detail his own personal experiences - and suggests Robbie Gibb and David Grossman should be removed from their current posts.
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@naomialderman.bsky.social's new book: "A friend - who’s read the book - texted me yesterday to say “I see they’ve decided to burn Tim Davie at the stake today”. And so I thought it was probably the right time to put this extract on Substack." naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
the BBC and why it needs defending
even if you don't always agree with it, and sometimes it does things that you think are outright terrible
naomialderman.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
@naomialderman.bsky.social's new book: "A friend - who’s read the book - texted me yesterday to say “I see they’ve decided to burn Tim Davie at the stake today”. And so I thought it was probably the right time to put this extract on Substack." naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
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Extract from report in the Guardian on the right wing manoeuvres that have led to the resignation of the DG Tim Davie
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Extract from report in the Guardian on the right wing manoeuvres that have led to the resignation of the DG Tim Davie
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Welsh-language broadcaster S4C now supports more than 2,500 jobs across Wales, according to new independent research that highlights the channel’s growing economic impact
S4C contributed £150.3 million to the Welsh economy last year - new report
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C now supports more than 2,500 jobs across Wales, according to new independent research that highlights the channel’s growing economic impact. The figure represents an inc...
nation.cymru
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C now supports more than 2,500 jobs across Wales, according to new independent research that highlights the channel’s growing economic impact
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On this day in 1936:
The start of the BBC’s regular TV service from Alexandra Palace.
See programme archive, oral history interviews - and some amazing images from those pioneering days:
The start of the BBC’s regular TV service from Alexandra Palace.
See programme archive, oral history interviews - and some amazing images from those pioneering days:
The Birth of TV
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
On this day in 1936:
The start of the BBC’s regular TV service from Alexandra Palace.
See programme archive, oral history interviews - and some amazing images from those pioneering days:
The start of the BBC’s regular TV service from Alexandra Palace.
See programme archive, oral history interviews - and some amazing images from those pioneering days:
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Some background to Peter Watkin's extraordinary 'The War Game' ...
... as revealed through oral history interviews with senior BBC figures - including Huw Wheldon and Hugh Carleton Greene - as well as Tony Benn.
Part of the @sussex.ac.uk research project 'Connected Histories of the BBC'
... as revealed through oral history interviews with senior BBC figures - including Huw Wheldon and Hugh Carleton Greene - as well as Tony Benn.
Part of the @sussex.ac.uk research project 'Connected Histories of the BBC'
October 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Some background to Peter Watkin's extraordinary 'The War Game' ...
... as revealed through oral history interviews with senior BBC figures - including Huw Wheldon and Hugh Carleton Greene - as well as Tony Benn.
Part of the @sussex.ac.uk research project 'Connected Histories of the BBC'
... as revealed through oral history interviews with senior BBC figures - including Huw Wheldon and Hugh Carleton Greene - as well as Tony Benn.
Part of the @sussex.ac.uk research project 'Connected Histories of the BBC'
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Concerns have been expressed that Reform UK could have an in-built advantage in terms of broadcast coverage in the run-up to next May’s Senedd election ✍️Martin Shipton
Could Reform UK get more broadcast coverage than other parties in the run-up to next May's Senedd election?
Martin Shipton Concerns have been expressed that Reform UK could have an in-built advantage in terms of broadcast coverage in the run-up to next May’s Senedd election. Researchers led by Professor Ste...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Concerns have been expressed that Reform UK could have an in-built advantage in terms of broadcast coverage in the run-up to next May’s Senedd election ✍️Martin Shipton
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I'll have a new piece for the BBC coming out this weekend, when the clocks change. It's about the BBC's role as the nation's timekeeper.
In the meantime, I'm going to repost links to my four most recent pieces - starting with a brief history of TV's most influential comedy priests ...
In the meantime, I'm going to repost links to my four most recent pieces - starting with a brief history of TV's most influential comedy priests ...
Bumbling Monks and Hot Priests
A brief history of TV’s most influential comedy priests - to celebrate thirty years of the Vicar of Dibley
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I'll have a new piece for the BBC coming out this weekend, when the clocks change. It's about the BBC's role as the nation's timekeeper.
In the meantime, I'm going to repost links to my four most recent pieces - starting with a brief history of TV's most influential comedy priests ...
In the meantime, I'm going to repost links to my four most recent pieces - starting with a brief history of TV's most influential comedy priests ...
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A reminder.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A reminder.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.
Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.
Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.
Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
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And this is part of the populist right wing playbook, lie about stuff, repeatedly.
Do you know what? It IS working. It hasn't caused tailbacks, quite the opposite actually. More importantly it's saved the lives of at least a dozen kids. Reform are actually campaigning for the return of more deaths and injuries. Absolutely bonkers.
October 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And this is part of the populist right wing playbook, lie about stuff, repeatedly.
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BBC Director General Tim Davie urged the industry to “fight for public service broadcasting” but admitted the “jeopardy is high” as he closed the Wales Screen Summit 2025
‘Now is the time to fight for public service broadcasting' BBC Director General tells Wales Screen Summit
BBC Director General Tim Davie urged the industry to “fight for public service broadcasting” but admitted the “jeopardy is high” as he closed the Wales Screen Summit 2025. In a sit-down interview with...
nation.cymru
October 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
BBC Director General Tim Davie urged the industry to “fight for public service broadcasting” but admitted the “jeopardy is high” as he closed the Wales Screen Summit 2025
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Writing for @uk.theconversation.com, @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social, @maxwellmodell.bsky.social and @perkinskeighley.bsky.social outline what viewers complain to Ofcom and the BBC about most 👇
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Bob Vylan Glastonbury complaints upheld: here’s what viewers complain to Ofcom and the BBC about most
The vast majority of audience complaints are not upheld by the BBC or by Ofcom.
theconversation.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Writing for @uk.theconversation.com, @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social, @maxwellmodell.bsky.social and @perkinskeighley.bsky.social outline what viewers complain to Ofcom and the BBC about most 👇
theconversation.com/bob-vylan-gl...
theconversation.com/bob-vylan-gl...
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S4C’s chief executive called for increased visibility for Welsh content on online platforms in his opening address at the Wales Screen Summit 2025
S4C Chief Executive calls on governments and tech companies to promote ‘discoverability’ of Welsh content to protect ‘future of our culture’
S4C’s chief executive called for increased visibility for Welsh content on online platforms in his opening address at the Wales Screen Summit 2025. Geraint Evans told the premier conference for the fi...
nation.cymru
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
S4C’s chief executive called for increased visibility for Welsh content on online platforms in his opening address at the Wales Screen Summit 2025
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Reform UK are pushing immigration hard as an issue in the Caerphilly by-election.
Just for context, Caerphilly has the THE LOWEST, immigration rate of all Wales' 22 councils.
97.1% of people there were born in the UK.
Only Cardiff and Newport have move that 10% born overseas.
Just for context, Caerphilly has the THE LOWEST, immigration rate of all Wales' 22 councils.
97.1% of people there were born in the UK.
Only Cardiff and Newport have move that 10% born overseas.
September 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Reform UK are pushing immigration hard as an issue in the Caerphilly by-election.
Just for context, Caerphilly has the THE LOWEST, immigration rate of all Wales' 22 councils.
97.1% of people there were born in the UK.
Only Cardiff and Newport have move that 10% born overseas.
Just for context, Caerphilly has the THE LOWEST, immigration rate of all Wales' 22 councils.
97.1% of people there were born in the UK.
Only Cardiff and Newport have move that 10% born overseas.
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A new exhibition has opened at the National Library of Wales to mark sixty years since the flooding of the Tryweryn valley to create a reservoir for Liverpool
Art and photography exhibition marks 60 years since the drowning of Tryweryn
A new exhibition has opened at the National Library of Wales to mark sixty years since the flooding of the Tryweryn valley to create a reservoir for Liverpool. The TRYWERYN 60 exhibition brings togeth...
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September 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A new exhibition has opened at the National Library of Wales to mark sixty years since the flooding of the Tryweryn valley to create a reservoir for Liverpool
