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🎙️New episode. Author Andy Webb (“Dianarama: The Betrayal of Princess Diana”) discusses his investigation into the BBC Panorama interview, Martin Bashir’s controversial methods, and how BBC actions may have shaped Princess Diana’s fate.
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#PrincessDiana #BBC #Dianarama
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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“‘It invites corruption.’ Richard Ayre, former BBC executive, raises serious concerns about political influence over BBC appointments and what this means for public trust and governance.
Full conversation on our latest podcast episode: podfollow.com/beebwatch
#BBC #Governance #PublicTrust
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🎙️ New episode: Patrick Younge, former BBC Chief Creative Officer & ITV Studios board member, discusses BBC Panorama bias allegations, the impact of media consolidation, charter reform, & what’s next for PSB in his British Broadcasting Challenge report.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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MattFrei of @channel4news.bsky.social talks about his The Media Society @rtsmedia.bsky.social Steve Hewlett Lecture:

🇺🇸 The state of US democracy — whether it could happen here
📺 BBC’s Gaza coverage
📰 The future of traditional news
💬 GB News, Trump & media polarisation

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October 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Ofcom keeps the rules the same — but the game has changed
Prof @stephencushion.bsky.social on Ofcom’s decision & what it means for impartial broadcasting. Are we heading for more opinion-led TV and radio?
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#Ofcom #BBC #Impartiality #Media #BeebWatchPodcast
October 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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The BBC World Service reaches more than 300 million people — but should it be funded from the Defence budget? 🎙️
Mary Hockaday, fmr BBC World Service Controller discusses its future & what’s at stake for global journalism, soft power, & editorial independence.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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🎙️ New episode out now!
My guest is Stewart Purvis — former Editor-in-Chief & Chief Exec of ITN, and once a regulator at Ofcom.

We discuss:

Lisa Nandy vs GB News

Impartiality in broadcasting

ITV at 70

Stewart’s career highs (and a “nipple-gate” low!)

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October 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Is the BBC’s recent ‘song and dance’ over its international audio changes really worth it? Former BBC Trustee Mark Damazer shares his doubts about the payoff.
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#BBC #podcast #media
September 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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New Beeb Watch episode is out! 🎧

Robin Aitken — former BBC journalist & Telegraph contributor — joins us to discuss his chapter in The BBC: After the Licence Fee?

We cover impartiality, Brexit, religion & audience trust.

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September 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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🚨New report finds UK media often misleads on immigration & the ECHR.
From the bogus “chicken nuggets” deportation story to judges labelled “enemies of the people,” coverage creates a toxic “data fog.”
We ask co-author Prof. @alicedonald.bsky.social can PSBs cut through the pollution? 🎙️
September 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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🚨 New Beeb Watch series
📚 Prof. John Wyver @illuminations.bsky.social discusses the campaign to protect access to the BBC Written Archive Centre & wider challenges facing the arts at the BBC.
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#Archives #PublicServiceBroadcasting #BBC
September 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Prof Cathy Johnson's report on "Behind the Screen" with @ibtrust.bsky.social @campaignforthearts.org @universityofleeds.bsky.social & Sandford St. Martin exposes how algorithms are destroying genre diversity, civic content, & the social purpose of broadcasting.
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July 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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🎙️ BBC Governance, Not Government Interference.
Richard Ayre joins us to unpack:

🎥 Gaza documentary scandal
👨‍🍳 MasterChef presenter exits
📞 Culture Secretary & Ofcom pressure
🕵️‍♂️ Editorial oversight challenges
📊 The BBC’s annual report

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#BBC #BeebWatch #PublicBroadcasting
July 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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🎙️ New episode: Marcus Ryder, CEO of the Film and TV Charity, on the Greg Wallace controversy & the culture crisis in UK film & TV.
➡️ 50+ new complaints
➡️ 41% say they’ve faced bullying or harassment
➡️ Why so few feel safe to speak up
➡️ How the industry can change
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July 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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🎙 @miqdaad.bsky.social joins us to unpack “BBC on Gaza-Israel: one story, double standards” — a major report by @muslimcouncil.bsky.social
"We want to engage positively and constructively. I'm not here to just attack the BBC."

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June 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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🇳🇱“If you think that’s fair broadcasting, I’m a Dutchman.”

🎙️ Iain Dale on his latest book on Thatcher, the BBC, and public service broadcasting—plus the time he refused to go on Newsnight

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#IainDale #Thatcher #BBC #Newsnight #Broadcasting #Podcast
June 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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“The BBC’s coverage actually is quite timid… there’s a kind of ‘Don’t go there.’”

Veteran journalist John Ware critiques the BBC’s reporting on Gaza and Israel — & calls for more original journalism.

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🎙️ #BBC #Gaza #Journalism #JohnWare
June 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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“Somewhere near a third of homes are purely internet TV households.”

On the latest Beeb Watch podcast, Jonathan Thompson (CEO of Everyone TV) discusses Freely, Smart TVs, & the future of free UK TV.

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#Freely #EveryoneTV #Streaming #UKMedia #Broadcasting
May 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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“The bigger risk actually is if the current governance system is maintained."
@tommills.bsky.social Dr Tom Mills lays out what mutualising the BBC could really mean—and why it might protect journalism like Jeremy Bowen’s.
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#BBC #MediaReform
May 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Patrick Spence on why the kind of drama that won a BAFTA might now be impossible to make:

“If I was offered Mr. Bates vs The Post Office now… I would not take it on.”

What’s going wrong in British TV & what needs to change.

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#BritishDrama #PublicServiceMedia
May 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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🎙️ Rozina Breen, CEO, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism & ex BBC News exec on #truthtellers, Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism summit, the Trump-era chill on journalism, the role of local news, & why fact-based reporting still matters. Listen: podfollow.com/beebwatch
#JournalismMatters
May 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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🎙️Jonathan Dimbleby on Beeb Watch podcast:
- Why "We ended up mutually agreeing that I wouldn't speak at this occasion.”
- Myths of WWII
- Populism & democracy's fragility
- The future of public service broadcasting
- The decline of the long-form interview
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April 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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🎙️My first post here! Follow me for updates on Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch podcast — a passionate but critical friend of public service broadcasting. 🎙️ 8 series, 100+ episodes. This week: Nick Kent & his powerful BBC Two doc🎬 The "Road to Auschwitz" & the importance of BBC 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch
April 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM