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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“The cuts they’re making in news, in some cases, seem random and unjustified.” What do those cuts say about the BBC’s vision for its future? @rogermosey discusses the BBC's priorities, digital ambitions and the case for public service broadcasting. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Has the BBC board failed? With more BBC job cuts announced, I talk to Dr Tom Chivers @mediareformuk.bsky.social – whose PhD examined the last BBC Charter Review about a “real moment of reckoning” for public service media. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sir John Whittingdale negotiated the last BBC Charter and later steered the Media Act 2024. On Beeb Watch he talks about this Charter review, the funding squeeze on the BBC, “trusted news” plans, GB News, billionaire-backed media and how far governments should shape PSB. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated - despite what Wikipedia says, I'm alive and kicking. New series of Beeb Watch is out now. Media expert @mattdeegan.com joins to explain why he thinks it's time to blow up the BBC to save it. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

David Cameron once offered Ann Widdecombe the ambassadorship to the Vatican. She turned it down. Just one of the stories from @iaindale.bsky.social who talks LBC, the Tories, the BBC, and his memoir 'Have I Said Too Much?' in this week's episode. 🎧 Full ep: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"Licence is a licence. The same regulations apply to the BBC, ITV, Sky... and GB News. That doesn't make them wrong." Lord Michael Grade — ex-chairman of the BBC and ITV, outgoing Ofcom chair — on whether broadcasting standards are really applied evenly. 🎧 Full episode: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"ITV have said if we don't get prominence legislation, we'll just won't renew our licence." 🎙️Prof Cathy Johnson on the Sky/ITV deal and government's new media green paper. We unpack why prominence, discoverability & amplification are now central to media policy 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch

Roger Bolton, formerly presenter of BBC Radio 4's 'Feedback' launches his very first podcast. Free from the constraints of broadcasting on the BBC, with a few more opinions and casting his net a ...

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Time to share the licence fee? Jonathan Heawood, bsky.app/profile/publ... and @impressorg.bsky.social on the rise of Manchester’s independent newsletter @manchestermill.bsky.social its Andy Burnham scoop, and what it means for the future of local journalism. 🎧 Listen: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Few people are better placed to judge the BBC’s future than Mark Damazer – ex Radio 4 Controller, Deputy Director of News & BBC Trustee. We discuss BBC cuts, “digital‑first” for radio & TV, and what Matt Brittin and PSB supporters must do next. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This week on Beeb Watch we speak to Dame Caroline Dinenage the MP chairing Parliament's inquiry into the BBC's Royal Charter Review. Plenty to discuss - funding, governance, impartiality. And there's a moment we've never had in the history of this podcast. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

“If you’re only making the case in places that you feel are friendly and supportive, you’re by your very nature just talking to a certain audience." Ex BBC Dir of Communications John Shield picked up from my Beeb Watch podcast. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06...

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This is a great conversation with Helen about the realities on the ground.

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

“About a third were experiencing what we thought were serious harms" Prof Helen Wood (@AstonUniversity ) explains what her 3 year ReCARE TV study reveals about casting, consent, working conditions and duty of care in reality TV. Latest episode of Beeb Watch here 👉 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Has the BBC been “captured”? Great conversation with @robburl.bsky.social – writer & ex BBC Editor of Live Political Programmes & Deputy Editor of Newsnight – about his UnHerd piece on the BBC, trans coverage, culture & due impartiality. 🎧 Listen: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

This week I'm joined by ex Sky News Political Editor @adamboulton.bsky.social we talk Keir Starmer’s position, multi party politics, the future of political journalism – and, in this clip, Ofcom’s handling of GB News. 👇 🎧 Full episode: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

"Freedom of expression is absolutely essential. What I don't want is a pretence of regulating for due impartiality when it's not actually happening." Former Ofcom Director of Standards Chris Banatvala on Ofcom, GB News and due impartiality. 🎧 Full episode: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

On Beeb Watch, Prof Richard Tait CBE @richardgrahamtait.bsky.social – former BBC governor, trustee & ITN Editor-in-Chief – argues for more spending on BBC News, not less, and a clear change of direction amid fake news, political pressure & shrinking resources. 🎧 Listen: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“Let’s call it what it is. Ofcom’s negligence is one of the biggest threats to the integrity of British democracy right now.” @liambyrnemp.bsky.social on Ofcom, GB News, media money & why politicians need to send a “pretty clear message” to the regulator. 🎧 Listen: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

With Lisa Nandy announcing a permanent Royal Charter for the BBC, is the charter review a real consultation – or a done deal? Prof Lee Edwards @mediareformuk.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social discusses the speech, the charter “consultation” & public accountability. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Former DG Lord Tony Hall discuss Matt Brittin’s appointment as director general, who should be in his top team, the BBC’s direction in a digital world, Ofcom and impartiality, collaboration with other PSBs, the World Service and future funding. 🎧 Listen: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

“British Muslim citizens are being thrown under the bus by politicians, by the media & the powers that be, & no one blinks an eyelid.” Rizwana Hamid, Centre for Media Monitoring @cfmmuk on their new report on how UK media covers Muslims and Islam. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

⏰ The clock is ticking. Time to respond to the Government’s consultation on the future of the BBC. I talk it through with Colin Browne of the Voice of the Listener and Viewer. 🎧https://podfollow.com/beebwatch Gov consultation: www.gov.uk/government/c....

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Is there an ‘exceptionalism’ in how UK broadcasters cover Israel compared with other crises? @rabbiromain.bsky.social Rabbi Jonathan Romain joins me to discuss media coverage of Israel, Gaza and British Jews, antisemitism, & religious literacy. 🎧 Full episode: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

What does the BBC’s YouTube deal really mean for public service children’s TV? In this week’s episode, Greg Childs from the @cmfoundation.bsky.social Children’s Media Foundation digs into algorithms, “prominence”, and why this deal matters more than it might seem. 🎧 👉 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Is the BBC right to report from Iran under the current conditions? Ex BBC World Service Director Jamie Angus reflects on deal that lets the BBC report from inside Iran & discusses his Henry Jackson Society report on funding & the future of the World Service 🎧 Listen: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Millions in the UK are already digitally excluded: 🔹 3–4 million lack affordable access 🔹 10–11 million lack basic digital skills Yet we’re talking about online‑only TV (and maybe radio) by 2034. Elizabeth Anderson, Digital Poverty Alliance explains the implications. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Which “heritage” media is consumed by 90% of the population? In the latest Beeb Watch we talk to Phil Riley radio exec about: 🎧 BBC funding, BBC Sounds & a possible “radio licence” 📺 The 2034 DTT switch‑off & what it means for radio 🏙️ BBC Local Radio & local journalism 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Has Trump just hit a turning point? I spoke to Rob Crilly (ex–Chief US Correspondent at the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail Online) about Minnesota, the media, public broadcasters under pressure – and whether US democracy is as fragile as it looks. 🎧 full episode: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Are we settling for the status quo with the Government’s Charter review—or missing an opportunity for real change? Prof Lee Edwards LSE & Media Reform Coalition dissects the green paper in this thought-provoking episode 🎧 Listen podfollow.com/beebwatch #BBC #Podcast #MediaReform #PublicService #LSE

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Sir Max Hastings takes on the right-wing press, BBC’s future, and media silence in a must-listen interview. 🎧 Listen to the full interview: podfollow.com/beebwatch #Media #PressFreedom #BBC #SirMaxHastings #Podcast

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

🎙️ New episode: Patrick Barwise (London Business School Prof, former Which? chair, co-author of "The War Against the BBC") dives into the new BBC green paper: governance, funding models, what's left out? Also, should the BBC settle with Trump? Hear his surprising take. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

What can the BBC learn from public broadcasters around the world? 🌍 Authors of the British Academy bsky.app/profile/brit... report break down the evidence from international comparisons—and what it means for the BBC’s future. Curious what works best? 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch #BBC #BritishAcademy

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Great chat with Jon Williams—Exec Director of Rory Peck Trust, former BBC & ABC News editor—about the challenges freelance journalists face, rising risks, media pressures, lawsuits in journalism, and who should be the next Director General of the BBC. 🎧 Full episode: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

A transformative moment may be approaching for UK broadcasting. Dan Thomas, Global Media Editor at the Financial Times, discusses the potential implications of a Sky/ITV deal for the BBC, Channel 4, and the wider media landscape. 🎧 Listen to the full conversation: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🎙️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. 🎧https://podfollow.com/beebwatch #PrincessDiana #BBC #Dianarama

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

10 Million homes do not have pay-TV of any kind. Another 3.6 million homes use Freeview on at least two sets where they also have pay-TV i.e. are regular users of Freeview. Source: Everyone TV, the company behind Freely, Freeview and Freesat. How would they react to Nigel Farage's plans for the BBC?

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

“‘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

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🎙️ 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. 🎧https://podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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? 🎧 Full episode podfollow.com/beebwatch #Ofcom #BBC #Impartiality #Media #BeebWatchPodcast

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Jo PRComms @joprcomms.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Been a bit behind on my listening, but caught up onlast few weeks of @beebwatch.bsky.social while batch cooking yesterday PM. There’s another one out today, shining a vital light on broadcasting. By people who love the industry, but also hold it to account. podfollow.com/beebwatch/view

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Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch

Roger Bolton, formerly presenter of BBC Radio 4's 'Feedback' launches his very first podcast. Free from the constraints of broadcasting on the BBC, with a few more opinions and casting his net a ...

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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. 🎧 Listen here: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🎙️ 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!) 🎧 Listen here: podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

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. 🎧 Hear more in our latest episode: podfollow.com/beebwatch #BBC #podcast #media

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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. Listen here 👉 podfollow.com/beebwatch

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beebwatch.bsky.social @beebwatch.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

🚨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? 🎙️

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