The Media Show

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The Media Show
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  • The Media Show

    The new BBC Director General Matt Brittin, MAFS under investigation & Richard Madeley goes inside El Salvadore's CECOT mega jail

    2026/05/20 | 42 mins.
    The BBC’s new Director General Matt Brittin joins Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins live on his third day in the job.
    We examine serious allegations revealed by BBC Panorama that have led to Married At First Sight being pulled with BBC Culture Correspondent Noor Nanji. Richard Madeley on his new documentary inside El Salvador’s mega jail CECOT and there'll be analysis from the Sunday Times Media Editor Rosamund Urwin throughout.
    Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
    Content Producer: Lucy Wei.
  • The Media Show

    Munya Chawawa; journalists and access to prisoners in jail; Family influencers and the boundaries of parenting online.

    2026/05/13 | 42 mins.
    Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins are joined by comedian and filmmaker Munya Chawawa to discuss satire and his new documentary Wrestling with Trump.
    They examine the limits on journalists’ access to prisoners with Emily Bolton from Objection and Guardian writer Simon Hattenstone.
    What are the boundaries for parents in the booming world of family influencers with author Fortesa Latifi and Jasmine McInnes aka @winging_mamahood.
    And Spectator political correspondent Noa Hoffman on whether the media is driving political chaos at Westminster or simply reporting on the unfolding events.
    Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
  • The Media Show

    AI judging journalists, the BBC’s “Wrong Guy”, Saudi Arabia's media strategy, covering climate change

    2026/05/06 | 42 mins.
    This is a programme about the revolution in media.
  • The Media Show

    King Charles's US visit, attacks on journalists, I'm a Celeb editing row

    2026/04/29 | 42 mins.
    Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall on some of the week’s biggest media stories:
    As King Charles III visits the United States, we ask how the media is covering the event on both sides of the Atlantic. We also examine attacks on journalists around the world following the killing of a Lebanese reporter in an Israeli air strike. A row over I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! raises questions about how reality television is edited. Plus, as a new series of Virgin Island begins on Channel 4, we speak to one of the people behind the format.
    Guests: Sean Coughlan, Royal Correspondent, BBC News; Jack Blanchard, managing editor, POLITICO; Christina Lamb, chief foreign correspondent, The Sunday Times; Lauren Morris, Culture News Editor, The Independent; Donald Clarke, edit producer in reality television; Rob Davis, executive producer and co-owner of Double Act.
    Producer: Dan Hardoon
  • The Media Show

    The future of teleshopping, Hungary's media post Orban defeat, Danny Robins from Uncanny, Mandelson vetting row scoop

    2026/04/22 | 41 mins.
    Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall on some of the week's biggest media stories:
    QVC is restructuring its business in the US while remaining popular in the UK, with analysis from Katie Linsell, UK retail reporter at Bloomberg News, alongside Rob Locke, presenter for ITV’s ShopOnTV, and consumer expert Kate Hardcastle, author of The Science of Shopping.
    We also examine the Guardian investigation into the vetting of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK Ambassador to Washington, with Paul Lewis, Head of Investigations at the Guardian, discussing national security, leaks and public trust.
    AsHungary elects a new prime minister after sixteen years of Viktor Orbán, we ask what the change could mean for press freedom, with Professor Amrit Singh of NYU School of Law and Hungarian political journalist Iván Nagy.
    Plus, Danny Robins, creator of Uncanny, joins us live to talk about turning a Radio 4 podcast into a television series, live stage show and fan phenomenon.
    Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
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Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
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