"The distinctive feature of the present American administration is unfortunately heading toward the same distinctive features of those regimes that we have called authoritarian or fascist in the past". Excellent interview with @kathsstewart .🎧

"Three years to save public service media." A sobering interview with Catherine Johnson on the findings of her report "Behind the Screen" - an impressive body of research which highlights the decline of genres, disappearing from view under the dominance of the algorithm.

RT @BeebRoger: Good to see pick up from my interview with Richard Ayre, former BBC Executive. Listen to the interview in full: https://t.c….

“‘The regulator will never move quickly enough.’.Sir Martin Sorrell @S4Group on Big Tech, AI and power — on the same day OpenAI signs a deal to overhaul the UK’s public services. Timely stuff. 🎧

"Ofcom is directly accountable to ministers, and the speed with which the chief executive of Ofcom appears to jump on anti BBC bandwagon from time to time is dispiriting." Richard Ayre former BBC Trust member and Ofcom content board member doesn't pull his punches this week.

I never thought I'd hear @TheGinaMiller call for Boris' return . Another great listen:

“So what we’re having is too many people feeling uncomfortable at work, but more importantly, not feeling that they can talk about it.” Powerful interview with @marcusryderftvc @FilmTVCharity .🎧Listen to the full episode:

RT @BeebRoger: My thoughts today in the Guardian

RT @IndyVoices: Despite the Bob Vylan furore, Glastonbury still belongs at the BBC | Roger Bolton (@beebroger) . 👇👇👇This story is currently….

RT @TimesRadio: “The Israeli Embassy will be delighted with this. they want to persuade everybody that any criticism of Israel is motivate….

"I think there's a confusion of reticence with professionalism. It's not professional to gloss over things that are genuinely terrifying." Excellent interview with @MatthewdAncona .🎧

RT @BeebRoger: 🎙️ “The BBC is a public good — and that’s why we must challenge it to be better.”.@miqdaad Versi on a major new @cfmmuk @Mus….

RT @RelMedCentre: Our first #RMCFestival session - Roger Bolton @BeebRoger interviewing @Channel4News presenter @CathyNewman, discussing he….

"So, most of the BBC's reporting on this conflict has been, in my view, reactive. I don't see much original journalism coming out of this conflict." Excellent interview with veteran journalist John Ware on Beeb Watch 🎧 Listen:

RT @BeebRoger: “Somewhere near a third of homes are purely internet TV households.”. Jonathan Thompson, CEO of Everyone TV, joins Beeb Watc….

RT @y_alibhai: I got lucky. Got to be a guest on one of Peter York's erudite and funny podcasts : He's classy and t….

RT @mediareformUK: Thanks to Roger Bolton & @BeebRoger podcast for speaking to MRC Chair Tom Mills about our proposals w/ @Cmmonwealth for….

A proper look at what “mutualising the BBC” —an idea supported by Culture Secretary @lisanandy - could really mean. Timely, provocative interview with @ta_mills Dr Tom Mills co-author of the report “Our Mutual Friend: The BBC in the Digital Age”. 🎧

"I felt so personally exposed through the last years, I felt so criticised, so, so attacked, & it's all been about the focus on me, the middle aged woman, the 'Mad Cat Lady'." Fascinating & heartfelt interview: @carolecadwalla on The Observer, Big Tech, & UK media.

RT @BeebRoger: “If I was offered Mr. Bates vs The Post Office now… I would not take it on.”BAFTA-winning producer Patrick Spence @Patricksp….