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Roger Bolton, ex presenter of BBC Radio 4's 'Feedback'. Whether you love or loathe the BBC this is the podcast for you. [email protected]
Joined September 2022
🚨The fight to save public service broadcasting. @CathyJ0707 Prof Cathy Johnson @UniversityLeeds reveals how public service content is disappearing in her 'Behind the Screens' report with @_ibt @_CFTA @sandfordawards .🎧 #MediaFuture
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Good to see pick up from my interview with Richard Ayre, former BBC Executive. Listen to the interview in full:
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Peter Kosminsky accuses government of acting like ‘tinpot dictatorship’ in pressuring director general
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🎙️ BBC Governance, Not Government Interference.Richard Ayre ex BBC & Ofcom joins us this week to unpack:.🎥 Gaza doc scandal.👨🍳 MasterChef exits.📞 Culture Sec & Ofcom pressure.🕵️♂️ Oversight challenges.📊 =BBC’s annual report.🎧 #BBC #BeebWatch #Journalism
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RT @kaitborsay: Hello Monday @TimesRadio:. 7.05/8.05pm @McFaul @kvonhippel US arms to Ukraine🇺🇦🇺🇸.7.15pm @HelenRumbelow Constance Marten &….
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@marcusryderftvc CEO @FilmTVCharity on what the Greg Wallace controversy reveals about working culture in UK film & TV. We discuss:.➡️50 new complaints .➡️41% facing bullying/harassment .➡️Why so few speak up .➡️How the industry must change .🎧#GregWallace
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RT @janemartinson: Good column by @BeebRoger on why Tim Davie shouldn’t stand down and why we need more not less reporting from Gaza .https….
theguardian.com
The director general’s position looks perilous, but I hope he is not forced out. The institution faces many threats – it needs him, says media expert and former BBC editor Roger Bolton
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RT @IndyVoices: Despite the Bob Vylan furore, Glastonbury still belongs at the BBC | Roger Bolton (@beebroger) . 👇👇👇This story is currently….
independent.co.uk
Broadcasting the punk duo’s set, complete with un-bleeped death chants, was wrong-headed – but the festival has been one of the BBC’s ‘crown jewels’ for 30 years, and, for viewers’ sake, it deserves...
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RT @TimesRadio: “The Israeli Embassy will be delighted with this. they want to persuade everybody that any criticism of Israel is motivate….
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RT @CBCUKofficial: Why does understanding Christianity matter in media? CBC UK trustee and well known broadcaster, Roger Bolton @BeebRoger….
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🇳🇱“If you think that’s fair broadcasting, I’m a Dutchman.”.@IainDale discusses his latest book on Thatcher, public service broadcasting—and how he got Alastair Campbell dropped from Newsnight. 🎧#IainDale #Thatcher #BBC #Newsnight #Broadcasting #Podcast
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RT @RelMedCentre: Our first #RMCFestival session - Roger Bolton @BeebRoger interviewing @Channel4News presenter @CathyNewman, discussing he….
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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.🔗 Full podcast: 🎙️ #BBC #Gaza #Journalism #JohnWare
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“Somewhere near a third of homes are purely internet TV households.”. Jonathan Thompson, CEO of Everyone TV, joins Beeb Watch to talk Freely, Smart TVs, and the future of free UK TV. 🎧 #Freely #EveryoneTV #Streaming #PSB
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“The bigger risk actually is if the current governance system is maintained." .@ta_mills Dr Tom Mills lays out what mutualising the BBC could really mean—and why it might protect journalism like Jeremy Bowen’s. 🎧 Beeb Watch podcast: #BBC #MediaReform
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“If I was offered Mr. Bates vs The Post Office now… I would not take it on.”BAFTA-winning producer Patrick Spence @Patrickspence2 joins the podcast to discuss the funding crisis in British drama—& what’s at stake. 🎧 #MrBates #TVFunding #BritishDrama
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🎙️@RozieBreen— CEO of @TBIJ and ex BBC News exec — about #truthtellers summit, the Trump-era chill on journalism, the role of local news, and why fact-based reporting still matters. 🔗 Listen now: #JournalismMatters #TBIJ #BBC
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🎙️Jonathan Dimbleby @dimbleby_jd 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. 🎧 Listen:
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