The Media Show Episodes Episode guide
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Investigating Andrew Tate
How VICE World News joined the inner circle of the world's most controversial influencer.
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What the Culture Minister Really Thinks
Michelle Donelan on Channel 4, Prince Harry and why the Parthenon marbles are staying put.
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Staying loyal to The Traitors
How a new reality format conquered TV.
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The Magic of Natural History
Revealing the secrets of wildlife TV shows with some of the best producers in the business
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Inside the mind of Elon Musk
Understanding the chaos at Twitter and why it matters to the rest of us.
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Read All About It... in America?
British tabloids including the Mirror and Express plot US launch.
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My plan for ITV
Kevin Lygo on the launch of ITV's new streaming service.
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China's journalism crackdown
The challenge of reporting the protests sweeping the country.
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Gary Lineker: 'We were sportswashed'
Football presenter says BBC should speak out on human rights abuses by World Cup hosts.
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Does the media report climate protests responsibly?
How direct action stunts grab headlines over coverage of Cop27.
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Qatar: a World Cup size failure of sports journalism?
Jürgen Klopp says media 'should have sent a message' about Qatar's unsuitability years ago
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Elon Frees the Bird
Does it matter that the world’s richest man now owns Twitter?
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The BBC: Another 100 years?
Looking back at the creation of the BBC, and forward to its future.
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Egged on by the Press?
The role played by right-wing newspapers in Truss' mini-budget.
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Interviewing Zelensky
John Simpson on the risk of picking a side when covering Ukraine.
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How to Run a Movie Studio (and take Tom Cruise to space)
Universal’s Donna Langley on life as one of Hollywood's most powerful women.
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Telling the tale of market turmoil
What the media does when currencies crash.
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The media mourns a monarch
Amid the pageantry, was there room for journalism?
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The death of the Queen
The challenge for broadcasters to report a moment in history.
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Microsoft v The Regulator
Microsoft are trying to pull off the deal of the year, but UK regulators have questions.
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Podcasting the News
How Jon Sopel and Emily Maitlis swapped the BBC for Global.
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Reporting from Ukraine - six months on
Six months on from the invasion of Ukraine, what have we learned from journalists?
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Have soaps run their course?
Do soaps still matter in a world of structured reality, streaming and social media?
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Covering strikes: Whatever happened to the Industrial Correspondents?
How well does today's news media report on industrial disputes?
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It's... another true crime show!
How the public appetite for true crime has created an unending production boom
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Into the Metaverse
The sci-fi concept that's becoming reality.
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Inside the Tory TV showdowns
The negotiating, the cajoling and the hard graft that gets TV leadership debates on air.
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The Race for the Tory Crown
Reporting an election campaign that most of the public doesn’t have a say in.
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How Boris Johnson lost the press
As ministers resign, support for the Prime Minister from his media allies drains away
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The Return of 'Q'
Leader of the QAnon conspiracy theory appears to be back online.