The Media Show

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.

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Laura Kuenssberg, SNP embezzlement story, Rafa documentary, 60 Minutes
Laura Kuenssberg on her exclusive interview with Nicola Sturgeon
03 Jun 2026,42 mins
Lord Grade, Media access to local councils, Vincent Bolloré profile, Reporting on the heatwave
Ex-Channel 4 and Ofcom boss Michael Grade joins Katie in the studio
27 May 2026,42 mins
The new BBC Director General Matt Brittin, MAFS under investigation & Richard Madeley goes inside El Salvadore's CECOT mega jail
Matt Brittin on day three at the BBC, MAFS and Richard Madeley inside a mega jail.
20 May 2026,42 mins
Munya Chawawa; journalists and access to prisoners in jail; Family influencers and the boundaries of parenting online.
Munya Chawawa on the smackdown world of wrestling and President Trump's media strategy.
13 May 2026,42 mins
AI judging journalists, the BBC’s “Wrong Guy”, Saudi Arabia's media strategy, covering climate change
This is a programme about the revolution in media.
06 May 2026,42 mins
King Charles's US visit, attacks on journalists, I'm a Celeb editing row
This is the programme about a revolution in media.
29 Apr 2026,42 mins
The future of teleshopping, Hungary's media post Orban defeat, Danny Robins from Uncanny, Mandelson vetting row scoop
Future of teleshopping, Hungary's media post Orban defeat, Danny Robins from Uncanny.
22 Apr 2026,41 mins
BBC job cuts, Journalist detained in Kuwait, HBO Max enters UK streamer market, Reporting the Artemis II launch
BBC job cuts, journalist detained in Kuwait, HBO Max enters UK streamer market.
15 Apr 2026,42 mins
Ronan Farrow on investigating OpenAI and Sam Altman, Misha Glenny, Bel Trew & Madhumita Murgia
Ronan Farrow on investigating OpenAI & Sam Altman, Misha Glenny, Bel Trew & Madhu Murgia.
08 Apr 2026,42 mins
Scott Mills' exit & Tim Davie's final week at the BBC, AI-assisted journalism, new UK research project on teens & social media
New details prompt scrutiny of how the BBC responded to concerns about Scott Mills.
01 Apr 2026,42 mins
Matt Brittin profile, How to cold call a president, The Policing and Media Charter, Jamie Bartlett
Who is the BBC’s new director general?
25 Mar 2026,42 mins
Bonus interview Lisa Nandy MP Culture Secretary
Ros Atkins talks to Lisa Nandy MP Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport
19 Mar 2026,33 mins
Lisa Nandy on saving local news and the future of the BBC, reporting from inside Iran & behind the scenes at the Oscars
Lisa Nandy interview, reporting from inside Iran and behind the scenes at the Oscars
18 Mar 2026,42 mins
The people shaping American media including Mehdi Hasan, Jeffrey Goldberg, Sarah Smith and Johnny Harris
Ros Atkins in Washington DC to meet the people shaping American media.
11 Mar 2026,42 mins
Media coverage of Middle East conflict, Green Party’s by-election victory chances "missed" by journalists? Nonagenarian podcast
Media reporting of the Middle East conflict, Green Party victory "missed" by journalists?
04 Mar 2026,42 mins
Baftas fallout , Reporting on the Ukraine War four years on, the power of photography to capture the essence of a story
Baftas controversy, Ukraine War anniversary & the power of photography to capture a story.
25 Feb 2026,42 mins
MTV’s legacy, the new Lucy Letby documentary on Netflix and the traditional ad agency in crisis.
MTV’s pop‑culture revolution, true crime boom, winners and losers in the ad industry.
18 Feb 2026,42 mins
Revelations about the Murdoch dynasty in new book, Reporting on the Starmer crisis, Washington Post cuts, Ofcom under scrutiny
The Murdochs, reporting on Starmer crisis, Washington Post cuts, Ofcom under scrutiny.
11 Feb 2026,41 mins
Tina Brown on the latest Epstein files, the boundaries of behind-the-scenes access in sport, reporting on a rocket launch
The Epstein files, cameras in sport, and why covering space launches is so unpredictable.
04 Feb 2026,37 mins
Viral videos shaping reporting in Minnesota, Radio 1’s Christmas Presenter Takeover, Algorithm Transparency and Skyscraper Live
ICE protest coverage, Radio 1’s DJ try outs, algorithms and Netflix’s Skyscraper Live.
28 Jan 2026,42 mins
Greenland coverage, Australia’s social media ban, Brand Beckham
How are Danish and American journalists covering the Trump-Greenland story?
21 Jan 2026,42 mins
Grok AI, Media coverage of the Iran protests, Hamnet film producer Liza Marshall and inside prison radio
BBC coverage of Iran’s protests, Grok AI controversy, prison radio, Hamnet film producer.
14 Jan 2026,42 mins
US raid on Venezuela & what it says about military-media relations, Actors & AI, Influencers at Westminster & the lobby system
Venezuela raid and military-media relations; actors and AI; influencers at Westminster.
07 Jan 2026,42 mins
How to Make a Hit TV Show
TV’s top format-makers reveal what works, and what doesn't, in unscripted TV.
31 Dec 2025,42 mins
Jeremy Vine’s legal battle, Bondi Beach attack coverage, , BBC charter renewal pressures, Trump’s $5bn lawsuit and microdramas
Jeremy Vine, Bondi Beach attack, Trump BBC law suit and licence fee renewal, microdramas.
17 Dec 2025,42 mins
The battle for Warner Bros, Eurovision controversy latest over Israel participation, festive TV battles and Meta’s pivot to AI.
Hollywood shakeups, Eurovision controversy, festive TV battles and Meta’s pivot to AI.
10 Dec 2025,42 mins
Ian Hislop, Gary Lineker's new podcast deal with Netflix, YouTubers filming drug and alcohol use in Manchester, football piracy
Ian Hislop, football piracy, Gary Lineker’s new Netflix podcast deal, YouTube journalists
03 Dec 2025,42 mins
The Reith Lecture row, Telegraph sale & CNN documentary MisinfoNation: White Genocide
Reith Lecture row, Telegraph sale and CNN documentary MisinfoNation: White Genocide
26 Nov 2025,42 mins
Manager of YouTube's Sidemen Jordan Schwarzenberger, BBC crisis latest, Ed Sheeran Netflix producer Ben Winston
BBC Crisis latest, Ed Sheeran documentary producer Ben Winston.
19 Nov 2025,42 mins
How do we fix the BBC?
Two resignations and a billion-dollar lawsuit - the BBC in crisis.
12 Nov 2025,42 mins