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FeedbackNick Robinson's interview with David Mencer. Reaction to BBC App overseasWith news of starvation in Gaza making headlines, Today presenter Nick Robinson conducted an interview with Israeli Government Spokesperson David Mencer that divided listeners and lit up our inbox. We hear what you had to say. Andrea Catherwood talks to radio futurologist James Cridland about BBC.com and the BBC app, the two platforms offered as alternatives to overseas listeners after the closure of BBC Sounds outside of the UK. Listeners from around the world give their honest reviews of the website and app as they get to grips with them. And we get some answers to...2025-07-3128 min

FeedbackTony Hawks Is Giving Nothing Away, and Radio 3 Controller Sam Jackson Part 2Comedian Tony Hawks is a lucky man - and that's why, in a recent series for Radio 4, he's been discussing how he's looking into alternatives to leaving an inheritance for his son once he's gone. Plenty of listeners got in touch with questions and comments on Tony Hawks Is Giving Nothing Away, and presenter Andrea Catherwood puts them to Tony directly. We also hear the second part of our conversation with BBC Radio 3 Controller Sam Jackson, who talks to Andrea about this year's Proms, and the part he plays in the UK's arts sector. And...2025-07-2428 min

FeedbackThe Language of Weather Forecasting, Radio 3 Controller Sam Jackson, and Women's Euro 2025 VoxBoxListeners have been turning to weather bulletins over the last few weeks to find out if the forecast is going to be full of blazing sunshine or torrential rain. But should weather forecasters reflect widespread concerns about climate change in their reports? Lead BBC Weather Presenter and Meteorologist Simon King joins Andrea Catherwood to explain. BBC Radio 3 controller Sam Jackson returns to answer more listener questions about BBC Radio's home of classical music, following a surge in listener numbers and a 'Station of Year' ARIA Gold award. And two listeners, Sion and Ella, arrive in...2025-07-1728 min

FeedbackBBC Sounds Overseas Switch Off and Lyse Doucet in IranIt's official. BBC Sounds will close to listeners overseas on 21st July. Andrea Catherwood puts your questions about the proposed alternatives to Director of BBC Sounds, Jonathan Wall. And the BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet's recent reports from Tehran struck a real chord with listeners. Lyse joins Andrea in the studio to explain the challenges of working under Iran's reporting restrictions.Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Rebecca Guthrie Assistant Producer: Liza Greig Executive Producer: David PrestA Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4 2025-07-1128 min

FeedbackRadio 4's The Patch. What's up Docs. Add to Playlist.Radio 4 has a new health and wellness offering, What's Up Docs? It's a weekly podcast helmed by twin brothers Dr Chris and Dr Xand Van Tulleken, covering everything from low testosterone to creaky knees. But has its chatty style been a hit with listeners? and how are they getting on with a podcast being transmitted as part of the Radio 4 schedule? Presenter Andrea Catherwood puts your thoughts to Rhian Roberts, Head Commissioner for Podcasts and Formats.In an unstable world, you might want to distance yourself from busy news schedules by taking a trip to somewhere else...2025-07-0428 min

FeedbackRadio 4's monthly 90-minute drama. Radio 3's new Breakfast presenter Tom McKinney. Update on BBC Sounds for listeners overseas.After the news that Radio 3 was to cancel its drama commissions, Radio 4 has come forward with an alternative - a new monthly slot for a long-form 90 minute drama. Andrea speaks to Nicola Baldwin from The Writers' Guild of Great Britain about the new entry in BBC Radio's drama programming. We also hear about this development from Alison Hindell, Radio 4's Commissioning Editor for Drama and Fiction. And continuing the theme of new additions to BBC Radio's schedules, Andrea talks to Tom McKinney, who has taken over from Petroc Trelawney on Radio 3's Breakfast programme. He's brought with...2025-04-1728 min

FeedbackRadio 4's 5.30 News Briefing. A Point of View. Add to PlaylistIt was announced months ago that the 5.30am News Briefing would be removed from Radio 4's early morning schedule due to budget constraints, but the changes didn't come into place until the beginning of last week. For some of those who include Radio 4 within their morning routines, the change has been a rude awakening. We hear your reactions to the replacement in this week's episode of Feedback.Since 2021, Add to Playlist has been taking listeners on a voyage of musical discovery through a never ending playlist, added to by the presenters and guests - and it might...2025-04-1028 min

FeedbackA Point of View. BBC Sounds overseas. Lockdown's Legacy.A Point of View has officially left the airwaves after a long run on BBC Radio 4, with Howard Jacobsen writing and presenting the final episode. Feedback announced the exclusive news on last week's programme, but it was before listeners had time to react. This week, Andrea Catherwood presents your opinions on the end of the Sunday morning single voice opinion slot.We're still getting listener questions about the changes to BBC Sounds overseas, and so this week Andrea talks to cricketer and journalist Simon Hughes about the worldwide coverage of Test Match Special.Finally, it's...2025-04-0328 min

FeedbackAnnouncement of the end of an era on Radio 4. BBC Sounds and IrelandAndrea Catherwood shares exclusive news of the end of a long-running Radio 4 programme. Frequent contributors and the programme's commissioning editor give their thoughts on the well-known brand as it nears its final episode.BBC Sounds is soon to become unavailable outside of the UK. Listeners from all over the world have been in touch to voice their disappointment about the changes, and we've heard in particular from people in the Republic of Ireland who tune into BBC Radio content from north of the border. Will the geo-blocking cause unintended political ramifications? Andrea discusses the issue with Shane...2025-03-2728 min

FeedbackInside Health, BBC Sounds, This Natural Life, The ArchersAs the news spreads about access to BBC Sounds being blocked outside the UK, we hear more of your comments on the issue. Andrea Catherwood speaks to Radio Cymru reporter Alun Thomas about what these changes will mean for Welsh speakers living abroad. A recent episode of Radio 4's Inside Health about hearing loss intrigued listeners - and then baffled those experiencing hearing loss themselves by including a section that was particularly difficult to hear.After listeners criticised a recent Archers storyline about Linda Snell fasting for Ramadan, we hear from the people who found...2025-03-2028 min

FeedbackThe Archers and Ramadan. Today's interview with Robert Jenrick. BBC Sounds overseas.Ramadan has featured prominently in The Archers in recent weeks with stalwart Lynda Snell joining the Malik family in fasting, and some listeners found the storyline unconvincing, even a bit preachy. Andrea speaks with Dr Cara Courage, co-founder of The Academic Archers.Radio 4’s Today programme interview with Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick provoked a flurry of comments on the presenter’s line of questioning. We hear your views.After Newscast, Americast and Ukrainecast, now there’s Scotcast! Andrea meets presenter Martin Geissler to find out how it’s covering Scottish news.And listener...2025-03-1328 min

FeedbackHow boarding schools shaped Britain. The meeting in the oval office. BBC Sounds.Women listeners are quick to pick up on the total absence of girls from How Boarding Schools Shaped Britain, a documentary series presented by Nicky Campbell. Executive Producer Clare Fordham explains why it focused exclusively on boys and gives an apology for not acknowledging the omission in the programme.BBC Sounds will soon only be available in the UK. The announcement has prompted many shocked overseas listeners to express how much they value this connection to home. Andrea Catherwood talks through the changes with James Cridland, Editor of Podnews.And listeners continue to react to...2025-03-0628 min

FeedbackRadio 3 controller Sam Jackson on ending the 90-minute drama. Controversial song choice on Desert Island DiscsRadio 3 is cutting its long-running drama slot, and it's something that has elicited reactions from listeners, playwrights, and actors alike. Andrea Catherwood starts the new series of Feedback by discussing the changes with station controller Sam Jackson. She also speaks to the co-chair of the Writing Guild of Great Britain, Nicola Baldwin, about what made Radio 3 drama special.Recent episodes of Desert Island Discs have been creating big reactions from listeners too - lawyer Nemone Lethbridge's choice of song 'I Wanna Go Back to Dixie' by American satirist Tom Lehrer was defended by the BBC, but was...2025-02-2728 min

FeedbackFeedback ForumAndrea Catherwood presents the programme that hears your views on BBC audio.This week, the first ever Feedback Forum brings together groups of keen listeners who enjoy all kinds of speech content. Radio 4 loyalists, together with younger listeners who don't own radios, and who get all their content "on-demand", share what they like and dislike from BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. There's a lot of enthusiasm for some of the network's long running favourites. In Our Time has been devoured by young and old listeners, who admire the 85 year old presenter, Melvyn Bragg, for his "...2025-01-0228 min

FeedbackInterview of the YearAndrea Catherwood announces the results of Feedback's Interview of The Year."It’s been a long process, beginning right back in January," says Andrea. "We've been asking you all year to tell us about exceptional interviews anywhere on BBC Radio or podcasts that have really stopped you in your tracks, made you think again about something or showed off the exceptional skill of an interviewer."From listener suggestions and comments, the Feedback team compiled a short list of ten interviews, which was then handed to a jury made up of Feedback listeners to decide on th...2024-12-2628 min

FeedbackBBC Radio Comedy, and the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcastComedy on BBC Radio 4 generates a lot of discussion in the Feedback inbox, and this year's been no different, especially after the introduction of a new raft of comedy commissions over the last twelve months. Andrea Catherwood talks to to Julia McKenzie, Commissioning Editor for Comedy and Entertainment, and Jon Holmes, comedian and creator of one of those new commissions, The Naked Week - and they respond to listener comments and critiques. And as Christmas approaches, we go behind the scenes in King's College Chapel as preparations take place for Radio 4's annual Christmas Eve broadcast of...2024-12-1928 min

FeedbackThe Reith Lectures, and more on the Archers and Short CutsAndrea Catherwood presents the programme that hears your views on BBC audio. A new series of The Reith Lectures is underway, presented by forensic psychologist Dr Gwen Adshead. She poses four questions about violence and the prison system - and so two listeners who work in prison services and have lived experience of being in prison visited our VoxBox to give their thoughts on the broadcasts. Paula Harriott, Chief Executive of the charity Unlock, and Marc Conway, CEO of Fair Justice, give their assessment on how Gwen answered her own questions.And following last week's...2024-12-1228 min

FeedbackDead Ringers, and listeners respond to BBC news cutsThis year there's been no shortage of material for the latest series of Dead Ringers. Andrea Catherwood is joined by cast member Jan Ravens and Richard Morris, Creative Director of Comedy and Entertainment for BBC Studios, and asks if it's still possible to make light of serious matters.In a previous episode of Feedback we heard from John McAndrew, Director of Programmes for BBC News, who defended the recent cuts to BBC News including the axing of HARDtalk and Radio 4's 5.30am News Briefing, among others. Following that interview, listeners have had more to say about the...2024-11-2928 min

FeedbackBBC Radio 3 Unwind, and farmers' inheritance tax.BBC Radio 3 has unveiled a new online-only stream - Unwind. It's dedicated to calming classical music and broadcasts 24/7 on BBC Sounds. For some listeners it's unlocked the mystery of a good night's sleep, but for others the playlists are more mindless than mindful. Andrea Catherwood puts your comments to Radio 3 Controller Sam Jackson.In a week where farmers shot to the top of the news agenda following changes to their inheritance tax exemptions in the 2024 Budget, Andrea talks to Dimitri Houtart - who was until recently the Executive Editor of Rural Affairs, and Rural Affairs Champion at...2024-11-2128 min

FeedbackBBC news service cuts. Johnny Marr's Great British Groups. In Our TimeAndrea Catherwood sits down with Director of BBC News Programmes John McAndrew to get answers on listeners' comments following the announcement of cuts - including the axing of long running World Service programme Hard Talk, with Stephen Sackur, the closure of the Asian Network's news team, a reshuffle for overnight bulletins on Radio 2 and 5Live and cutting R4's News Briefing at 0530. Two music obsessives drop into our VoxBox to give their views on Johnny Marr's Great British Groups, a recent series on Radio 2. But did the legendary guitarist manage to settle the debate on the UK's...2024-11-1428 min

FeedbackArchers SpecialAndrea Catherwood brings listener questions and comments to the most controversial place in the Feedback inbox - Ambridge. The Archers has been running since 1951, and its distinctive theme tune is one of the sounds the nation most associates with Radio 4. Andrea goes behind the scenes to hear more about how it is recorded, how actors develop characters over their real time lifetimes, and puts your questions to the Editor on the balance between high drama and the maintaining the values of the Archers as an "everyday story of country folk". Presented by Andrea Catherwood Produced...2024-08-0828 min

FeedbackGod Next Door. Justin Webb on American Election Coverage. Petroc Trelawny R3 Breakfast Road TripAndrea Catherwood brings listeners questions to the broadcaster and journalist Darryl Morris and Executive Producer Jo Meek - makers of Radio 4’s documentary God Next Door. Darryl has spent a considerable amount of time talking to James from Manchester, a landscape Gardner who believes himself to be God and has a number of followers in the local community who share his belief. There’s been a sensational cycle of breaking stories in the U.S. presidential campaign during the month of July. Many Feedback listeners have been concerned that this has dominated much of our news. Andrea puts...2024-08-0128 min

FeedbackBehind the Crime, World Service and Any AnswersAndrea Catherwood gets under the skin of Radio 4's Behind the Crime, putting listeners' views to Dr Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken, the forensic psychologists who devote each programme to interviewing one former criminal in depth, to unpick how their life experiences contributed to their decisions to offend. The Director of the World Service recently resigned from her post. Liliane Landor talks about the challenges of budget cuts and her concerns for the station's future, while World Service listeners say what the World Service means to them. Feedback is always keen to hear listeners...2024-07-2528 min

FeedbackBBC News Podcasts, Alex Forsyth, Geoff Norcott's Working Mens ClubAndrea Catherwood brings Feedback listeners' thoughts and views on news and politics podcasts to the BBC's Senior News Editor Sam Bonham and Political Correspondent Alex Forsyth - and asks if this was the first real podcast election.Two listeners enter the Feedback Vox Box to talk about the new Radio 4 comedy series, Geoff Norcott's Working Mens Club. And the comedian himself joins Andrea to respond to the review and talk about the role of the right leaning comic on Radio 4. Presented by Andrea Catherwood Produced by Pauline Moore A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4 2024-07-1828 min

FeedbackElection Coverage on Audio, Dotun Adebayo - Up All Night, Simon Boas interview on TodayAndrea Catherwood puts listeners' views on the cut and thrust of the six week election coverage to Jonathan Munro, the BBC's Director of Journalism. The ability to fill time is a key skill for any live broadcaster. Things don't always run smoothly - so what does it take to fill successfully. Dotun Adebayo, presenter of Radio 5 Live's Up All Night is an acknowledged master of the art and shares some of his secrets. Feedback's Interview of the Year has been attracting nominations. This week, many listeners picked Emma Barnett's interview with Simon Boas on the...2024-07-1127 min

FeedbackBook of the Week. Racing Tips. This Cultural LifeAndrea Catherwood discusses the schedule change and original commissions for Radio 4's Book of the Week with Commissioning Editor, Hugh Levinson. The daily racing tips on Radio 4's Today programme have ended after 47 years. The news produced a mixed reaction from Feedback listeners. Tom Kerr, editor of The Racing Post explains why the move has ruffled a few feathers in the horse racing world. Feedback's Interview of the Year is back. We want to hear listeners' nominations for the interview that stopped you in your tracks. It could be a thought-provoking or emotive personal story...2024-07-0428 min

Feedback27/06/2024Andrea Catherwood discusses Feedback listeners' views on Radio 4's new satirical comedy, Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll, with Radio 4's Comedy and Entertainment Commissioner Julia McKenzie. The three-part series takes us on an imaginary flick through the mobile phones of political leaders, uncovering spoof voice notes, video clips and messages. Last weekend's Restore Nature Now march in London generated a lot of heat in the the Feedback inbox. Tens of thousands of protesters descended on Parliament Square calling for urgent action on climate change. It was covered in detail by most of the major broadcasters but, if...2024-06-2728 min

Feedback20/06/2024Four weeks into the UK election campaign, Andrea discusses interruptions and impartiality in political interviews with Today presenter Nick Robinson and the BBC's Director of Journalism, Jonathan Munro. Also, we take a dystopian deep dive into Radio 4's Orwell v Kafka weekend. In all, 10 hours of the network's weekend schedule were given over to the two authors - including readings of George Orwell's 1984, a dramatisation of Franz Kafka's The Trial and six half hour discussions hosted by Ian Hislop and Helen Lewis. It was loved by many of you, but was a Kafkaesque/Orwellian nightmare for others...2024-06-2128 min

FeedbackLocal Radio Fallout, Record Review and Michael SpicerIt's been 18 months since the BBC first announced sweeping changes to Local Radio in England. Now, most of the 39 stations share regional output on weekdays from 2pm and then national programming after 6pm. The decision immediately led to howls of protest from staff, politicians and Feedback listeners. This week, Andrea has been speaking to the person behind these changes, the Head of Audio and Digital for BBC England, Chris Burns. Last week Radio 3 Controller, Sam Jackson, explained the rationale behind his recent changes to the station’s schedule. But not all of you were convinced by his re...2024-05-0228 min

FeedbackCafé Hope, Book Of The Week And Long WaveAndrea Catherwood talks to Rachel Burden, the presenter of Cafe Hope, about the need to hear more positive stories, and gets your views on the new programme.She also hears the thoughts of Book of the Week fans, which has moved to a new, later timeslot, in part to make room for Cafe Hope, as part of the recent schedule changes at Radio 4. Following last week’s discussion on the future of the BBC and the way it is funded, more of you have been adding your thoughts to the licence fee reform debate. ...2024-04-1128 min

FeedbackRadio 4 Controller Answers Your Questions About Schedule ChangeRadio 4 is revamping its schedule from the beginning of April. Andrea Catherwood talks to the station’s controller Mohit Bakaya about why he’s decided to press refresh. He also responds to listeners’ questions about shifting the Archers omnibus by an hour on Sundays and explains the thinking behind Feedback being moved to Thursdays. Also, we hear the polarised views of listeners on Amol Rajan’s feisty interview with the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Some say it was a breath of fresh air – others that it was bad-tempered and unprofessional. And the true crime series Lady Killers wi...2024-03-1528 min

FeedbackSchedule Shake-up, Moral Maze and Singers SavedSchedule changes, Moral Maze and Singers Saved.As Radio 3 and 4 prepare to shake-up their schedules, you’ve been getting in touch with your views. Archers fans and Record Review regulars have been quick to air their concerns. Also, Andrea Catherwood looks back at some more memorable schedule change moments with former Radio 4 controller, Mark Damazer.Moral Maze listeners vent their feelings on the recent debate on veganism where all four of the panellists were meat eaters.The BBC Singers have been saved - again! Andrea asks Paul Hughes, former Director of the Singers, if...2024-03-0828 min

FeedbackThe Feedback Interview of the YearIn the last episode of the series, Andrea Catherwood reveals the Feedback Interview of the Year and discusses the art of the interview with Mishal Husain, Justin Webb and Adrian Edmondson. And do we need a new national anthem? That was the question posed on a recent edition of Radio 4’s Antisocial which prompted a passionate response from Feedback listeners. Andrea talks to the programme's presenter Adam Fleming about how to shed light on hot topics.Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Will YatesA Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4 2023-12-2228 min

FeedbackHistorian Dr Mary Beard on her first series for BBC Radio 4, Being RomanHow often do you think about the Romans? Historian Dr Mary Beard speaks with Andrea Catherwood on her new series for BBC Radio 4 ‘Being Roman’BBC Radio 4 recently released the latest series of The Lovecraft Investigations – based on the occult writer HPLovecraft’s stories. Many Listeners told us how unsettling they were. Feedback’s Special Correspondent Rob Crossan investigates the enduring appeal of audio horror.And we're almost at the end of year of cuts and changes to BBC Local Radio in England, which has left some listeners worried that the spirit of Christmas won't sound the...2023-12-1528 min

FeedbackBBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen responds to listener FeedbackFeedback this week has a distinctly Middle Eastern feel. The BBC’s International editor, Jeremy Bowen, talks to Andrea Catherwood about the challenges of accuracy and impartiality on the frontline of the Israel/Hamas War.Also, was The Food Programme right to devote an episode to “Food Under Siege in Gaza”? The programme presenter Sheila Dillon responds to listener comments.And Bloodlines is a new 7-part podcast from the BBC Asian Network. Reporter Poonam Taneja travels to the detention camps of northern Syria where thousands of woman and children who lived under Islamic State...2023-12-0128 min

FeedbackAndrea Catherwood talks to Jon Kay about Fairy MeadowCan True Crime podcasts ever do more than just tell a rollicking good story?Andrea Catherwood talks to the presenter of the BBC’s Fairy Meadow Podcast, Jon Kay about the challenges and responsibilities of delving into personal family traumas after uncovering a potential new lead in a 50 year old case of a missing child.Also, the BBC Audio’s Head of Drama, Art and Classical Music, Emma Harding discusses how to pick ‘A Good Read’.And find out why an interview with a charity boss on Woman’s Hour provoked a furious debate amo...2023-11-2428 min

FeedbackThe Today PodcastThe Today Programme has re-entered the crowded market of news podcasts - so how do they hope to make the new offer stand out? Andrea Catherwood discusses The Today Podcast with presenter, Nick Robinson.Long time breakfast TV presenter and journalist Sian Williams decided a few years ago to leave the newsroom and study psychology. Now Dr Sian Willians is both an NHS counselling psychologist and presenter of Radio 4’s series Life Changing which each week focuses on one person who's been through an extraordinary event that altered the course of their life. Find out more about th...2023-11-1028 min

FeedbackBBC Sounds Five Years OnThe BBC Sounds app launched five years ago. Andrea Catherwood discusses its original aims with a member of its founding team, and asks current Director of Sounds, Jonathan Wall, how far its meeting its targets and about ambitions for the future.Also have you been listening to The Lovecraft Investigations ? Writer and Director Julian Simpson answers listeners questions on the new BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds series. Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Gerry Cassidy A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4 2023-11-0328 min

FeedbackIsrael and GazaThe BBC has been criticised for avoiding use of the word "terrorist" in its coverage of events in Israel and Gaza. Andrea Catherwood discusses this, and the BBC's coverage of the conflict, with Richard Burgess, the BBC's Director of News Content.Also, we have more on the ongoing controversy surrounding the BBC's decision to cut Local Radio output. And two journalism students at Cardiff University run the rule over the Today podcast's new, chattier feel.Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Gerry Cassidy A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4 2023-10-1328 min

Feedback25/08/2023Call Jonathan Pie has been one of the most popular new BBC comedy podcasts, with over a million plays on BBC Sounds. It pulls no punches and next week makes its debut on Radio 4. Jonathan Pie creator, comedian Tom Walker, and Radio 4’s Comedy Commissioner Julia McKenzie join Andrea Catherwood to discuss the satirical phone-in show and respond to listeners’ comments. Did BBC Audio play a blinder with their coverage of the Women's World Cup? Sports Reporter Heather Dewar joins Andrea to hear what you have to say.And the Shiny Bob podcast from BBC Scot...2023-08-2528 min

Feedback18/08/2023Today presenter, Justin Webb, and Senior News Editor for BBC News Podcasts, Jonathan Aspinwall, join Andrea Catherwood to discuss the trials and tribulations of American politics and answer your comments on BBC Sounds and Radio 4’s Americast.In response to last week’s programme, we hear what more listeners have to say about the BBC’s plans for the future of Long Wave. 6 Music listeners share their thoughts on the changes to the station’s evening schedule and in the Vox Box, Steven Jones and his son Elliott tell us why they’re tuned into 6 Music....2023-08-1828 min

Feedback11/08/2023Musician and 6 Music presenter Tom Robinson has been a passionate advocate for BBC Introducing shows on Local Radio through his BBC Introducing Mixtape on 6 Music. Tom joins Andrea Catherwood to voice his concern about the reduction in shows and to respond to your comments.Glasgow graffiti artists Conzo and Ciaran, who gained notoriety with their ‘fake Banksy’, are in the Vox Box to review a series about the rise of the real deal - Radio 4’s The Banksy Story.And listeners lament the demise of broadcasts on Long Wave. Gareth Mitchell, former BBC Engineer and now le...2023-08-1128 min

Feedback04/08/2023Is the BBC getting climate change right? Andrea Catherwood is joined by the BBC's Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt to answer your comments.Radio 3’s Katie Derham takes Andrea on a backstage tour of the Royal Albert Hall and hears what listeners have to say about this year’s Proms.The latest listening figures came out this week and it’s not good news for the BBC. Matt Deegan, Creative Director of Radio Consultancy firm Folder Media, unpicks the statistics. Presented by Andrea Catherwood Produced by Gill Davies A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 2023-08-0428 min

Feedback28/07/2023Radio 4’s Fever: The Hunt for Covid’s Origin is under the Feedback microscope this week. John Sudworth was the BBC’s China Correspondent during the virus outbreak. He joins Andrea Catherwood to answer your comments on his series investigating where Covid came from. Two young listeners are in the Vox Box to review the World Service’s The Forum on The Evolution of Teenagers. The Forum’s Producer Jo Impey responds to what they have to say. And we hear your take on the Today programme’s coverage of the Nigel Farage versus Coutts Bank saga. 2023-07-2828 min

Feedback21/07/2023The BBC’s Annual Report is bigger than usual but are the results any better? Andrea Catherwood is joined by Professor Simon McKerrell, Head of the Department of Media and Music at Glasgow Caledonian University, to unpick the figures and answer your comments.6 Music DJ Stuart Maconie responds to listeners' feedback on the Northern Soul Prom that had the audience singing, dancing and raising the roof of the Royal Albert Hall. And in the week the Women’s Football World Cup begins, footballers Rose and Amaka pass judgement on comedian Maisie Adam’s Beautiful Game series...2023-07-2128 min

Feedback14/07/2023How effective is the BBC at reporting on itself? Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications at the University of Westminster, joins Andrea Catherwood to respond to your comments on how the BBC handled the Huw Edwards story.Glaswegian comedian Janey Godley reveals why she’s telling all the jokes in her Radio 4 series, Janey Godley: The C Bomb, and hears the views of the audience.Dr Kevin Fong answers listener comments on the BBC’s portrayal of the NHS, and discusses his new Radio 4 series The NHS: Who Cares? which explores the challenges it faces today from...2023-07-1428 min

Seriously...Does the Irish Republic Want Reunification?25 years since the people of both Northern Ireland and the Republic voted to accept the Good Friday Agreement, another potential referendum looms on the distant horizon. That Agreement, though primarily to end the violence of the Troubles, allows for a future border poll that would determine whether Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom, or re-joined the south. But crucially, few people realise that it’s not just up to Northern Ireland voters: consent is required on both sides of the border. And for voters in the Republic, it’s more complicated than you might think. Andr...2023-06-0229 min

Feedback12/05/2023Andrea Catherwood is joined by Jonathan Munro, BBC's Director of Journalism, to answer listeners’ comments on BBC Radio coverage of the coronation of King Charles III.Jamie Bartlett discusses how he went about telling the extraordinary story in the BBC Sounds podcast Believe in Magic.And listeners respond to the new evening schedule at 6 Music that brings changes to the Gideon Coe and Marc Riley shows.Presented by Andrea Catherwood  Produced by Gill Davies  A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4 2023-05-1227 min

The Political PartyShow 315 - Andrea CatherwoodJust a couple of weeks ago Andrea hosted the 25 year anniversary commemoration of the Good Friday Agreement with Hillary Clinton and George Mitchell. The event was in her native Belfast, so how did it feel to celebrate such a hopeful moment in the place she'd grown up during The Troubles? This is a phenomenal first-hand of account of the reality of living in Belfast during those years, what it felt like to leave and how it's shaped Andrea's approach to life and career. A career that took her all over the world as a foreign co...2023-05-1156 min

Feedback28/04/2023Andrea Catherwood is joined by Colin Paterson, Head of Audio, BBC Wales and the West of England. Colin explains why Saturday Live and other Radio 4 programmes have moved to Cardiff and responds to listeners’ comments.Writer Al Smith gives an insight into how he writes the storylines for the award-winning Radio 4 drama Life Lines, set in an ambulance control room. And in our Vox Box this week, a monarchist and a republican discuss The Today Debate: Do we need a Monarchy?Presented by Andrea Catherwood Produced by Gill Davies A Whistledown Scotland production fo...2023-04-2828 min

Feedback21/04/2023Andrea Catherwood is joined by Julia McKenzie, Radio 4 Commissioner for Comedy and Entertainment. Julia lifts the lid on how she commissions comedy, reveals new shows coming up on Radio 4 and responds to listeners' comments.Also listeners give their views on the BBC's coverage of the monarchy in the lead up to the coronation of King Charles III.Presented by Andrea Catherwood  Produced by Gill Davies  A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4 2023-04-2128 min

Feedback24/03/2023Presenter Josh Baker and Senior News Editor Jonathan Aspinwall join Andrea Catherwood to respond to listeners’ comments on I’m Not a Monster: The Shamima Begum Story podcast.Jeff Smith, Head of Music at Radio 2, answers audience concerns and gives an insight into the station’s music policy. And Jeremy Bowen, International Editor BBC News, discusses his report for the Today programme on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war.Presented by Andrea Catherwood  Produced by Gill Davies  A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4 2023-03-2428 min

Feedback17/03/2023Andrea Catherwood and Chief Executive of UK Music Jamie Njoku-Goodwin discuss how the audience will be affected by BBC plans to axe the BBC Singers and reduce staff posts in BBC orchestras in England.Radio 4’s Antisocial presenter Adam Fleming and producer Lucy Proctor talk about the programme and respond to listeners’ comments.Refugees Andriy and Olga are in the Vox Box to give us their take on how the Today programme covers the war in Ukraine.And we hear a selection of listeners. comments on the issues of impartiality and independence at the...2023-03-1728 min

Feedback10/03/2023Andrea Catherwood is back with a new series of the programme that holds the BBC to account on behalf of the radio audience.Matt Deegan, Creative Director at Folder Media, gives the lowdown on Ken Bruce’s departure from Radio 2. And Feedback Special Correspondent Rob Crossan takes a look at how Ken’s parting shots compare with DJs of the past.Simon Webb, BBC Head of Orchestras and Choirs, responds to listeners' comments on plans to scrap the BBC Singers and reduce staff posts with English orchestras.Presented by Andrea Catherwood Produced by Gill...2023-03-1027 min

Feedback23/12/2022Listeners get the chance to speak directly to the Radio 4 Controller, Mohit Bakaya, as he joins Andrea Catherwood to answer questions and comments from the audience.We hear about your highlights and lowlights over the past year and we get a sneak peak at Mohit's plans for Radio 4 in 2023.Presented by Andrea Catherwood  Produced by Gill Davies  A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4 2022-12-2327 min

Feedback16/12/2022BBC News International Editor Jeremy Bowen joins Andrea Catherwood to talk about his experiences reporting in Ukraine and respond to listener comments on how the BBC is covering the conflict.Listeners give us their views on Mishal Husain’s interview with RMT leader Mick Lynch on the Today programme.We hear from Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Paul Cornell, writers of the new Radio 4 drama Splinter Cell: Firewall, set in the world of a best-selling video game.And Mohit Bakaya, Controller of Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra, responds to listeners’ questions and comments on the schedule chan...2022-12-1627 min

Feedback09/12/2022Andrea Catherwood is joined by novelist Claire Allan who has been adding her voice to the protests about the proposed cuts to Radio Foyle in Northern Ireland.And Three Counties Local Radio presenter Edward Adoo shares his concerns that the reorganisation of Local Radio in England is going to affect programmes aimed at African, Caribbean and Asian audiences.As the competition in Qatar pushes towards a conclusion, football fan Rob Crossan tells us why the 5 Live radio commentary has been a winner for him at the World Cup.We hear what listeners have...2022-12-0927 min

Feedback18/11/2022Radio 4 series Disaster Trolls investigates how victims of the Manchester Arena bombing and other UK terror attacks have been targeted by conspiracy theorists. Andrea Catherwood puts listeners' comments to BBC Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring and recovering conspiracist Brent Lee.Assistant Editor, BBC Monitoring, Olga Robinson joins Andrea to talk about her work helping News teams report on disinformation and conspiracy theories.Also, the BBC has been receiving letters from listeners since it started broadcasting 100 years ago. Former BBC Producer Colin Shindler has collected classics for his book “I am Sure I Speak fo...2022-11-1827 min

Feedback11/11/2022Fi Glover joins Andrea Catherwood for a chat about the end of the Fortunately podcast, and life at and beyond the BBC.In the week of the US mid-term elections, Jonathan Aspinwall, Senior News Editor, and Marianna Spring, the BBC's Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent join Andrea to discuss listeners views on the new series of the Americast podcast.We have more comments from the audience on the planned cuts to BBC Local Radio programmes and, as a former local radio presenter, Fi Glover also gives her view on the matter,And Feedback...2022-11-1227 min

Feedback28/10/2022Andrea Catherwood explores what it’s like to report on an unprecedented week in politics with Deputy Political Editor of BBC News, Vicki Young, who responds to audience comments on the news coverage. Alexei Sayle joins Andrea to discuss impartiality in comedy and listeners give us their views on his Imaginary Sandwich Bar, back for a fourth series on Radio 4. Toby Jones and his brother Rupert are in the Vox Box this week to listen to their dad, actor Freddy Jones’s Desert Island Discs, recently uncovered in a haul of more than 90 lost editions of the...2022-10-2827 min

Rathbones Look Forward PodcastThe Future of LeadershipIn the latest episode of the Rathbones Look forward Series, Andrea Catherwood is joined by economist and former White House Presidential Advisor, Pippa Malmgren. Her latest book The Leadership Lab, argues that the old rules of successful leadership no longer work and Pippa tells Andrea that we need to broaden our vision of what leadership can and should be, to take on the opportunities and the threats of the 21st Century.2022-10-2744 min

Rathbones Look Forward PodcastThe Future of Faith and SpiritualityAndrea Catherwood in conversation with physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur Alan Lightman. The author of six novels, including the international bestseller Einstein's Dreams, Alan talks to Andrea about the future of faith and spirituality. For thousands of years, human beings have been torn between the material and the immaterial but modern science has shown that all things in the material world are impermanent and ultimately pass away. What are the boundaries of science, and what constitutes faith?2022-10-2741 min

Feedback21/10/2022Andrea Catherwood explores True Crime on Radio 4 in discussion with Winifred Robinson, the presenter of The Boy in The Woods, and commissioning editor Dan Clarke. As celebrations continue for the BBC's 100th anniversary, licence fee payers air their views on its future. Also, listeners react to that Miriam Margolyes moment on the Today programme and our Vox Box reviewers Cushla and Lee give their thoughts on the World Service Outlook series, Hip-hop, lies and the ultimate prize. It tells the extraordinary story of two Scottish rappers Silibil n' Brains who made it in the music...2022-10-2127 min

Feedback14/10/2022In the first programme of a new series, Andrea Catherwood discusses BBC coverage of the Queen’s funeral with Royal Correspondent Jonny Dymond and the BBC’s Director of Journalism, Jonathan Munro.Kate Bush’s musical renaissance featured in a recent Archive on 4. We put two young listeners in our Vox Box to review Kate Bush: The Power of Strange Things.And a panel of listeners from across the UK give us their take on the future of the BBC.Presented by Andrea CatherwoodProduced by Gill Davies A Whistledown Scotland produc...2022-10-1427 min

Discover This Next-Level Full Audiobook — Perfect While Traveling.This Union: A BBC Radio 4 series exploring the history and future of the U.K. by Andrea Catherwood, Allan Little, Jeremy Bowen, Ian HislopPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616664to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Union: A BBC Radio 4 series exploring the history and future of the U.K. Author: Andrea Catherwood, Allan Little, Jeremy Bowen, Ian Hislop Narrator: Andrea Catherwood, Allan Little, Jeremy Bowen, Jonathan Freedland, Ian Hislop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 25, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A BBC Radio 4 season exploring the history and future of the United Kingdom In this remarkable collection exploring the state of the United Kingdom and the future of its union, five presenters examine the identities, history and struggles of the nations...2022-08-256h 29

Download Best Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeThis Union: A BBC Radio 4 series exploring the history and future of the U.K. by Andrea Catherwood, Allan Little, Jeremy Bowen, Ian HislopPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616664 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Union: A BBC Radio 4 series exploring the history and future of the U.K. Author: Andrea Catherwood, Allan Little, Jeremy Bowen, Ian Hislop Narrator: Andrea Catherwood, Allan Little, Jeremy Bowen, Jonathan Freedland, Ian Hislop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 25, 2022 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: A BBC Radio 4 season exploring the history and future of the United Kingdom In this remarkable collection exploring the state of the United Kingdom and the future of its union, five presenters examine the identities, history and struggles of the...2022-08-2505 min

Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full AudiobookThis Union: A BBC Radio 4 series exploring the history and future of the U.K. Audiobook by Allan LittleListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 616664 Title: This Union: A BBC Radio 4 series exploring the history and future of the U.K. Author: Allan Little, Andrea Catherwood, Ian Hislop, Jeremy Bowen Narrator: Allan Little, Andrea Catherwood, Ian Hislop, Jeremy Bowen, Jonathan Freedland Format: Unabridged Length: 06:29:33 Language: English Release date: 08-25-22 Publisher: PGRH UK Genres: History, Europe Summary: A BBC Radio 4 season exploring the history and future of the United Kingdom In this remarkable collection exploring the state of the United Kingdom and the future of its union, five presenters examine the identities, history...2022-08-256h 29 $Woman\'s Hour$ Woman's HourWomen's Euro 2022In today's Woman's Hour we dedicate the programme to Women's Football after the Lionesses won the Euro 2022 Championship last night. Rebecca Myers is a journalist for The Times and a prominent voice in Women's Sport, she joined Andrea to give a match report and described some of her favourite moments. What will the legacy of last night’s Women’s Euro 2022 be? The former lioness and second highest goal scorer for England Kelly Smith joins Andrea Catherwood alongside Dame Heather Rabbatts, Dame Heather was the first female board member of the Football Association when she join...2022-08-0156 min $Woman\'s Hour$ Woman's HourGrease stars Olivia Moore and Jocasta Almgill. Author Julie Myerson. Restorative justice.Grease IS the word! We meet actors Olivia Moore and Jocasta Almgill, who are taking on the roles of Sandy and Rizzo in a new production of one of the best-loved musicals of all time.Author Julie Myerson’s new book is Nonfiction, a novel about a couple struggling with a daughter who is addicted to heroin. It's partly inspired by the experience of her own son's drug addiction. Julie joins Andrea Catherwood to talk about addiction, maternal love and the ethics of novel writing.As we await the verdict in the Heard / Depp libel tr...2022-05-3155 min

The Send9/11 and The Iraq War with Andrea CatherwoodPresenter and journalist Andrea Catherwood tells The Send about reporting on two of this century’s most seminal events. Andrea was a correspondent for ITV on 9/11, and was sent to New York to cover the aftermath of the attacks on the Twin Towers. Then in 2003, during the ensuing War on Terror, Andrea joined allied forces on the frontline in Iraq, where her team endured tragedy.A Middle Table Production.Find out more about our media and presentation training:Email: louise@middletable.comWebsite: middletabletraining.com/thesend 2021-06-2144 min

The CompassMedia Front: USAWith 14 months to go until the next US presidential election, former foreign correspondent Andrea Catherwood finds out how the American media is preparing for the forthcoming onslaught. In this programme, looking at current media issues in countries around the world, Andrea hears from key media insiders about how Donald Trump will control his message, what power remains with local media players and how Facebook will play its part in determining the next leader of the most powerful nation on earth. Andrea is joined by Emily Bell, a professor at Columbia Journalism School, to discuss what lessons have been learned...2019-09-1827 min

The CompassMedia Front: UkraineFormer International Correspondent for CNBC and ITN Andrea Catherwood hears from journalists on both sides of the information war in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine began in April 2014 after the country elected a pro-Western leadership and Moscow supported uprisings in Ukraine’s Russian-speaking eastern provinces which culminated in Donetsk and Luhansk declaring themselves as breakaway independent ‘republics’. From the beginning Russia’s powerful propaganda machine played a crucial role in the conflict. Casting the government in Kiev as a fascist ‘junta’ it helped fan the flames of unrest that quickly grew into a full scale war, supported with men and weapons...2019-09-1128 min

The Media ShowHow to cover chaosThe rules of politics have gone out the window and momentous political events are happening, it seems, every hour. So how do journalists and TV producers make sense of it for the rest of us? Andrea Catherwood is joined by Nicolai Gentchev, Director of Current Affairs at Mentorn Media, Camilla Tominey, Associate Editor of The Telegraph and Ayesha Hazarika, Diary Editor of The Evening Standard. Also in the show, Dylan Jones, editor in chief of British GQ.Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Richard Hooper 2019-09-0428 min

The CompassMedia Front: PhilippinesIt has been three years since Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte won a landslide victory off the back of a promise to wipe out drug abuse. Since then thousands of people have been killed in his so called "war on drugs" and the president stands accused of personally spearheading an attack against critical voices in the media. Former international correspondent Andrea Catherwood takes us to the frontline of the battle for press freedom in the country. She goes behind the scenes at Rappler, one of the countries most popular online news sites, to meet CEO Maria Ressa, who...2019-09-0427 min

The CompassMedia Front: India - The future of journalismIndia's ruling party the BJP won a landslide victory in the country's May general election. The party bypassed traditional media channels and exploited India's love of social media to deliver their message direct to voters. Andrea Catherwood is a former international correspondent for CNBC and ITN. In the age of the unmediated political leader she asks - what's the future for journalism in India? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has his own radio show, his own app and is among the most popular global leaders on Twitter. Meanwhile, many traditional media outlets, already struggling in a mobile first country, are...2019-08-2827 min

Rathbones Look Forward PodcastThe future of leadershipIn the latest episode of the Rathbones Look forward Series, Andrea Catherwood is joined by economist and former White House Presidential Advisor, Pippa Malmgren. Her latest book The Leadership Lab, argues that the old rules of successful leadership no longer work and Pippa tells Andrea that we need to broaden our vision of what leadership can and should be, to take on the opportunities and the threats of the 21st Century.2019-07-2444 min

Heckfield PlaceThe Value of Good Markets: Will Hutton, David McWilliams and Andrea CatherwoodOn economics... and being human. How pivotal is good economics to our everyday existence? How good can society be? Is Brexit England's nervous breakdown? Join - and challenge - well-regarded economists Will Hutton and David McWilliams, moderated by BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Andrea Catherwood, for all the answers...and laughs. Will is the Principal of Hertford College Oxford, co-founder of the Big Innovation Centre and co-chair of the Purposeful Company Taskforce (a group of leading companies examining how best to put purpose at the heart of their business model – and how the wider eco-system could better support them). He has chaired a...2019-04-2959 min

Rathbones Look Forward PodcastThe future of faith and spiritualityAndrea Catherwood in conversation with physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur Alan Lightman. The author of six novels, including the international bestseller Einstein's Dreams, Alan talks to Andrea about the future of faith and spirituality. For thousands of years, human beings have been torn between the material and the immaterial but modern science has shown that all things in the material world are impermanent and ultimately pass away. What are the boundaries of science, and what constitutes faith?2019-03-0141 min

Rathbones Look Forward PodcastThe future of truthIn this era of fake news, Andrea Catherwood speaks to award winning broadcaster and BBC Special Correspondent Allan Little about the future of truth and lies. From Paris to Johannesburg to Moscow, Allan has been on the front line of world-changing events. He reported on the break-up of Yugoslavia, the Gulf War, the trial of Slobodan Milošević, the aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda and the BBC’s coverage of the Scottish Independence Referendum. Allan talks to Andrea about the ideal of truth and his beliefs in the power of the press.2019-02-0851 min

Rathbones Look Forward PodcastThe future of educationRathbones Look forward series with Andrea Catherwood Presenter Andrea Catherwood in conversation with some of the great thinkers and writers of our time, in an 8 part series focusing on the future of our changing world. Episode 2 - The future of education Andrea talks to author and educator, Alex Beard. His first book Natural Born Learners is a user's guide to transforming learning in the 21st century, showing how we can – and why we must – do better!2019-01-1857 min

Rathbones Look Forward PodcastThe future of politicsRathbones Look forward Series with Andrea Catherwood Presenter Andrea Catherwood in conversation with some of the great thinkers and writers of our time, in an 8 part series that focuses on the future of our changing world. Episode 1: The future of politics We find ourselves in unchartered political times. The electorate has changed to the extent that political allegiances are no longer what they were. In his new book How We Can Fix Our Broken Politics, Times columnist and former speechwriter to Tony Blair Philip Collins argues the case for a new political party. In this first Look forward podcast recorded...2019-01-1045 min

The Media ShowHow Brexit became a media pantomimeHas the UK media's obsession with certain colourful politicians distorted how it reports Brexit? Also in the show, Facebook's Community News Project, a new initiative to fund local reporters.Andrea Catherwood is joined by Nick Wrenn, Facebook's head of news partnerships, Chris Williams, Daily Telegraph deputy business editor, Maria Breslin, Reach senior editor, Andrew Pierce, Daily Mail columnist, and Jack Blanchard, Politico's London Playbook This programme was not transmitted live due to technical difficulties.Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Richard Hooper Assistant Producer: Steven Williams 2018-11-2128 min

The Media ShowDangers of speaking truth to powerWashington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is missing after a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. His criticism of the Saudi monarchy is alleged to have made him a target. Andrea Catherwood is joined by Robert Mahoney, Deputy Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists and Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed from the LSE Middle East Centre. Also in the programme, as Spotify celebrates 10 years, where next for music streaming? Eamonn Forde is a journalist who writes about the music business for Music Ally, Laura Snapes is deputy music editor of The Guardian, and John Mulvey is editor of Mojo.2018-10-1028 min

The Media ShowHow to keep your exclusive, exclusiveThe Observer and The Sunday Times both ran front pages alleging Russian links to Arron Banks, the businessman who helped fund the Leave.EU campaign. The scoops were based on emails belonging to Mr Banks and his colleague Andy Wigmore. Mr Banks has called claims of a conspiracy with Russian officials "absurd". The journalist behind The Observer's version of the story explains to The Media Show how the story also ended up in The Sunday Times. Also in the programme, why are there still so many men on the airwaves?Andrea Catherwood is joined by Carole Cadwalladr...2018-06-1328 min

The Media ShowJournalism fights back!The publishers finding new markets for news. Andrea Catherwood is joined by Tim Dixon, editor of The Paper for Honiton, Jasper Jackson, digital editor for the New Statesman, Nick Petche, Yahoo's UK editor in chief, and Jane Martinson, media journalist.Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Richard Hooper.2018-05-1028 min

The Media ShowWhen a story becomes big newsThe Guardian had been reporting on residency problems faced by some Caribbean-born UK residents for 6 months before the story was picked up by other media outlets, triggering a crisis for the government. Also, The Daphne Project, a new initiative to continue the work of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese journalist murdered last year in a car bomb, and Sky News' Cristina Nicolotti Squires on running a rolling news channel.Andrea Catherwood is joined by Cristina Nicolotti Squires, Sky News Director of Content, Amelia Gentleman, The Guardian, Stephen Grey, Reuters special correspondent and member of The Daphne Project...2018-04-2539 min

The Media ShowHow Porno conquered podcastsOnce synonymous with the kitchen table, podcasts are now big business. The likes of Spotify and Amazon all produce their own podcasts and some advertisers see popular podcasts as a better investment than traditional radio. Andrea Catherwood is joined by Jamie Morton and James Cooper from My Dad Wrote A Porno, Caroline Crampton of the New Statesman, Imriel Morgan presenter of the Wanna Be podcast, and Ben Chapman, Head of Digital for BBC Radio. Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Richard Hooper.2018-04-0428 min

The Media ShowHow Carole Cadwalladr exposed FacebookCarole Cadwalladr is The Observer journalist whose reporting on Cambridge Analytica triggered a crisis at Facebook. She tells Andrea Catherwood how she got the story. Also in the programme, James Harding, the former BBC Director of News, and Justine Picardie, editor of Harper's Bazaar.Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Richard Hooper.2018-03-2144 min

The Media ShowFacebook's algorithm change and why you should careFacebook has announced it will change how its news feed works. Posts from friends and family will take priority over content from media companies. Adweek has called it "the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb on the media industry". Andrea Catherwood is joined by Niall McGarry founder of JOE Media and Piers North, Trinity Mirror's Head of Digital.Also in the programme, Emma Scott, CEO of Beano Studios on 80 years of The Beano, and Professor Brian Cathcart, founder of Hacked Off and Gary Shipton, Deputy Editor in Chief at Johnston Press discuss calls for further press regulation.2018-01-1728 min

Great LivesAndrea Catherwood on Constance MarkieviczConstance Markievicz led an amazing life - a leading figure during the Easter Rising of 1916, she was the first woman elected to Parliament though she never took her seat.Markievicz was born into a wealthy Anglo-Irish family and gained her exotic surname from marriage to a Polish count. She was adventurous, flamboyant, committed to woman's rights, court-martialled and nearly shot. Nominating her is Andrea Catherwood, ex-ITN correspondent who made her first documentary for BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Parris.With Lindie Naughton, author of Markievicz - A Most Outrageous Rebel. 2017-09-1928 min

The Media ShowTurkish media crackdown; Reuters on trust; Fix Radio for buildersIn the latest crackdown on the media, the Turkish government has blocked access to Wikipedia citing a law that allows it to ban websites for the protection of the public. Andrea Catherwood is joined by Yaman Akdeniz, a lawyer challenging the Wikipedia ban and by Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist now in exile in Berlin.Reuters has launched a new initiative called Backstory as part of a plan to bolster trust in its journalism. Stephen Adler is Reuters Editor-in-Chief.Fix Radio is a new digital station aimed exclusively at builders and tradespeople. Is it v...2017-05-0328 min

The Media ShowNaming terrorists; Naked Attraction; Facebook resultsFollowing the recent spate of terrorist attacks in France and Germany, and widespread reporting on these atrocities, some media outlets, including the French daily newspaper Le Monde, have decided to not publish the names or pictures of perpetrators. One of the organisations choosing to not publish details is French networked Europe1 Radio. Andrea Catherwood speaks to managing editor Nicolas Escoulan to hear why they've made that decision. Plus Jo Groebel, an academic and media consultant in Germany, who has been advising media there on this issue, explains why he thinks self-censorship is ineffective. Channel 4's new 'dating...2016-08-0328 min

The Media ShowNewspaper Leave and Remain editorials, Media in Afghanistan, TV talent shows.With only one day to go until the vote on the EU referendum, The Mirror newspaper has declared its support for the Remain campaign. It means all the country's newspapers have now declared their position in the debate. Andrea Catherwood discusses whether newspaper editorials still have the influence they once did with Lloyd Embley, Editor of the Daily and Sunday Mirror, and Trevor Kavanagh, Political columnist at The Sun, which has backed the Leave campaign. Whilst the popular talent show American Idol recently broadcast its 15th and final season, the BBC has just announced its new Saturday...2016-06-2228 min

The Media ShowThe decline of TV news, Celebrity injunction, Local TVA new report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism suggests that with steadily shrinking news audiences, TV news can expect to experience a disruptive period similar to that faced by the newspapers a decade ago. Joining Andrea to explore the declining viewership, the significance of the threat and how TV news might respond in the future is one of the report authors and former editor of BBC news Richard Sambrook, and Ben de Pear editor of Channel 4 news. Plus John McAndrew Executive Editor of Sky News shares his views and explains how new programme 'The Pledge...2016-04-2028 min

The Media ShowMaria Eagle, Sir Joseph Pilling, Balancing journalism and security servicesAndrea Catherwood is joined by Maria Eagle, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport. The Garston and Halewood MP gives her first interview to the Media Show since being appointed as Labour's Shadow Culture Secretary in January 2016. With BBC Charter Renewal gathering pace and responses to Sir David Clementi's recommendations for BBC regulation and governance emerging from the Government and the BBC, how would Maria Eagle safeguard BBC independence?Sir Joseph Pilling, former permanent secretary at the Northern Ireland Office, has recently been appointed as the independent reviewer of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). IPSO...2016-03-1628 min

The Media ShowJames Murdoch, Guardian cost-cutting, The growth of new media in AfricaJames Murdoch, son of Rupert, has returned to Sky as Chairman. It comes four years after he resigned from the position amid the phone hacking scandal, which led to the closure of the Murdoch-owned newspaper News of the World. Since last July, James Murdoch also served as chief executive of 21st Century Fox, Sky's biggest shareholder. Andrea Catherwood is joined by Sarah Ellison of Vanity Fair, who has closely followed the Murdoch media dynasty, and also Ashley Hamilton Claxton, from Royal London Asset Management, a shareholder in Sky, who calls the reappointment 'inappropriate.'Guardian News & Media...2016-02-0328 min

The Media ShowCelebrity injunctions; Economist sale; FT editorial independence; football bansA prominent sportsman has been granted an injunction preventing The Sun newspaper from publishing a story about a relationship he had before he was married, based on the woman's account. The case has raised questions over how injunctions like this, relating to kiss-and-tells, impact on journalism, especially tabloids. Andrea Catherwood talks to The Sun's editor David Dinsmore, and discusses the efficacy of injunctions in an internet era with two media lawyers; Mark Stephens from Howard Kennedy, and Kirsten Sjovoll from Matrix Chambers.Publishing group Pearson has agreed to sell its fifty per cent stake in the Economist...2015-08-1228 min

The Media ShowMedia bans for sports journalists, Vice's new women's channel, Clarkson on Amazon PrimeThe National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the Football Association to act on a "worrying trend" among its member clubs of handing out media bans. It comes days after Scottish football columnist on The Times, Graham Spiers, along with a BBC journalist, was banned from Rangers. Andrea Catherwood talks to Graham Spiers, who explains how his journalism has impacted on relationships with football clubs; NUJ President Michelle Stanistreet about her concerns over clubs having this power, and Professor Tim Luckhurst from the University of Kent about how the rise in clubs' own TV channels, websites and blog...2015-08-0527 min

The Media ShowCommissioning BBC TV programmes, News on smart phones, The 'pause' in local TV rolloutThe BBC Trust says that the BBC's TV commissioning process is not sustainable. Currently, 50% is guaranteed for in house commissions, independent producers compete for 25% and the last 25% is open to all. However, the Trust says there is a strong case for reducing or even removing the 50% currently guaranteed for in house commissions. The decision opens the doors for Director General Tony Hall's BBC Compete or Compare strategy, announced last July. Andrea Catherwood is joined by James Purnell, BBC's Director of Strategy and Digital, and John McVay, Chief Executive of PACT to discuss the pros and cons of changing how...2015-06-2428 min

The Media ShowPrince Andrew coverage; postponing of royal doc; Peter Greste retrial; 10 years of FOI.Two stories this week have raised questions about the relationship between the Royal family and the press. There's been extensive press coverage relating to allegations against Prince Andrew, with national newspapers running front page splashes and lengthy spreads, despite the allegations being unsubstantiated. Furthermore, there has also been controversy surrounding the postponement of a BBC documentary Reinventing the Royals. Andrea Catherwood speaks to the BBC's Royal Correspondent Peter Hunt about the events surrounding Andrew's story. She also hears from Roy Greenslade, Guardian columnist and professor of journalism at City University, about the press coverage, and from Ingrid Seward, royal...2015-01-0728 min