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🚨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 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch #MediaFuture

Good to see pick up from my interview with Richard Ayre, former BBC Executive. Listen to the interview in full: podfollow.com/beebwatch theguardian.com/media/2025/jul…

🎙️ 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 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch #BBC #BeebWatch #Journalism

Hello Monday @TimesRadio: 7.05/8.05pm @McFaul @kvonhippel US arms to Ukraine🇺🇦🇺🇸 7.15pm @HelenRumbelow Constance Marten & Mark Gordon🧑‍⚖️ 7.25pm @BeebRoger BBC Wallace / Gaza doc📺 7.35pm The Cricket of It with @MichaelLCrick @UofGVC🗣️ 8.15pm @MalmstromEU EU US tariffs🇪🇺

@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 🎧podfollow.com/beebwatch #GregWallace

My thoughts today in the Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Good column by @BeebRoger on why Tim Davie shouldn’t stand down and why we need more not less reporting from Gaza theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Despite the Bob Vylan furore, Glastonbury still belongs at the BBC | Roger Bolton (@beebroger) 👇👇👇This story is currently free to read 👇👇👇 independent.co.uk/voices/glaston…

“The Israeli Embassy will be delighted with this...they want to persuade everybody that any criticism of Israel is motivated by antisemitism.” The BBC should have been alert to the potential problems of Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performance and cut away, says @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 @MuslimCouncil of Britain report on serious bias, in the BBC’s Gaza-Israel coverage. 🎙 Full episode: podfollow.com/beebwatch #Gaza #Israel #BBC #Media

Pls read our submission vlv.org.uk/wp-content/upl… on why we think @Ofcom's evidence in support of not restricting politicians from presenting “current affairs” as well as “news" programmes is flawed & send Ofcom your views.

Why does understanding Christianity matter in media? CBC UK trustee and well known broadcaster, Roger Bolton @BeebRoger shares why Christian literacy is vital to culture, truth and the Gospel. “We’re on the journey. Please join us.” #UKChristian #ChristianMediaUK #UKBroadcasting

🇳🇱“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. 🎧podfollow.com/beebwatch #IainDale #Thatcher #BBC #Newsnight #Broadcasting #Podcast

Our first #RMCFestival session - Roger Bolton @BeebRoger interviewing @Channel4News presenter @CathyNewman, discussing her investigation into the John Smyth’s abuse story, the @churchofengland's failure to act, and the interview with Justin Welby that led to his resignation.

“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: podfollow.com/beebwatch 🎙️ #BBC #Gaza #Journalism #JohnWare

“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. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch #Freely #EveryoneTV #Streaming #PSB

“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: podfollow.com/beebwatch #BBC #MediaReform

“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. 🎧 podfollow.com/beebwatch #MrBates #TVFunding #BritishDrama

🎙️@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: podfollow.com/beebwatch #JournalismMatters #TBIJ #BBC

🎙️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: podfollow.com/beebwatch