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Roger Bolton"s Beeb Watch

Good Egg Productions

Roger Bolton,formerly presenter of BBC Radio 4"s "Feedback" launches his very first podcast. Free from the constraints of broadcasting on the BBC, with a few more opinions and casting his net a little bit wider to encompass the whole of the BBC, Roger examines the issues that are facing the corporation and public service broadcasting.Find all our podcastshereAnd please support this podcast by subscribinghereWe also support VLV (Voice of the Listener and Viewer) which represents the interests of

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18:07

Margaret Hodge, Labour MP speaks out against the new...

Roger Bolton"s Beeb Watch ·

2023/03/20

Protests in Israel continued over the weekend against the government'splans which would give Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, the power to overrule Supreme Court decisions with a simple majority and the power to nominate judges. Israel has no second chamber and no written constitution, so if this measure goes through there can be no appeal. Dame Margaret Hodge, who is the parliamentary chair of the Jewish Labour Movement discusses what needs to be done after her trip to the regions.“I do think

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30:08

Roger Mosey, former BBC editorial director on the...

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2023/03/16

Roger Mosey, former editorial director of the BBC, head of TV news and director of sport discusses the handling of the Gary Lineker and Fiona Bruce controversies, the BBC board and its vision and the leaked emails and WhatsApp messages showing BBC editors asking their journalists to avoid using the word “lockdown” in reporting at the start of the pandemic and to be more critical of Labour after pressure from Downing Street.“I was worried too. And I talked to some quite senior people in the BBC on

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25:54

Paul Hughes, former BBC Director of the BBC Symphony...

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2023/03/09

On Tuesday the BBC announced cuts to its orchestras and choirs. Its in-house chamber choir, the BBC Singers will come to an end and there will be a 20% reduction of roles in the BBC's English orchestras - Symphony, Concert and Philharmonic. Paul Hughes, the former BBC Director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and of the BBC Singers left his post last July after 23 years. He gives his reaction to the decision making process, the impact on the choral and orchestral landscape, the value the

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30:48

Simon Mayo, former BBC radio presenter discusses Ken...

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2023/03/02

Ken Bruce is the most popular presenter in the UK with over 8 million listeners on Radio 2 and he's about to join former colleague Simon Mayo at Greatest Hits Radio. Simon discusses Ken's departure from the BBC."The situation has been handled badly."Subscribe and support the podcast here.Find all our podcastshere@simonmayo@BeebRoger@RogerBolton@mastodonapp.ukroger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:58

Colin Browne, chair of the VLV (Voice of the...

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2023/02/24

“In 2015 at the time of the Charter Review, more than 40,000 people responded to the BBC Trust on its consultation.The latest BBC consultation there was something like 25 responses because people didn’t know about it.”Colin Browne, chair of the Voice of the Listener and Viewer argues that there is now the absurd position that the BBC’s competitors have more power to influence the BBC’s ability to make changes, rather than those who fund it.Subscribe and support the podcast here.Find all our

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33:55

Dr Tom Mills, author of 'The BBC: Myth of a Public...

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2023/02/14

Dr Tom Mills, a sociologist at Aston University, has written a book called 'The BBC: Myth of a Public Service'. It claims to set aside both liberal and conservative fantasies about the institution, and says that far from being a sanctuary for independent journalism, the BBC is intimately connected to the power it is supposed to hold to account. We discuss issues raised in the book on organisational culture, reform, accountability as well as the ongoing controversy surrounding the appointment of the

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23:22

Richard Ayre, former BBC Trustee discusses BBC...

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2023/02/07

On Tuesday Richard Sharp the BBC chairman faced questions from the Department of culture, media and sport select committee. They were examining the process of the appointment of the BBC chairman, and as the committee which approved his appointment were they given the relevant information it could and should have known about.Richard Ayre, a former controller of editorial policy and deputy chief executive of BBC news and a former member of the OFCOM content board discusses with Roger Bolton the

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30:44

Paul Mason, former BBC Newsnight and Channel 4...

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2023/02/01

As part of its impartiality plan, this week the BBC published its report looking at the broadcaster's coverage of taxation, public spending, governmentborrowing and debt. The authors found no evidence of bias towards one particular political position, but there were things "that put impartiality at risk". Paul Mason discusses the report's findings and reflects on his own experiences working at the BBC and Channel 4."Newsnight had famously missed the AOL /Time Warner merger, the biggest merger in

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17:27

Richard Ayre, former senior BBC Executive and BBC...

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2023/01/24

Controversy is currently surrounding BBC chairman Richard Sharp amidst allegations that he helped Boris Johnson when the then Prime Minister found himself in personal financial difficulties, and while Mr Sharp’s application to become BBC chairman was approaching the final stages. He did not declare the alleged conflict of interest to those involved. Richard Ayre, a former controller of editorial policy and deputy chief executive of BBC news and a former member of the OFCOM content board discusses

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38:40

Baroness Tina Stowell, chair of the House of Lords...

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2023/01/20

Conservative peer Baroness Tina Stowell has had an extraordinary career since she left school with 5 O Levels. Leader of the House of Lords under David Cameron, following a period as Head of Corporate Affairs at the BBC, and now chair of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Select committee – a committee that is vital to the future of broadcasting. Baroness Stowell tells us her views on funding, impartiality, whether the BBC is serving the whole of the country, the impact of Ken Bruce's

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33:46

Dorothy Byrne, former head of news and current...

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2023/01/13

Dorothy Byrne was until recently Editor at Large at Channel 4, having been its head of news and current affairs for many years. We discuss the government's decision not to privatise Channel 4 and its plans for reform. Should the channel start making its own content and should more right wing voices be heard? And is there a need for radical ideas in broadcasting.“I think it is interesting to me, that I'm so in sympathy with much of what the Conservatives are saying they now want to do for Channel

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29:47

Sir Peter Bazalgette, former chair of ITV, on ITV...

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2023/01/06

“The public service broadcasting system is undoubtedly facing an existential threat,” so says Sir Peter Bazalgette.He has been responsible for shows such as Big Brother, Changing Rooms and Ready Steady Cook and in September he stepped down as chair of ITV.We discuss the importance of the Media Bill and the existential threat to broadcasters, privatisation of Channel 4, the BBC's vision and the need for a proper debate about what we want from the BBC. “ITV has a number of options. I know it wants to

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16:18

Roger Bolton interview, part two. Roger discusses...

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2022/12/30

In the second part of his interview with Richard Ayre, a former member of the BBC trust board, Roger discusses why he is a Christian and answers questions on Brexit coverage, diversity and BBC cuts and coverage. Support the podcast by subscribing here.@BeebRoger@RogerBolton@mastodonapp.ukroger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:09

Roger Bolton interviewed on his broadcasting career:...

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2022/12/23

After over 50 years in broadcasting, and being fired twice by the BBC, Roger Bolton is interviewed on his career by Richard Ayre, a former member of the BBC trust. Roger talks about his departure from BBC Radio 4's Feedback, editing Panorama and Nationwide and discusses the controversy surrounding his'Death on the Rock' programme in 1988 which examined the deaths of three IRA members in Gibraltar by the British Special Air Service.Support the podcast by subscribing

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24:25

Nick Jones, former BBC industrial and political...

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2022/12/15

As we experience a wave of strikes in the coming weeks from nurses, train, postal, bus, ambulance and highway workers amongst others, how well is the BBC reporting on this myriad of industrial conflicts we are now faced with, and how does it compare to yesteryear?Nick Jones, who spent thirty years as a BBC industrial and political correspondent until 2002 gives us his views and reaction to ‘that’ interview between Mick Lynch, head of the RMT trade union and presenter Mishal Husain on the Today

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24:36

Roger Mosey, former BBC editorial director on Harry...

Roger Bolton"s Beeb Watch ·

2022/12/09

On Thursday the first three of six Netflix documentaries about Harry and Meghan were released and BBC News led with the story. Did BBC News fall for the PR and were its correspondents impartial in their coverage? And in the same week the BBC hierarchy began a coordinated campaign to secure its future. The Chairman, the former hedge fund boss and Conservative donor, Richard Sharp gave his first interview as chairman to the Sunday Times, and a few days later his Director General,Tim Davie, made his

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35:32

Ernie Rea, the BBC’s ex-Head of Religious...

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2022/12/02

In a week when the 2021 census revealed a 5.5 million fall in the number of people who described themselves as Christian and that 22.2 million people declared they had “no religion” at all, the BBC’s ex-Head of Religious Broadcasting, Ernie Rea, casts a critical eye over the BBC’s coverage of religion and ethics. “When you think that about 82% of the population of the world cling to a faith tradition, and what an important part that faith tradition plays in the politics, the culture, the society

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29:55

Peter York, social commentator, co-author of 'The War...

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2022/11/25

Peter York, best known for co-authoring 'The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook' back in the 80’s has written another book ‘The War Against the BBC’ with Professor Patrick Barwise.On this week’s programme he bursts some BBC myths, discusses astroturfing and urges the BBC to defend itself more robustly and report on the threat to the corporation for the sake of democracy.“The war against the BBC has been fought for decades.What’s happening now is that those convergent interests are more insistent.It’s

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32:56

Stephen Fry discusses JK Rowling, cancel culture, the...

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2022/11/18

If anyone deserves to be called a Renaissance man then one of the leading contenders must surely be Stephen Fry, actor, novelist, comedian, campaigner, Norwich City Football fanatic, long time host of QI, gay icon and the list goes on.Having just closed his twitter account after Elon Musk’s takeover, transferring his loyalties to Mastodon, we talked to him about the BBC, the future of public service broadcasting, JK Rowling and cancel culture, and much else.“I would...wish them both to retreat, and

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31:02

Alice Enders of Enders Analysts, one of the shrewdest...

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2022/11/11

The most recent evidence of the BBC’s financial strait jacket are the cuts to local radio, and the difficulties of deciding what to cut is evident in the continuing outcry at the announcement made last week. Not least in parliament. Alice Enders the director of research at Enders Analysis, one of the foremost media research analysts, spells out the financial challenges that the BBC faces.“We estimate three million households have already abandoned the licence fee and that is a trend which will

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