Here’s something we’ve been working on for a while. A new podcast for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds where I seek out some of the best communicators - and find out how they do it. I’ve loved hearing their different approaches. Out in late June. More details on this and lots of new BBC

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck translated from German by Michael Hofmann wins International The Booker Prizes - a ‘private story of love & its decay’ says its author

After 35 years #Newsnight Diplomatic Editor Mark Urban is leaving the BBC. After more than three decades covering conflicts and diplomacy worldwide we asked him, aided by his long-time producer Maria Polachowska, to reflect on how today’s world differs from the one he began

Here's the latest episode of The Media Show from BBC Radio 4 with me and Katie Razzall. We discussed Baby Reindeer, the infected blood scandal, music themes for news and more. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Lots to chew over in our latest episode of The Media Show

It's been such a busy 24 hours I almost forgot that, in amongst it all, I got to meet Elton John (without the egg eyes) & talk to him and David Furnish about their stunning photography collection & their show Fragile Beauty Elton John V&A
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GLASTONBURY news: while I will be covering Glastonbury Festival for BBC News (UK) my fabulous Media Show presenting colleague Ros Atkins will be DJing at the festival. Err I guess we know who has won the ‘who’s cooler?’ prize 🏆😜

MORE BABY REINDEER: What did Piers Morgan consider before speaking to alleged 'real Martha' & does he regret the interview some have called exploitative? On the Media Show he explains his decision & his media strategy - more from Ros Atkins & me BBC Sounds BBC Radio 4

BABY REINDEER ALERT: Piers Morgan came on the Media Show earlier and told me why he's not planning to pay alleged 'real Martha' Fiona Harvey any more money, despite her saying she wants £1 million after her interview with him. More with me & Ros Atkins on BBC Sounds BBC Radio 4

I chatted to the artist ahead of the unveiling…. King Charles: First official portrait since coronation is unveiled, painted by Jonathan Yeo bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

The Media Show has always been live on BBC Radio 4 but now we also have a weekly TV edition on BBC News (UK) at the weekend. Here's this week's from the BBC Radio Theatre where Katie Razzall and I discussed press freedom around the world with our guests. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Media censorship and how people in authoritarian regimes are circumventing it. Plus- is the dream of one World Wide Web long gone? On World Press Freedom Day, here’s the Media Show with ⁦Ros Atkins⁩ me & a host of fascinating guests ⁦ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

This week, Ofcom released further detail on its approach to broadcast news and impartiality.  Ofcom's Group Director for Broadcasting and Media, Cristina Nicolotti Squires, joined me and Katie Razzall on The Media Show. This is some of the exchange.

I am delighted to share with you our 29th - yes, really - ⁦Women's Prize⁩ fiction shortlist. Hurrah! Congratulations to the novelists and publishers, and heartfelt thanks to the 2024 judging panel

Some of Europe’s most wonderful orchestras are coming to the UK this summer for ⁦BBC Proms⁩ bbc.com/news/articles/…

Huw Edwards has resigned from the BBC

Listen to the BBC’s Culture and Media Editor Katie Razzall on the latest #BBCNewscast …

ALERT Huw Edwards has today resigned and left the BBC. BBC says ‘his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors. The BBC has accepted his resignation which it believes will allow all parties to move forward’.

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Percival Everett: Why I rewrote Huckleberry Finn to give slave Jim a voice bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

Gladiators fans... here's Dan Baldwin of Hungry Bear Media confirming to me and Katie Razzall that there's a celebrity series coming. And saying he'd love to bring Blind Date back -with Claudia Winkleman at the helm. All from this week's 60-minute edition of The Media Show.