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Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch

Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch

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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.


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Episodes
  • Prof Lee Edwards on Lisa Nandy’s BBC charter speech, the charter “consultation” and what accountability should look like

    Prof Lee Edwards on Lisa Nandy’s BBC charter speech, the charter “consultation” and what accountability should look like
    Mar 30 2026

    Prof Lee Edwards, chair of the Media Reform Coalition and Professor at the LSE, discusses Lisa Nandy’s speech on a permanent BBC charter, the handling of the charter review consultation, the new Director General and wider questions about how the corporation is held to account.


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    29 mins
  • Tony Hall on New DG Matt Brittin and What’s Next for the BBC

    Tony Hall on New DG Matt Brittin and What’s Next for the BBC
    Mar 27 2026

    Former BBC Director General Tony Hall, who led the corporation through the last Charter review, discusses the appointment of Matt Brittin as the new Director General. We discuss the responsibilities and pressures of the role, the BBC’s use of technology and digital platforms, its approach to arts, religion and other public service content, options for future funding and World Service support, and the relationship between the Director General, the BBC Board and regulators in a changing media and political landscape.


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    28 mins
  • Rizwana Hamid on Muslims, the Media and Regulation

    Rizwana Hamid on Muslims, the Media and Regulation
    Mar 19 2026

    Rizwana Hamid is the Director of the Centre for Media Monitoring, which has just published its report, The State of British Media 2025: Reporting on Muslims and Islam. The report concludes that coverage of Muslims and Islam in much of the UK press is marked by systematic bias, negative framing, and contextual omissions, particularly in some right‑leaning outlets.


    We discuss the report’s view that British media coverage of Muslims and Islam has worsened in recent years; the role of GB News, The Telegraph, The Spectator and others in shaping these portrayals; and how public service broadcasters compare. We explore how the Centre compiled its analysis, and the role of ignorance, religious illiteracy, unconscious bias, and the under‑representation and pigeonholing of minoritised journalists in newsrooms.


    We also look at media coverage around Israel–Palestine since October 2023, the influence of better‑resourced advocacy groups, and the report’s call for more effective regulation.


    Read the report: https://cfmm.org.uk/resource/the-state-of-british-media-2025-reporting-on-muslims-and-islam/

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    32 mins
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Wonderful to discover this Podcast Roger. I listened to the vast .majority of your Feedback programmes on Radio 4 and was very sad to learn it was the BBC's decision not yours to dispense with your services on Feedback. There have been many changes of a similar nature over many years such as this that l did not agree with. These include Alex Lester, Ken Bruce, Simon Mayo, Janice Long, Eddie Mair and even the great Ray Moore who was forced to step down from his showvon Radio 2 in 1988, when he was ill on a Thursday without being able to say goodbye to his listeners as confirmed in his autobiography. Thanks for this brilliant podcast which l will listen to regularly. Peter Nadin Macclesfiekd

Great to hear you again Roger

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An independent, interesting and authoritative podcast. Well worth the time of anyone who wants a healthy and unbiased BBC working on their behalf.

Excellent

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