Hugh Levinson
edits BBC Radio current affairs programmes, including Crossing Continents and From Our Own Correspondent
Blog posts in total 6
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Cane toads, golf ball potato crisps and the joys of listening to Clive James
Clive James - presenter of A Point of View As an editor, there are some experiences that are less than happy. Like the moment when one of the BBC's in-house lawyer frowns and says that your rock-solid investigative story won't withstand assault under the libel laws. Or when you have a crac...
The Public Philosopher: "Committing acts of public philosophy"
Editors note: Harvard political philosopher Michael Sandel visits the London School of Economics for a series of public discussions in which he deconstructs contemporary ethical dilemmas. Hugh Levinson talks about working with The Public Philosopher. You can hear the programme on Radio 4 at 9am...
Leader Conference: What will the papers say?
Editor's update: There are some great pictures and a summary of the discussions from the first programme in this series of Leader Conference on the website - PM. Tonight Andrew Rawnsley chairs the first of four live studio debates called Leader Conference. The programmes will follow the form...
The Long Walk to insanity
I am staring at a pile of papers on my desk. It's 5 inches high. To anyone passing by, it's just a rather tedious heap of orange and blue folders. But to me, it represents a period in my life when I became utterly obsessed with making a single radio documentary. So obsessed that at one point my ...
The making of Radio 4's election night highlights
Editor's note: listen to the 15-minute montage of Radio 4's election night coverage below - it's a real rollercoaster - and it was delivered minutes after the programme went off-air. I asked Hugh Levinson, who made the montage with colleague Tom Brignell, to tell us how they did it - SB. Our mi...
Crossing Continents is back
The message on my voicemail was garbled. Not surprising perhaps, as the producer was speaking over a dodgy satellite phone connection and was not in the calmest of moods. Something about the Taleban, risky flights, the Pakistani intelligence services and an 18-hour road trip through the notoriou...
