The ExplanationEpisodes Episode guide
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The Media Show
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin
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The Media Show
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin
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The Media Show
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin
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The Media Show
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin
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The Media Show
Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin
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The Media Show: Reporting the Venezuela operation
How US newspapers delayed reporting military strike amid national security concerns
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The Media Show: How to Make a Hit TV Show
Top producers reveal what works and what doesn't
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The Media Show: Meet The Tech Bros
The origin stories of a group of men who now wield an extraordinary level of influence
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The Media Show: Reporting the Bondi beach attack
How journalists deal with online claims while confirming facts after the Sydney shootings
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The Media Show: Netflix’s Hollywood takeover drama
The battle to control Warner Bros and what it could mean for movie fans
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The Media Show: Manchester’s YouTube problem
Why vloggers are accused of exploiting vulnerable people for clicks
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The Media Show: Another day, another BBC editing row?
A disputed Reith Lectures cut adds to questions over BBC governance
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The Media Show: Ed Sheeran’s one-shot film
Producer behind Ed Sheeran’s new live performance show on how they did it
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The Media Show: Trump’s billion-dollar BBC threat
As the President vows to sue, two BBC bosses quit amid crisis
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The Media Show: Lessons from Top Gear
Producer Andy Wilman on success and fallout at TV’s biggest car show
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The Media Show: Advertising race row
How race and representation in adverts became a political issue.
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The Media Show: When the Royals lose control of the story
What renewed scrutiny of Prince Andrew reveals about royal-media dynamics
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The Media Show: The Gaza Ceasefire
How newsrooms are covering Gaza as access remains blocked
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The Media Show: Reporting from Inside Putin’s Russia
Steve Rosenberg on reporting truth and staying safe as a BBC journalist in Moscow
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The Media Show: Is Larry Ellison the new Rupert Murdoch?
Tech billionaire’s media deals fuel debate over political influence
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The Media Show: Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension
Treatment of the US talk show host raises questions about US media and political pressure
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The Media Show: Reporting Charlie Kirk’s killing
How journalists have covered the murder of a polarising figure
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The Media Show: Super Mario Bros at 40
Why Nintendo’s 1985 adventure is remembered as a turning point for video games
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The Media Show: France’s political crisis
Coverage of François Bayrou’s political gamble and the rise of ‘Bloquons Tout’
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The Media Show: The mystery freelancer
Outlets remove articles amid suspicions AI was behind a freelance byline
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The Media Show: Trump, Zelensky and the cameras
Journalists on covering Zelensky’s White House talks with Donald Trump
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The Media Show: Interview of an AI avatar
How the AI avatar of a school shooting victim was made – and interviewed.
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The Media Show: Taiwan’s war drama tests political boundaries on screen
A fictional Chinese attack sparks debate over Taiwan’s media and censorship
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The Media Show: Is AI polluting the internet beyond repair?
“Dead internet theory” raises questions about trust, authenticity and AI’s role in news
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The Media Show: YouTubers and the migrant hotel protest
Footage from citizen journalists challenges traditional news coverage of Epping disorder
