Who decides which presenter does which interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme? Does it create any tensions? In a busy newsroom how do you work out the facts?
Amol and Nick answer these listener questions and others in this bonus edition of The Today Podcast.
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Aug 21
Homelessness and the Housing Crisis: How To End Rough Sleeping (Sabrina Cohen-Hatton)
Homelessness is on the rise in Britian with record numbers of people living in emergency accommodation. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Chief Fire Officer of the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, spent time sleeping rough on the streets of Newport in Wales as a teenager. Now, she is wor ... Show More
47m 46s
Aug 14
Fake News: How We Can Save Ourselves From Disinformation (Eliot Higgins)
Conspiracy theories have flooded the internet in recent years and a growing number of people are avoiding mainstream news. Eliot Higgins, founder of the open source investigative organisation Bellingcat, thinks this is partly down to a lack of trust in institutions, which is lead ... Show More
1h 5m
Aug 7
Books v Screens: Why Every School Needs a Library (Katherine Rundell)
Only one in three children in the UK enjoy reading in their spare time – the lowest rate recorded in 20 years, according to a survey for the National Literacy Trust. Best-selling children’s author Katherine Rundell, whose books include Impossible Creatures and The Explorer, says ... Show More
53m 20s
Jul 2023
BBC Presenter Allegations: New Claims
A young person has told BBC News they felt threatened by the presenter at the centre of a row over payment for sexually explicit photos. We go through the new details, and speak to Radio 4 presenter Sarah Montague, after she interviewed the man in charge of the BBC, director gene ... Show More
31m 25s
Sep 2022
Alan Partridge on Liz Truss
On the day when the country’s attention turned to BBC local radio as Liz Truss did the morning interview round, we hear what Steve Coogan, and Alan Partridge, make of the PM.Also on with Adam, Chris and Jo is BBC broadcasting legend David Dimbleby, who has some choice words about ... Show More
34m 24s