Universal's Beatrice Springborn and former HBO chief Sue Naegle on the scramble for literary IP during a time of industry contraction [00:37]; BBC commissioning editor Muslim Alim on how producers can use AI to become more efficient [18:06]; and former Channel 4 head of youth Karl Warner on how struggling indies can futureproof through online branded content ... Show More
Aug 7
Expectation’s Peter Fincham, Red Planet Pictures’ Alex Jones and Tim Key discuss The Chelsea Detective, Death in Paradise and the forensics of ‘cosy crime’
Former BBC One controller, ITV director of television and co-founder of independent producer Expectation, Peter Fincham [01:02], and Red Planet Pictures co-CEO Alex Jones and executive producer Tim Key [20:02] discuss The Chelsea Detective, Death in Paradise and the growing appea ... Show More
49m 40s
Jun 19
OO7's new boss: Blaise Metreweli, the first woman to run MI6
The first woman to run MI6, the foreign branch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Services has been named. Blaise Metreweli takes over the role of ‘C,’ as the head of the service has always been called, in the autumn. She will go from complete anonymity to becoming the public face ... Show More
28m 54s
May 23
Why PVR sued Bollywood’s Most Successful Producer
Today we break down the big clash between PVR Inox, India’s largest cinema chain, and Maddock Films, the production house behind the Stree franchise, Chhava and now Bhool Chuk Maaf. Just days before the latest film was supposed to hit theatres, Maddock decided to skip the big scr ... Show More
23m 20s
May 2024
Aviva, National Grid and Bloomsbury
On today's episode Ian chats to Aviva's chief executive Dame Amanda Blanc, who's calling for a decisive general election result, because businesses need certainty.
The boss of National Grid joins the show after it announced plans to raise 7-billion pounds from investors to double ... Show More
17m 25s
Jun 17
Muhammad Yunus: We dream of creating a new Bangladesh
Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC News presenter and correspondent, speaks to Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh.The 84-year-old is perhaps one of the world’s best-known Bangladeshis. Described as the banker to the world’s poor, he gained international recognition as a Nobel pri ... Show More
22m 59s
Jan 2025
TDS Time Machine | Jon's 2024 Interviews
Jon Stewart is joined by FTC Chair Lina Khan, author Salman Rushdie, and ESPN reporter Monica McNutt to discuss some of the biggest topics of 2024, including antitrust suits against Amazon, the fight for free speech on college campuses, and how Caitlin Clark's entrance affected t ... Show More
53m 43s
Feb 2024
Pakistan prepares to vote, with Imran Khan in jail
Former cricket star turned prime minister, Imran Khan, is one of Pakistan’s most popular politicians. But he’s in jail, and was just handed three more jail sentences days before a general election. He’s barred from the ballot, though his party is still running and has called his ... Show More
15m 50s