93. The Russian Media

Battleground

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4.6 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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On this week's big interview, Patrick speaks to Francis Scarr from the BBC's monitoring service, Francis is a member of its Russia team who analyse Russian TV and social media, and specialises in the TV political talk shows, which dominate the schedules. Francis shares his fascinating array of knowledge about the Russian media landscape and draws from his own personal experiences from years spent living in Moscow. If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - [email protected] Producer: James Hodgson Twitter: @PodBattleground Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:18.7	I'm flying solo this week.
1:20.2	My guest today is Francis Scar.
1:22.4	Now, Francis belongs to the BBC's monitoring unit, which tracks global media.
1:27.9	He's part of the Russia team, and they analyze Russian TV and social media.
1:33.3	He lived in Moscow for years before being forced to leave after Russia's full-scale invasion last year.
1:40.2	He specializes in the TV political talk shows that dominate the Russian schedules.
1:46.8	This is what Francis told me.
1:52.8	Hello, Francis. Welcome to the podcast. We're very grateful to you for coming on. This is a subject
1:58.4	that fascinates a lot of our listeners. But before we launch
2:02.2	into the Russian side of things, just tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to do
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