Gary Lineker and the BBC - Will the Lessons be Learnt?

Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

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Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.6 • 825 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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The latest self inflicted BBC crisis, over Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker as his views on the government's immigration policy, has followed the same pattern as previous ones. Can the BBC change this time, or will there be more self harm to come? Rock & Roll Politics is live: York, Mar 17th https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/the-prime-ministers-reflections-on-leadership-from-harold-wilson-to-rishi-sunak/ Birmingham Mar 21 https://1000trades.org.uk/events/ King's Place London Mar 23 https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/steve-richards-presents-rock-n-roll-politics-2/ Belfast Black Box, Hill Street Mar 26 https://imaginebelfast.com/events/steve-richards-the-rocknroll-politics-show/ Ropetackle Shoreham Mar 29 https://ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/steve-richards-rock-n-roll-politics/ Witham Barnard Castle Apr 1 https://thewitham.org.uk/event/steve-richards-rock-and-roll-politics-2/ Old Market Theatre Brighton April 24 https://www.theoldmarket.com/shows/steve-richards-rock-n-roll-politics-2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that is.
0:04.0	An ice cold beer.
0:07.0	What's different?
0:09.0	It's Budweiser.
0:11.0	Food longer for a refreshing, smooth taste.
0:15.0	Like no other.
0:20.0	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other Cheers to that
0:22.6	Budweiser
0:23.6	Like no other
0:25.6	Please drink responsibly
0:26.6	For the facts visit drinkaware.co.
0:28.6	com.
0:29.6	UK
0:31.6	You know Hi. Hi. Hello and welcome to rock and roll politics, the twice weekly podcast with me, Steve Richards.
1:04.1	Thanks so much for tuning in wherever you are in the UK and indeed around the rest of the world.
1:10.1	And you know what I'm going to say? We've got so much to
1:12.8	cram in in our time together. If it's okay with all of you, I'm going to reflect on the wider
1:18.6	lessons of the BBC Gary Linneka affair and pose the question, will they be learnt? Then we come to your questions.
1:28.9	I've got loads of questions about the Linneka affair.
1:32.3	I probably won't go to them if it's okay with you because we kind of, we're all on the same terrain.
1:38.1	But I read them all and it's kind of fuelled the thoughts that I'm having when we go to that bit of the podcast section. But lots of
1:47.2	other really interesting questions, including some on the Danny Finkelstein interview and all kinds
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