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The Bunker

That Show Isn’t Funny Anymore: Why GB News is no joke

The Bunker

Podmasters

News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6984 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

GB News launched with much fanfare two years ago and was swiftly mocked for the seeming ineptitude of its entire team. But, it’s still going – and getting more popular. And the questionable output is cranking up to be more extreme too… Should we be taking it more seriously? Jacob Jarvis asks William Turvill, associate editor of Press Gazette and media correspondent for New Statesman. Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast Presented by Jacob Jarvis. Assistant Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

My name is Stan. I'm at. Nice to meet you. So you took up photography where? I've always loved

0:05.5

photography but I turn it into earning a living at 60. I enrolled on a day course.

0:11.8

Well college. I loved going to college. It's good you can retry. I'm enrolled on the day course. But college?

0:13.0

I loved going to college.

0:14.0

It's good you can retrain and do something.

0:16.0

Yeah, yeah.

0:17.0

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0:22.0

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0:32.0

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0:36.7

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0:55.3

look after theirs with dental life. Pick up dental life in the pet food aisle. As GB News launched, Andrew Neil, its then Chairman and flagship presenter said the channel would empower those who feel their stories, their opinions, their concerns have been ignored or diminished.

1:19.0

And that it would be an alternative to the media establishment dominated by a metropolitan mindset.

1:24.4

A bit of a low blow, there Andrew.

1:26.4

Neil, whether you agree or disagree with his positions came with a huge reputation and clearly

1:31.6

had lofty ambitions for the outlet.

1:34.0

But just two weeks after going on air he took leave before eventually quitting

1:37.7

and saying that joining the channel was a huge mistake.

1:40.9

So it's fair to say things didn't get off to a good start and it was easy to take the

1:44.6

piss out of it and it still often is. But it's still going, it's present as a put in question

1:49.6

to the Prime Minister and heading out on government press trips including ones which the BBC hasn't made

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