The Great Awokening
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2020
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
The BBC is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons, and Telegraph columnists Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan have something to say about it. On today’s podcast, Allison tells us why she feels as if she’s in a toxic relationship with the broadcaster, Liam weighs in the corporation’s “mini moral lectures” and the pair agree that BBC comedy needs to stop using Donald Trump as a punchline.
Plus, this week’s guest and long-time Editor of the Jewish Chronicle, Stephen Pollard buckles up his spacesuit and tells Planet Normal listeners the real reason why he believes Britons are increasingly embarrassed by their nationality and why much government criticism over its handling of the pandemic just isn't fair.
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| 0:37.0 | Five. |
| 0:38.0 | I think I'm the first telegraph columnist who's going to come out in support of illegal raves. |
| 0:43.0 | Four. |
| 0:44.0 | The BBC said the decision was made in response to the restrictions in place on mass singing, |
| 0:49.0 | follow the coronavirus outbreak as if. |
| 0:51.0 | Three. |
| 0:53.0 | There is this embarrassment about being British as if somehow we have something to be ashamed of. |
| 1:00.0 | Two. |
| 1:01.0 | We've since had the great awokening. |
| 1:04.0 | One. |
| 1:08.0 | We have left off. |
| 1:12.0 | Up up and away. |
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| 1:23.0 | Sick of shouting at the TV news bulletin. |
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