Why is the BBC so scared of the right wing media?

Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards

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4.7 • 909 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Tim Davie, Deborah Turness and other senior BBC managers have gone out of their way to please the right, from the treatment of Gary Linker to the selection of political panels where there is often an imbalance that favours the right. Ironically and predictably the right wing newspapers have shown yet again their bullying muscularity by triggering the removal of Turness and Davie. Why has the BBC lost its way and is there any route that leads to the BBC's survival? Rock & Roll Politics -The Xmas Special is live at Kings Place on Dec 8th, days after the budget. Get your tickets here. Subscribe to Patreon for live events, bonus podcasts and to get the regular podcast a day early and ad free. Written and presented by Steve Richards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:32.8	consequences and as ever we have got a lot to cram in in our time together if it's okay with all
1:40.9	of you i'm going to reflect a bit on the latest crisis at the BBC,
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