Superb listen and a truee Liverpool music legend.

Is the media finally beginning to scrutinise Reform UK and Nigel Farage properly? Not before time, says Ray Snoddy. uk.themedialeader.com/would-the-real…

Top music writer James Campion will be our special guest on the next #MisadventuresinMusic podcast with Ian Prowse & me very soon! If you’re a #Prince fan don’t miss it & discover why James believes he’s up there with #Bowie & #TheBeatles.

The Starbucks union has authorized a huge, open ended strike during peak season. Workers at over 650 Starbucks locations could walk out right as the holidays begin. The company refuses to bargain with Starbucks Workers United in good faith, and now thousands of baristas are escalating.

The Face Behind the Voice in next week's Radio Times is June Yee, who's been on the BBC's Chinese programme, "Orient Express", since 1988, quite a record. She'll never read this because she doesn't do social media!

Hands up all those who think Boris Johnson is well placed to lecture anyone else on upholding standards & admitting mistakes.  As I said this morning on @bbcr4today “it’s clear that there is a genuine concern about editorial standards and mistakes. There is also a political

“You have to have people who stand up and be accountable.” In response to BBC’s edit of Trump’s speech, experienced staff are essential to vet content, ensuring audiences know what they’re watching, says former BBC executive and presenter Roger Bolton.

‘A process of intimidation that the BBC’s supporters have long feared has been playing out behind closed doors is now unfolding in plain sight’ The Observer view: political interference at the BBC bit.ly/4qW3MeA

My view of the loss of Tim Davie.

Anna Soubry 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇦🇪🇺🖤🤍 Scott Mills Trevor Nelson BBC Local Radio is really important too When it's allowed to be Local, it connects and engages with its' audience more effectively than any other part of the BBC Sadly cuts in recent years have had a very negative impact, but it still does great work and has very dedicated staff.

This is the most informed article article I've read about the #BBC crisis...by Andrew Marr. From a journalistic point of view, It helps if you know where many of the bodies are buried & he certainly does newstatesman.com/politics/media…

“‘It invites corruption.’ Richard Ayre, former BBC executive, on why political appointments are undermining BBC governance. Hear more in our latest podcast episode. 🎧podfollow.com/beebwatch #BBC #Governance #MediaEthics #BeebWatch

Happy 103rd birthday, BBC! (well I hope it's happy) Here are our podcasts on: 🎙️ How it began: tiny.cc/bbcentury037 📻 Its first day (inc re-enactment) - 14 Nov 1922: tiny.cc/bbcentury018 🔊100 years in 100 minutes: tiny.cc/bbcentury057 Here's to the next, er, 103 years?

Wes Streeting Resident Doctors .... and you won't take responsibility for anything, Wes. Trolleys in corridors, unemployment of Doctors, completely inadequate number of vital training places ..... I'm a patient not a Doctor and I despair.

No better place to be than Dublin last night - except maybe for Budapest! ☘️

David Yelland Hugh Pym Fergus Walsh Indeed. BBC Local Radio Stations also offered vital information and support to their communities This was particularly the case in late evenings when presenters with great knowledge of their areas, were there to reflect on events and give audiences a voice. Sadly no longer.

The BBC is under threat like never before. This is how to save it | Pat Younge theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Tickets starting to run low for the big Liverpool knees up O2 Academy Liverpool ♥️👍💚💙

Thanks for the kind words about the forthcoming Radio 4 drama (about the first radio drama) - more about how it came to be on m'latest Patreon video. (£5/mth, all helps buy books etc... which have led to this radio drama! So thanks all who support there) patreon.com/posts/vid-trut…