When It Hits the Fan
By BBC Radio 4
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Inside the world of crisis managers and spin doctors as David Yelland and Simon Lewis watch the week's biggest PR disasters unfold. In each episode our hosts go behind the scenes of the latest news stories and find out how, where and when it all began to hit the fan. When It Hits The Fan is hosted by two of the most influential and experienced people in the game; David Yelland is the former editor of the Sun and alongside him is Simon Lewis, former trouble-shooter for the Queen and Gordon Brown, as well as for major corporations like the Nat West, Vodafone and British Gas. Together they bring decades of experience in both creating and managing crises. They'll share all they know about what's keeping those big stories in and out of the news.
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Quick Wins: How to deal with redundancies
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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The truth about ‘no comment,’ managing expectations and cost-effective PR
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Heathrow special: inside the crisis
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Thames Water’s PR gamble, Tesla backlash and William’s Villa in The Sun
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Carney’s Canada v Trump, Abrdn’s U-turn and Ambassador Suzuki
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Trump, Zelensky, the King and Mummy Pig
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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PR in the disinformation bubble, Mandelson’s doorstep and breaking cover
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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BP’s PR battle, Jamie Dimon’s rant, and two men and a baby
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Inside the woke war room, puff quote PR and WhatsApp comms
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Rachel Reeves’ PR pivot, how to talk to Trump and Bill Gates’ memoir
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Inside the Sun's historic apology to Prince Harry
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Power and influence in the (medieval) court of Trump
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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California in crisis and is the UK running out of gas?
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Quick Wins: How to quit a new job
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Quick Wins: How to use storytelling
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to recover from embarrassment
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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2024: the big ideas that shaped our year
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: Office Parties
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Murdoch loses 'succession’ battle, killing of a US CEO and why tycoons get up at 4am
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Gregg Wallace, ‘casting doubt’ PR and Ed Davey’s Christmas single
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Jaguar’s rebrand, John Prescott and Meet the Rees-Moggs
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Has business lost the argument? X versus Bluesky, and Coleen’s jungle PR
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Why Trump means boom times for PR, and a Rivals spat
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Telling the truth, being on TV and the best PR comebacks
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Inside prestige PR, Starbucks and a cheese heist
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Could PR have helped Liam Payne?, Thomas Tuchel and the Trump biopic
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Kamala Harris, Man City v the Premier League and LinkedIn
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Why Keir needs Bikeshed PR, Strictly’s tabloid battle and Undo Send!
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Ozempic, Phillip Schofield and PR on screen
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Al Fayed revelations, and the Murdoch succession battle
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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BBC in crisis, laughing at Trump and the elephant in the room
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Kate’s video and Labour PR in power
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to Lead
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to Deal with Online Abuse
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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When It Hits The Fan x Today Podcast Summer special: Is journalism in crisis?
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to Deal with Backstabbers
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to Get Ahead When You're Shy
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: The Nine Circles of Media Hell
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to break unwelcome news
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Trump shooting, Biden and loser PR
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Can Keir kill spin?
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Positive campaigning, how to deal with disappointment and why PR loves Wimbledon
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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When It Hits The Fan x The Today Podcast x Newscast
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Taylor Swift’s PR stardust, the Putin effect and Southgate’s pundit problem
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Can Starmer do PR?, the Green Party and being Taylor Swift's ex
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Sunak's D-Day blunder, is Farage using dog whistles?, and Mike Lynch
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Private school PR, Lib Dem tactics and Trump's conviction
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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General Election PR strategy and the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
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May 28, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to say no
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May 23, 2024 |
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UK water crisis, the Rich List and PR wellbeing
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May 21, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to say sorry
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May 16, 2024 |
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Apple’s ad backlash, 'I’m not your mum' and Zahawi’s exit strategy
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May 14, 2024 |
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Co-op Live, political spin and inside the Trumpian bubble
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May 07, 2024 |
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Huw Edwards, PR speak and runaway horses
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Matthew Freud special
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Dorothy Byrne special
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Mick Lynch special
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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What can we learn from Kate?
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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TikTok and China, how to make a royal story go away and cybersecurity PR
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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The Palace in crisis
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Christian Horner crisis continues, the Telegraph battle and Hancock’s Eton cockup
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Talking crap, car crash interviews and Trident’s plop
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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NatWest, the first 100 days and F1's Red Bull
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to deal with imposter syndrome
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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F1’s Christian Horner, Soho House and The National Trust
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to manage your reputation online
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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The King's cancer, Facebook PR and Greta Thunberg
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Klopp’s reveal, vaping PR and Barbie’s disappointment
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to deal with a difficult boss
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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CEO salaries, Jordan Henderson and prostate PR
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Post Office PR, Boeing and the King's new biography
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to ask for a pay rise
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Quick Wins: How to quit your job
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Gerald Ratner special
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Harry's victory, Baroness Mone Part 2 and 2023's PR lessons
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Baroness Mone, ITV and VIP PR
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Quick Wins: Office parties
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Omid Scobie Part 2, COP PR and Wilko
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Omid Scobie, RIP PR and Ridley v the historians
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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You’re fired! Everton and political PR
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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The King’s PR, Shell and a million-dollar handbag
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Rishi and Elon, Robert de Niro and that M&S ad
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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NatWest’s Alison Rose, Unilever and I’m a Celebrity...
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Britney’s memoir, BT's rebrand and Meryl Streep
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Captain Tom's family, Barclays and the Grand National
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Tobacco, Beckham Inc and an Eton mess
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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The Taylor Swift effect, GB News and following Feargal
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Murdoch, HS2 and British Gas
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Russell Brand, BP and Britain's 'golden triangle'
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Elon Musk, 'sorry not sorry' and being booed
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Crumbling concrete, Harry returns and the Spanish FA
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Introducing When It Hits the Fan
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Sep 01, 2023 |