The Media Show

BBC Radio 4

Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.

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The Media Show

Episodes (817)

Yesterday MTV’s legacy, the new Lucy Letby documentary on Netflix and the traditional ad agency in crisis.
Thu Feb 12th Revelations about the Murdoch dynasty in new book, Reporting on the Starmer crisis, Washington Post cuts, Ofcom under scrutiny
Thu Feb 5th Tina Brown on the latest Epstein files, the boundaries of behind-the-scenes access in sport, reporting on a rocket launch

The Media Show

Feb 18, 2026
43½ minutes
39 MB

On this edition of The Media Show, Ros Atkins examines the continuing public interest in the Lucy Letby case, as a new Netflix documentary reaches the top of the UK viewing rankings. He speaks to Josh Halliday, North of England Editor at The Guardian, and Dr Bethany Usher of Newcastle University, whose work focuses on the ethics of true‑crime storytelling and the development of new guidelines for the genre. Tom Freston, co‑founder of MTV, reflects on how the channel’s launch in 1981 transformed popular culture and what its closure in the UK and Europe signifies for it...

The Media Show

MTV’s legacy, the new Lucy Letby documentary on Netflix and the traditional ad agency in crisis.

BBC Radio 4

00:00 -42:34