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BBC Radio 4
When It Hits the Fan
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....
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Ratings & Reviews
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4.6 stars from 194 ratings
Refreshingly real
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“Has quickly become my favourite listen on Wednesday. Informative and credible insights from presenters who don’t have to pretend they were ‘in the room’, as they actually were.”
Cyril O via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/12/24
My new favourite podcast
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“Two experts sharing their expertise — what more could you possibly want? This is what the Media Show used to be like! Required listening. Superb.”
Radionoush via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/16/24
Great podcast but with blind spots
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“Overall, this is brilliant - incredibly insightful, and I learn a lot every episode. But they love the royal family FAR too much and think every communication they put out is a work of genius. They have a very critical eye on everything else but are strangely blind to the royals’ PR failings.”
PB1753 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/12/24
Recent Episodes
Is it time for the business world to enter the great public debates of our time - and is it bad PR if you don’t? Its absence has left a vacuum for misinformation to spread and CEOs like Greg Jackson from Octopus Energy are stepping up.
David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss this, as well as a...
Published 11/19/24
Published 11/19/24
In his first presidency, Donald Trump vowed to “drain the swamp of Washington DC” - PR agents and all. So, how can a second Trump presidency possibly look promising for PR? David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss how change can create opportunity.
In this episode they explore how Trump’s return to...
Published 11/12/24
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