When It Hits the Fan

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Tuesdays

Tuesdays

69 Episodes

  1. Telling the truth, being on TV and the best PR comebacks

    Published: 11/5/2024
  2. Inside prestige PR, Starbucks and a cheese heist

    Published: 10/29/2024
  3. Could PR have helped Liam Payne?, Thomas Tuchel and the Trump biopic

    Published: 10/22/2024
  4. Kamala Harris, Man City v the Premier League and LinkedIn

    Published: 10/15/2024
  5. Why Keir needs Bikeshed PR, Strictly’s tabloid battle and Undo Send!

    Published: 10/8/2024
  6. Ozempic, Phillip Schofield and PR on screen

    Published: 10/1/2024
  7. Al Fayed revelations, and the Murdoch succession battle

    Published: 9/24/2024
  8. BBC in crisis, laughing at Trump and the elephant in the room

    Published: 9/17/2024
  9. Kate’s video and Labour PR in power

    Published: 9/10/2024
  10. Quick Wins: How to Lead

    Published: 8/28/2024
  11. Quick Wins: How to Deal with Online Abuse

    Published: 8/21/2024
  12. When It Hits The Fan x Today Podcast Summer special: Is journalism in crisis?

    Published: 8/15/2024
  13. Quick Wins: How to Deal with Backstabbers

    Published: 8/14/2024
  14. Quick Wins: How to Get Ahead When You're Shy

    Published: 8/7/2024
  15. Quick Wins: The Nine Circles of Media Hell

    Published: 7/31/2024
  16. Quick Wins: How to break unwelcome news

    Published: 7/23/2024
  17. Trump shooting, Biden and loser PR

    Published: 7/16/2024
  18. Can Keir kill spin?

    Published: 7/9/2024
  19. Positive campaigning, how to deal with disappointment and why PR loves Wimbledon

    Published: 7/2/2024
  20. When It Hits The Fan x The Today Podcast x Newscast

    Published: 6/25/2024

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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.