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Feedback: BBC Sounds, Reith Lectures, 'Gove in Government'

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29/06/2018

BBC Sounds, Reith Lectures, 'Gove in Government'

BBC Radio 4 - Feedback, BBC Sounds, Reith Lectures, 'Gove in Government'

Roger Bolton with reactions to the BBC Sounds app and the reflections of a Reith lecturer.

Roger Bolton with first reactions to BBC Sounds. Also, Reith lecturer Margaret MacMillan reflects on her task and Mary Ann Sieghart discusses her documentary, 'Gove in Government'.

Roger Bolton with first reactions to the new BBC Sounds app. Also, Reith lecturer Margaret MacMillan reflects on her task and Mary Ann Sieghart discusses her documentary Gove in Government.

Michael Gove is not just a favourite target for satirists, he has also long been one of the most controversial ministers in government. A new documentary, presented by his former Times colleague Mary Ann Sieghart, examined him not in terms of what his policies have accomplished, but by considering his exceptional record of getting those policies enacted in the first place. But many Feedback listeners have taken issue with this approach. Mary Ann discusses the programme and responds to the comments.

BBC iPlayer Radio is popular with listeners - but it's not long for this world. This week, the BBC launched its long term, if currently unfinished, replacement - BBC Sounds. Dan Taylor-Watt, the head of iPlayer and BBC Sounds, answers listener questions about the new app and explains where it fits into the BBC's push for younger listeners.

And this year's Reith lecturer is the Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan, who is focusing her talks on the topic of war and society. With the first in the series already a hit with Feedback listeners. Professor MacMillan joins Roger to share what it's like to take on the prestigious role of Reith lecturer. 

Presenter: Roger Bolton
Producer: Will Yates
Executive Producer: Katherine Godfrey

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