When It Hits the Fan

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Who's in the news for all the wrong reasons? With David Yelland and Simon Lewis.

Inside the world of crisis managers and spin doctors as David Yelland and Simon Lewis watch the week's biggest PR disasters unfold.

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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When It Hits the Fan: Murdoch, HS2 and British Gas

Murdoch, HS2 and British Gas

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David and Simon discuss Murdoch’s retirement and royal relations, HS2 and British Gas.

David and Simon discuss Rupert Murdoch's retirement and his intertwined fate with the Royal Family, the latest fan-hitting moment for HS2 and alarming emails from British Gas.

In the wake of Rupert Murdoch's retirement, David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss a tale of two successions and how the fates of one of the world’s biggest media dynasties and the Royal Family became paradoxically intertwined. 

They look at the latest fan-hitting moment for Britain’s HS2 project, which could mean the end of the line for northerners. 

And “your old meter could catch fire” – why British Gas might be regretting its latest email to customers.

Producer: Eve Streeter
Editor: Sarah Teasdale
Executive Producer: William Miller
Researcher: Sophie Smith
Music by Eclectic Sounds
A Raconteur production for BBC Radio 4

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