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When It Hits the Fan Podcast

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: Christian Horner crisis continues, the Telegraph battle and Hancock’s Eton cockup

Christian Horner crisis continues, the Telegraph battle and Hancock’s Eton cockup

BBC Radio 4 - When It Hits the Fan, Christian Horner crisis continues, the Telegraph battle and Hancock’s Eton cockup

David and Simon discuss Christian Horner’s texts, the Telegraph bid and knowing the room.

David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss the ongoing Christian Horner saga, behind the scenes of the Telegraph Group bid, and Matt Hancock's failure to know his audience at Eton.

David Yelland and Simon Lewis return to Formula 1 and the latest instalment of the Christian Horner crisis. The alleged texts between the Red Bull boss and a female colleague have been leaked and the tabloids are feasting. Fighting a battle for your reputation in the red tops is a sure sign of a PR problem. Can using the star power of Horner’s wife, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, rescue the situation?

David and Simon also go behind the scenes of one of the most controversial deals the British media has seen - the bidding war for the Telegraph Group - and lift the lid on the world of takeover PR.  

Plus, what happened when Matt Hancock went to Eton and appeared to forget who might be in the room?


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

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