Programme Index

Duration: 3 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd May 2023, 16:38

Available for over a year

Reflecting on some of the most difficult stories he’s reported on, BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen look at the obstacles that stand between journalists and the truth. Show more

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Frontlines of Journalism

Introducing Fever: The Hunt for Covid’s Origin

Duration: 2 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Jun 2023, 16:43

Available for years

Politicised, polarised, and caught up in a chaos of cover-ups, coincidences, and conspiracy theories, it's one of the biggest questions of our time: where did Covid come from? Show more

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Frontlines of Journalism

6. Getting there

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 15^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Getting to the truth starts with getting to the story. Often that’s easier than said than done. Show more

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Frontlines of Journalism

Frontlines of Journalism: Omnibus. Pt 1

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 12^th May 2023, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 12^th May 2023, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Reflecting on some of the most difficult stories he’s reported on, BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen look at the obstacles that stand between journalists and the truth. Show more

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Frontlines of Journalism

8. Details

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 17^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Wed 17^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Reporting a story requires detail. But how much is enough? Or too much? Should details that horrify, or spread hatred, be suppressed? Show more

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Frontlines of Journalism

4. Rules and habits

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 11^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Thu 11^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Being a foreign correspondent means being an outsider. Is who we are an obstacle to getting to the real story? Show more

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Frontlines of Journalism

9. Who’s in control?

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 18^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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The same story can look very different depending on how it’s written and where you get it. Who's in control? Show more

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Frontlines of Journalism

3. All for nothing

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 10^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Wed 10^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

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Journalism can mean pushing your way into peoples’ lives at their worst moments. Jeremy Bowen asks is it enough to just report it straight? Show more

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Frontlines of Journalism

7. Open the door and you’re doomed

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 16^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 16^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Sources, spin and powerful people. Show more

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Frontlines of Journalism

5. The why is as important as the what

Duration: 16 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 12^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 12^th May 2023, 13:45 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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An emotional reflection. And the line between opinion and analysis. Show more

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Frontlines of Journalism

Frontlines of Journalism: Omnibus Pt 2