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The Edition: BBC in crisis, the Wes Streeting plot & why 'flakes' are the worst

The Edition: BBC in crisis, the Wes Streeting plot & why 'flakes' are the worst

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Can the BBC be fixed? After revelations of bias from a leaked dossier, subsequent resignations and threats of legal action from the US President, the future of the corporation is the subject of this week’s cover piece.

Host William Moore is joined by The Spectator’s commissioning editor, Lara Brown, arts editor, Igor Toronyi-Lalic, and regular contributor, Melanie McDonagh.

They also discuss the drama of this week’s Westminster coup plot, and Melanie’s new book about why Catholicism attracted unlikely converts throughout the twentieth century.

Plus: what’s the most bizarre excuse a friend has used to back out of a social engagement?




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The Edition: BBC in crisis, the Wes Streeting plot & why 'flakes' are the worst

The Edition: BBC in crisis, the Wes Streeting plot & why 'flakes' are the worst