Pressure on Boris Johnson, the Scotland/England Border and the BBC's Economic Impact / with A.L. Kennedy
- S2E63
- 57:06
- April 28th 2021
Stuart and Eamonn are joined again by author, A.L. Kennedy. This week - controversy surrounding Boris Johnson’s No. 10 refurbishment and reported remarks about lockdown, the Scotland/England border and a new report on the BBC’s economic contribution to the UK economy. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and Alison share their personal media recommendations.
A.L. Kennedy’s new paperback, We Are Attempting To Survive Our Time: www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1118128/we-are-attempting-to-survive-our-time/9781529111446.html
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Stuart: ‘Summer of Soul’: See First Trailer for Questlove’s Film About Lost 1969 Fest’ - film covered in Rolling Stone magazine - www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/summer-of-soul-questlove-trailer-1160927/
Eamonn: ‘The Richard Dimbleby Lecture - Gregory Doran: Is Shakespeare Chinese?’ - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V90VnAKHJQ
Alison: ‘A Most Remarkable Creature’ - book by Jonathan Meiburg - www.penguin.co.uk/books/110/1109385/a-most-remarkable-creature/9781847923561.html
Talk Media
Broadcaster Stuart Cosgrove and Professor Eamonn O’Neill host Talk Media: a forensic analysis of how the media works, and who works the media. Packed full of candid commentary and informed opinion, Talk Media features a weekly guest commentator from the worlds of journalism, entertainment and politics.
A working journalist and writer -previously a senior writer for Vanity Fair and Esquire. Associate Professor of Journalism at Edinburgh Napier University and a 2020 JFK/Hemingway Grant Recipient.
