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Explaining Brexit

Roger Bolton asks the editorial director of 91热爆 News, Kamal Ahmed, about putting listeners at the heart of Brexit coverage and discusses mixing drama and discussion in Test Case.

Roger Bolton talks to the Editorial Director for 91热爆 News, Kamal Ahmed, about his approach to Brexit coverage, producers Jonquil Panting and Beth Eastwood reflect on the making of Test Case about Debby Purdy, and there's the second part of an interview with Radio 4's Commissioning Editor for the Arts, James Runcie.

How is the 91热爆 responding to listener's thoughts on the way Brexit is covered in the news? The new Editorial Director for 91热爆 News, Kamal Ahmed, explains how he wants to put the public at the heart of setting the agenda in Brexit: Our Stories.

The landmark case of Debbie Purdy had a profound influence on discussions around assisted dying within the UK. Jonquil Panting and Beth Eastwood discuss how they combined drama and discussion to tell her story in Test Case: Debbie Purdy.

Last week we heard from 91热爆 Radio 4's part-time Commissioning Editor for the Arts, James Runcie. In this week's second part of the interview, James gives his thoughts on arts coverage aimed at attracting younger audiences.

Presenter: Roger Bolton
Producer: Robert Nicholson
Executive Producer: Deborah Dudgeon
A Whistledown production for 91热爆 Radio 4

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28 minutes

Last on

Sun 3 Mar 2019 20:00

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  • Fri 1 Mar 2019 16:30
  • Sun 3 Mar 2019 20:00

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