Queen Elizabeth’s reign was defined by her ability to steer the institution through the media revolution. But as Charles becomes King, the crises of identity and purpose that were deferred by his mother's stewardship could rear their heads.
One of the reasons we should care about the BBC, we are told, is because the World Service allows Britain to punch above its weight on the world stage. Aaron Bastani asks: should the licence fee really be funding our country's obsessive pursuit of the illusion of global influence?
No one expected it to be Harry and Meghan who led the charge against the depraved British press, writes Aaron Bastani, but the way the Duke and Duchess are being treated shows why no one else could do it, and makes a compelling case for media reform.
On this week’s episode of The Bastani Factor Aaron looks at some of the biggest stories of the week, including the Observer giving space to the most marginalised voices in Britain and the fact that the climate is very likely screwed.
Join Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani as they discuss ‘The Press and the Peterson’ on the newly live streamed TyskySour.
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