Episode archive

Stephen Bayley

Author, design critic & columnist

17th May 2018

The original ‘design guru’ on life as critic, columnist - and provocateur

Sam Taylor

Executive Editor, BBC News Channel

11th May 2018

Behind the scenes of the BBC’s flagship rolling news service… and the future of 24-hour TV news itself

Emma Gannon

Writer, broadcaster and podcaster

9th May 2018

Growing a hugely popular podcast, and a new book revealing how to “work less, create more, and design a career that works for you”

Anthony Scaramucci

Former Director of Communications, President Donald Trump

27th April 2018

The self-described “accidental entrant into the political system” takes us behind the scenes at the White House, his relationship with Trump, and calls for a truce from “both sides” in the “media war.”

Jason Feifer

Editor-in-Chief, Entrepreneur

19th April 2018

Life in the Editor’s chair at an iconic brand established 40 years ago, serving 14m entrepreneurs wanting advice and inspiration – and what he’s learned from them

Rosie Nixon

Editor-in-Chief, HELLO!

12th April 2018

Life in the Editor’s chair at an iconic magazine brand, working with the world’s most famous names… and growing readership in a fiercely competitive market

Christian Broughton

Editor, The Independent

5th April 2018

Embracing a sustainable digital future after closing down the print edition, expanding their reach and coverage… and keeping their commitment to be Independent

Audrey Cooper

Editor-in-Chief, San Francisco Chronicle

29th March 2018

One of Cosmopolitan’s ‘50 Fearless Women’ on how she’s taken the paper to record success; hiring a cannabis correspondent… and contrasting her city’s tech billionaires against a massive homelessness crisis.

Andrew Tuck

Editor, Monocle

22nd March 2018

The journey leading and growing a unique global lifestyle media brand, refusing social media… and exciting plans for the future.

Sarah Sands

Editor, Today, BBC Radio 4

15th March 2018

Leaving the Evening Standard to lead the BBC’s flagship news programme - with changes made, and further changes to come… and the problem of the BBC’s gender pay gap

Neil Thompson

Editor, Good Morning Britain, ITV

8th March 2018

Honing the perfect breakfast TV formula from failed attempts to rescue ‘Daybreak’; successfully pairing “two alpha brains” Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid - and behind the scenes of the President Donald Trump interview.

Katya Adler

Europe Editor, BBC

1st March 2018

In the thick of Europe’s most turbulent time in a generation… and what’s really happening behind the scenes with Brexit.

Madhav Chinnappa

Strategy Director, News Partnerships, Google

22nd February 2018

Tackling fake news, and repairing Google’s relationship with the news industry - offering strategic advice, and even cash investment

David Yelland

PR consultant & former Editor, The Sun

15th February 2018

Lessons learned during five years running Britain’s biggest-selling daily newspaper, the reality of working with Rupert Murdoch… and why Brexit will be a ‘disaster’

Jessica Coen

Editor-in-Chief, Mashable

8th February 2018

Growing a global media brand to 70 million readers; staying profitable in an increasingly crowded space - and how the ‘Trump bump’ is over.

Lorraine Candy

Editor-in-Chief, Style, The Sunday Times

1st February 2018

A lifetime working with global style icons, fighting gender bias in the workplace - and life in the Editor’s chair at the most popular fashion and lifestyle brands

Adam Boulton

Editor-at-Large, Sky News

25th January 2018

Three decades breaking the biggest stories in politics live on air… and being the only journalist ever to ‘doorstep’ the Queen.

Tom Newton Dunn

Political Editor, The Sun

18th January 2018

Thriving in a Westminster obsessed with Brexit, battling to interview Jeremy Corbyn, and championing Sun readers as ‘the backbone of the nation’.

Ian King

Business Presenter, Sky News

11th January 2018

Grilling the country’s top CEOs and breaking financial scandals – live on air

Jane Francisco

Editor-in-Chief, Good Housekeeping

4th January 2018

Running global media brands, appealing to new audiences and telling the stories of ordinary women who do extraordinary things.

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