New series preview: How much do we really know about the people who make the headlines? In a provocative new series the acclaimed journalist Michael Crick, formerly of BBC, C4 and Newsnight, delves into the backgrounds of the powerful and the influential.
In this first episode: Few newspaper editors wield as much power as the Daily Mail’s Paul Dacre. Feared and courted by politicians, he’s imposed his singular vision of Britain on successive governments – while sometimes stretching the law in pursuit of justice. But what makes Dacre tick? What does he want? And how might this epic career end?
Like this excerpt? Hear the complete episode on all platforms right now here. And subscribe for new episodes every Monday.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Election ’24: Three Liars on a Shirt
Election Bonus: The Shakespearean Tragedy of Rishi Sunak – with guest Steve Richards
Election ‘24: No Dish Rish
Saving Private Lyin’
Election ’24: The UK Farage Revival
Election Debate Reaction: The Great British Shout Off
Election ’24: What’s the story? Mourning Tories
Is Rishi No-Mates the Tories’ human shield?
Bothers in Arms – the national service fiasco
Election ’24 Update: Sunak and Starmer Square Up
Election 2024: Things Can Only Get Wetter
Live in London Part 2: Who was the worst PM of the last 14 years?
Live in London Part 1 with special guest Jan Ravens
Cleaning up the Commons, driving out the loons
“Vote for me or it’s World War 3”
Starmer vs. The Green Machine
The Wrath of Khan
Extra: A taster of American Friction
Emergency Localcast – How bad was it for Sunak?
Scorn in the USA – The Biden-Trump countdown begins
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Origin Story
War Movie Theatre
The News Agents
The Political Party
Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast