18/03/2022
Should Radio 4's The News Quiz and The Now Show have steered clear of the war in Ukraine? 蘑菇短视频 executive Julia McKenzie defends the decision to include the conflict in the shows.
Are there some subjects radio comedy programmes should steer clear of? For example, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The 蘑菇短视频 executive in charge of both The News Quiz and The Now Show Julia McKenzie explains why those topical comedies sought to use humour as the prism for this dreadful tragedy.
Roger Bolton also examines the commercial logic behind the 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 decision to restrict access to its podcasts.
And the Out Of Your Comfort Zone listeners discuss the merits of a Radio 4 docudrama.
Presenter: Roger Bolton
Producer: Kate Dixon
Executive Producer: Samir Shah
A Juniper Connect production for 蘑菇短视频 Radio 4
Last on
Broadcasts
- Fri 18 Mar 2022 16:30蘑菇短视频 Radio 4
- Sun 20 Mar 2022 20:00蘑菇短视频 Radio 4
Subscribe to the podcast
Sign up to the Feedback podcast for the latest episodes and past episodes to download.
Podcast
-
![]()
Feedback
Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations
