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Johnny Depp and the libel trial of the century

From celebrities to the Royal Family, why 2020 has been a very busy year for media lawyers

• 49 mins

Jane Tranter, super-producer

Emmy winner behind His Dark Materials and The Night Of, on her career and the industry.

• 27 mins

How video games became the lockdown playground

Developers behind Minecraft and the Roblox game Adopt Me on keeping kids entertained.

• 26 mins

Free Speech vs the Internet

Parler taken offline and President Trump silenced by social media giants.

• 26 mins

Reporting the war on coronavirus

The challenge for journalists of reaching the frontline.

• 27 mins

"We're never doing an anti-immigrant story again"

Daily Express editor Gary Jones on the paper's change of direction.

• 48 mins

Discovery on their shift to streaming

JB Perrette, head of Discovery International; plus Netflix's Bridgerton.

• 27 mins

Carolyn McCall, boss of ITV

Why British broadcasters need "urgent" protection, and the success of Britain's Got Talent

• 55 mins

How ITV News reported first-hand on the storming of Congress

Robert Moore and producer Sophie Alexander explain their first draft of history.

• 41 mins

Andrea Coscelli, the watchdog taking on the tech giants

Competition and Markets Authority chief executive says Facebook and Google "too powerful"

• 52 mins

Squaring up to the tech giants

Facebook pulls news from Australia, plus the launch of Boom Radio.

• 27 mins

Is the UK media obsessed with Westminster?

A major news story in Scotland confuses London-based media.

• 27 mins

Meghan and Harry on Oprah: the media fallout

Piers Morgan looks for a new job and other aftershocks of the historic royal interview.

• 27 mins

Andrew Neil: a 50-year media career

The chairman of GB News on his roles at The Sunday Times, the Â鶹Éç and The Spectator

• 88 mins

The truth about investigations

How do journalists get at the truth in government?

• 27 mins

Fighting the Covid infodemic

Global perspectives on fake news and misinformation from Â鶹Éç World Service listeners.

• 27 mins

Reddit and the anti-establishment

Co-founder Steve Huffman on the limits of free speech and taking on Wall Street.

• 31 mins

"There's no democracy without a strong, free press"

Washington Post editor Marty Baron reflects on Trump, Pulitzers and Bezos.

• 40 mins

Threats to journalists in Northern Ireland

Violent scenes in Belfast have challenged the media.

• 28 mins

Roula Khalaf, editor of The Financial Times

War reporting, capitalist excess, and the Greensill lobbying scoop.

• 32 mins

Podcasts go premium

Wondery launches a UK podcast, while Spotify and Apple bring in subscriptions.

• 28 mins

Decline of the Editor

From distrustful readers to Silicon Valley power, Amol Rajan on the future of news.

• 27 mins

Riding the news cycle

Who sets the news agenda - and what role do politicians play?

• 27 mins

Israel-Gaza conflict rages online

How social media became a weapon of war.

• 27 mins

What next for the Â鶹Éç after the Bashir scandal?

The Â鶹Éç's entire governance is called into question.

• 27 mins

A crisis for war reporting?

Foreign coverage was cut right back during Covid. Will it return?

• 27 mins

Radio takes on the tech giants

Commercial radio goes ad-free, and presenters go it alone.

• 27 mins

Reporting when there's no journalist in the room

World leaders gather, but journalists are left outside.

• 27 mins

Channel 4 facing privatisation?

Chief executive Alex Mahon on the broadcaster's future.

• 28 mins

The tabloids claim a scalp

A scoop in The Sun brings down a cabinet minister. How influential are newspapers?

• 27 mins