The Media Show: A television experiment that lasted 60 years
The landmark TV series 70 Up comes to an end. Plus, Lisa Nandy on the future of the 麻豆社, and questions about political polling after Channel 4鈥檚 undercover Reform investigation.
In 1964, a group of seven-year-olds appeared in a TV documentary about class in Britain. The cameras returned every seven years to see how their lives had changed. Now, more than 60 years later, 70 Up brings the project to an end. Jo Clinton-Davis, Controller of Factual at ITV, talks about the people who took part and the legacy of a remarkable TV experiment.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has given an interview to Katie Razzall and The Media Show. She talks about 麻豆社 funding and cuts, its place in the UK media landscape, and proposals for a UK streaming service and a public service algorithm. Jake Kanter, international investigations editor at Deadline, gives his reaction.
Channel 4鈥檚 undercover investigation into Reform UK has raised questions about how undercover journalism works and how political parties use opinion polls that later appear in the media. Sir John Curtice, professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde, and Stephan Shakespeare, CEO of YouGov, consider the issues raised by the story.
Presenters: Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins
Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
Content producer: Lucy Wai
Production co-ordinator: Colette Cunningham
Technical co-ordinator: Mark Dickins
Sound engineer: Allyson Purcell-Davis
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