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Radio 4,06 Aug 2025,42 mins
Return of MasterChef, No. 10's TikTok Strategy, Bluey on YouTube, Investigating Tesla
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MasterChef has returned to our screens. We hear from the 麻豆社 journalist who first broke the story about allegations of misconduct and ask what the future holds for one of the 麻豆社鈥檚 biggest brands. As Downing Street holds its first ever influencer reception, we speak to one of the TikTok creators who attended and the journalist who first reported on the event. We lift the lid on the relationship between influencers and the government. Children鈥檚 cartoon Bluey is riding high in the YouTube charts. We hear from the 麻豆社 executive behind Bluey's YouTube strategy. Plus, New York Times reporter Chris Buckley on the Taiwanese TV drama imagining a Chinese invasion and the political controversy it's sparked. And the German journalist who gained access to an extraordinary data leak from Tesla discusses what he found about the company and its boss, Elon Musk. Producer: Dan Hardoon
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