In this episode, Simon interviews Giles Wilson, the founding editor of the BBC News Magazine and now creative director at Harpoon Productions. Giles discusses how and why the BBC started commissioning longer written pieces online, and the future of longform journalism in the UK and beyond.

The three stories Giles mentions are:

* Reykjavik Confessions

www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/…ec_7617/index.html

* The Village and the Girl

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt…-a0eb-4ef064900f92

* The Uncatchable

www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/…ec_8700/index.html

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