By their own admission, PR’s industry bodies have not done enough to address ethnic diversity, but is all that about to change? We speak to leaders and diversity chiefs of the PRCA & CIPR about why they have moved too slowly and how they plan to improve the diversity and opportunities for BME talent in the industry. Featuring: PRCA's Francis Ingham & Barbara Phillips, and the CIPR's Alastair McCapra & Avril Lee. Topics: industry body diversity, new initiatives (including The Blueprint, DRIVEN pledge) and more.

Jewish PR leaders David Fraser (Ready10), Sophie Raine (Ketchum), Graham Goodkind (Frank) and Natalie Neave (Tin Man) discuss the Wiley attacks and social media response, the scourge of antisemitism and their personal stories of hurt, whether it exists in PR, and how the communications industry can tackle it.

The coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for established PR agencies with many battling for survival. Despite this, many new agencies have launched. This episode will take a closer look at four of them to find out why they decided to launch, the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Guests include: Shook co-founder Gemma Moroney, Hard Numbers co-founder Darryl Sparey, Coldr founder Kamiqua Pearce and Bold White Space co-founder Mike Robb.

Only three agencies (Manifest, Blurred and InFusion) have earned accreditation to a new scheme that aims to improve racial diversity in PR. This episode looks at how they qualified for Blueprint accreditation and why this is such an important and timely industry initiative. Panellists also discuss the reality of racism in PR and what else can be done to tackle it. Feat: Manifest's Julian Obubo, Blurred's Nik Govier and InFusion's Sara Hawthorn.

The government's new COVID quarantine rules have been described as 'ridiculous', 'daft' and will have a devastating impact on travel and hospitality. The industry is fighting back through a PR campaign led by The PC Agency founder Paul Charles and backed by 500 businesses. Charles, Kuoni head of comms Rachel O'Reilly and PRWeek editor-in-chief Danny Rogers discuss whether the Quash Quarantine campaign can force the government into a quick u-turn, and whether the industry can fully recover.

BP has doubled down on its ambition to become a net zero carbon emitting business by 2050 despite the crippling impacts of the global pandemic. Oil prices plummeted to below zero in the US, supply has dried up and businesses have been forced into drastic cost-cutting. Communications is playing a critical role in helping BP and other energy giants manage the crisis and keep their climate change plans on track. BP executive vice president of communications and advocacy, Geoff Morrell, and Hill+Knowlton Strategies managing director of energy and industrials, Chris Pratt, join us for this special look into the sector.

After a dramatic shift in messaging to the ambiguous 'Stay Alert' slogan – some believe the government is losing a grip on its comms during the coronavirus crisis. Repetitive daily briefings and combative relations with parts of the press have fuelled concern. BCW's head of strategic media Steve Hawkes, crisis comms consultant Amanda Coleman, MHP head of media Ian Kirby and W20 Group president Annalise Coady debate all of this and whether the government needs a new approach as social distancing rules are eased.

The coronavirus pandemic could forever change the communications industry and how clients value certain services. Freuds CEO Arlo Brady, Grayling Europe, UK & Ireland CEO Sarah Scholefield and Cicero/AMO executive chair Iain Anderson discuss which service areas have been critical – including internal comms, purpose and crisis comms – how their businesses are handling the crisis, and how the PR industry is likely to evolve.

Expert judges from PRWeek UK's Best Places to Work Awards join The PR Show to examine what sets apart leading employers in the communications industry. The episode explores recent progress in mental health support, flexible working and 'flexwashing', what the coronavirus tells us about working practices among PR employers, and where more progress is needed. Panellists include Alison Clarke, business consultant and mentor; Jane Fordham of Jane Fordham Consulting; and Peter Bowles, chief creative officer at Clarity PR.

Communications and PR is playing a critical role helping businesses in some of the industries hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis. Rooster managing director James Brooke and Palm PR founding director Liam Keogh take us through the challenges faced by travel, tourism and hospitality, and how the crisis is having a major impact on their own agencies.