In this episode, Jack Price-Harbach takes aim at the BBC — its scandals, its critics, and its survival in a world obsessed with outrage. From Boris Johnson dodging Andrew Neil to Gary Lineker calling out “the language of 1930s Germany,” Jack explores how the broadcaster became both a political target and a cultural lifeline.

He examines three defining controversies — the 2019 election interviews, the News Agents fallout, and the Lineker row — before dissecting Donald Trump’s billion-dollar lawsuit against the Beeb and what it means for democracy.

Witty, sharp, and grounded in political insight, this episode doubles as a love letter to Line of Duty, The Fast Show, The Traitors, and Sir David Attenborough — proof that the BBC, flaws and all, still matters.

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