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When It Hits the Fan

BBC Radio 4
PoliticsNews

Inside the world of crisis managers and spin doctors as David Yelland and Simon Lewis watch the week's biggest PR disasters unfold. In each episode our hosts go behind the scenes of the latest news stories and find out how, where and when it all began to hit the fan. When It Hits The Fan is hosted by two of the most influential and experienced people in the game; David Yelland is the former editor of the Sun and alongside him is Simon Lewis, former trouble-shooter for the Queen and Gordon Brown, as well as for major corporations like the Nat West, Vodafone and British Gas. Together they bring decades of experience in both creating and managing crises. They'll share all they know about what's keeping those big stories in and out of the news.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 66 ratings
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    Two old white men reminiscing. Yawn. You will learn that they didn’t take the sniffer dog to the party. 🙄 more

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    Nitram99
    United States6 days ago
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    Completely love this podcast. Incredibly insightful, my favourite podcast of the week!

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    United Kingdom19 days ago
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    Listened to all the available episodes on a long drive and am completely hooked. more

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    United Kingdom2 months ago
  • Unique in this age

    Refreshingly calm and balanced commentary.

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    Everything and more that you could expect from these astute hosts. Instantly tops my personal top five pods. more

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    United Kingdom2 months ago

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