The Week on Radio

The new PM: Rishi Sunak, Elon Musk's Twitter takeover and Oxbridge university bias

TRIGGER WARNING: Rape and discussions of body image issues. After a week's break, we are back with a new episode and a new PM no less! This week we are discussing how Rishi Sunak is doing in his first week as Prime Minister, Elon Musk's Twitter takeover and the potential effects this may have and the opening up of Oxbridge to more state-school students. As usual we also have some good news stories which this week include a painting in New York which has been displayed upside-down for 75 years and Disney's first plus-size heroine. Followed by our discussion of sport from Harry, what we're currently reading and our chosen film of the week which this week, is Spotlight. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Liz Truss, Just Stop Oil + the climate emergency & the Daily Mail

In our next episode, we discuss the chaos of Liz Truss, the Just Stop Oil protests - are they a nuisance or do they make sense? - and the climate emergency we are facing and the legal action against The Daily Mail. On the flip side, we also discuss positive news stories like the 100-year anniversary of the BBC, sightings of the rare bird the Blackburnian Warbler and the rise in sales of marmalade! Rounded off with a sum-up of the sports this week, what we're reading at the moment and finally our chosen film of the week, Hidden Figures. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Kerch Bridge, Liz Truss & the energy crisis, catcalling and fracking

In our first episode, we discuss the major news stories like the recent explosion of the Kerch bridge and the fallout since then; Liz Truss, her potential replacement and how she is handling the energu crisis; catcalling at Complutense University of Madrid and what it signals about modern sex education and the revisiting of fracking. On the flip side, we also discuss positive news stories like efforts to clean up our earth's ocean's and one couple's treasure trove find under their kitchen floor. Rounded off with a sum-up of the sports this week, what we're reading at the moment and finally our chosen film of the week. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.