When It Hits the Fan
When It Hits The Fan takes you behind the headlines and into the high-stakes world of power, influence and reputation. Each week, it unpacks the PR playbook used by some of the world's most powerful people and asks how the hidden hand of the communications industry shapes what you see, hear and believe. Hosts David Yelland and Farzana Baduel dive into the week's biggest media storms, scandals and corporate crises, revealing how PR disasters unfold in real time. From political controversies to celebrity missteps and brand meltdowns, they trace where the story began, how it spiralled, and who ended up in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Bringing sharp insight and insider knowledge.David Yelland is the former editor of The Sun and Farzana Baduel is an award-winning communications strategist and crisis management specialist. Together, they draw on decades of frontline experience shaping narratives, handling reputational firestorms and understanding what really drives the news cycle.
Episode Playlist
50 episodes4. Prepare For A Crisis
5. Know How To Go Off the Record
6. Never Over Promise
7. Be Honest With Yourself
Alas WH Smith and Jones
Prince Harry's PR Comeback
Why the Macrons are willing to bare all
Prince Harry and the Men in Grey Suits
Michelle Mone: Her PR Rise and Fall
What Victoria Beckham's revelation reveals about PR
The Prince Andrew Crisis
The Strictly Bombshell
Two Weeks that Shook the Palace
Is the BBC 'hopeless at PR'?
The Secrets of the List: Putting Yourself in the Frame for a Top Job.
Power, PR and the 'Epstein Class'
Nuns on the Run
Simon Cowell's PR: Judged!
Why Optimism is a PR Superpower
1. Rolling the Pitch
2. Don't Delay PR
3. Don't Break the Fourth Wall
Is the Worm Turning on 'Fat Jabs'?
A New Blueprint for PR
Is the Beckham Brand in Jeopardy?
Are Andrew and Mandelson Beyond the Fan?
Is the Office of PM Beyond PR?
Heart v Head PR
Friends: The One About PR
The Generation Game
A Gulf in Communications
Can You Spin ChatGPT?
When Poachers Turn Gatekeepers
Don't Panic!!!
Trouble at the FBI
The King's Speech
Knowing When To Quit
Did Swatch PR Backfire?
Lower Value Humans
BP v 'Shouty' Albert
Hunter Biden: Back from the Brink
Social Media Ban: Big Tech's 'Tobacco Moment'
King Charles, Tax and Transparency
Just Answer the Question
Me Against the World
PR's Rich Tapestry
The Power of Good Vibes
How to PR the End of the World
A Statement from the King
I'm a Billionaire... Get Me Out of Here!!!
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Sign inWhen It Hits The Fan takes you behind the headlines and into the high-stakes world of power, influence and reputation. Each week, it unpacks the PR playbook used by some of the world's most powerful people and asks how the hidden hand of the communications industry shapes what you see, hear and believe. Hosts David Yelland and Farzana Baduel dive into the week's biggest media storms, scandals and corporate crises, revealing how PR disasters unfold in real time. From political controversies to celebrity missteps and brand meltdowns, they trace where the story began, how it spiralled, and who ended up in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Bringing sharp insight and insider knowledge.David Yelland is the former editor of The Sun and Farzana Baduel is an award-winning communications strategist and crisis management specialist. Together, they draw on decades of frontline experience shaping narratives, handling reputational firestorms and understanding what really drives the news cycle.
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- Podcast
- Language
- en
- Episodes
- 159
- Format
- episodic
- Website
- www.bbc.co.uk
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