John Tusa: I am baffled by Ed Stourton's dismissal from the Today programme,...
Like many I am baffled by Ed Stourton's dismissal from the Today programme, only made worse by the way the BBC handled itAnyone who was worked as a freelance broadcaster knows what a fragile business...
View ArticleEditorial: In praise of... Edward Stourton
Today programme presenters swim in one of the most brightly lit goldfish bowls in the British media. The Radio 4 audience wakes up, showers and eats breakfast with them. Listeners have their opinions -...
View ArticleStephen Armstrong on the sacking of Ed Stourton
After 10 years as a presenter on Radio 4's Today programme, Ed Stourton learned of his sacking not from the BBC but from a newspaper. Was he too posh for the slot - or were there other reasons behind...
View ArticleMedia Monkey: Jon Snow sticks up for Ed Stourton in sacking row
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has had his say on Ed Stourton's sacking from the Today programme. "I haven't ventured on here before but the evident lack of strategy in defenestrating Ed Stourton...
View ArticleLetters: Stourton's sin
Your exposé (Million poor pupils denied free meals, 16 December) is shocking enough, but the depth of the problem is even more serious. There is no standard amount provided by local authorities to...
View ArticleHugh Muir's Diary
• It now becomes quite clear that people are angry about the BBC's treatment of "posh" Edward Stourton. There are tense discussions up and down the country, a parliamentary motion and a petition is...
View ArticleStourton deal gives him slots on Today
Edward Stourton has settled his differences with Radio 4 bosses after being dropped as a presenter of the flagship Today programme. He said that he would continue to work on the BBC show "from time to...
View ArticleMedia Monkey: Name shame for Ed
Probably not one for the Today programme's Sony radio award entry, but an enjoyable moment nonetheless on BBC Radio 4 today, when presenter Ed Stourton interviewed the chief executive of the Barclay...
View ArticleIt's 4 and Five at sixes and sevens
Proof, if it was needed, that the Radio 4 Today programme doesn't think much of its BBC stablemate and sometime competitor, the hipper Radio Five Live. Were you listening to Today this morning at...
View ArticleHow did Justin Webb's first appearance on BBC's Today programme go?
After presenter controversially replaced Ed Stourton, what was the verdict on his debut on Radio 4 current affairs programme?Justin Webb made a low-key debut as full-time presenter of BBC Radio 4's...
View ArticleEd Stourton to host BBC Radio 4's Sunday
The host dropped from BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Ed Stourton, is to present its Sunday-morning religious news showEd Stourton, who was dropped from BBC Radio 4's Today programme earlier this year,...
View ArticleDefining the Decade | Radio Review
Leaving no waffle unchallenged, no jargon unexplained, Ed Stourton hosted an admirably cool-headed look back at the internet's big decadeEdward Stourton, presenting Defining the Decade (Radio 4),...
View ArticleDropped Today presenter Ed Stourton nominated for broadcaster prize
Radio 4 presenter nominated for one of two radio prizes at this year's Broadcasting Press Guild awardsFormer Today presenter Ed Stourton, who was controversially sacked from the flagship BBC Radio 4...
View ArticleToday programme's Justin Webb pledges to get tougher with guests
BBC Radio 4 presenter intends to interrupt more during interviews, even if it is unpopular with listenersFor a man who regularly quizzes politicians before most of us have had breakfast, Justin Webb is...
View ArticleRewind radio: The Nation's Favourite Christmas Carol; Stephen Nolan; Today –...
Classic FM offered a carol countdown for contented listeners while a 5 Live phone-in gave succour to lost soulsThe Nation's Favourite Christmas Carol (Classic FM)Stephen Nolan (5 Live) | iPlayerToday...
View ArticleJohn Tusa: I am baffled by Ed Stourton's dismissal from the Today programme,...
Like many I am baffled by Ed Stourton's dismissal from the Today programme, only made worse by the way the BBC handled itAnyone who was worked as a freelance broadcaster knows what a fragile business...
View ArticleEditorial: In praise of... Edward Stourton
Today programme presenters swim in one of the most brightly lit goldfish bowls in the British media. The Radio 4 audience wakes up, showers and eats breakfast with them. Listeners have their opinions -...
View ArticleStephen Armstrong on the sacking of Ed Stourton
After 10 years as a presenter on Radio 4's Today programme, Ed Stourton learned of his sacking not from the BBC but from a newspaper. Was he too posh for the slot - or were there other reasons behind...
View ArticleMedia Monkey: Jon Snow sticks up for Ed Stourton in sacking row
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has had his say on Ed Stourton's sacking from the Today programme. "I haven't ventured on here before but the evident lack of strategy in defenestrating Ed Stourton...
View ArticleLetters: Stourton's sin
Your exposé (Million poor pupils denied free meals, 16 December) is shocking enough, but the depth of the problem is even more serious. There is no standard amount provided by local authorities to...
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