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Radio 4,09 Sep 2026,42 mins
70 Up the final instalment of 7 Up, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy on the BBC & how polling informs political media strategy?
The Media ShowAvailable for over a year
What does Channel 4's undercover investigation into Reform UK tell us about the relationship between polling, politics and the press? Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins hear from journalists Jake Kanter International Investigations Editor at Deadline, and James Ball Political Editor at The New World, and the polling experts Professor Sir John Curtice and Stephan Shakespeare CEO of YouGov. They also hear from the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy about the future of the BBC and speak to ITV's Jo Clinton-Davis about 70 Up, the final instalment of one of television's most remarkable documentary projects. Producer: Lisa Jenkinson
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