When It Hits the Fan

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Tuesdays

55 Episodes

  1. Omid Scobie Part 2, COP PR and Wilko

    Published: 05/12/2023
  2. Omid Scobie, RIP PR and Ridley v the historians

    Published: 28/11/2023
  3. You’re fired! Everton and political PR

    Published: 21/11/2023
  4. The King’s PR, Shell and a million-dollar handbag

    Published: 14/11/2023
  5. Rishi and Elon, Robert de Niro and that M&S ad

    Published: 07/11/2023
  6. NatWest’s Alison Rose, Unilever and I’m a Celebrity...

    Published: 31/10/2023
  7. Britney’s memoir, BT's rebrand and Meryl Streep

    Published: 24/10/2023
  8. Captain Tom's family, Barclays and the Grand National

    Published: 17/10/2023
  9. Tobacco, Beckham Inc and an Eton mess

    Published: 10/10/2023
  10. The Taylor Swift effect, GB News and following Feargal

    Published: 03/10/2023
  11. Murdoch, HS2 and British Gas

    Published: 26/09/2023
  12. Russell Brand, BP and Britain's 'golden triangle'

    Published: 19/09/2023
  13. Elon Musk, 'sorry not sorry' and being booed

    Published: 12/09/2023
  14. Crumbling concrete, Harry returns and the Spanish FA

    Published: 05/09/2023
  15. Introducing When It Hits the Fan

    Published: 01/09/2023

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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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