When It Hits the Fan
By BBC Radio 4
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.
Latest episode
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Quick Wins: How to Lead
David and Simon share their advice on how to lead -
Quick Wins: How to Deal with Online Abuse
David and Simon share their advice on how to deal with online abuse. -
When It Hits The Fan x Today Podcast Summer special: Is journalism in crisis?
The Today Podcast x When It Hits The Fan Summer special. -
Quick Wins: How to Deal with Backstabbers
David and Simon share their advice on how to deal with backstabbers. -
Quick Wins: How to Get Ahead When You're Shy
David and Simon share their advice on how to get ahead when you're shy. -
Quick Wins: The Nine Circles of Media Hell
David Yelland and Simon Lewis share their tips on dealing with the media -
Quick Wins: How to break unwelcome news
David Yelland and Simon Lewis share their tips on communicating difficult information. -
Trump shooting, Biden and loser PR
David and Simon discuss Trump’s near miss, ‘elder PR’ and the art of losing gracefully. -
Can Keir kill spin?
David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss the great communications reset at Number 10. -
Positive campaigning, how to deal with disappointment and why PR loves Wimbledon
David and Simon discuss positive political campaigning, losing and schmoozing.