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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2024: the big ideas that shaped our year
David and Simon reflect on Prince Andrew's China crisis and the defining trends of 2024. -
Quick Wins: Office Parties
David Yelland and Simon Lewis share their advice on how to survive the office party. -
Murdoch loses 'succession’ battle, killing of a US CEO and why tycoons get up at 4am
David and Simon discuss Murdoch's lost legal case, Brian Thompson and early risers. -
Gregg Wallace, ‘casting doubt’ PR and Ed Davey’s Christmas single
The MasterChef crisis, Australia’s social media ban and is Ed Davey a PR genius? -
Jaguar’s rebrand, John Prescott and Meet the Rees-Moggs
Jaguar’s risky rebrand, Prescott’s precarious PR and Jacob Rees-Mogg’s reality TV debut. -
Has business lost the argument? X versus Bluesky, and Coleen’s jungle PR
Why business should get political, migrating from X, and a PR coup. -
Why Trump means boom times for PR, and a Rivals spat
The power of PR under a second Trump presidency and how public Rivalry can backfire. -
Telling the truth, being on TV and the best PR comebacks
David and Simon answer listeners' questions on honesty, flies on the wall and comebacks. -
Inside prestige PR, Starbucks and a cheese heist
David and Simon discuss the art of influence, Starbucks messaging and Neal’s Yard Dairy. -
Could PR have helped Liam Payne?, Thomas Tuchel and the Trump biopic
David and Simon discuss protection in PR, leaning into an own goal, and The Apprentice.
