07/08/2015
Quentin Letts's Met Office critique raises questions of impartiality on climate change. And the Today editor responds to suggestions that the programme is soft on migrants.
Quentin Letts' wry critique of the Met Office has had listeners contacting Feedback in droves. The programme was the first episode of a new series of What is the Point of...? and while a few felt the programme exercised a healthy scepticism about climate science, many more felt it allowed controversial opinions to go unchallenged. Roger Bolton hears some of the reaction.
Earlier in the series, Feedback considered the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's coverage of migrants and heard concerns about the use of terms such as 'illegal immigrant' and 'swarm' - but now there are suggestions that the Today programme is too soft on migrants. The Editor of Today, Jamie Angus, discusses the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's approach to reporting the situation in Calais - and also talks about the future presenter line up on the programme, with Nick Robinson set to replace James Naughtie.
The new interview series Flexagon Radio has had some listeners flummoxed. The programme has guests reacting to sounds and archive randmonly generated by a machine, The Flexagon. Does the device provoke intelligent conversation, or has it just provoked the the ire of listeners? Roger speaks to the series producer, Adam Fowler.
After last week's Feedback special on religious programming, we hear from listeners who are concerned that humanists and atheists are not represented on Thought for the Day. Christine Morgan, the Head of Religion and Ethics for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio, answers their criticisms.
Producer: Katherine Godfrey
A Whistledown production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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