When It Hits the Fan

BBC

Inside the world of crisis managers and spin doctors as David Yelland and Simon Lewis watch the week's biggest PR disasters unfold. Read more

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Episodes

Has business lost the argument? X versus Bluesky, and Coleen’s jungle PR

11/19/2024 00:28:14Why Trump means boom times for PR, and a Rivals spat

11/12/2024 00:28:20 Telling the truth, being on TV and the best PR comebacks

11/05/2024 00:28:22Inside prestige PR, Starbucks and a cheese heist

10/29/2024 00:27:40Could PR have helped Liam Payne?, Thomas Tuchel and the Trump biopic

10/22/2024 00:28:40 Show all episodes

Our take on When It Hits the Fan podcast

When It Hits the Fan is a must-listen if you're curious about how big news mess-ups happen. Hosts David Yelland and Simon Lewis are experts at managing bad PR. They use real-life examples to show how things can go south quickly. Yelland and Lewis have worked with everyone, from the press to big companies, so they know their stuff. Each episode dives into a hot topic, like government troubles or sports drama, and makes it easy to understand. It's like getting insider secrets on why some stories blow up and others fade away. When It Hits the Fan is a politics podcast by BBC Radio 4.