# BBC cuts, Ritula Shah, Norma Percy, Filming protests

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Podcast: [The Media Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-media-show-1069092)
Published: 2026-06-17T16:49:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xp41
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## Resource

As the BBC announces new cuts, Jonathan Munro, Interim CEO of BBC News & Current Affairs, joins Katie and Ros to discuss the decision. Ritula Shah, former presenter of the World Tonight on Radio 4, reacts to the news that the programme is being axed. The acclaimed documentary maker Norma Percy reflects on making Brexit: A Very British Civil War and her wider career. Also on the programme, Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan from the ISD analyses the trend of ‘auditors’ and ‘citizen journalists’ filming at the recent Southampton protests. Plus, the Youtuber Wesley Winter explains why he filmed there.

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