Is the BBC planning to take ads in the UK? We look into a curious story from The Times this week, and its implications for British audio businesses. Independent media news and analysis, with guests Alex Farber (The Times), Faraz Osman (Gold Wala) and James Cridland (Pod News).

Also on the programme… The head of BBC England’s radio stations, Chris Burns, talks to us about the next phase of BBC Local’s new strategy.

All that plus GB News gets rapped by Ofcom, YMU tools up with new talent... and, in the Media Quiz, we get specific.

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BBC Radio... with Ads? What It Means For The Audio Sector