Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast
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Mar 29, 2017 • 30min

24: Soldiers and Trump

Episode 24. Page 94 returns for a new series! This week: the Eye's military correspondent Paul Vickers reveals the tangled web between the army and private firms, and diarist Craig Brown discusses the best way of channelling the 45th President of the USA. Free Type 45 Destroyer with every download!
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Dec 3, 2016 • 28min

23: Courtrooms, Councillors and Completely Bogus News - a triple bill!

Ian Hislop, Editor of Private Eye, shares his sharp insights into the challenges of court reporting, especially in sensitive abuse cases. Jane Mackenzie discusses the complexities of the Anglesey trial and its implications for accountability in governance. Tim Minogue brightens the conversation with an interactive map exposing councillors’ financial misdeeds. The trio dives into the murky waters of fake news, exploring its motivations and the role journalists must play in fostering transparency, all wrapped in humor and keen observation.
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Oct 14, 2016 • 33min

22: 30 Glorious Years

Episode 22. A second special inter-series episode! Ian Hislop has been editor for thirty years. To celebrate, Eye hack Adam Macqueen interviews editor Ian Hislop about his three decades on the Editorial Throne. Free "That's Enough. Ed." sticker with every download!
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Sep 19, 2016 • 23min

21: Revolving Doors

Episode 21. A special bonus in-between-series episode! This week, the revolving door between government and big business, with the authors of our special report Richard Brooks and Solomon Hughes. Free £300,000-a-year job at a FTSE 100 firm with every download!
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Jun 17, 2016 • 20min

20: Deepcut

Episode 20. A special report with the Eye's Heather Mills, discussing the murky history of the Deepcut barracks and the tragedies that resulted from Army mismanagement. Last in the series - free 'Bring Back Page 94' petition slip with every download...
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May 27, 2016 • 24min

19: Pubs and Lunches

Episode 19. Tim Minogue and Sarah Shannon reveal why so many pubs are closing, and Adam Macqueen and Maisie Glazebrook spill the beans on the Eye's notorious fortnightly lunches. Free pint of Gnome '61 with every download!
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May 12, 2016 • 28min

18: PF-Eye

Episode 18. The Eye's investigative team spill the beans on the why the Private Finance Initiative, the ingenious government money-machine which makes whole schools fall over. Plus an interview with the gag-writing team of Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain, the men behind the Angry Baby and the Letter From Corbyn. Free ruinous 30-year contract with every download!
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Apr 29, 2016 • 29min

17: Books and Bans

Episode 17. Francis Wheen and Adam Macqueen give the latest on the least-effective celebrity injunction of all time, PLUS Jane Mackenzie on 21st-century libraries. Free three-letter judicial acronym with every download!
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Apr 15, 2016 • 27min

16: Panamania

Episode 16. Richard Brooks and Solomon Hughes give the Private Eye take on the Panama Papers and offshore tax havens, PLUS Nick Newman on the art of Dave Snooty And His Pals. Free Definitely Legal And Perfectly Above Board British Virgin Island Company with every download!
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Mar 31, 2016 • 31min

15: The Eye Online

Episode 15. SERIES THREE BEGINS! This week, the Eye Online: Ian Hislop and Adam Macqueen discuss the Eye's digital strategy (spoiler alert: there isn't one) and the ways newspapers are surviving the digital age. Plus an interview with Ed Barrett, author of From The Message Boards. Free Independent website with every download!

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