Ian Hislop and Private Eye magazine venture into the world of audio with Page 94, hosted by Andrew Hunter Murray.

Available from Private Eye at www.private-eye.co.uk as well as on Apple, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon and many other audio platforms. ]]> https://www.private-eye.co.uk audioboom.com Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:55:26 +0000 en https://audioboom.com/i/43072560.png https://www.private-eye.co.uk false Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast andy.murray@private-eye.co.uk 19097402-6479-5773-b041-342e879c995e ℗ & © Private Eye https://audioboom.com/channels/5112392.rss episodic https://audioboom.com/posts/8938421 188 Entirely Artificial Intelligence 2297 false full Summer special! The team discuss the Conservatives’ new policy on convicted Neo-Nazis (pro), the AI data centres hoovering up power and water, and the extraordinary story of Professor Jason Arday.]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:55:26 +0000 audioboom-019ff184-3a91-74c3-8958-bf8e66d708f7 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8933419 187 Feel The Burnham 2533 false full The team discuss how Andy Burnham’s social media is annoying the ‘lobby’; the mad debate over North Sea drilling continues; and how to make the new PM funny. ]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:46:22 +0000 audioboom-019fa99e-c7bf-7294-9a2e-4413e13587fa Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8928078 186 Fa-rage Against The Machine 3005 false full The team (with guest Jane Mackenzie) discuss Nigel Farage's by-election gamble, the latest military procurement disasters, and the lowdown on Prince Harry’s trial against the Mail. ]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000 audioboom-019f6176-c1e3-718c-b10d-30ffbc719eae Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8922574 185 Manc To The Future 2702 false full Ian, Helen, Andy and Richard Brooks discuss Andy Burnham’s vision for Britain (AKA Even Greater Manchester), the non-existent ban on air-conditioning, and a new book on Emperor Trump. ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:43:20 +0000 audioboom-019f18fc-12e3-768f-9fc4-78f870caaa0f Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8920327 184 Coup What A Scorcher 2419 false full The Private Eye team, minus Andy but plus Matt Muir, wave a sad farewell to Keir Starmer and prepare themselves for Andy Burnham and the Burnaissance. Also: is Nigel Farage running out of steam?]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:58:27 +0000 audioboom-019ef97e-f74d-7b47-80a8-5fcc604e5e71 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8917258 183 Fight! Fight! Fight! 2668 false full The team (plus guest Sarah Shannon) catch up on the latest White House cage fight, on the World Cup, on the USA and Iran's actual fight, and on the British fight for the right between Reform and Restore.]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:32:50 +0000 audioboom-019ed110-59d6-77c9-aa6c-87d3110f58ad Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8910705 182 Make Hay 2493 false full The team record a special episode from the Hay Festival. Featuring Tony Blair, Keir Starmer, Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, Nicola Sturgeon, and all your other - favourite? - characters from the news. ]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:50:00 +0000 audioboom-019e87f5-a493-7006-987f-77e76bc09930 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8910482 181 And The Winner Is... 382 false full You've heard the stories. You've admired the piles of paper in the Eye office (video viewers only). And now it's time to learn which brilliant story has won this year's Paul Foot Award! ]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:37:52 +0000 audioboom-019e84e8-3b86-7222-b88f-215debe37250 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8907905 180 PAUL FOOT 2026: THE PINCH-OF-SALT PATH 808 false full Chloe Hadjimatheou of the Observer looked into a beloved, million-selling bestseller, The Salt Path, and found the book arguably fit the 'fiction' shelves better. ]]> Sat, 30 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000 audioboom-019e640c-d3a7-7166-9f80-c9b772fa005a Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8907901 179 PAUL FOOT 2026: UNSAFE CONVICTIONS 817 false full Adam Bychawski reported on how people who've been wrongly imprisoned - sometimes for many years - are still not being compensated even after they've overturned their convictions, thank to a 2014 change in the law.  ]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000 audioboom-019e6405-d451-7962-b3ab-ea25f84a833c Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8907899 178 PAUL FOOT 2026: HARD LABOUR 768 false full Peter Geoghegan and Khadija Sharife uncovered how Labour Together - the think-tank which helped make Keir Starmer PM - had hired a PR firm to try and discredit journalists asking them questions about their funding.  Thu, 28 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000 audioboom-019e6401-8c0f-7065-80d3-8e253bdcdf84 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8907897 177 PAUL FOOT 2026: RAAC AND RUIN 959 false full Lindsay Bruce of the Aberdeen Press and Journal fought for justice for homeowners facing ruin after they learned their homes were full of dodgy concrete. Her campaign eventually led to a complete surrender by local authorities and compensation for affected homeowners. ]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000 audioboom-019e63fb-6474-7e7e-9f2b-0f80649a8c81 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8906917 176 PAUL FOOT 2026: A PROVEN LAWYER 672 false full Daniel Timms of the Sheffield Tribune tells the story of the solicitor who used legal loopholes to extract sums of £25,000 from Yorkshire homeowners. Part of Private Eye's Paul Foot Award 2026 shortlist series. ]]> Tue, 26 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000 audioboom-019e5056-7d8a-776c-b471-d191ed80bb5f Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8906916 175 PAUL FOOT 2026: CUTTING CORNERS 806 false full Joe Duggan of the i paper tells the story of the workers falling ill and dying with silicosis after cutting fashionable kitchen counters without adequate protection. Part of Private Eye's Paul Foot Award 2026 shortlist series. ]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:30:00 +0000 audioboom-019e5055-3aff-707c-a79f-2181144f50e1 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8905414 174 Burnham Would, Wesley Snipes 2889 false full The team discuss the Labour leadership, play Helen’s new quiz ‘Faction or Fiction’, and Saba Salman joins for a post-pre-mortem on the local elections.]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 15:39:52 +0000 audioboom-019e40e4-bc55-72ae-928e-1cfb4be5b390 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8899816 173 The Antisemitism Spectrum 2651 false full The team discuss antisemitism across the British political scene, Nigel Farage's £5million bung, and one of the (few) bits of Parliament that genuinely works. ]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 10:15:49 +0000 audioboom-019dfcc9-62a9-7e1b-83e8-dca85edb5dee Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8893478 172 A Kicking For Keir 2478 false full Who wants to give Keir Starmer a kicking? Basically everyone. Rotten Boroughs editor Saba Salman joins Helen Lewis, Ian Hislop and Adam Macqueen to explain how British politics has fractured and how May's elections will be a total bunfight. Plus: how did Elizabeth II become Brenda, and what nicknames for Harry and Meghan never took off?]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:04:59 +0000 audioboom-019db0c9-ac34-7210-a56c-8f43bec27703 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8884831 171 Meta's Not Better 3221 false full Is social media really as fun, child-friendly and good for mental health as everyone says? Helen, Adam, Andy and Matt Muir investigate. Plus, Reform and the Greens’ mirror-image election offerings, and a new (unauthorised) drama about the Prince Harry-Daily Mail trial.]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:23:31 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2026-04-08:/posts/8884831 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8878233 170 Mad King Donald 2529 false full Ian, Helen, Andy and special guest Richard Brooks discuss the USA entering its 'insane absolute monarch' era, the ongoing mayhem in the world's oil and gas markets, and check in on the financial arrangements of 'Little Donald', AKA Nigel Farage, and his Reform UK colleagues. ]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:08:09 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2026-03-24:/posts/8878233 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8872081 169 War On Iran: Aya-Tollad You So 3018 false full Why did Trump declare his latest perfect, ‘very complete', already-won war, and how long will it go on? What will it do to American and British politics? Why can’t anyone in the British press remember the lessons of last time? What will this do to energy prices and the energy transition? And is this all a deliberate distraction from the Gorton and Denton by-election? Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the latest quiet week in world politics.]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2026-03-10:/posts/8872081 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8865407 168 A Tale Of Two Andrews 2124 false full Ian, Adam, Andy and Rachael Claye discuss two men named Andrew - one who used to be a prince, and one who's still a solicitor with a very dubious practice. ]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:45:35 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2026-02-24:/posts/8865407 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8862244 167 Cash Harry 294 false bonus Street Of Shame writer Adam Macqueen updates Ian Hislop, Helen Lewis and Andrew Hunter Murray on the curious background to some of Prince Harry's key witnesses.]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:56:51 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2026-02-17:/posts/8862244 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8859497 166 Mandy Lifeboats 2632 false full The latest break in Peter Mandelson’s CV, the other secrets hiding in the Epstein files, and what comes next for the British government. With Ian Hislop, Helen Lewis, Adam MacQueen and Andrew Hunter Murray.]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:56:03 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2026-02-10:/posts/8859497 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8846537 165 Crash And Burnham 2724 false full What is an 'Andy Burnham’ and can it be stopped? Why has Donald Trump made a photocopy of the UN and called it the Board of Peace? And was this episode description drafted by AI for an overworked journalist? (No, it wasn’t.) Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy explore these questions and more.]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:39:05 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2026-01-27:/posts/8846537 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8829701 164 On Thin ICE 2834 false full Why does the USA now have masked militias roaming its streets with almost no oversight? Why do some of the people who want to win London’s next Mayoral election seem to hate the city so much? And if Prince Harry texts you to recruit you for his next lawsuit, should you answer? Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy explore these questions and more.]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:03:51 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2026-01-13:/posts/8829701 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8819261 163 Quizmas Crackers 2155 false full It's the Eye Quiz of the last year! Adam, Helen and Andy get out the sleigh bells and the silly hats, and quiz each other on all the biggest, smallest and stupidest news stories of 2025. ]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-12-15:/posts/8819261 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8815178 162 Private Eye - Year In Review 2025 2679 false full Ian Hislop, Jan Ravens, Lewis Macleod and Harry Enfield appeared live at London's Criterion Theatre for a special Christmas show (and to plug the Eye Annual, still available in all good bookshops).]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-12-05:/posts/8815178 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8813666 161 Unwise Councils 2679 false full Rotten Boroughs correspondent Saba Salman joins Adam, Helen and Andy to discuss the Reform Party, Your Party, the Democratic Party and Part 94 of who's going to own the Telegraph. ]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:52:45 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-12-02:/posts/8813666 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8807802 160 Shakedowns, Coups and COP 30 2741 false full The team discuss Donald Trump’s legal methods, the mayhem in the UK government (part 94) and what’s really going on at the Amazon climate summit. ]]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:42:18 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-11-18:/posts/8807802 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8801051 159 The Grand Old Duke Of Yuck 2703 false full Ian, Helen, Andy and Richard Brooks discuss the week’s royal fallout, the forthcoming Budget, and get an update on all the murky business on Teesside. ]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:14:14 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-11-04:/posts/8801051 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8793744 158 Live From Cheltenham 2682 false full The team play a packed-out Cheltenham Literature Festival and answer the big questions: Do we owe Donald Trump an apology? How did things get so bad for Labour so fast? And will the Eye ever increase its font size? ]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:27:51 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-10-20:/posts/8793744 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8788292 157 Bishops, buggers and health freaks 2607 false full Adam, Ian and Jane Mackenzie discuss the new Archbishop of Canterbury and what makes her different from all her predecessors over the past 1500 years and the police forces prepared to break the rules to look after their own, while Helen and Andy discuss RFK junior and his very peculiar ideas about Making America Healthy Again]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:20:16 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-10-07:/posts/8788292 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8781175 156 It's Your Party, Cry If You Want To 2609 false full Ian, Adam, Andy and special guest Justine Smith discuss the chaos at Your Party, the scandal of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), and the ongoing perm-bloodbath at Reach Newspapers.]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:59:30 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-09-23:/posts/8781175 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8774468 155 Re-shuffle, Re-signation, Re-form 2395 false full Adam, Helen, Ian and Andy discuss the Re-shuffle, the Re-signation of Angela Rayner, and the Re-form government we’re told is inevitable. Plus, ‘Free Speech Corner’ returns - this time about the arrest of Graham Linehan and the difficulties with policing the internet.]]> Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:13:58 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-09-09:/posts/8774468 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8769193 154 The Definitive Guide To Private Eye 2218 false full After 10 years and 150 episodes, Adam, Helen and Andy have finally got around to recording an actual introductory episode for Page 94, including a guide to the podcast and Private Eye magazine - including some of the best bits of the podcast’s archive. Welcome! ]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:26:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-08-28:/posts/8769193 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8762095 153 Scott Free 2720 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the new memoir by Nicola Sturgeon and its effect on Scottish politics, the risks of falling in love with ChatGPT, and the rise in British columnists phoning it in from abroad.]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:41:48 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-08-12:/posts/8762095 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8755843 152 Protests, Placards, Palestine and Private Eye 2696 false full The story of the Eye reader who printed out a joke from the Eye, took it to a march… and got arrested. Page 94 interviews the man at the centre of the story, and the team discuss in a Free Speech Summer Special.]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:50:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-07-29:/posts/8755843 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8749343 151 The Epstein Fails 2865 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the schism tearing apart the previously harmonious MAGA movement, ask Jane Mackenzie about the goings-on at Bangor Cathedral, and enjoy a special Fictional Memoir quiz about the biggest story in the book world.]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:04:41 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-07-15:/posts/8749343 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8742682 150 Labour, Heatwaves and Glasto 3015 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss Labour’s first year in almost-power, Britain’s recent unseasonal warmth and what might possibly be causing it, and what you can and can’t shout at Glasto.]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:40:53 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-07-01:/posts/8742682 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8736464 149 Summer Fun Special 2854 false full Sarah Shannon joins as the team discuss Reform’s calamitous start in their new councils, the rain on Donald Trump’s parade, and enjoy a quiz all about politicians’ outside earnings.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:53:38 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-06-17:/posts/8736464 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8730255 148 Leftie Lawyers and Rightwing Roughnecks 2526 false full Robert Jenrick and Richard Hermer are the two opposite ends of British Politics: Helen and Adam discuss the New Angry Right, Butch Keir and the Leftie Lawyers. Plus a chat with Ian Hislop and Nick Newman about the late, great Barry Fantoni - so, farewell then…]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 08:26:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-06-04:/posts/8730255 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8723660 147 Tales From The Telegraph, Grok and Gullies 2302 false full Adam reveals which foreign governments own which bits of the British press, Helen takes a safari into Elon Musk’s AI, and Andrew reveals how Page 94 got him through the doors of Parliament.]]> Wed, 21 May 2025 15:53:30 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-05-21:/posts/8723660 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8723186 146 Paul Foot Award: The Winner 1062 false full Recorded at the Paul Foot Award ceremony in London, here is the announcement of this year’s winner - plus a bonus interview with last year’s champion Tristan Kirk about what has changed since he won.]]> Tue, 20 May 2025 20:22:48 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-05-20:/posts/8723186 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8718922 145 Day 6: The Big Help 832 false full Abi Whistance (The Liverpool Post) wrote a four-part investigation exposing a Liverpool housing charity which left its residents in dire conditions, yet funnelled millions of pounds into a complicated web of private firms linked to the charity’s owner.

For six days Page 94 is covering the extraordinary stories of the investigative journalists shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award, before the winner’s announcement on Tuesday. ]]> Mon, 19 May 2025 03:30:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-05-12:/posts/8718922 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8718920 144 Day 5: The Gaza Student Protest Crackdown 654 false full Aaron Walawalkar (Liberty Investigates, shortlisted with Harriet Clugston and in partnership with Sky News, Metro and The Guardian) investigated British universities’ harsh treatment of pro-Palestinian student protests, and how the institutions themselves cooperated with police.

For six days Page 94 is covering the extraordinary stories of the investigative journalists shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award, before the winner’s announcement next week. ]]> Sun, 18 May 2025 03:30:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-05-12:/posts/8718920 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8718917 143 Day 4: Lime Bikes and Broken Legs 830 false full Jim Waterson (London Centric) revealed the rash of broken legs across London caused by heavy Lime electric bikes falling on their own riders, and asks: who is in charge of keeping commuters safe?

For six days Page 94 is covering the extraordinary stories of the investigative journalists shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award, before the winner’s announcement next week. ]]> Sat, 17 May 2025 03:30:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-05-12:/posts/8718917 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8718916 142 Day 3: Out Of Sight: Missing People 731 false full Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff (The Guardian/Reuters Institute) wrote about the disappearance of Fiona Holm and why it was overlooked by the press – and how the media chooses which missing people get coverage and which don’t.

For six days, Page 94 is covering the extraordinary stories of the investigative journalists shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award, before the winner’s announcement next week.]]> Fri, 16 May 2025 03:30:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-05-12:/posts/8718916 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8718915 141 Day 2: The Carer's Allowance Scandal 851 false full Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday (The Guardian) uncovered how vulnerable British carers were taken to court for accidentally claiming carer’s allowance while working part-time – even though many had tried to report their earnings to the Department of Work and Pensions.

This week, Page 94 is covering the extraordinary stories of the investigative journalists shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award, before the winner’s announcement next week.]]> Thu, 15 May 2025 03:30:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-05-12:/posts/8718915 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8718911 140 Mini-Series: The Paul Foot Award 2025 1025 false full For six days Page 94 is covering the extraordinary stories of the investigative journalists shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award, before the winner’s announcement next week.

First up is Laura Hughes (The Financial Times) for her deep-dive about the abandoned mines leaching toxic lead into British soil, livestock and food, and why nobody is taking responsibility. ]]> Wed, 14 May 2025 03:30:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-05-12:/posts/8718911 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8715988 139 Page 94 LIVE 2408 false full In a world-first live show broadcast from the Cambridge Literary Festival, the team answer all the most pressing questions about Private Eye. Is there a future for print? Which cover caused most cancellations? Which of Ian's fallen enemies does he secretly miss? And much more. ]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 15:36:36 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-05-06:/posts/8715988 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8709311 138 Beg, Borrow and Steel 2796 false full The truth behind the British Steel debacle as revealed by guest Richard Brooks; plus the new phenomenon of 'Yank Avoidance' and a roadmap through the confusing landscape of BBC podcasting. ]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:20:48 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-04-23:/posts/8709311 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8701937 137 How Trump Ate The British Media 2694 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss how the US president has thrown Britain's media off-kilter, and  the new 'Abundance' theory which will eventually give us all solar-powered hover cars (maybe). Plus, a valedictory interview with Tim Minogue looking back over 26 years of Rotten Boroughs. ]]> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:19:59 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-04-08:/posts/8701937 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8694872 136 Robo Hacks & Dodgy Degrees 1695 false full Ian, Jane, Adam and Andy discuss the AI journalists coming to a paper near you, plus the rash of dodgy qualifications currently springing up in British universities. 

EYE TV: watch our forthcoming live Page 94 show from the comfort of your screen: https://www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/events/private-eye-podcast-live-helen-lewis-ian-hislop-andrew-hunter-andrew-murray/ ]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:02:53 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-03-26:/posts/8694872 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8667331 135 Reform, The Beeb and The House Of Saud 2660 false full Helen, Adam and Andy reveal what's behind the latest bunfight at Reform UK, mull over how to replace the BBC licence fee, and take a fact-finding tour of Saudi Arabia.]]> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:20:53 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-03-11:/posts/8667331 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8659622 134 Mega MAGA 2988 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss how the Right went online and  stayed there, and the secrets of Succession Season 5 (AKA the Murdoch family lawsuit). Plus, Phil Hammond reveals the latest in the Lucy Letby story and the continuing campaign arguing her trial was mishandled. ]]> Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:55:57 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-02-25:/posts/8659622 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8652888 133 Planes, Trains and Automobiles 2539 false full Travel special! Andy, Ian, Helen and Jane fly off to the Chagos Islands (AKA ‘How to spend £9billion losing sovereign territory'), ride the driverless railway Keir Starmer thinks he’s in charge of, and finally tackle the four most important words in the electric car revolution: ‘Cross Pavement Charging Solutions’.]]> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:02:28 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-02-12:/posts/8652888 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8644809 132 Pod Baby Pod 2901 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss Trump II: The Wrath of Don, explain the latest verdict in the ongoing legal struggle of Prince Harry vs Everybody, and dig into the Chancellor’s dash for growth and whether it really is the polar opposite of net zero. (Spoiler: no). ]]> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:23:18 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-01-29:/posts/8644809 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8637478 131 Tulip Mania 2206 false full Tulip Siddiq, until today the government’s anti-corruption minister, has resigned over alleged, er, corruption. Andy, Helen, Adam and Tim Minogue discuss the Eye’s history with the wilted Tulip, all the way back to 2016. Plus, everything about grooming gangs *except* a certain petulant billionaire, and the very latest news on David ‘Rommel’ Montgomery.]]> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:44:24 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2025-01-14:/posts/8637478 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8627382 130 Merry Quizmas 1628 false full Helen, Adam and Andy compete in the second ever traditional Page 94 End Of Year Quizenanny. Featuring a cast of 2024’s heroes and villains (90% villains), a smattering of Victories for the Eye, and Nigel Slater cooking a bumblebee.]]> Mon, 30 Dec 2024 04:34:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-12-20:/posts/8627382 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8625814 129 Private Eye - The Year In Review 2024 2508 false full Ian Hislop is joined by Harry Enfield, Jan Ravens and Lewis Macleod to bring the Private Eye annual 2024 (available in shops now. Ed.) to the stage. Featuring EJ Thribb, Sir Herbert Gussett, St. Paula and Keir Starmer's leaked WhatsApp group!]]> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:50:13 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-12-18:/posts/8625814 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8622251 128 Tales From The Crypto 2181 false full The team (plus special guest Matt Muir) explain why cryptocurrency has been pumped up in the USA and why it’s only going to get bigger in the UK. Plus what’s happening in the race between the Tortoise and the Observer, and the government’s mixed messaging on electric cars.]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:10:26 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-12-11:/posts/8622251 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8614918 127 Inheriting the earth 2074 false full Ian recounts his impolite encounter with Justin Welby, before the team discuss the Observer strikes, the Telegraph sale and the latest developments in Murdochworld. 

Plus, an AI-voiced Bio Waste-Spreader reports back from the farmers’ inheritance tax protests.]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:29:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-11-27:/posts/8614918 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8607311 126 MAGA, monarchy and Welby’s woes 2444 false full Adam, Ian and Helen discuss the fallout from Donald Trump’s election victory, Prince Andrew’s housing crisis and how Prince William became his dad’s landlord. Then, Francis Wheen joins the team to talk about Justin Welby’s involvement in a historic child abuse scandal.]]> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:13:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-11-12:/posts/8607311 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8598824 125 US Election Special 2499 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the vote-a-geddon about to happen in the USA, and back on this side of the pond uncover the great history of political punch-ups. ]]> Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:47:33 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-10-30:/posts/8598824 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8590530 124 Court Short 2070 false full The team look at delays in the court system, the new news on the old proposals to redevelop Wimbledon’s tennis infrastructure, and the government’s investment rumble with P&O. Featuring, Adam, Andy, Jane Mackenzie and Sarah Shannon.]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:47:03 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-10-16:/posts/8590530 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8581041 123 Party Games 2446 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the Ghosts of Tories Past currently hanging around the conference (many with new books to plug), say 'goodbye' to the Evening Standard and 'good riddance' to Mohamed Fayed. ]]> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:53:19 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-10-02:/posts/8581041 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8572991 122 Labour's Freebies and The End of the Peers Show 2910 false full The team discuss why Keir Starmer should have gone to Specsavers; why the 92 hereditary members of the House of Lords might not be there much longer; and who will win the Murdoch succession battle playing out in a Nevada courtroom. ]]> Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:26:06 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-09-18:/posts/8572991 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8565755 121 Reasons To Be Keir-Ful 2502 false full The team discuss the government's new strategy of Maximum Gloom, Donald Trump's dipshit strategy, and why you should think twice before sending a Telegram.]]> Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:46:50 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-09-04:/posts/8565755 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8558775 120 Summer Books Special 2156 false full Adam, Helen, Andy and the Eye's book reviewer D.J.Taylor recommend the greatest political biographies ever written, from Louis XIV to Nadine Dorries via Chips Channon. ]]> Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:31:46 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-08-20:/posts/8558775 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8552769 119 They Predict A Riot 2366 false full How online disinformation (and dubious reporting) contributed to the last week's riots across Britain. Plus,  a look at the Conservative Leadership betting odds (place your bets now!) and a look at how Huw Edwards has changed in the last year. ]]> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:21:28 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-08-07:/posts/8552769 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8546075 118 Bye-Biden 2972 false full The team discuss the news from across the pond, plus Labour’s record-breakingly short honeymoon; and MD, AKA Phil Hammond, reveals the uncertainties of the Lucy Letby case.]]> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:09:14 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-07-24:/posts/8546075 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8539021 117 A New Pod For Britain 2698 false full All the fallout from last week's election, what the New Boys and Girls will bring to government (and the Old New Boys And Girls too) and what bunfights the Page 94 team are looking forward to in this parliament. With Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy. ]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:17:17 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-07-10:/posts/8539021 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8534102 116 Pre-Election Special 305 false full A special mini-episode treat - the wit and wisdom of Nigel Farage (is this right? Ed), as channelled by the Eye’s Craig Brown and Lewis Macleod. Find out what Nigel REALLY thinks about good old-fashioned British maths.]]> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:15:15 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-07-03:/posts/8534102 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8529696 115 False Advertising 2797 false full A final pre-election special on the state of online advertising, the Tories' gambling problem, the new Never-Nigels and the British Invasion of American newsrooms. With Ian Hislop, Adam Macqueen, Matt Muir, Helen Lewis, and Andrew Hunter Murray. ]]> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:48:17 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-06-25:/posts/8529696 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8522321 114 Special Non-Emergency Election Episode 1887 false full Helen, Adam and Andy try to answer your questions about the election - not 'who's going to win?' (everyone knows that) but the more interesting bits. Plus a special double quiz of Eyes past and campaigns present. ]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:52:16 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-06-12:/posts/8522321 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8521926 113 Footies #7: And The Winner Is... 824 false full Ian Hislop reveals the winner, live from BAFTA, of the 2024 Paul Foot Award!]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:31:17 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-06-11:/posts/8521926 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8520151 112 Footies #6: Hospital Passing-The-Buck 672 false full Rebecca Thomas of the Independent describes her broad and shocking investigation into the failures in the UK’s mental health system. Part five of the 2024 Paul Foot Award mini-series.]]> Rebecca Thomas of the Independent describes her broad and shocking investigation into the failures in the UK’s mental health system. The last in the Paul Foot Award 2024 mini-series. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:30:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-06-07:/posts/8520151 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8520168 111 Footies #5: The Challenging Mr Odey 930 false full Paul Caruana Galizia (Tortoise) and Antonia Cundy (Financial Times) discuss their joint piece on Crispin Odey, the former hedge fund manager now denying multiple allegations of sexual assault. Part five of the 2024 Paul Foot Award mini-series.]]> Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:30:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-06-07:/posts/8520168 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8520146 110 Footies #4: Duel Narratives 601 false full DUAL NARRATIVES. Lewis McBlane of the Northern Scot on the most important road you (probably) haven’t heard of – the A96 and the 80-year campaign to add another lane to it. Part four of our mini-series on the Paul Foot Awards.]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-06-07:/posts/8520146 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8519990 109 The Footies #3: Taking the OPIS 738 false full Humberto Rocha of the Oil Price Information Service on some dodgy dealing in Big Carbon... in part three of our new investigative mini-series interviewing the investigative reporters behind six remarkable pieces of journalism shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award. ]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-06-07:/posts/8519990 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8519386 108 The Footies #2: A Mental Health Crisis 704 false full Part two of our new investigative mini-series interviewing the reporters behind six remarkable pieces of investigative journalism, all shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award. Today, Justine Smith of The House magazine on the crisis in children’s mental health services.]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:32:20 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-06-06:/posts/8519386 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8518774 107 Paul Foot Awards Specials 1: The Single Injustice Procedure 1033 false full A brand new mini-series from Page 94: interviews with the reporters behind six remarkable pieces of investigative journalism, all shortlisted for the prestigious Paul Foot Award 2024. Today, Tristan Kirk of the Evening Standard on the scandal of the Single Justice Procedure.

]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:46:57 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-06-05:/posts/8518774 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8512946 106 A Washed Up Government 2371 false full The team discuss the laws that are being shoved through parliament before the electoral iron curtain descends (and those that are being left on the other side), plus an update from Richard Brooks on the latest goings-on at the Post Office inquiry.]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 12:06:12 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-05-29:/posts/8512946 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8505385 105 Defection, Dwellings and Domesticated Animals 2620 false full Helen, Adam and Andy discuss MPs changing sides, power in the rental market changing hands, and Jeremy Clarkson changing into Greta Thunberg. ]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 08:20:26 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-05-15:/posts/8505385 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8498209 104 Councils of Despair 2440 false full Tim Minogue joins Helen, Adam and Ian to talk Rotten Boroughs, the fall of Humza Yousaf and how Private Eye outed a spy.]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:49:18 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-04-30:/posts/8498209 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8491818 103 Sexual Politics 2504 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy talk about upstanding members, retiring ministers and get all Trussed Up. ]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:28:34 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-04-17:/posts/8491818 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8483634 102 Non-Crimes And Non-Punishment 2401 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy learn what you have to do to get arrested in Scotland, investigate which way Rupert Murdoch’s leaning as the election approaches, and finally go where only men have boldly gone before: the Garrick club.]]> Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:23:14 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-04-04:/posts/8483634 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8476277 101 Private Eye's Privat-ised 2399 false full Phil Hammond joins Andy, Helen and Adam for a pre-election NHS special all about the state of the health service. Also featuring blown whistles, strained metaphors and some very rude health.]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:29:14 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-03-20:/posts/8476277 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8469198 100 Gorging on George 2315 false full Ian, Adam, Jane and Helen discuss royal privacy, the possible resurrection of the Crooked House pub, and the return of George Galloway.

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Sources:
George Galloway on the “indefatigability” quote | Christopher Hitchens on being a drink-sodden former Trotskyist popinjay | Libel payouts over forged documents | Inquiry into Mariam Appeal | Inquiry into Viva Palestina | On Mykonos: “I actually had sexual intercourse with some of the people in Greece.” | Galloway on Iranian executions | Interview with Benjamin Cohen on gay rights | On Naz Shah’s arranged marriage | Galloway pretending to be a cat | The US government on Sputnik’s funding | An interview with Chinese media about attending the Beijing democracy forum  | On Julian Assange | On Russell Brand | Censured by Ofcom over Skripal claims | At the Grassrouts Out rally with Nigel Farage | London mayoral result, 2016 | March 2024: “No state has the right to exist . . . not the Zionist apartheid state of Israel.” | Chambers solicitors strike-off | £6,000 Twitter libel demands | Galloway: Bradford should be an “Israel-free zone” | Galloway won’t debate Eylon Levy | Sam Coates interviews George Galloway in Rochdale

]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:50:46 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-03-06:/posts/8469198 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8461559 99 Mailbag Mayhem 2650 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy unearth the Page 94 Inbox and answer reader questions about every subject under the Sun (or, er, in the Eye).]]> Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:03:51 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-02-21:/posts/8461559 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8454177 98 Insane In The Membrane 2572 false full Andy, Ian, Helen and Adam discuss banned courtroom reporting, how to tell a journalist from a politician (hint: it’s impossible), and the crypto-to-politician money pipeline.

Send your questions to podcast@private-eye.co.uk]]> Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:37:37 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-02-07:/posts/8454177 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8444495 97 Post, Polls, Papers and Piles 2426 false full The team discuss the Post Office fallout, polling and when not to believe it, mayhem at the Mirror and finish with the latest National Trust sconefight.]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:16:32 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-01-24:/posts/8444495 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8427960 96 Post Haste 2453 false full Private Eye has been reporting on the Post Office scandal for over a decade: Richard Brooks joins the team to discuss how we got here and where things go next. Plus, updates on the Mirror Hacking debacle and the massive profits being made on Teesside.]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:59:03 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2024-01-10:/posts/8427960 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8418781 95 Merry Quizmas 1412 false full In a special between-Christmas-and-New-Year episode, Helen grills Adam and Andy on the big news of 2023. Contains all your favourite characters from the year - Nadine! Boris! Piers Moron! and more Prince Harry than you thought possible.]]> Fri, 29 Dec 2023 01:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-12-19:/posts/8418781 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8418786 94 Live In London 2995 false full Ian is joined by Harry Enfield, Jan Ravens and Lewis Macleod to bring the Private Eye annual 2023 (available in shops now. Ed.) to the stage. Featuring Sylvie Krin, EJ Thribb, William McGonagall, Sir Herbert Gussett and many more!]]> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 01:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-12-19:/posts/8418786 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8412062 93 Dark Starmer and Dirty COPs 2219 false full The team discuss the Labour leader's newfound love of Thatcher, the news from COP28 and the Telegraph deal that even its journalists are against.]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 16:32:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-12-06:/posts/8412062 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8404734 92 Call Me Lord Dave 2402 false full The team discuss the reshuffle, discover what David Cameron has been doing in his gap years, and what Suella Braverman would do if only she were home secretary. Plus: The Crown and a Nadine Dorries quiz.]]> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:02:58 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-11-22:/posts/8404734 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8397159 91 Papers, Paul and Plots 2616 false full The team look at how Fleet Street is covering the Covid Inquiry given their own compromised hacks, discuss the man behind last week's conservative ARC conference, and pick a few holes in Nadine Dorries' The Plot. Plus, Matt Muir reveals what progress Rishi Sunak's AI conference has really made in averting an AI-pocalypse. ]]> Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:23:42 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-11-08:/posts/8397159 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8390037 90 Electile Dysfunction 1363 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the Conservative by-electoral apocalypse, reveal why Donald Trump could be coming to a court near you, and say a fond farewell to cartoonist Tony Husband. ]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:29:47 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-10-25:/posts/8390037 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8382760 89 Government By Private Eye 2594 false full Ian, Helen, Andy, and Richard Brooks discuss scrapping HS2, scrap on Teesside, long-delayed justice for victims of the Post Office and Labour's new policy of borrowing all its ideas from the pages of the Eye. ]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:29:08 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-10-11:/posts/8382760 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8374469 88 Brand Management 2535 false full Ian, Helen, Adam and Andrew cover how the papers treated Russell Brand, Rishi Sunak’s climate U-turn, who really writes the Daily Mail's opinion pieces and Rupert Murdoch’s long-awaited step down (or sideways). Plus, Solomon Hughes provides an indispensable guide to the corporate side of Party Conferences, and where to get the best snacks. ]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-09-27:/posts/8374469 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8366599 87 Putting The 'Con' In Concrete 2013 false full The Eye team discuss failing ceilings, the return of Big Liz Truss, wave goodbye to Mohammed Fayed and reveal why the Tees Valley isn't suing us (yet). Featuring Jane Mackenzie, Adam Macqueen, Helen Lewis, Andrew Hunter Murray and Ian Hislop.]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:11:53 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-09-13:/posts/8366599 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8358986 86 Late Lamented Queens 2647 false full Andy, Helen and Adam take a look at the completely resigned Nadine Dorries, the Revenge of the Maybot, and the Great Royal Reboot (where you press a big button and then nothing happens). Plus, Richard Brooks digs into the figures at a very successful - then mysteriously unsuccessful - PPE supplier.]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:30:47 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-08-30:/posts/8358986 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8350744 85 Crooked Houses 2141 false full Ian, Helen and Adam join Andrew to discuss the government’s new invention of ‘The Week’, the complete anchor Dan Wootton, and the smallest conceivable audience at the Edinburgh Fringe. Plus, Jane Mackenzie reveals what’s behind the spate of buildings going on fire up and down the country.]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:55:05 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-08-16:/posts/8350744 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8344021 84 Bunch Of Coutts 2623 false full Elon Musk’s X marks the spod; debanking Nigel Farage and debagging Coutts; the reinvention of Rishi – the petrolhead PM; plus the inside story of the Royal Free hospital’s stem cell scandal.]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:43:06 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-08-02:/posts/8344021 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337807 83 Water Disaster 2069 false full Episode 83. Helen Lewis, Adam Macqueen and Jane Mackenzie join Andrew Hunter Murray to discuss the week's news: Have I got Huws For You, the imminent by-election bonanza and things (schools) falling apart. Plus, Solomon Hughes and Sarah Shannon reveal the UK's water situation. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep83.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337808 82 Fun in the Sun 2102 false full Episode 82. Ian Hislop, Adam Macqueen and Helen Lewis take a look back at the week’s news, including Jeremy Clarkson’s car crash of a column, super injunctions that may or may not exist and children identifying as cats, or possibly just taking the piss. Plus journalist Richard Brooks goes down on the solar farm in Oxfordshire and looks for where the sun isn’t shining. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep82.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337809 81 Boris and Inquiries 2208 false full Episode 81. Ian Hislop, Adam Macqueen and Helen Lewis take a look back at the week’s news - including Boris Johnson’s dangerously thin column, big SLAPPS and newspaper fire-sales; and medical correspondent Phil Hammond answers all your inquiries about the Covid Inquiry. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep81.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337810 80 Paul Foot Award Part III 398 false full Episode 80. Find out which of this year’s six entries won the grand prize, in a mini-episode recorded live at the Paul Foot Award in London. Featuring Ian Hislop, chief judge Padraig Reidy, and the Mystery Winner. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep80.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337811 79 Paul Foot Award Part II 1987 false full Episode 79. In the second half of the Paul Foot Award Shortlist, teams from the Sunday Times, Vice and the Guardian reveal what they've been digging into - namely Boris Johnson and the BBC chairman, Baroness Mone and a £200million PPE deal, and the dangerous rise of Andrew Tate. Tune in later this week for Part III, live from the award ceremony! Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep79.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337812 78 Paul Foot Award Part I 1719 false full Episode 78. In the most exciting crossover event in podcast history, the Paul Foot Award comes in three parts this year. In Part I the brilliant hacks from the Times, Observer and Newsquest Cumbria tell their stories, of unregulated psychologists in the family courts, dangerous police Taser use and British Gas breaking into people's homes to fit prepayment meters. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep78.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337813 77 Planet Destroying Technologies 1905 false full Episode 77. Matt Muir provides the Eye’s take on new AI technology ChatGPT, which may well obliterate mankind in a new and exciting way, while Jane Mackenzie reveals the latest on open-cast mines in Wales, which might contribute to wiping out the species in an old-fashioned way. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep77.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337814 76 North And South 2028 false full Episode 76. A mega-millions local government derby: Richard Brooks explains the mysterious dealings behind the Teeside ‘Freeport’, and Tim Minogue reveals how Croydon council managed to go bankrupt three times in two years. Free acre of highly contaminated waste ground with every download! Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep76.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337815 75 Live At The National 1786 false full Episode 75. For the first time since 2019 the Eye returns to the National Theatre for a live rendition of the Private Eye Annual. Including the dulcet tones of Lewis Macleod, Jan Ravens, Harry Enfield, and Ian Hislop. Merry Christmas! Mon, 19 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep75.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337816 74 Offshore Homes and Ing-er-land 1865 false full Episode 74. Jane Mackenzie and Solomon Hughes unravel the tangled tale of who owns Britain’s military housing (spoiler: not only is it not the British government, it isn’t even owned in Britain) and Sarah Shannon takes a quick World Tour of the *other* countries involved in the World Cup who’ve been living up to the high standards set by Qatar. Free kick with every download! Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep74.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337817 73 NHS and Saudi Deals 2043 false full Episode 73. NHS and Saudi Deals. Heather Mills and the Eye’s medical correspondent Phil Hammond explain the ambulance crisis, appointments crisis, and all the other crises currently afflicting the national health service and what (if anything) can be done about them; and Solomon Hughes partially lifts the lid on a mysterious deal between the UK government and Saudi Arabia, which is currently too secret for the British taxpayer to know about. 40 free new hospitals (as promised by Boris Johnson) with every download! Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep73.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337818 72 The Paul Foot Awards 2022 2418 false full Episode 72. Finally being held not-over-Zoom for the first time in three years, this special episode comes from the Paul Foot Awards held to celebrate investigative journalism and commemorate the Eye’s great campaigning journalist Paul Foot. Download now to learn about six fascinating and enraging stories from six brilliant reporting teams! Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep72.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337819 71 Knights And Queens 1727 false full Episode 71. Richard Brooks reveals the latest on Ehud Sheleg, former Conservative Party treasurer and now Sir Ehud following the donation of a few million pounds; and in a Jubilee Special, Adam Macqueen discusses ‘The Queen And Eye’ and Brenda’s 70-plus appearances on the cover over her 70-year reign. Free gong with every download! Sun, 29 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep71.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337820 70 Conflict And Classrooms 2188 false full Episode 70. Antony Goldman and human rights correspondent Dr Grim reveal how Russia has spent decades practising for its war on Ukraine in other bits of the world. Plus a rare Good News Special: Eye hack Jane Mackenzie reveals what’s been going on in the government’s troubled Covid-catch-up programme for schools. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep70.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337821 69 Slipping Standards 1803 false full Episode 69. Richard Brooks and Solomon Hughes discuss their recent appearance with editor Ian Hislop before the Parliamentary Committee on Standards, discussing MPs’ second jobs (and asking the MPs on the committee about their own financial interests). Free £100,000-a-year consultancy position with every download! Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep69.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337822 68 The Snooty Fox 2173 false full Episode 68. Tim Minogue of Rotten Boroughs tells the story of a pub landlord bankrupted and imprisoned by a local council vendetta, who has finally secured justice after more than 20 years; and housing correspondent Rachael Claye lifts the lid on the government’s (latest) promise to sort out the cladding crisis to see how much good it will actually do. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep68.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337823 67 Ho-Ho-Ho House Of Windsor 1924 false full Episode 67. Francis Wheen and Adam Macqueen provide the lowdown behind the punch-up that's knocked the royal family sideways; and Lewis MacLeod and Jan Ravens bring the Eye's 2021 annual to life in our traditional 'Not At The National Theatre Due To Covid' show. 30 minutes of free glorious isolation from the world with every download! Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep67.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337824 66 A Bunch Of Shits 2394 false full Episode 66. Jane Mackenzie and Karen Liebreich explain the sewage crisis which is sluicing its way into Britain’s rivers and coasts, and human rights correspondent Dr Grim discusses the Iranian regime’s prison system. A thousand free litres of raw effluent with every download! Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep66.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337825 65 Profits Of Doom 2311 false full Episode 65. Richard Brooks and Solomon Hughes cover both ends of the Covid wealth gap - from the companies making mega-millions out of lazy procurement processes all the way to the workers having their wages levelled down rather than up. Free major government contract with every download! Wed, 13 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep65.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337826 64 MD and Megaliths 1919 false full Episode 64. The Eye’s medical correspondent Phil Hammond discusses what comes next in the fight against Covid, and Jane Mackenzie covers the fight over what happens next under Stonehenge. Free sarsen with every download! Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep64.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337827 63 It Was 60 Years Ago Today 2149 false full Episode 63. It Was 60 Years Ago Today. Adam Macqueen and Ian Hislop discuss the forthcoming '60 Yearbook', a guide to the last six decades as seen by Private Eye. Free plug with every download! Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep63.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337828 62 The Paul Foot Awards 2021 3945 false full Episode 62. Stay six Feet away from everyone else and tune in to the best investigative journalism broadcast of the year, featuring a cast of thousands of brilliant journalists and insights into their work. Featuring Cobra meetings, Barnard Castle, dubious Covid contracts, David Cameron’s text messages, and much, much more. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep62.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337829 61 Greensill and Prince Phil 1957 false full Episode 61. Richard Brooks and Solomon Hughes return for a follow-up episode about ACOBA and the revolving door - spoiler alert, the problems haven’t been fixed - plus a Reader’s Complaints Special with editor Ian Hislop. Fri, 07 May 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep61.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337830 60 Military Mayhem and Mobile Homes 2008 false full Episode 60. Jane Mackenzie and Solomon Hughes discuss the new ‘Integrated Review’ of Britain’s defences in the 21st century, and the thrilling new war machines that don’t quite exist yet; and Heather Mills turns over mobile homes to reveal the pitfalls that lie beneath them. Free BAE Systems Tempest fighter aircraft with every download! Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep60.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337831 59 Catching Up and Cap'n Bob 2318 false full Episode 59. Jane Mackenzie reveals how the government’s catch-up tutoring programme for Covid-hit schools is going to work (or not work), and Ian Hislop and Francis Wheen discuss the suddenly fashionable Robert Maxwell and his habit of putting on the writs. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep59.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337832 58 Lorries, LTNs and Liu 2041 false full Episode 58. Richard Brooks has been on a pilgrimage to Kent to uncover the hidden chaos of Brexit; Tim Minogue reveals the unexpected downsides of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, and Francis Wheen laments the departure of one of the Telegraph's finest hacks, who also happens to be the Chinese ambassador to Britain. Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep58.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337833 57 Christmas Stock-pil-ing 3164 false full Episode 57. MD, AKA Phil Hammond, gives a roundup of the year’s Covid news, Richard Brooks and Solomon Hughes look under the bonnet of the government’s latest outsourcing disasters, we speak to Sarah Shannon about Farmed Salmon, and say farewell to the Eye’s friend John Sessions. Free (glass of) port with every download! Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep57.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337834 56 US Election Fake News Special 1773 false full Episode 56. In a one-off departure from our usual format, Ian Hislop interviews James Alefantis - the Washington restaurateur whose pizza restaurant has been swept up in multiple conspiracy theories - first Pizzagate and now QAnon. Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep56.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337835 55 Media, MD and Magazines 2147 false full Episode 55. Eye hacks Tim Minogue and Adam Macqueen discuss the latest goings-on at BBC News, who's being sacked and who isn't (yet); Phil Hammond, aka MD, reveals what's going on at The Agency Formerly Known As Public Health England; and Ian Hislop provides some insight into the magazine trade, via the Eye's latest sales figures. Free advert for subscription with every download! Tue, 01 Sep 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep55.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337836 54 Serco, Sailors and Spies 2675 false full Episode 54. Richard Brooks reveals the big governmental lessons from COVID-19, Heather Mills and Sarah Shannon discuss the beggaring of sailors around the world by complacent shipowners, and Francis Wheen reports on the bugging the Fabulous Feuding Barclay Brothers have been engaging in. Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep54.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337837 53 Nice Footwork 3599 false full Episode 53. This month's podcast comes to you from the Paul Foot Awards 2020, featuring all the shortlisted entries for the best investigative journalism of the year. Includes cameos from Ian Hislop and Chief Judge Padraig Reidy, and sound effects from the star-studded Paul Foot Awards party, recorded last year as parties are no longer allowed. Free canapé with every download! Tue, 09 Jun 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep53.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337838 52 COVID-19 3391 false full Episode 52. This month’s podcast is all about COVID-19. The Eye’s medical correspondent, MD, discusses the latest developments, plus some faint lights at the end of the tunnel, and a team of the Eye’s hacks reveal how the pandemic has affected the EU, education, housing, social media, and the Street of Shame. Free face mask with every download! (Only joking, there are none left anywhere) Mon, 04 May 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep52.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337839 51 IICSA 2531 false full Episode 51. This month’s podcast is all about the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and the Eye’s coverage of it. Featuring Adam Macqueen, Jane Mackenzie and Francis Wheen. Free tin of tomatoes with every download! (Only joking, there are none left.) Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep51.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337840 50 Grenfell and Scotland 2766 false full Episode 50. Rachael Claye and Peter Apps discuss the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire and the web of failures leading up to the tragedy in 2017. Also, the Eye's Francis Wheen reveals why the Commonwealth is looking askance at its high-rolling Secretary General - who used to work for Private Eye... Wed, 04 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep50.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337841 49 Going Postal 3182 false full Episode 49. Richard Brooks and Nick Wallis reveal the extraordinary twenty-year scandal that has been dogging the Post Office, the editor discusses how to make fun of the Royal Family, and Flunkey's true identity is revealed (or not). Free sub-postmaster with every download! Tue, 04 Feb 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep49.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337842 48 Live at the National Theatre! 1682 false full Episode 48. An all-star cast brings the Private Eye annual from page to stage for a Christmas bonanza. Starring Ian Hislop, John Sessions, Lewis MacLeod, Jan Ravens and Harry Enfield. Free tiding of comfort and joy with every download! Thu, 19 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep48.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337843 47 So. Farewell then... 1443 false full Episode 47. A podcast tribute to the Eye's first editor, Christopher Booker, including interviews with Adam Macqueen and Ian Hislop. Free E.J. Thribb-threnody with every download! Wed, 24 Jul 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep47.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337844 46 1500 Glorious Episodes 1485 false full Episode 46. As the magazine reaches its 1500th episode, Page 94 interviews Ian Hislop in an OBN special, finds out about the ghost on the 3rd floor, and challenges the Eye's official quizmaster to a quiz. Thu, 11 Jul 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep46.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337845 45 Paul Foot Awards Special 2925 false full Episode 45. Recorded live at Private Eye's annual Paul Foot Awards, this special episode interviews the investigative journalists who have hacked their way through thickets of secrecy and obfuscation and made their way onto the shortlist for the prestigious award. Free canapé with every download! Tue, 25 Jun 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep45.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337846 44 Treasurers, Shopping Malls and Banging On 2735 false full Episode 44. Triple bill for the last in the series! Richard Brooks on the mysterious man running the Tory party's finances; Tim Minogue on cash-strapped councils coming a cropper; and Ian Hislop and Heather Mills on the stories that run for years...and years. Free 'I was reading about this in 1996' badge with every download! Mon, 11 Mar 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep44.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337847 43 China and Forkbenders 1749 false full Episode 43. The Eye's human rights correspondent, the mysterious Dr Grim, reveals what it's like being one of China's Uighur Muslims (spoiler: it's not great), and Adam Macqueen and Francis Wheen commemorate the passing of one of the Eye's great sparring partners/legal threats, Lady Falkender. Free lavender notepad with every download! Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep43.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337848 42 Mental Health and Dumb Britain 1791 false full Episode 42. Phil Hammond (AKA M.D.) and Heather Mills discuss the state of Britain’s mental health provision, and Marcus Berkmann spills the beans on everyone’s favourite quiz column. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep42.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337849 41 Fire and Franchising 2025 false full Episode 41. A triple bill for 2019: Jane Mackenzie discusses the dangerous cuts to the fire service and Adam Macqueen reveals the 'local' telly which is anything but. PLUS a special report from Francis Wheen on whether Brexit is more like Agincourt, Suez, or the Battle of Hastings. (Spoiler alert: it's all of them!) Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep41.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337850 40 Live at the National 1631 false full Episode 40. A star-studded cast of Harry Enfield, John Sessions, Jan Ravens and Lewis MacLeod join editor Ian Hislop for a live show at the National Theatre looking back at the year's news. Free plug for the Private Eye Annual with every download! Mon, 10 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep40.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337851 39 Probation and Penmanship 1942 false full Episode 39. Solomon Hughes talks us through the woes of the privatised probation service, and cartoonist Richard Jolley gives us a guide to the EU-phemisms cartoon. Free £150 bottle of wine with every download! Fri, 30 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep39.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337852 38 The Russians Are Coming 1796 false full Episode 38. Page 94 returns! A special episode all about Putin's money-laundering pals, and the British bankers, lawyers and accountants who are letting it happen. Free Belgravia mansion with every download! Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep38.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337853 37 Bumper Broadcast Holiday Special 2539 false full Episode 37. School’s out for summer - and, in lots of places, for ever. Jane Mackenzie and Solomon Hughes discuss the government's bizarre new school system - plus, the Eye's social media maven Matt Muir makes his Page 94 debut with a dissection of Facebook's recent woes. The last before the summer holidays - Page 94 Will Return! Wed, 08 Aug 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep37.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337854 36 Doctors and Darrens 1720 false full Episode 36. As the NHS hits 70, Phil Hammond gives a rundown just how run-down it is, and Francis Wheen delivers an 'Eye Told You So' about the Vote Leave spending skulduggery during the Brexit referendum, featuring a mysterious young man called Darren. Wed, 25 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep36.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337855 35 Lagoons and Lawsuits 1695 false full Episode 35. Sarah Shannon talks us through the travails of a doomed tidal energy project, and Francis Wheen tells the rollicking tale of Telegraph-owning twins the Barclay brothers and their attempts to bang up a blogger. Free speech with every download! Thu, 12 Jul 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep35.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337856 34 Footy Footy Footy 2159 false full Episode 34. A special episode from the Paul Foot Awards, featuring the cream of British investigative journalism, interviews with the judges, and the whole shortlist. Free lukewarm canapé with every download! Fri, 29 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep34.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337857 33 Bean Counters and Dog Lovers 2210 false full Episode 33. A new series of Page 94! The Eye's tax correspondent Richard Brooks discusses the men who broke capitalism while pretending to be accountants, and Adam Macqueen reveals the Eye's role in Jeremy Thorpe's downfall. Plus, we go to a party. Wed, 13 Jun 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep33.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337858 32 Credit and Christmas 1883 false full Episode 32. Eye hack Heather Mills explains the delays and chaos of the new Universal Credit system of benefits - and, as a CHRISTMAS TREAT, a special preview of the Eye’s annual Eye Annual show at the National Theatre. Free advert for the Private Eye Annual with every download! Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep32.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337859 31 Paradise and Paper 1882 false full Episode 31. Page 94 speaks to Richard Brooks and Christian Eriksson about the shadowy millionaires keeping their money in sun-kissed foreign islands, and to Grizelda about cartoons and cartooning. Free 'I Remember When The Paradise Papers Were Called The Panama Papers' T-shirt with every download! Wed, 22 Nov 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep31.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337860 30 The Plodcast 1591 false full Episode 30. A special episode on bungling police, including investigations into the Eye's own subscriber list and Ted Heath. With appearances from Jane Mackenzie, Rosie Waterhouse, Francis Wheen, and Ian Hislop. Free Get Out Of Jail card with every download! Thu, 19 Oct 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep30.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337861 29 Brexit and Blood 1946 false full Episode 29. Heather Mills discusses the contaminated blood scandal which has finally been granted a public inquiry, and the series ends with a medley of Eye contributors - led by Our Man In Brussels, Ben Fox - telling us everything we know about Brexit, and everything we don't. Free movement of people with every download! Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep29.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337862 28 The Paul Foot Awards Return! 1771 false full Episode 28. A special episode from the awards ceremony for investigative journalism, including dodgy fishing quotas, dodgy Garden Bridges, exorcisms and more. Free press with every download! Mon, 26 Jun 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep28.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337863 27 Finance and Forensics 1668 false full Episode 27. Election-Free Special! A strong and stable episode all about how Britain's getting involved in dodgy trade deals overseas, plus the first edition of CSI:94, investigating who murdered Britain's Forensics Science Service. Free enormous bribe with every download! Mon, 05 Jun 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep27.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337864 26 Hospitals and Hacks 1795 false full Episode 26. An election medical special: the Eye's medical correspondent, MD, talks about the Conservatives' last 7 years running the NHS, and a special EYE TOLD YOU SO feature from tech correspondent Emma Woollacott on the NHS computer catastrophe. Free 'I Love Jeremy Hunt' sticker (totally pristine, never before used) with every download! Fri, 19 May 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep26.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337865 25 Housing and Secret Identities 1943 false full Episode 25. Eye housing editor Rachael Claye discusses the government's recent Homelessness bill and the state of the housing market, PLUS Ian Hislop on why the Eye's writers trade under assumed names. Free nom de plume with every download! Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep25.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337866 24 Soldiers and Trump 1783 false full 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! Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep24.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337867 23 Courtrooms, Councillors and Completely Bogus News - a triple bill! 1657 false full Episode 23. With Ian Hislop, Jane Mackenzie and Tim Minogue. Free Satire Detector with every download! Sat, 03 Dec 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep23.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337868 22 30 Glorious Years 1973 false full 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! Fri, 14 Oct 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep22.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337869 21 Revolving Doors 1373 false full 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! Mon, 19 Sep 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep21.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337870 20 Deepcut 1189 false full 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... Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep20.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337871 19 Pubs and Lunches 1464 false full 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! Fri, 27 May 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep19.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337872 18 PF-Eye 1652 false full 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! Thu, 12 May 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep18.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337873 17 Books and Bans 1719 false full 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! Fri, 29 Apr 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep17.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337874 16 Panamania 1609 false full 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! Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep16.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337875 15 The Eye Online 1847 false full 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! Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep15.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337876 14 Care and Criticism 1792 false full Episode 14. A special feature on the two kinds of care - health and social - and the yawning gap between them, with the Eye's medical correspondent MD and In The Back's Heather Mills. PLUS, an exclusive (and very gossipy) chat with the man behind the literary pages, DJ Taylor. Free biting critique with every download! Sun, 13 Dec 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep14.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337877 13 The Architect and the Lawyer 1723 false full Episode 13. Exciting interviews about collapsing buildings with architecture correspondent Piloti (AKA Gavin Stamp) and collapsing lawsuits with the Eye's in-house lawyer. Free editor (barring contempt of court) with every download! Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep13.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337878 12 FOI 1647 false full Episode 12. Freedom Of Information SPECIAL EPISODE, interviewing the Eye's crack investigative squad. Free-Dom of Information with every download! Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep12.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337879 11 Back To The 80s 1534 false full Episode 11. Adam Macqueen and Francis Wheen (aka 'Private Eye's Google') on the stories which have been bubbling away for 30 years, and David Ziggy Greene on the art of drawing the news as it happens. Free flexidisc (ask your parents) with every download! Mon, 02 Nov 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep11.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337880 10 Big Business and Tax Havens 2051 false full Episode 10. SERIES TWO BEGINS! This week, an investigative double bill: Solomon Hughes on big business at party conferences, and Richard Brooks and Christian Eriksson on the Eye's all-new map of British property owned from tax havens. Free Cayman Island with every download! Thu, 15 Oct 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep10.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337881 9 Honours and Letters 1894 false full Episode 9. For episode 9.4, a triple letter score: Letters after one's name (Solomon Hughes on the honours system), Letters From Berlin (Anthony Goldman, Private Eye's global bureau chief) and Letters From The Great British Public (Tristan Davies, Chief Subeditor). Final episode of Series 1 - free hanky with every download! Tue, 14 Jul 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep9.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337882 8 Michael Heath and Tax Havens 1385 false full Episode 8. An interview with Michael Heath, who's been drawing funny things for sixty years and a surprising look at exactly who owns all the land in Britain. Free Tax Haven getaway with every download! Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep8.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337883 7 Cartooning and Phone Hacking 1878 false full Episode 7. A look at the magic of the cartooning process, plus Adam Macqueen with an indispensable guide to phone hacking at the Mirror. Free Alan Yentob voicemail with every download! Thu, 04 Jun 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep7.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337884 6 Magazine Covers and Rotten Boroughs 1748 false full Episode 6. Ian Hislop on the fine art of the magazine's covers and Tim Minogue on the murky world of Rotten Boroughs. Free 'I am outraged, please cancel my subscription' form with every download! Fri, 22 May 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep6.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337885 5 An election TRIPLE BILL 2479 false full Episode 5. Ian Hislop on Prime Ministerial Parodies, Adam Macqueen on locking up journalists, and Phil Hammond on the Conservative and Labour pledges about the NHS. Free Sun reporter with every download! Tue, 05 May 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/itunes/page_94_ep5.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337886 4 Craig Brown and Heather Mills 1300 false full Episode 4. Craig Brown on the art of parody and investigative hack Heather Mills on murky goings-on in the village of Botton. Free manifesto pledge with every download! (Warning: manifesto pledge is an aspiration only and not a promise. Price of podcast may be raised to £9000). Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/iTunes/page_94_ep4.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337887 3 Higher Education and Piers Morgan 1023 false full Episode 3. Dealing with two enormous, intractable, but very different problems: higher education and Piers Morgan. Free extended metaphor with every download. Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/iTunes/page_94_ep3.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337888 2 Wheen, Hislop and Newman 1248 false full Episode 2. Francis Wheen on everything you ever wanted to know about HSBC and the Telegraph, plus an interview with Ian Hislop and Nick Newman about the Eye's own Gnome Mart. Free ant with every download! (Please note: ant may be lost in transit) Thu, 19 Mar 2015 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/iTunes/page_94_ep2.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast https://audioboom.com/posts/8337889 1 Martin Honeysett and the Paul Foot Awards 2050 false full Episode 1. A new half-hour audio treat which goes behind the scenes at the Paul Foot Journalism Awards and remembers cartoonist Martin Honeysett. Featuring: FIFA, football, floods, flogging arms and flinging cakes in cartoonists' faces... Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/iTunes/page_94_ep1.mp3 Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast