Here are some of the recent media stories.

Lisa Nandy stays in post as Culture Secretary following Sir Keir Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle.

The i Paper quotes former BBC Political Editor Andrew Marr writing in the New Statesman that the Corporation would be unlikely to survive if Reform is elected as the next Government.

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/labour/2025/09/farage-rises-burnham-watches-but-starmer-fights-on

More than 100 firefighters tackled a blaze at the former BBC Television Centre in West London. The building is now a mixed development of flats and businesses.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62qr5ldppqo

The BBC is searching for a new presenter of the long-running Radio Four programme In Our Time following the decision of Melvyn Bragg to step down at the age of 85.

https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2025/melvyn-bragg-decides-to-step-down-from-presenting-in-our-time

Blue Peter is said to be targeting the TikTok generation as it prepares to relaunch with no live shows. The programme has been on air for 67 years but the move follows a change in viewing habits among younger audiences.

https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2025/blue-peter-new-look-autumn

Published On: September 15th, 2025 / 0.9 min read / Views: 429 /

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