Richard Bacon: Formats Geek

As the greats of the press descend on London for the Truth Tellers annual conference, Politico's Allison Hoffman talks to The Media Club about SLAPPS and the other obstacles to getting a story out there. Also on the show: broadcaster - and now formats geek - Richard Bacon on his new podcast, Why Are You More Successful Than Me ? A question, of course, we will also be asking. All that plus: a celebrated sports exec bids farewell to Channel 4 - and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, we reveal some major plot twists. The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Ben selected the music to score this edition and he and the team can do it for you too at We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at Become a member for FREE when you sign up for our newsletter at A Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill with post-production from Podcast Discovery. What The Media Club has been reading this week Wall St Journal warns of waning press freedom Mill Media’s legal threat BBC News hit hardest by new cuts C4's head of sport moves to Whisper Letterman On Future Of Late Night Acast makes first profit evs Name That Tune is BACK The Epstein Files are BACK Celebrity Traitors is BACK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Richard Bacon: Formats Geek is an episode from The Media Podcast with Olly Mann by PPM Production Limited.

This episode is 51:43 long.

This episode was published on May 8, 2026.

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