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Trump sues the BBC for $10bn, the Gordian Knot of Charter renewal, and looking ahead…

12/19/2025 • 29 min

This week, as Donald Trump files his $10bn legal action against the BBC in Florida, Jimmy and Peter ask how the corporation might best respond. And we discuss the government’s newly minted Green Paper on Charter renewal, and the alternatives being considered for the future funding of the BBC - is the licence fee the worst option, except for all the others? Plus… Play episode

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Royal Special: TV and the monarchy
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