Feedback: 25 Feb 11: Reporting a revolution




Feedback show

Summary: How many BBC journalists does it take to report a revolution? Too many, say many Feedback listeners. Roger talks to Fran Unsworth, the BBC's head of newsgathering who justifies the numbers. The candid confessional of an alcoholic doctor gripped listeners of Victoria Derbyshire's 5Live phone in last week. But what steps are taken to ensure that candid confessional is not just mass entertainment? Roger Bolton talks to Louisa Compton, daytime editor of 5Live. And getting the accents right in BBC drama. We ask an expert linguist to listen to a recent afternoon play and give his verdict.