Channel 4 and The Rest is Politics have struck a first-of-its-kind deal that will see episodes of the smash hit podcast air on the network in the run up to the general election.
Rest is Politics hosts Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell are already going to be part of Channel 4’s general election night coverage and the deal deepens the relationship.
The first episode will go out on Channel 4 and Channel 4 streaming next Wednesday late at night, with subsequent episodes being broadcast each Tuesday up until the week of election day, which takes place on July 4. On that night, Campbell and Stewart are part of a team featuring the likes of Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Emily Maitlis and Cathy Newman. Clare Balding – who had previously been announced as part of the line-up – will not be able to join the studio team due to Wimbledon commitments, and her replacement will be announced in due course.
Rest is Politics hosts Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell are already going to be part of Channel 4’s general election night coverage and the deal deepens the relationship.
The first episode will go out on Channel 4 and Channel 4 streaming next Wednesday late at night, with subsequent episodes being broadcast each Tuesday up until the week of election day, which takes place on July 4. On that night, Campbell and Stewart are part of a team featuring the likes of Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Emily Maitlis and Cathy Newman. Clare Balding – who had previously been announced as part of the line-up – will not be able to join the studio team due to Wimbledon commitments, and her replacement will be announced in due course.
- 5/24/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The boss of Gary Lineker’s podcast company has described making a show in the U.S. as “the holy grail.”
Tony Pastor, who launched Goalhanger Podcasts with the Match of the Day host and BBC exec Jack Davenport four years ago, said the company is pondering how to forge a podcast “directed at an American audience, because it is such a big and mature market.”
“[The U.S. is] probably something like 25 times the size of the UK podcast market,” Pastor told journalists at a Broadcasting Press Guild event today alongside Lineker. “People in America drive a lot and there is a lot of podcast listening, so we would love to make something over there.”
Repped by WME, Goalhanger produces some of the biggest podcasts in the UK including the Rest is History, Rest is Politics and the Lineker-hosted Rest is Football.
The former has a solid listener base in the U.S.
Tony Pastor, who launched Goalhanger Podcasts with the Match of the Day host and BBC exec Jack Davenport four years ago, said the company is pondering how to forge a podcast “directed at an American audience, because it is such a big and mature market.”
“[The U.S. is] probably something like 25 times the size of the UK podcast market,” Pastor told journalists at a Broadcasting Press Guild event today alongside Lineker. “People in America drive a lot and there is a lot of podcast listening, so we would love to make something over there.”
Repped by WME, Goalhanger produces some of the biggest podcasts in the UK including the Rest is History, Rest is Politics and the Lineker-hosted Rest is Football.
The former has a solid listener base in the U.S.
- 2/6/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Gary Lineker, host of popular BBC soccer highlights show “Match of the Day,” said Tuesday he didn’t feel constrained at the broadcaster when it came to expressing his point of view, despite the BBC’s social media guidelines.
Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch, Lineker – who has attracted criticism for some of his Tweets on politics – said: “I don’t think I’m constrained. I think I’ve Tweeted now like I’ve always done: i.e. sensibly. I know the guidelines inside out, and the new guidelines actually allow you more freedom to Tweet. We’re allowed opinions on stuff.”
He added: “We know what it’s like with the BBC… that people will say we are biased this way or biased that way. But the truth is there are thousands of people who work there. It is an institution that has to try to be neutral...
Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch, Lineker – who has attracted criticism for some of his Tweets on politics – said: “I don’t think I’m constrained. I think I’ve Tweeted now like I’ve always done: i.e. sensibly. I know the guidelines inside out, and the new guidelines actually allow you more freedom to Tweet. We’re allowed opinions on stuff.”
He added: “We know what it’s like with the BBC… that people will say we are biased this way or biased that way. But the truth is there are thousands of people who work there. It is an institution that has to try to be neutral...
- 2/6/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Goalhanger Podcasts are today launching the latest instalment in their hugely successful ‘The Rest Is’ collection of podcasts.
The Rest Is Entertainment is presented by TV maestro and hugely successful author Richard Osman, along with The Guardian's brilliant columnist Marina Hyde, who was recently described by Phoebe Waller-Bridge as “the most lethal, vital, screamingly funny truth-teller of our time.”
With years of experience and an enviable network of contacts, Richard Osman and Marina Hyde are set to bring a unique blend of knowledge, humour, and insight as industry insiders to this new weekly series. They'll talk television, films, books, music and celebrity gossip as well as offering an enticing peek behind the curtain of the world of entertainment.
With Richard Osman's producer’s eye and charismatic presentation alongside the razor-sharp journalistic analysis of Marina Hyde, together they’ll unravel the mysteries and unveil the hidden gems within the vast...
The Rest Is Entertainment is presented by TV maestro and hugely successful author Richard Osman, along with The Guardian's brilliant columnist Marina Hyde, who was recently described by Phoebe Waller-Bridge as “the most lethal, vital, screamingly funny truth-teller of our time.”
With years of experience and an enviable network of contacts, Richard Osman and Marina Hyde are set to bring a unique blend of knowledge, humour, and insight as industry insiders to this new weekly series. They'll talk television, films, books, music and celebrity gossip as well as offering an enticing peek behind the curtain of the world of entertainment.
With Richard Osman's producer’s eye and charismatic presentation alongside the razor-sharp journalistic analysis of Marina Hyde, together they’ll unravel the mysteries and unveil the hidden gems within the vast...
- 11/28/2023
- Podnews.net
Exclusive: The Rest is Politics, The Rest is History and Political Currency have taken the British podcasting world by storm of late and one man connects them all – Alex Bewley.
The podcast supremo launched WME’s London digital department a decade ago and has pivoted over the past few years to focus almost solely on the audio format. The past year has seen his team’s methods seriously begin to bear fruit, with Bewley’s clients Goalhanger and Persephonica occupying a front row seat to the runaway success of informal political chatshows The News Agents and The Rest is Politics, which continue to dominate the weekly UK charts. The former is hosted by ex-BBC heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, taking an in-depth look at daily talking points in the world of current affairs, while the latter has seen the oddball pairing of former Labour Party spin doctor Alastair Campbell...
The podcast supremo launched WME’s London digital department a decade ago and has pivoted over the past few years to focus almost solely on the audio format. The past year has seen his team’s methods seriously begin to bear fruit, with Bewley’s clients Goalhanger and Persephonica occupying a front row seat to the runaway success of informal political chatshows The News Agents and The Rest is Politics, which continue to dominate the weekly UK charts. The former is hosted by ex-BBC heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, taking an in-depth look at daily talking points in the world of current affairs, while the latter has seen the oddball pairing of former Labour Party spin doctor Alastair Campbell...
- 11/7/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Does money really make the world go round? Economics, business and finance have long been subjects we leave to the stockbrokers, hedge fund managers and business school professors who spend their lives obsessing over them - but there’s no reason we shouldn’t discuss ‘money’ in the same way we talk about sport and TV.
In their new podcast, The Rest Is Money, business correspondent and broadcaster Steph McGovern is joined by old friend and economics expert Robert Peston to explore everything we need to know about the issues that affect us in our everyday lives: how will AI affect your job and our economic prospects? Are we stuck with higher inflation for years to come? Why are wealthy nations like Saudi Arabia buying up sport?
Talking about her new role, Steph says: “We’ve all been told that ‘money makes the world go round‘ but who is making it and how?...
In their new podcast, The Rest Is Money, business correspondent and broadcaster Steph McGovern is joined by old friend and economics expert Robert Peston to explore everything we need to know about the issues that affect us in our everyday lives: how will AI affect your job and our economic prospects? Are we stuck with higher inflation for years to come? Why are wealthy nations like Saudi Arabia buying up sport?
Talking about her new role, Steph says: “We’ve all been told that ‘money makes the world go round‘ but who is making it and how?...
- 8/24/2023
- Podnews.net
Exclusive: Goalhanger, the company formed by legendary England striker Gary Lineker, is looking to further expand its audio output after signing its podcast division with WME.
The agency has signed London-based Goalhanger Podcasts, which the former Barcelona and Leicester footballer set up in January with Tony Pastor and former BBC podcast executive Jack Davenport. It comes after Lineker and Pastor set up TV production company Goalhanger Films, which has produced sports docs including Wayne Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals and Hand of God, in 2015.
It comes on the back of a number of growing audio series for the company including The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Politics and Match of the Day: Top Ten. These three shows have collective monthly downloads of around 5M.
The Rest is History, which is fronted by historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, has around 2.7M downloads a month, and The Rest is Politics,...
The agency has signed London-based Goalhanger Podcasts, which the former Barcelona and Leicester footballer set up in January with Tony Pastor and former BBC podcast executive Jack Davenport. It comes after Lineker and Pastor set up TV production company Goalhanger Films, which has produced sports docs including Wayne Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals and Hand of God, in 2015.
It comes on the back of a number of growing audio series for the company including The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Politics and Match of the Day: Top Ten. These three shows have collective monthly downloads of around 5M.
The Rest is History, which is fronted by historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, has around 2.7M downloads a month, and The Rest is Politics,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The BBC has unveiled three new drama commissions for flagship channel BBC One from leading writers, including a new four-part drama from “Sherlock” co-creator Steven Moffat. New dramas from Sarah Solemani and Gwyneth Hughes were also announced by BBC director of content Charlotte Moore at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
The broadcaster also announced a new comedy and two factual pieces, including one on mental health featuring Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge.
“Sherlock” and “Doctor Who” showrunner Moffat’s new drama, “Inside Man,” is a crime thriller about a U.S. death row inmate and a woman trapped in a cellar under an English vicarage, who cross paths in the most unexpected way. Produced by Hartswood Films, the four-part serial will go into production in late 2020.
Solemani will adapt Jo Bloom’s novel “Ridley Road” into a four-part drama. The drama, produced by Red Production, focuses on the rise of...
The broadcaster also announced a new comedy and two factual pieces, including one on mental health featuring Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge.
“Sherlock” and “Doctor Who” showrunner Moffat’s new drama, “Inside Man,” is a crime thriller about a U.S. death row inmate and a woman trapped in a cellar under an English vicarage, who cross paths in the most unexpected way. Produced by Hartswood Films, the four-part serial will go into production in late 2020.
Solemani will adapt Jo Bloom’s novel “Ridley Road” into a four-part drama. The drama, produced by Red Production, focuses on the rise of...
- 8/22/2019
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
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