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The Big Picture Podcast - No More Page Three, BBC3 and Tony Benn/Bob Crow

posted 25.03.14 at 5:02pm

This week's edition of the Big Picture podcast is up! Follow this link for our special debate with members of the No More Page 3 campaign after their success in convincing the SU to boycott the Daily Star and the Sun over their publication of topless images of women: http://urn1350.net/node/6285

And follow this link for the rest of the show, on the planned shutdown of BBC3 as a televised channel and the recent deaths of prominent left-wing figures Bob Crow and Tony Benn: http://urn1350.net/node/6286

This podcast was first broadcast live on March 19th 2014. The next edition will be the 26th March at 6pm, so please do listen in and join the debate!

The Big Picture - No Mo Page Three

25 March 2014 - 4:53pm — The Big Picture

Maddie chairs a special debate between members of the "No More Page Three" campaign and some of its critics in the wake of an SU Council decision to boycott papers that print images of topless women.


22:48 minutes (26.09 MB)

The Big Picture 9th October 2013 - Party Political Conferences and Banning Lads' Mags

posted 11.10.13 at 12:42pm

On this week's Big Picture, Matt is in the chair, putting questions to a panel on the summer's party political conferences, particularly those of the Conservative and Labour Parties. They also discuss the SU Shop's decision to ban lads' magazines such as Nuts and Zoo, in the light of various UK SUs' decisions to ban the controversial Robin Thicke song, 'Blurred Lines', from all Union premises (currently the UoNSU is being lobbied to follow suit, but has not reached a decision at time of the show).

You can listen to our podcast of this week's show here: http://urn1350.net/node/5601

As ever, if you have an opinion, post a comment below, and tune in every Wednesday from 6pm to listen to our show live!

The next Big Picture will be on the 16th October.

The Big Picture 9th October 2013 - British Political Party Conferences and Banning Lads' Mags

11 October 2013 - 12:32pm — The Big Picture

In this installment of the Big Picture, Matt chairs a panel discussing events at the summer's political party conferences, focussing on the Conservative and Labour Parties' annual get-togethers. We then go on to discuss the SU Shop's recent decision to ban lads' mags, particularly in the light of various SUs' decisions around the UK to ban the controversial Robin Thicke song, "Blurred Lines".


48:41 minutes (44.58 MB)