The Grayling Media Podcast

← The Grayling Media Podcast22 dec 2025 · 41 min

Media in Review 2025

Media in Review 202522 dec 202541 min

In this special end-of-year episode of the Grayling Media Podcast, Heather Blundell (UK CEO, Grayling) is joined by Alex Goss (Head of News, The Sun) and Darren McCaffrey (Sky News) to review the defining media, political and cultural moments of 2025.

Together, they discuss:

The BBC’s crisis and the future of public service broadcasting

The stories that truly ignited public anger

The Budget fallout, growth fears and business confidence

Reform, Farage, Starmer and a fractured political landscape

The collapse of legacy media models and what replaces them

AI, authenticity and why trust now matters more than polish

The winners and sinners of the media in 2025

A must-listen for business leaders, communicators, policymakers and anyone trying to understand how power, media and public opinion really work in Britain today.