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The Big Light

Broadcaster Stuart Cosgrove and guests bring you Talk Media: a forensic analysis of how the media works, and who works the media. Packed full of candid commentary and informed opinion, Talk Media features a weekly guest commentator from the worlds of journalism, entertainment and politics.

Full episodes are published weekly on Wednesday evenings via our Supporters Club. Join our Supporters Club now to listen for 99p per week: thebiglight.com/talkmedia

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  • May 22 · 43 min

    The Latest from Iran & Ukraine with David Pratt

    Foreign Correspondent David Pratt (The National, The Herald) joins Stuart Cosgrove (Off The Ball, BBC Radio Scotland) to discuss the latest from the front lines of conflicts in Iran & Ukraine and how the UK media is portraying the conflicts. They also discuss the ongoing Labour leadership battle. Will it be Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting, or can Keir Starmer hang on? Want to get TALK MEDIA fresh from the studio on the day of recording? Join the Supporters Club for £3.96/month at ⁠thebiglight.com/talkmedia⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • May 13 · 1 hr 2 min

    Scottish Election Results Special with Paddy Duffy

    Paddy Duffy, the Quiz King of Glasgow, returns to give his verdict on the Holyrood elections. A Reform surge, a Labour collapse and an Independence Supporting majority. Who are the big winners in the new Scottish Parliament? Want to get TALK MEDIA fresh from the studio on the day of recording? Join the Supporters Club for £3.96/month at ⁠thebiglight.com/talkmedia⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • May 6 · 53 min

    Malcolm Offord Is Soft with Paddy Duffy

    Quiz King Paddy Duffy sits down with Stuart Cosgrove to discuss the upcoming Holyrood election. Who will be First Minister? Will Reform UK take a big ol' pile of seats? Will Scottish Labour collapse after Anas Sarwar tried to chuck Keir Starmer? All this and more in your FREE AD-SUPPORTED version of Talk Media. Want to get TALK MEDIA fresh from the studio on the day of recording? Join the Supporters Club for £3.96/month at thebiglight.com/talkmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • May 1 · 45 min

    Opening Up The National with Laura Webster & Stuart Cosgrove

    We are delighted to welcome back Laura Webster to the show again this week. Thanks to Laura for taking time away from The National to chat with us. Later today, we will post an unedited video version of the main show recording - give us your feedback and let us know if it is something you'd be interested in having as well as the audio version. Recommendations: Laura 'The High Life' - The Musical 9 Inch Noise 2026 Album on Spotify Stuart Club Cumming - NYC Pitlochry Festival Theatre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • April 29 · 51 min

    Political Scientist, UK's foremost psephologist and the media’s favourite electoral dissector - Professor Sir John Curtice.

    A special episode with Prof sir John Curtice. Many thanks to John for giving us his time. To hear these episodes fresh from the studio each week, go to www.patreon.com/talkmedia For the price of a cup of coffee, you get the weekly episode immediately after recording PLUS a Bonusode featuring all our patreon's listener questions - your question can be submitted once you sign up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S9 · E316
    April 27 · 44 min

    An Eye On the Middle East with Foreign Correspondent David Pratt

    Journalist, photographer and foreign correspondent David Pratt brings us up to date with the current chaos in 'The Middle East’ and ‘Nobody told ME!’ and 'BBC Cuts'. It's great to have David back safe and sound from his recent trip to Iraq and to get the opportunity to hear his expert take on the goings on. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON CLUB FOR £3.96 PER MONTH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S9 · E310
    March 7 · 42 min

    ‘Israel and the US start another War’, ‘More woes for Labour’ and ‘Swinney on the March’

    Paddy's in the house once again to chew over this week's topics over multiple cups of tea with Stuart. Listener questions and recommendations from the boys will follow in tomorrow's bonusode! If you want to hear the episode on Wednesdays and the listener questions bonusode each week, support us at www.Patreon.com/talkmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S9 · E309
    February 28 · 51 min

    ‘Windsor and Mandelson arrested’, ‘Tourette's at the BAFTA’s’ and ‘Alba Election Confusion’

    Here's our show from Wednesday 25th Feb with Stuart Cosgrove and guest TV producer, Quiz supremo and all round talking encyclopaedia, Paddy Duffy. To receive the show as it happens and to hear our extended listener questions bonus that publishes every Thursday, join us on www.patreon.com/talkmedia This totally independent podcast relies on our patreon supporters. By joining patreon, you can also submit questions every week. Thank you for your continued support and look out for more interviews in the coming weeks with key figures from the media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S9 · E308
    February 19 · 49 min

    Labour Together, BBC Clawback and Bella Caledonia

    Stuart and Eamonn are back to dissect the happenings in the media! Labour Together have been up to some suspicious stuff, bringing Keir Starmer’s position into more doubt, the BBC are looking to claw back £600 million in lost licence fee payments, and Bella Caledonia believes that Scotland has a “one-dimensional media class that all says the same thing and all agrees about everything” - are they right? The guys also answer a listeners’ question and offer up their recommendations (links below!) Stuart Cosgrove recommends… HH: Helenio Herrera - Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts by Richard Fitzpatrick - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hh-9781399425087/ Eamonn O’Neill recommends… Small prophets (BBC) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002q765/small-prophets The Great Santini, starring the late Robert Duvall - https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/great_santini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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