Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast
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Ian Hislop and Private Eye magazine venture into the world of audio with Page 94, hosted by Andrew Hunter Murray.



Available from Private Eye at www.private-eye.co.uk as well as on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon and many other audio platforms.

Episodes (50)

154: The Definitive Guide To Private Eye

154: The Definitive Guide To Private Eye

August 28, 2025 36m Episode 154
After 10 years and 150 episodes, Adam, Helen and Andy have finally got around to recording an actual introductory episode for Page 94, including a guide to the podcast and Private Eye magazine -...
153: Scott Free

153: Scott Free

August 12, 2025 45m Episode 153
Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the new memoir by Nicola Sturgeon and its effect on Scottish politics, the risks of falling in love with ChatGPT, and the rise in British columnists phoning it in...
152: Protests, Placards, Palestine and Private Eye

152: Protests, Placards, Palestine and Private Eye

July 29, 2025 44m Episode 152
The story of the Eye reader who printed out a joke from the Eye, took it to a march… and got arrested. Page 94 interviews the man at the centre of the story, and the team discuss in a Free Speech...
151: The Epstein Fails

151: The Epstein Fails

July 15, 2025 47m Episode 151
Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the schism tearing apart the previously harmonious MAGA movement, ask Jane Mackenzie about the goings-on at Bangor Cathedral, and enjoy a special Fictional Memoir...
150: Labour, Heatwaves and Glasto

150: Labour, Heatwaves and Glasto

July 01, 2025 50m Episode 150
Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss Labour’s first year in almost-power, Britain’s recent unseasonal warmth and what might possibly be causing it, and what you can and can’t shout at Glasto.
149: Summer Fun Special

149: Summer Fun Special

June 17, 2025 47m Episode 149
Sarah Shannon joins as the team discuss Reform’s calamitous start in their new councils, the rain on Donald Trump’s parade, and enjoy a quiz all about politicians’ outside earnings.
148: Leftie Lawyers and Rightwing Roughnecks

148: Leftie Lawyers and Rightwing Roughnecks

June 04, 2025 42m Episode 148
Robert Jenrick and Richard Hermer are the two opposite ends of British Politics: Helen and Adam discuss the New Angry Right, Butch Keir and the Leftie Lawyers. Plus a chat with Ian Hislop and Nick...
147: Tales From The Telegraph, Grok and Gullies

147: Tales From The Telegraph, Grok and Gullies

May 21, 2025 38m Episode 147
Adam reveals which foreign governments own which bits of the British press, Helen takes a safari into Elon Musk’s AI, and Andrew reveals how Page 94 got him through the doors of Parliament.
146: Paul Foot Award: The Winner

146: Paul Foot Award: The Winner

May 20, 2025 17m Episode 146
Recorded at the Paul Foot Award ceremony in London, here is the announcement of this year’s winner - plus a bonus interview with last year’s champion Tristan Kirk about what has changed since he won.
145: Day 6: The Big Help

145: Day 6: The Big Help

May 19, 2025 13m Episode 145
Abi Whistance (The Liverpool Post) wrote a four-part investigation exposing a Liverpool housing charity which left its residents in dire conditions, yet funnelled millions of pounds into a complicated...
144: Day 5: The Gaza Student Protest Crackdown

144: Day 5: The Gaza Student Protest Crackdown

May 18, 2025 10m Episode 144
Aaron Walawalkar (Liberty Investigates, shortlisted with Harriet Clugston and in partnership with Sky News, Metro and The Guardian) investigated British universities’ harsh treatment of...
143: Day 4: Lime Bikes and Broken Legs

143: Day 4: Lime Bikes and Broken Legs

May 17, 2025 13m Episode 143
Jim Waterson (London Centric) revealed the rash of broken legs across London caused by heavy Lime electric bikes falling on their own riders, and asks: who is in charge of keeping commuters safe?...
142: Day 3: Out Of Sight: Missing People

142: Day 3: Out Of Sight: Missing People

May 16, 2025 12m Episode 142
Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff (The Guardian/Reuters Institute) wrote about the disappearance of Fiona Holm and why it was overlooked by the press – and how the media chooses which missing people get...
141: Day 2: The Carer's Allowance Scandal

141: Day 2: The Carer's Allowance Scandal

May 15, 2025 14m Episode 141
Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday (The Guardian) uncovered how vulnerable British carers were taken to court for accidentally claiming carer’s allowance while working part-time – even though many had...
140: Mini-Series: The Paul Foot Award 2025

140: Mini-Series: The Paul Foot Award 2025

May 14, 2025 17m Episode 140
For six days Page 94 is covering the extraordinary stories of the investigative journalists shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award, before the winner’s announcement next week.

First up is Laura...
139: Page 94 LIVE

139: Page 94 LIVE

May 06, 2025 40m Episode 139
In a world-first live show broadcast from the Cambridge Literary Festival, the team answer all the most pressing questions about Private Eye. Is there a future for print? Which cover caused most...
138: Beg, Borrow and Steel

138: Beg, Borrow and Steel

April 23, 2025 46m Episode 138
The truth behind the British Steel debacle as revealed by guest Richard Brooks; plus the new phenomenon of 'Yank Avoidance' and a roadmap through the confusing landscape of BBC podcasting. 
137: How Trump Ate The British Media

137: How Trump Ate The British Media

April 08, 2025 44m Episode 137
Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss how the US president has thrown Britain's media off-kilter, and  the new 'Abundance' theory which will eventually give us all solar-powered hover cars (maybe). Plus,...
136: Robo Hacks & Dodgy Degrees

136: Robo Hacks & Dodgy Degrees

March 26, 2025 28m Episode 136
Ian, Jane, Adam and Andy discuss the AI journalists coming to a paper near you, plus the rash of dodgy qualifications currently springing up in British universities. 

EYE TV: watch our forthcoming...
135: Reform, The Beeb and The House Of Saud

135: Reform, The Beeb and The House Of Saud

March 11, 2025 44m Episode 135
Helen, Adam and Andy reveal what's behind the latest bunfight at Reform UK, mull over how to replace the BBC licence fee, and take a fact-finding tour of Saudi Arabia.
134: Mega MAGA

134: Mega MAGA

February 25, 2025 49m Episode 134
Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss how the Right went online and  stayed there, and the secrets of Succession Season 5 (AKA the Murdoch family lawsuit). Plus, Phil Hammond reveals the latest in the...
133: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

133: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

February 12, 2025 42m Episode 133
Travel special! Andy, Ian, Helen and Jane fly off to the Chagos Islands (AKA ‘How to spend £9billion losing sovereign territory'), ride the driverless railway Keir Starmer thinks he’s in charge of,...
132: Pod Baby Pod

132: Pod Baby Pod

January 29, 2025 48m Episode 132
Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss Trump II: The Wrath of Don, explain the latest verdict in the ongoing legal struggle of Prince Harry vs Everybody, and dig into the Chancellor’s dash for growth and...
131: Tulip Mania

131: Tulip Mania

January 14, 2025 36m Episode 131
Tulip Siddiq, until today the government’s anti-corruption minister, has resigned over alleged, er, corruption. Andy, Helen, Adam and Tim Minogue discuss the Eye’s history with the wilted Tulip, all...
130: Merry Quizmas

130: Merry Quizmas

December 30, 2024 27m Episode 130
Helen, Adam and Andy compete in the second ever traditional Page 94 End Of Year Quizenanny. Featuring a cast of 2024’s heroes and villains (90% villains), a smattering of Victories for the Eye, and...
129: Private Eye - The Year In Review 2024

129: Private Eye - The Year In Review 2024

December 18, 2024 41m Episode 129
Ian Hislop is joined by Harry Enfield, Jan Ravens and Lewis Macleod to bring the Private Eye annual 2024 (available in shops now. Ed.) to the stage. Featuring EJ Thribb, Sir Herbert Gussett, St. Paula...
128: Tales From The Crypto

128: Tales From The Crypto

December 11, 2024 36m Episode 128
The team (plus special guest Matt Muir) explain why cryptocurrency has been pumped up in the USA and why it’s only going to get bigger in the UK. Plus what’s happening in the race between the Tortoise...
127: Inheriting the earth

127: Inheriting the earth

November 27, 2024 34m Episode 127
Ian recounts his impolite encounter with Justin Welby, before the team discuss the Observer strikes, the Telegraph sale and the latest developments in Murdochworld. 

Plus, an AI-voiced Bio...
126: MAGA, monarchy and Welby’s woes

126: MAGA, monarchy and Welby’s woes

November 12, 2024 40m Episode 126
Adam, Ian and Helen discuss the fallout from Donald Trump’s election victory, Prince Andrew’s housing crisis and how Prince William became his dad’s landlord. Then, Francis Wheen joins the team to...
125: US Election Special

125: US Election Special

October 30, 2024 41m Episode 125
Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the vote-a-geddon about to happen in the USA, and back on this side of the pond uncover the great history of political punch-ups. 
124: Court Short

124: Court Short

October 16, 2024 34m Episode 124
The team look at delays in the court system, the new news on the old proposals to redevelop Wimbledon’s tennis infrastructure, and the government’s investment rumble with P&O. Featuring, Adam,...
123: Party Games

123: Party Games

October 02, 2024 40m Episode 123
Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the Ghosts of Tories Past currently hanging around the conference (many with new books to plug), say 'goodbye' to the Evening Standard and 'good riddance' to Mohamed...
122: Labour's Freebies and The End of the Peers Show

122: Labour's Freebies and The End of the Peers Show

September 18, 2024 48m Episode 122
The team discuss why Keir Starmer should have gone to Specsavers; why the 92 hereditary members of the House of Lords might not be there much longer; and who will win the Murdoch succession battle...
121: Reasons To Be Keir-Ful

121: Reasons To Be Keir-Ful

September 04, 2024 41m Episode 121
The team discuss the government's new strategy of Maximum Gloom, Donald Trump's dipshit strategy, and why you should think twice before sending a Telegram.
120: Summer Books Special

120: Summer Books Special

August 20, 2024 35m Episode 120
Adam, Helen, Andy and the Eye's book reviewer D.J.Taylor recommend the greatest political biographies ever written, from Louis XIV to Nadine Dorries via Chips Channon. 
119: They Predict A Riot

119: They Predict A Riot

August 07, 2024 39m Episode 119
How online disinformation (and dubious reporting) contributed to the last week's riots across Britain. Plus,  a look at the Conservative Leadership betting odds (place your bets now!) and a look at...
118: Bye-Biden

118: Bye-Biden

July 24, 2024 49m Episode 118
The team discuss the news from across the pond, plus Labour’s record-breakingly short honeymoon; and MD, AKA Phil Hammond, reveals the uncertainties of the Lucy Letby case.
117: A New Pod For Britain

117: A New Pod For Britain

July 10, 2024 44m Episode 117
All the fallout from last week's election, what the New Boys and Girls will bring to government (and the Old New Boys And Girls too) and what bunfights the Page 94 team are looking forward to in this...
116: Pre-Election Special

116: Pre-Election Special

July 03, 2024 5m Episode 116
A special mini-episode treat - the wit and wisdom of Nigel Farage (is this right? Ed), as channelled by the Eye’s Craig Brown and Lewis Macleod. Find out what Nigel REALLY thinks about good...
115: False Advertising

115: False Advertising

June 25, 2024 46m Episode 115
A final pre-election special on the state of online advertising, the Tories' gambling problem, the new Never-Nigels and the British Invasion of American newsrooms. With Ian Hislop, Adam Macqueen, Matt...
114: Special Non-Emergency Election Episode

114: Special Non-Emergency Election Episode

June 12, 2024 31m Episode 114
Helen, Adam and Andy try to answer your questions about the election - not 'who's going to win?' (everyone knows that) but the more interesting bits. Plus a special double quiz of Eyes past and...
113: Footies #7: And The Winner Is...

113: Footies #7: And The Winner Is...

June 11, 2024 13m Episode 113
Ian Hislop reveals the winner, live from BAFTA, of the 2024 Paul Foot Award!
112: Footies #6: Hospital Passing-The-Buck

112: Footies #6: Hospital Passing-The-Buck

June 10, 2024 11m Episode 112
Rebecca Thomas of the Independent describes her broad and shocking investigation into the failures in the UK’s mental health system. Part five of the 2024 Paul Foot Award mini-series.
111: Footies #5: The Challenging Mr Odey

111: Footies #5: The Challenging Mr Odey

June 09, 2024 15m Episode 111
Paul Caruana Galizia (Tortoise) and Antonia Cundy (Financial Times) discuss their joint piece on Crispin Odey, the former hedge fund manager now denying multiple allegations of sexual assault. Part...
110: Footies #4: Duel Narratives

110: Footies #4: Duel Narratives

June 08, 2024 10m Episode 110
DUAL NARRATIVES. Lewis McBlane of the Northern Scot on the most important road you (probably) haven’t heard of – the A96 and the 80-year campaign to add another lane to it. Part four of our...
109: The Footies #3: Taking the OPIS

109: The Footies #3: Taking the OPIS

June 07, 2024 12m Episode 109
Humberto Rocha of the Oil Price Information Service on some dodgy dealing in Big Carbon... in part three of our new investigative mini-series interviewing the investigative reporters behind six...
108: The Footies #2: A Mental Health Crisis

108: The Footies #2: A Mental Health Crisis

June 06, 2024 11m Episode 108
Part two of our new investigative mini-series interviewing the reporters behind six remarkable pieces of investigative journalism, all shortlisted for this year’s Paul Foot Award. Today, Justine Smith...
107: Paul Foot Awards Specials 1: The Single Injustice Procedure

107: Paul Foot Awards Specials 1: The Single Injustice Procedure

June 05, 2024 17m Episode 107
A brand new mini-series from Page 94: interviews with the reporters behind six remarkable pieces of investigative journalism, all shortlisted for the prestigious Paul Foot Award 2024. Today, Tristan...
106: A Washed Up Government

106: A Washed Up Government

May 29, 2024 39m Episode 106
The team discuss the laws that are being shoved through parliament before the electoral iron curtain descends (and those that are being left on the other side), plus an update from Richard Brooks on...
105: Defection, Dwellings and Domesticated Animals

105: Defection, Dwellings and Domesticated Animals

May 15, 2024 43m Episode 105
Helen, Adam and Andy discuss MPs changing sides, power in the rental market changing hands, and Jeremy Clarkson changing into Greta Thunberg. 

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