''Analysis'' is a

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current affairs programme which has been running for more than 50 years, and is currently broadcast in a half-hour format.

History

It began in April 1970. The first presenter was

Ian McIntyre Ian McIntyre (9 December 1931 – 19 April 2014) was a British BBC Radio producer, journalist, broadcaster and author. who was Controller of BBC Radio 4 from 1976 to 1978 and then Controller of BBC Radio 3 between 1978 and 1987. After joinin ...

, who later became Controller of Radio 4 from 1976 to 1978 and of Radio 3 from 1978 to 1987; he left the programme in 1976. Mark Laity was a senior producer from 1986 to 1988. Caroline Thomson (Chief Operating officer of the BBC since 2007) produced during 1978–81.

Content

Its aim is to examine "the ideas and forces which shape public policy in Britain and abroad", and it covers various topics by means of interviews with academics and experts. It takes an

investigative journalism Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, racial injustice, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend m ...

style and applies this to more global and strategic topics, at national and international levels, looking at the big picture.

Awards

In 2000 ''Analysis'' won the

Political Studies Association The Political Studies Association (PSA) is a learned society in the United Kingdom which exists to develop and promote the study of politics. It is the leading association in its field in the United Kingdom, with an international membership includi ...

50th Anniversary Award for Outstanding Broadcast Journalism. In the 1970s and 1980s it was regularly presented by and associated with award-winning journalist and commentator Mary Goldring.

Presenters

1970–76 * Gerald Priestland 1974–75 * Mary Goldring 1977–87 *

Peter Hennessy Peter John Hennessy, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield, (born 28 March 1947) is an English historian and academic specialising in the history of government. Since 1992, he has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary Univ ...

1986–92 *

Andrew Dilnot Sir Andrew William Dilnot, (born 19 June 1960) is a British economist and broadcaster. He was director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies from 1991 to 2002, and principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford from 2002 to 2012, and Warden of Nuffield ...

1994– * Robert Tyrrell 1997– *

Peter Kellner Peter Jon Kellner (born 2 October 1946) is an English journalist, former BBC ''Newsnight'' reporter, political commentator, and former president of the YouGov opinion polling organisation in the United Kingdom. He is known for his appearances ...

1995–98 *

Frances Cairncross Dame Frances Anne Cairncross, (born 30 August 1944 in Otley, England) is a British economist, journalist and academic. She is a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, UCLA. She formerly chaired the executive committee of the Institute ...

Ben Hammersley Ben Hammersley FRSA FRGS (born 3 April 1976) is a British consultant, broadcaster, and systems developer. Hammersley is known for coining the term ''podcast'' in 2004. Education Hammersley is the eldest of three children and was educated at ...

Kenan Malik Kenan Malik (born 26 January 1960) is a British writer, lecturer and broadcaster, trained in neurobiology and the history of science. As an academic author, his focus is on the philosophy of biology, and contemporary theories of multiculturalis ...

* Sonia Sodha * Chris Bowlby

References

External links

*
BBC Radio 4 ''Analysis'' Database
an online database of BBC Radio 4's ''Analysis'' documentary series hosted b

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