About this episode

The episode discusses how powerful figures like Nigel Farage and Prince Harry navigate public relations crises by portraying themselves as outsiders against the world.

Whether you're a multimillionaire or the son of a King, sometimes it can still feel like everyone is out to get you. And so we turn to Nigel Farage and Prince Harry. Both are dealing with huge PR fallouts on which the dust is nowhere near settling. This week, David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss why even the most powerful people claim the whole world is against them. It's certainly a tried and tested PR tactic - painting yourself as the lone wolf, the outsider, you against the Establishment. It can help create a useful diversion to what the actual story is - a reframing of the narrative to tell the story you want to tell, as opposed to the media. It can illicit sympathy - but it can also just look like moaning. Producer: Duncan Middleton Editor: Sarah Teasdale Executive Producer: Eve Streeter Music by Eclectic Sounds A Raconteur Studios production for BBC Radio 4

People in this episode

Host: David Yelland

Guests: Nigel Farage, Farzana Baduel

Topics covered

• PR fallout
• media narrative
• public perception
• celebrity
• politics
• sympathy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 4, Eclectic Sounds, Raconteur Studios

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