# Richard Desmond

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254: A photo finish

Mike Parry and Lesley-Ann Jones welcome you back to Planet Porky for their latest offering of news and views on the week's big stories. Topics today include: The Rolling Stones fading away, why artists should always play the hits, Richard Desmond, the Jubilee celebrations, travel chaos at the airp…

09/03/2011

Richard Peppiatt's published an open letter to Richard Desmond, saying he was quitting his job at the Daily Star on several points of principle. He says he was asked to make up stories (the Star denies this) and was unhappy about the Star's coverage of Muslims in Britain. So, having admitted that h…

16/02/2011

Last month, BBC director general Mark Thompson said the arrival of YouView would "herald an intense battle for the living room". This month, though, it became clear that viewers would have to wait for this upgrade to Freeview for up to a year longer than expected and more than two years longer than…

Welsh vineyard logs record harvest as Kushner & Witkoff meet Netanyahu amid fragile Gaza cease-fire; Trump adviser touts shutdown end; regulator denies Lottery coaching; Penrhos Park fraud fallout

Welsh vineyard celebrates record harvest The Dell in Raglan, Monmouthshire reports its biggest haul since planting in 2021, pulling in 14 tonnes of grapes after a warm, dry season that delivered an excellent sugar to acid balance. Co-owners Dan Alford and Lucy Alford say the bumper crop should yiel…

Eagles reshuffle offense as Trump battles sanctuary courts, scolds GOP, and floats “tech pays for AI power”; Rockstar sells mods, UK Lottery feud hits £1.3B, DNC targets young non‑college voters, and Peru transit unions strike over extortion

Eagles shuffle the offensive deck Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni confirmed the team has parted ways with offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. Sirianni called it a difficult decision, praised Patullo’s work, and said he met with him to discuss the change. Trump targets sanctuary jur…

Leather and love | Episode 9

Tash and Adam hear from Richard Desmond, aka Switchboard’s once resident leather queen. Richard reflects on a life in the LGBTQ+ community, as a leatherman, a volunteer, a friend and lover. We love you, Richard. Buy our book or see our events listings: The Log Books: Voices of Queer Britain and the…

What Surfing Taught Me About Truth | Alex Wade

"I had an early midlife crisis. I ended up at a work event rearranging the downstairs of a restaurant." Alex Wade is a lawyer, a writer, and a surfer ; in that order of discovery, maybe the reverse order of importance. Fleet Street defamation lawyer. Night lawyer at the Mirror. Head of legal affai…

Have We Lost The Art of Desire? | Rowan Pelling, The Erotic Review

Rowan Pelling on the Erotic Review, the death of the tease, and why desire needs saving from pornography. Episode OverviewRowan Pelling founded the Erotic Review on a single bet: that the sexiest organ is the brain. The young are having less sex than any previous generation on record. Pornography i…