What Losing a £10K Tape Taught This BBC Journalist

Veteran tech journalist Spencer doesn’t hold back in this refreshingly honest episode filled with media mishaps and marketing missteps. From confidently predicting the iPad would never take off to losing £10,000 worth of BBC footage in a single stairwell accident, Spencer shares the kind of hard-earned lessons that come from real-world chaos. It’s a funny, cringe-worthy, and surprisingly relatable look at how fast things can go wrong behind the scenes.You’ll hear what really happens when promised access on international press trips disappears on arrival, why having your PR contact on the same flight matters more than you'd think, and how a nonexistent motion-sensing TV led to an awkward bamboo laptop diversion. Whether you're in PR, media, or tech, this episode is a sharp reminder that mistakes are inevitable. They are also where the best stories usually begin.Send us Fan MailStruggling to prove marketing's worth to your board? Grab our free one-page Board-Proof Scorecard: 👉 Download the scorecard 👈Got a marketing problem you would rather not admit to? Reply to this and we will answer it anonymously on the show.Subscribe to our newsletter The mistakes we see marketers make, every fortnight. 👉 [Subscribe here] 👈Follow Chris:X, TikTok, LinkedInFollow Will:LinkedInFollow The Show:TikTok, YouTube