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Podcast Episodes:

Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR.

Apple Podcasts • 17 April 2026

‘You have to be a hustler’ – launching a PR agency

What’s the secret to launching a comms agency in today’s market? PRWeek’s latest podcast takes a closer look.This week’s Beyond the Noise episode features the founders of two new agencies: Gerry Wisniewski (pictured left), founder and managing director of Catchfire, and Fenella Grey (pictured right), co-founder of Hello Tomorrow. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.Speak...

Apple Podcasts • 24 December 2025

Omnicom 2.0, WPP office, AI search - 2025's top stories, PRWeek podcast

PRWeek UK journalists pick some of the most significant stories of 2025, in the final episode of the Beyond the Noise podcast of this year.Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week, John Harrington (UK editor), Evie Barrett (deputy news editor) and Eliza Wiredu (reporter) each choose two stories or events from the year with implications that are likely to be felt in...

Apple Podcasts • 27 November 2025

How to get promoted in PR

The latest Beyond the Noise podcast explores progression and promotions for women in the industry.PRWeek news reporter Elizabeth Wiredu speaks with Clara Biu, head of consumer communications at Allwyn UK, and Laura Gillen, UK managing director at We. Communications, who share advice on how to get promoted.Both Biu and Gillen, are involved in this year's Mentoring Programme from Women in PR and PRWeek.Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues aff...

Apple Podcasts • 1 October 2025

‘Be CEO of your career path’ – PRWeek podcast on Black History Month

The latest Beyond the Noise podcast looks at diversity and inclusion for black PR and communications professionals in the industry. In this episode, guests have an open conversation about diversity in the industry as UK Black History Month (October) begins.Joining PRWeek’s reporter Elizabeth Wiredu are Kamiqua Lake, founder and chief executive of Coldr; Ronke Lawal, PR and communications consultant at Ariatu Public Relations; and Michael Bartley, practice director and head of cybersecurity, busi...

Apple Podcasts • 16 July 2025

Samsung, Sky comms chiefs on agency to in-house move

What’s it like making the move from agency-side to an in-house role? That’s the topic of PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast episode.This week, we hear from two leading in-house communications professionals about their experiences moving from agency to in-house roles.Our guests are Alice Jenkins-Bruce, director of communications and content at Sky, and Lindsay Landi, head of PR and communications at Samsung UK.Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and...

Apple Podcasts • 16 April 2025

Vodafone: getting merger comms right - PRWeek podcast

How do you handle the communications strategy for a company merger? That’s the topic of PRWeek UK’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast.Joining UK news editor Siobhan Holt this week are PRWeek reporter Eliza Wiredu and Andi Donovan, head of communications at Vodafone, alongside Mandy Sharp, founder and CEO of Tin Man Communications. Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.Last...

Apple Podcasts • 12 February 2025

Tony’s Chocolonely and PR: 'People want to catch you out'

Nicola Matthews discusses success that Tony’s has had with disruptive PR campaigns, including its hijacking of the recent Cadbury’s ‘Made to share’ work.She talks about Valentine’s Day campaigns, and how important wider calendar hooks are as part of the PR strategy for an up-and-coming brand.Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting communications and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform. The in-house comms boss also shares her re...

Apple Podcasts • 31 October 2024

'Lack of promotion opportunity is a massive problem' - black PR experiences, PRWeek podcast

The experiences of black PR professionals in the industry is the focus of latest podcast from PRWeek UK, which follows recent research on the topic.Our guest on Beyond the Noise this week is Kamiqua Lake, founder of The Black Comms Network, which partnered with PRWeek on the new report called One Step Forward Two Steps Black.The report, based on a survey of 170 professionals and conducted by Opinium, examines the lived experience of black and mixed race communications practitioners in the UK.Bey...

Apple Podcasts • 6 June 2024

PR lessons from the TikTok election - PRWeek podcast

What are the big lessons for the comms industry from the 2024 general election campaign so far? That's the focus of PRWeek's latest Noise in Brief podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify or on your favourite platform.This week’s edition is hosted by PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and features U...

Apple Podcasts • 22 May 2024

‘Have a bit of backbone. Trying to be popular won’t work’ – PRWeek podcast

The power – or otherwise – of brand boycotts is just one of the topics examined in PRWeek’s latest Noise in Brief podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week’s edition is hosted by PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and features UK editor John Harrington...

Apple Podcasts • 8 May 2024

Does PR have a class problem? PRWeek podcast

Does PR have a class problem? That’s just one of the topics examined in PRWeek’s latest Noise in Brief podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week’s edition is hosted by PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt alongside reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wi...

Apple Podcasts • 2 May 2024

Who made the UK Top 150 PR Consultancies list? – PRWeek podcast

The editorial team discusses the PRWeek UK Top 150 PR Consultancies Report in the latest episode of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast.Beyond the Noise, which is published on alternate weeks, looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.In this week’s episode, UK editor John Harrington is joined by news editor Siobhan Holt and reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu to discuss PRWeek UK’s Top 150 PR C...

Apple Podcasts • 24 April 2024

Is Taylor Swift really a PR genius? - PRWeek podcast

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week’s edition is hosted by PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt alongside UK editor John Harrington and reporter Eliza Wiredu.In this week’s episode, the team discuss the publicity around the launch of Taylor Swift’s latest a...

Apple Podcasts • 13 March 2024

'In the AI age, everyone assumes the worst' - #Photogate PR lessons, PRWeek podcast

The royal photo sage, agency acquisitions and 'floating it down the Thames' - these topics are put under the microscope in the latest edition of PRWeek's Noise in Brief podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the browser above or on your favourite platform.This week’s edition is hoste...

Apple Podcasts • 28 February 2024

Is PR recruitment getting harder? PRWeek podcast

What do the recent agency and holding company results tell us about the state of the PR market? And what's happening with recruitment? PRWeek takes a look in the latest Noise in Brief podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen or on your favourite platform.This week’s edition is hosted by...

Apple Podcasts • 10 January 2024

'People are getting fed up with the whole pitching process' - PRWeek podcast

From client pitching to the Post Office, PRWeek's latest Noise in Brief podcast looks at major stories affecting the sector over the past week or so.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week's edition features PRWeek UK editor John Harrington alongside reporter...

Apple Podcasts • 3 January 2024

‘PRs should do less of this in 2024’ – PRWeek podcast

In the first episode of 2024, PRWeek news editor Siobhan Holt is joined by PRWeek UK editor John Harrington and reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu.In this edition, the editorial team analyse the comms successes and failures that have hit the headlines in the New Year, plus the four journalists discuss what the PR industry should do more and less of in 2024. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalis...

Apple Podcasts • 20 December 2023

Michelle Mone & more - 2023’s crisis comms in the spotlight – the PRWeek podcast

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the browser above or on your favourite platform.In this week’s episode, PRWeek news editor Siobhan Holt is joined by reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu.In this edition, the trio discuss BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg interview with Baroness Michelle Mo...

Apple Podcasts • 13 December 2023

Bold, unafraid - what makes a great communicator in 2023? PRWeek podcast

How does PRWeek pick its UK Communicators of the Year list - and what does it tell us about comms in 2023? That's the focus of the first episode in a new PRWeek podcast series: Beyond the Noise Extra.As the title suggests, Beyond the Noise Extra is an offshoot of Beyond the Noise, our regular fortnightly podcast.In this series we'll be looking at a specific project that PRWeek has been working on and discuss it in a bit more depth.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favour...

Apple Podcasts • 25 November 2023

PRWeek UK Awards, comms in conflict, M&A - PRWeek podcast

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu.In this podcast, the trio chat about the latest mergers, acquisitions and launches in the industry and what they mean fo...

Apple Podcasts • 22 November 2023

When embargoes and exclusives go wrong - the PRWeek podcast

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek UK journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week’s episode features PRWeek editor-in chief Danny Rogers and re...

Apple Podcasts • 8 November 2023

Why are PR agencies closing? PRWeek podcast

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and reporters Evie Barrett and Elizabeth Wiredu.This week, drinks PR agency Domino Communications has ceased trading, which follows the recent shuttering of comms agency ScienceMagic.Inc. In the podca...

Apple Podcasts • 11 October 2023

Burnout in PR, office attendance, Trading Tracker and more – PRWeek podcast

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and report...

Apple Podcasts • 27 September 2023

Pay gaps, Gen Z, Xmas campaigns – PRWeek Podcast

Apple Podcasts • 13 September 2023

Gen Z survey, Edelman report, Trading Tracker, Schillings – PRWeek podcast

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week’s episode features PRWeek UK news editor Siobhan Holt and report...

Apple Podcasts • 30 August 2023

ESG, football, will AI replace real-life PR stunts? PRWeek podcast

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week’s episode features PRWeek UK editor John Harrington and reporter...

Apple Podcasts • 15 August 2023

FleishmanHillard, AI, PR Room 101, tech PR rebound? - PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week, the team discuss the recent holding company results and chat ab...

Apple Podcasts • 2 August 2023

Agency fees, PRWeek UK Awards, consumer PR, pay gaps - PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify or on your favourite platform.This week, the team talk about the latest installment of PRWeek’s Top 150 Monthly...

Apple Podcasts • 5 July 2023

Edelman job cuts, SEC Newgate investment, Trading Tracker, Shein – PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week, we talk about SEC Newgate and how the agency is set to receive...

Apple Podcasts • 21 June 2023

Cannes, creativity, Talker Tailor Trouble Maker

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen in the browser above or on your favourite platform.Speaking from Cannes, PRWeek editor-in-chief Dann...

Apple Podcasts • 20 June 2023

Ketchum & Portland, Barbie, Threads, RIP blanket pitching? - PRWeek Noise in Brief podcast

Big themes and stories in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week the team discuss the new division created by Omnicom agencies Po...

Apple Podcasts • 7 June 2023

PR salaries, Cannes, This Morning (again), where are the Pride campaigns?

Big themes in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Appearing this week are UK editor John Harrington and reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favour...

Apple Podcasts • 24 May 2023

AI, Top 150, This Morning, BA, is PR too serious?

Big themes in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK’s bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett, and UK editor John Harrington. Download the podcast via Apple, Sp...

Apple Podcasts • 10 May 2023

Coronation hits and misses, PRCA reform, Eurovision

The latest edition of PRWeek UK’s podcast series, which looks at the big news in the comms industry in a ‘bite-sized’ format, is now live.Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett, and UK editor John Harrington. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify or...

Apple Podcasts • 23 April 2023

Top 150 info, plus Google, Virgin Atlantic, Ovo and Sodexo, AI tech

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett, and UK editor John Harrington.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, listen in the browser above or on your favourite platform. This week the show focuses on the upcoming launch of PRWeek UK’s Top 150 and take...

Apple Podcasts • 12 April 2023

What clients want from agencies, mergers and acquisitions plus top and flop of the week

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett, and UK editor John Harrington.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week the show focuses on recent mergers and acquisitions, including private equity firm KKR’s inve...

Apple Podcasts • 30 March 2023

Tribute to Francis Ingham, plus pay gaps, John Lewis, TikTok

Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek’s Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so. Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett, and UK editor John Harrington.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.This week the show pays tribute to Francis Ingham, the director general of the PRCA who sadly died earl...

Apple Podcasts • 16 March 2023

PRWeek UK launches 'bite-sized' podcast

PRWeek UK has launched a podcast series focused on news in the comms industry.This week's episode was recorded before the very sad announcement on Thursday (16 March) that Francis Ingham, director-general of the PRCA, had died.Noise in Brief – a 'bite-sized' offshoot of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast – will run fortnightly and feature PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the past seven days or so.Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.The PRWe...

Data Projects:

One Step Forward, Two Steps Black: As part of a new series focused on the experiences of Black PR professionals in the comms industry, called The One Step Forward Two Steps Black Survey, PRWeek UK and the UK Black Comms Network polled black and mixed black-heritage communications professionals, with 170 responses.