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Scott&#8217;s the writer of the Great British Podcasts newsletter, the co-host of the <a href="https://podfollow.com/1446766292">Must Watch</a> podcast on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live. He also talks about TV and the media across the BBC.  He&#8217;s written TV features in <a class="wixui-rich-text__text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/scottbryan" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Guardian</a>, <a class="wixui-rich-text__text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/arts/television/great-british-baking-show-uk-reality.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The New York Times</a>, Monocle, <a class="wixui-rich-text__text" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/scott-bryan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Daily Telegraph </a>and the <a class="wixui-rich-text__text" href="https://www.radiotimes.com/author/scottbryan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Radio Times</a>. He&#8217;s also a columnist for <a class="wixui-rich-text__text" href="https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasters/streamers-must-stop-hiding-behind-the-big-numbers/5157348.article" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Broadcast</a>, the TV industry magazine.

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