The Crisis Room
4.0/5
Critic Rating
Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd, renowned journalist Mark Urban, and decorated former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos team up to present The Crisis Room. "The Journalist, The Politician, and The Spy" might sound like the start of a John le Carré thriller - but what’s unfolding in today’s world is all too real. Step inside The Crisis Room where power, politics, and espionage collide. Each week, the team unpicks the biggest crises shaping the UK and the world. With insider perspectives drawn from the gritty underbelly of investigative reporting, the corridors of Westminster, and the shadowy realm of intelligence, they’...
Critic Reviews
Score: 4
James Marriot • The Times UK • Jun 4, 2025
"News podcasts are hard to launch. You are at the mercy of events. World affairs will not guarantee you can start with a bang. Nevertheless, on the evidence of this first episode, The Crisis Room is going to be a podcast to listen to. I suspect when fresh disasters hit, the politician, the journalist and the intelligence officer will be the team we turn to. Given the state of the modern world I suspect we will not be waiting all that long."
