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The Sunday Times Magazine Podcast - A new weekly podcast going behind the scenes of The Sunday Times Magazine’s biggest interviews.

Episode 34 - How the Magazine covered 2017

Editor Eleanor Mills is joined by Matt Rudd and Ellie Austin to review the past 12 months. From a summer of terror attacks to the Grenfell fire to that Harry Styles cover interview, they explain how, in such a busy - and at times bleak - year, the Magazine decides which stories to cover. Plus, any guesses which is our most-read story of the year? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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