Welcome to the Science Media Centre Podcast. In our 20th year we are looking back at some of the biggest stories the charity has been involved with.

This episode we discuss the controversy known as Climategate, the events during and after the hack of thousands of emails belonging to climate scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in 2009. Our Chief Executive, Fiona Fox, is joined by:

• Prof Phil Jones, Emeritus Professor at the School of Environmental Sciences at UEA, and Director of the Climatic Research Unit at UEA from 1998-2016
• Simon Dunford, Head of News, Media and Research Engagement at UEA, and Press Officer at UEA from 2004-2011
• Emily Beament, Environment and Heritage Correspondent for PA

Producer & Editor – Andy Hawkes

Audio Production – Lewis Sellars

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