The Listening Post: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"The Listening Post" is a current affairsprogram broadcast on Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera America. It is filmed and produced from Al Jazeera English's hub in London at the Shard.The show was first aired in November 2006, as was Al Jazeera English itself. The show was part of the station's original programming line-up and continues to this day. Throughout its lifetime, from launch to date, the show's presenter has been Richard Gizbert. Gizbert, a veteran of ABC News, was recruited in April 2006, in the run-up to the station's launch, to present the media-analysis show. The aim of the show is to offer a critique of journalism and of the media industry around the world today: "The Listening Post aims to monitor all forms of media, from networks to bloggers, and report on what they do or do not cover."

Series details

• Title: The Listening Post
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-08-24
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Al Jazeera America
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11451
• TVDB ID: 323423

Cast and credited roles

• Richard Gizbert — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-08-24; final listed air date 2013-08-24.
• Season 4: premiered 2016-01-10; final listed air date 2016-03-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Listening Post on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.