The Standard

Lucy Tobin

Booking Overview

A daily current-affairs and news interview show covering politics, culture, sport, fashion and London issues, with external guests including journalists, politicians, scientists, campaigners, industry experts and public figures. Credible pitches would include senior policy voices, subject-matter experts, executives and campaigners with timely London or UK relevance; booking is likely high-difficulty because of the newspaper-backed editorial platform and preference for authoritative, newsworthy guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 1800

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 3.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: United Kingdom

Instagram: 238.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

rachelle.abbott@standard.co.uk

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Host

Lucy Tobin - Lucy Tobin is a journalist at the Evening Standard.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Senior journalists, politicians, scientists, campaigners, industry executives, recognized subject-matter experts and public figures with authoritative insight into timely UK or London issues.

Required Achievements:

Senior leadership in a relevant industry or public institution, Recognized expertise in a policy, environmental or civic issue, Prominent public, political or journalistic profile

Recent Guest Discussions

Dina Gillespie - London's Victorian Sewer Network And Abbey Mills Pumping Station

Sir Peter Bazalgette - London's Historic Sewer Network And The Engineering Legacy Of Joseph Bazalgette

Chris Livett - The Tideway Tunnel, The River Thames And Sewage Pollution

Alex Nickson - The Tideway Tunnel And River Pollution Management

Tim Davies - The Tideway Tunnel, Sewage Pollution And London's Wastewater Infrastructure

Recent Topics

News, Current Affairs, Politics, Fashion, Sport

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Standard

Episode 6: The Future of the Thames

August 21, 2026

Lucy Tobin looks to the future of the River Thames. From climate change and population growth to water shortages, pollution and emerging contaminants, she explores the challenges facing one of Britain's most important waterways. Hearing from scientists, campaigners, politicians and water industry experts, Lucy asks what needs to happen next to protect the Thames for future generations — and whether the decisions being made today will be enough to secure the river's long-term health. Hosted on...

Episode 5: Thames Water in the Hot Seat

August 21, 2026

Lucy Tobin investigates the challenges facing Thames Water as the company comes under increasing scrutiny from customers, politicians and campaigners. From flooding and compensation disputes to rising bills, debt and sewage pollution, she examines why public trust has been eroded and puts tough questions directly to one of Thames Water's most senior executives about the future of the company and the river it serves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 4: Inside London's Super Sewer

August 14, 2026

We hope you enjoy this new series from The Standard. To listen to more episodes now, check out Thames Unfiltered. In the fourth episode of Thames Unfiltered, host Lucy Tobin investigates the Tideway Tunnel — the vast engineering project built beneath the River Thames to tackle London's sewage pollution problem.Following decades of sewage spills into the river, the £4.6 billion "super sewer" was designed to capture millions of tonnes of wastewater that would otherwise overflow into the Thames ...

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