Broadcast: Talking TV

Talking TV goes all festive with its second annual telly industry Christmas quiz.Play along at home across four rounds of brain bogglers and see if you can beat the bevy of producers in the studio.Host Jake Kanter puts the questions to Spun Gold creative director Daniela Nuemann, Outline Productions MD Laura Mansfield, Zig Zag chief executive Danny Fenton and Faraz Osman, the creative director of Lemonade Money.Completing the teams are Broadcast features editor Robin Parker and Alex Farber, Broadcast's online editor.Talking TV will return on 16 January 2015, and until then we wish all of our listeners a very merry Christmas.

Stay connected at broadcastnow.co.uk.

Produced by Rebecca Cooney and Heather Fallon at Broadcast. With production support from Daisy Kyakulagira and Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking TV #34 - News by broadcastnow.co.uk

Stay connected at broadcastnow.co.uk.

Produced by Rebecca Cooney and Heather Fallon at Broadcast. With production support from Daisy Kyakulagira and Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking TV #34 - PREVIEWS by broadcastnow.co.uk

Stay connected at broadcastnow.co.uk.

Produced by Rebecca Cooney and Heather Fallon at Broadcast. With production support from Daisy Kyakulagira and Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking TV #34 - Interview by broadcastnow.co.uk

Stay connected at broadcastnow.co.uk.

Produced by Rebecca Cooney and Heather Fallon at Broadcast. With production support from Daisy Kyakulagira and Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking TV returns from a short sabbatical with a bounty of goods, including the story behind BBC1’s forthcoming Harry Hill comedy drama Professor Branestawm.Broadcast editor Chris Curtis and Outline Productions boss Laura Mansfield are in the studio alongside host Jake Kanter.They discuss BBC1’s renewed quest for a Saturday night entertainment hit, live action children’s TV tax breaks and ITV’s freshly commissioned teatime drama Jekyll & Hyde.Talking TV then heads to the screening of Professor Branestawm, where Charlie Higson explains how he convinced Harry Hill to take on his first acting role.Finally, there are previews of BBC2 mockumentary Brian Pern: A Life in Rock and Watch pilot Honey I Bought The House.

Stay connected at broadcastnow.co.uk.

Produced by Rebecca Cooney and Heather Fallon at Broadcast. With production support from Daisy Kyakulagira and Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2014 11 27 Broadcast 001 Mixdown by broadcastnow.co.uk

Stay connected at broadcastnow.co.uk.

Produced by Rebecca Cooney and Heather Fallon at Broadcast. With production support from Daisy Kyakulagira and Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

charlie higson interview - tbe by broadcastnow.co.uk

Stay connected at broadcastnow.co.uk.

Produced by Rebecca Cooney and Heather Fallon at Broadcast. With production support from Daisy Kyakulagira and Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whilst we take a little break, here are a selection of producer interviews from our first year, looking at the entertainment industry.

Stay connected at broadcastnow.co.uk.

Produced by Rebecca Cooney and Heather Fallon at Broadcast. With production support from Daisy Kyakulagira and Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest edition of Talking TV hears from ITV political editor Tom Bradby about The Great Fire and considers the latest update on the BBC’s plans to transform its production division.Joining host Jake Kanter are Broadcast editor Chris Curtis and entertainment producer Steve D Wright, who mull over the week’s news.On the agenda: indie fears over the BBC’s proposals to scrap commissioning quotas and commercialise its production division. Amazon’s plans to schedule Ripper Street and NBC’s deal to remake Saturday Night Takeaway are also discussed.Tom Bradby then talks about where he finds the time to write a TV drama and the challenges involved in producing The Great Fire. He also discusses the general election debates.Finally, there are previews of BBC2’s latest access documentary Posh People: Inside Tatler and Nat Geo’s Hasselhoff vs The Berlin Wall.

Stay connected at broadcastnow.co.uk.

Produced by Rebecca Cooney and Heather Fallon at Broadcast. With production support from Daisy Kyakulagira and Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining host Jake Kanter are Outline Productions’ managing director Laura Mansfield and Broadcast columnist Steven D Wright.They discuss stories from Cannes, including Twofour’s deal to remake Educating… in China, and consider BBC docs commissioner Emma Willis’ move to Twenty Twenty Television. Also on the agenda is BBC director of television Danny Cohen’s five pledges to improve the corporation’s indie relations.Talking TV then turns the spotlight on Brian Cox’s latest landmark BBC2 series Human Universe. Cohen talks about working with the professor and the challenges of making the series.Finally, there are previews of BBC3's Life is Toff and Channel 4’s Grayson Perry: Who Are You?.

Stay connected at broadcastnow.co.uk.

Produced by Rebecca Cooney and Heather Fallon at Broadcast. With production support from Daisy Kyakulagira and Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.