Broadcast: Talking TV

BBC drama boss Polly Hill’s surprise move to ITV gets the Talking TV treatment, while two contrasting new BBC3 shows are previewed.Host Jake Kanter is joined by Broadcast editor Chris Curtis and Steven D Wright to discuss the prospect of ITV director of television Kevin Lygo naming his top team.Also on the agenda is NBC’s smash hit format Little Big Shots and Channel 4’s new fixed-rig format The Job Interview.In the final third of the programme, find out why it’s worth seeking out new BBC3 offerings Witless and Chasing Dad: A Lifelong Addiction.And sandwiched between that lot: the bosses of Love Productions and The Garden share their secrets on running a successful indie.

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Talking TV unpicks another busy fortnight for broadcasting, as well as heading behind the scenes on BBC2’s landmark series Inside Obama’s White House.Joining host Jake Kanter is Steven D Wright and Outline managing director Laura Mansfield. Together they debate a feisty speech from BBC content supremo Charlotte Moore and Peter Salmon’s departure from BBC Studios.Legendary filmmaker Norma Percy and her executive producer Paul Mitchell then talk about Brook Lapping’s four-part BBC2 series Inside Obama’s White House.Finally, there are previews of ITV Encore’s latest original series Houdini and Doyle and BBC3 comedy Flat TV.

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The Dame Janet Smith review and the EU referendum get the Talking TV treatment in the latest edition of Broadcast’s podcast.Discussing this, as well as changes to The X Factor and couple of new commissions, are Steven D Wright and Broadcast editor Chris Curtis.Later on in the show, host Jake Kanter is joined by the executive producer of First Dates Nicola Lloyd. She reveals the Twenty Twenty format’s secrets and what it was like making the US version of the show.Finally, Talking TV previews BBC2’s dark comedy Stag and ITV’s Davina McCall: Life At The Extreme.

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Talking TV catches up with the big winners from the Broadcast Awards and puts ITV’s commissioning changes in the spotlight.Winners including Rob Delaney, Jay Hunt, Pete Bowker and the Have I Got News For You boys talk to host Jake Kanter after receiving their gongs.Elsewhere, Broadcast’s Alex Farber and Steven D Wright discuss Richard Klein’s departure from ITV and safety measures on The Jump.Finally, there are previews of ITV's It's Not Rocket Science and Airmageddon on CBBC.

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Talking TV looks back over a fortnight of seismic change at the top of the industry including the decision to axe the role of BBC2 controller after 50 years and Peter Fincham’s departure from ITV.Joining host Jake Kanter at Maple Street Studios is Broadcast editor Chris Curtis, senior reporter Hannah Gannagé-Stewart and Paul Robinson, broadcasting consultant.As well as rounding up a massive week of news, the team previews Little Dot’s new BBC3 doc Rise of the Superstar Vloggers and Open Mike and True North’s comedy travelogue for C4 The Last Leg Down Under.The podcast is recorded at Maple Street Studios and the producer is Matt Hill.

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Talking TV’s first episode of the year features a discussion on Tim Hincks’ departure from Endemol Shine Group and Robot Wars’ reboot.Joining host Jake Kanter at Maple Street Studios is Broadcast features editor Robin Parker and Faraz Osman, the managing director of Lemonade Money.As well as rounding up the week’s news, the trio also preview Gold's new Catherine Tate comedy Do Not Disturb and BBC2 documentary Phone Shop Idol.

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Talking TV goes festive again with its third annual telly industry Christmas quiz.Play along at home across four rounds of brain bogglers and see if you can beat the bevy of TV executives in the studio.Host Jake Kanter puts the questions to Lisa Campbell, former Broadcast editor director of the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Steven D Wright, Curve Media founder Camilla Lewis and Koulla Anastasi, director of programming at Lifetime and the Crime And Investigation Network.Completing the teams are Broadcast editor Chris Curtis and Alex Farber, Broadcast’s online editor.Talking TV will return on 14 January 2016, and until then we wish all of our listeners a very merry Christmas.

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David Abraham’s grave warning about the future of Channel 4 and BBC3’s move online are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Talking TV.Broadcast editor Chris Curtis and Steven D Wright join host Jake Kanter in discussing the fortnight’s big headlines.Later in the show, writer and producer Tony Jordan tells all about his ambitious new BBC1 drama Dickensian.Finally, there are previews of E4 comedy drama Tripped and Stick Man, BBC1’s Christmas animation.

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The latest edition of Talking TV analyses the latest BBC content cuts and hears from the producer of Channel 4's The Secret Life Of Four, Five And Six Year Olds.Joining host Jake Kanter is Outline Productions creative director Helen Veale and entertainment producer Steven D Wright.They discuss £12m cuts to comedy, entertainment and factual, and the reasons why drama is being protected. Diversity and the BBC's plans to revive five classic comedies is also on the agenda.Then RDF creative director Teresa Watkins drops in to lift the lid on C4 hit The Secret Life Of Four, Five And Six Year Olds.Finally, The Murder Detectives and This Is Tottenham get the preview treatment.

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