Broadcast: Talking TV

Talking TV #41: Channel 5 & Jeremy Clarkson by broadcastnow.co.uk

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Wild Things by broadcastnow.co.uk

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Talking TV #40 Part3 - Reviews, Poldark & Billion Dollar Chicken Shop by broadcastnow.co.uk

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Talking TV #40 Part 1 - ITV eyes up Talpa Media by broadcastnow.co.uk

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Talking TV walks you through a busy fortnight for news, picking the bones out of Rona Fairhead’s speech on the future of the BBC Trust and ITV’s Talpa takeover bid.The commercial broadcaster’s 2014 results are also on the agenda, while media journalist Kate Bulkley and Lemonade Money managing director Faraz Osman also chew over the future of sketch shows. Host Jake Kanter then invites Banzai creator Gary Monaghan into the studio to discuss his new Sky 1 entertainment show Wild Things.Finally, find out if it’s worth tuning into BBC1’s Poldark and The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop.

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The latest edition of Talking TV sinks its teeth into BBC3’s new gameshow I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse and assesses ITV’s start to the year.Host Jake Kanter is joined by Curve Media founder Camilla Lewis and Broadcast features editor Robin Parker for the 39th Broadcast podcast.Together, they discuss ITV’s start to the year after entertainment boss Elaine Bedell admitted that shows like Harry Hill’s Stars In Their Eyes have not delivered as hoped.Avalon Entertainment and Hat Trick Productions’ £100m rescue bid for BBC3 also comes under the microscope, as does Brian Cox’s move to BBC1.I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse executive producer Sebastian Grant then drops by to talk about the ambitious BBC3 series.Finally, there are previews of Jimmy McGovern’s new BBC2 series Banished and CBeebies’ Twirlywoos, the latest offering from Teletubbies creator Anne Wood.

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Talking TV goes behind the scenes at the 20th annual Broadcast Awards to catch up with some of the winners.Stationed at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, host Jake Kanter hears why BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore believes she is making her mark after winning Channel of the Year.Love Productions creative director Richard McKerrow lifts the lid on a remarkable year after picking up Best Independent Production Company.Elsewhere, BBC comedy producer Jon Plowman reflects on The Office after it was voted the best Broadcast Award-winning show of the past 20 years.Dominic Treadwell-Collins hails EastEnders’ turnaround after it was crowned Best Soap, while ITV Studios’ director of entertainment Siobhan Greene revels in Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway winning Best Entertainment Programme for the second year in a row.There’s also a sprinkling of stardust as Mary Berry, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and John Motson stop by for a chat.

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The latest episode of Talking TV gets the inside track on Channel 5’s ambitious new social experiment 10,000 BC and ponders commissioning changes at the BBC.Joining Jake Kanter in the studio are Outline Productions managing director Laura Mansfield and Broadcast features editor Robin Parker.Together they consider C5’s plans to introduce a 12-week commissioning cycle, the BBC introducing strict IP guidelines for commissioning team and ITV’s new Bear Grylls series.The Garden Productions Spencer Kelly then drops by to talk about the challenges of making 10,000 BC for both C5 and MTV as part of Viacom’s first joint commission. Finally, find out if it’s worth watching BBC2 series Inside the Commons and A Cook Abroad.Talking TV is available on SoundCloud below and can also be downloaded on iTunes here. The podcast is recorded at Maple Street Studios and the producer is Matt Hill.

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Talking TV returns for its first episode of the year and hears from Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman on the show’s “annus horribilis”.Wilman gives his views on a controversial 12 months for the motoring show and looks ahead to what Top Gear’s future holds, starting with the 22nd series later this month.Elsewhere, host Jake Kanter is joined by Broadcast international editor Peter White and Lemonade Money creative director Faraz Osman. They talk about Channel 4’s diversity plans and Jane Featherstone’s departure from Kudos.Finally, there are previews of Wolf Hall and BBC3’s new structured reality show South Side Story.

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Jake Kanter invites you to hear some of our favourite interviews from the past 35 episodes of Talking TV, in this special highlights programme.

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