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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.

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.

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.

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.

ITV’s attack on the BBC’s distinctiveness comes under the microscope in the latest edition of Talking TV, which also features an interview with Kirstie & Phil. Joining host Jake Kanter is Lemonade Money director Faraz Ozman and Robin Parker, Broadcast's features editor. As well as ITV’s broadside, they discuss Channel 4 privatisation, the launch of BBC Store and the plans to adapt Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer then talk about their C4 shows Love It Or List It and Location, Location, Location, as well as running a nations indie. Finally, there are previews of London Spy and The Frankenstein Chronicles.

Danny Cohen and Stuart Murphy’s departures from the BBC and Sky respectively are analysed on the latest edition of Talking TV. Joining host Jake Kanter is Broadcast editor Chris Curtis and international editor Peter White. As well as TV’s musical chairs, they discuss Vice’s plans in the UK and Channel 5’s terms of trade vision. Talkback boss Leon Wilson then pops in to discuss his ITV2 sketch prank show Glitchy. Finally, there are previews of Jekyll and Hyde and Class of '92: Out Of Their League.

Television industry news, including headlines from Mipcom and an interview with Karl Warner, the executive producer of BBC4’s OAP structured reality show Close To The Edge. Host Jake Kanter is joined by entertainment producer Steven D Wright and Koulla Anastasi, director of programming at Lifetime and the Crime and Investigation Network. Together, they discuss formats making a splash in Cannes, Robert Peston’s move to ITV, Channel 4’s investment in Sacha Baron Cohen’s new indie and the terms of trade review. Warner then stops by to talk Close To The Edge, while finally there are previews of Gold comedy Bull and BBC2’s Earth’s Wildest Waters - The Big Fish. 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.

Host Jake Kanter is joined by Broadcast editor Chris Curtis and Danny Fenton, the boss of Zig Zag Productions. Together, they consider C4's entertainment wishlist, all the headlines from Cambridge and BBC1's plans to retell Troy. Mark Herbert, the chief executive of Warp Films, then stops by to talk This Is England '90. Finally, this episode's previews include the revived Danger Mouse on CBBC.

Talking TV returns to London for its latest episode, featuring in-depth conversation on the BBC’s future and Netflix’s bid to land Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror. Picking over the fortnight’s major news with host Jake Kanter is Broadcast features editor Robin Parker and entertainment producer Steven D Wright. Also on the agenda are previews of Channel 4's The Brits Battling ISIS and Singing In The Rainforest on UKTV's Watch.

Talking TV heads to the Edinburgh International Television Festival for a special episode. Picking over the big themes, including the MacTaggart, are Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt, Sony’s Wayne Garvie, Sky Atlantic director Zai Bennett and Chris Curtis, the editor of Broadcast. The four also take part in a special quiz highlighting some of the best commissioning announcements of the festival. Elsewhere, BBC director of television Danny Cohen also stops by for a chat about the turbulence of charter renewal, while Steven D Wright talks about his time in the Big Brother House.

The latest edition of Talking TV ponders Channel 4’s future amid increased fears of privatisation and runs the rule over Amazon’s deal for Top Gear 2.0. Joining host Jake Kanter to discuss the headlines are Helen Veale, the creative director of Outline Productions, entertainment producer Steven D Wright. The show also features an interview with the creative team behind BBC3’s People Just Do Nothing. Producer Jon Petrie and writer Steve Stamp chart the mockumentary’s evolution from YouTube to cult hit. Finally, there are previews of Anne Robinson's new BBC1 show Britain's Spending Secrets and BBC4's HBO doc, Sinatra: All or Nothing At All.

The latest edition of Talking TV runs the rule over the government’s green paper on the future of the BBC and features an interview with PhoneShop creator Phil Bowker. Host Jake Kanter is joined by Broadcast editor Chris Curtis and entertainment producer Steven D Wright. Together they discuss the prospect of “much diminished, less popular” BBC and assess Sky’s acquisition of Blast! Films. Bowker then drops by Maple Street Studios to discuss his new comedy, The Javone Prince Show, which launched on BBC2 this week. Finally, there are previews of BBC1 drama Partners In Crime and BBC3’s The Unbreakables: Life and Love on Disability Campus.

The BBC funding deal comes and Channel 4’s Married at First Sight come under the microscope in the 50th edition of Talking TV. Host Jake Kanter is joined by Laura Marshall, the managing director of Icon Films, and Barcroft Media boss Sam Barcroft to assess the BBC’s backroom deal with the government. Producer Chris Fry and C4’s head of international drama Simon Maxwell then drop by to discuss the broadcaster’s hit drama Humans. Finally there are Married at First Sight is reviewed, while we take a first look at BBC2’s Hair.

ITV’s acquisition of Twofour, Tony Hall’s Broadcast interview and TFI Friday all come under the microscope in the latest Talking TV. Host Jake Kanter is joined by Curve Media co-founder Camilla Lewis and Steven D Wright, Broadcast columnist and entertainment producer, to mull over the top TV news of the fortnight. The trio also review the first episode of Don’t Tell The Bride on BBC1 and BBC2’s latest access documentary The Bank: A Matter of Life and Debt.

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Jimmy Mulville and Jon Thoday visit Broadcast towers for a Talking TV special, where they discuss their mission to save BBC3. The Hat Trick and Avalon boss’ explain why the BBC is making a grave mistake in attempting to move BBC3 online, as the BBC Trust nears a decision on the youth channel’s future.

The latest edition of Talking TV hears from BBC3 digital controller Damian Kavanagh on his plans for the channel online. Kavanagh talks to host Jake Kanter at Creative Week, where BBC director of television Danny Cohen also spoke about what future licence fee cuts will mean for content. Also on the show is Broadcast international editor Peter White and Faraz Osman, the director of Lemonade Money. They talk ITV’s UK indie land-grab, Broadcast’s Backing the BBC campaign and the corporation’s move into fixed-rig. Finally, there are reviews Channel 4's The Tribe and BBC At War on BBC2.

On the latest Talking TV, Broadcast editor Chris Curtis explains why Broadcast has launched a campaign Backing the BBC and we go behind the scenes of Hoff The Record. Curtis joins host Jake Kanter and entertainment producer Steven D Wright to discuss the campaign and its 60 indie sector supporters. They also mull over the demise of Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Sky’s new commissioning and production hub in Milan. Also on the programme, UKTV commissioning editor Iain Coyle, and Me and You Productions execs Krish Majumdar and Richard Yee reveal all about Dave’s new comedy Hoff The Record. Finally, there are previews of ITV gadget format Big Box, Little Box and The John Bishop Show on BBC1.