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It’s destination Top Gear on the Talking TV podcast as executive producer Andy Wilman drops in to talk about the BBC2 motoring show. Also on the programme, Broadcast columnist Kate Bulkley and our international reporter Peter White talk ITV results and potential BBC service cuts alongside Sam Barcroft, the chief executive of factual indie Barcroft Productions. There’s debate too on Amazon’s deal to revive BBC1 crime drama Ripper Street, with White offering more insight on the company’s content plans. Will it lead to more brands being revived? In the previews section, host Jake Kanter helps lift the bonnet on BBC2’s Boundless-produced series Fast and Fearless: Britain's Banger Racers. Elsewhere, the BBC’s new iPlayer drama shorts get a warm reception.

The latest Talking TV podcast reflects on a busy week for the broadcasting industry, which included some seismic news at BBC2 and another ITV channel launch. Host Jake Kanter is joined by new Broadcast editor Chris Curtis and Steven D Wright, the creative director of Whizz Kid Entertainment, to look back on Janice Hadlow’s BBC2 legacy. ITV’s new female-friendly channel ITVBe also comes under the microscope, while there is praise for Channel 5’s opportunistic benefits commissions. Elsewhere, World Productions’ creative director Simon Heath pops by to discuss the second series of BBC2’s hit drama Line of Duty. He also reveals that creator Jed Mercurio has further series in the works. Finally, two new shows get the preview treatment. Find out why BBC4’s Infested: Living with Parasites is gut-churning stuff, while there’s a lukewarm reception for ITV’s new comedy drama Edge of Heaven.

Talking TV goes behind the scenes at the best-attended Broadcast Awards ever to catch up with some of the biggest winners of the night. Stationed at Grosvenor Hotel in London, host Jake Kanter hears why ITV director of television Peter Fincham has still got the hunger after picking up the Channel of the Year prize. Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall also basks in the glory of winning Best Drama Series, but explains that he could never have predicted the show’s success. Also on the podcast, Twofour managing director Melanie Leach tells us why being a “jack of all trades” has come good after winning Best Independent Production Company. Meanwhile, Channel 4’s Gogglebox went home with Best Original Programme and Best Popular Factual Programme. Executive producer Tania Alexander and creator Tim Harcourt reveal the secrets behind the Studio Lambert hit. Along the way, there’s sprinkling of stars, including Charlie Brooker, who talks about his Best Comedy Programme A Touch of Cloth, and Gogglebox couch potatoes

Broadcast’s latest Talking TV podcast delves into BBC2 comedy Inside Number 9 and considers whether the industry is finally addressing its issue with diversity. Host Jake Kanter is joined by Broadcast editor Lisa Campbell and Faraz Osman, the creative director at multiplatform indie Lemonade Money, who discuss the Creative Diversity Network’s new monitoring scheme and ITV’s plans to launch a pay-TV drama channel. Meanwhile, ITV2’s decision to take Gogglebox Entertainment’s Release the Hounds to a full six-part series is named the Commission of Fortnight. Also on the show, BBC comedy producer Jon Plowman pops by to provide the inside track on Inside Number 9, BBC2’s latest creation from Psychoville and League of Gentlemen writers Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. Plowman also discusses W1A, the spiritual successor to Twenty Twelve. Finally, find out why Australian comedian Chris Lilley is utterly convincing in BBC3 import Ja'mie: Private School Girl. There’s also a mixed assessment of ITV’s new Wall to

Broadcast’s fortnightly podcast returns with more debate on Channel 4’s controversial series Benefits Street and a look at the new CBBC series from Henry Winkler (aka The Fonz). Channel 4’s head of documentaries Nick Mirsky talks to host Jake Kanter about why the Benefits Street has struck a chord, but refuses to commit to a second series of the Love Productions show. Broadcast editor Lisa Campbell and Steven D Wright, the creative director of Whizz Kid Entertainment, also discuss ITV’s stinging attack on the BBC this week and the spectre of top-slicing the licence fee. Elsewhere, Kindle Entertainment director Anne Brogan pops by to discuss Hank Zipzer, CBBC’s adaptation of Happy Days actor Winkler’s series of children’s books starring a boy with dyslexia. Finally, find out how much BBC2’s new series The Great Interior Design Challenge resembles Changing Rooms and why Radio 2’s Ken Bruce divides opinions on BBC1 gameshow Reflex.

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Discover why the 2011 riots inspired Gogglebox and hear more about Channel 4’s 2013 ratings blues on Broadcast’s latest Talking TV podcast. Host Jake Kanter is joined by Lisa Campbell and Faraz Osman, the creative director at multiplatform indie Lemonade Money, to sift through a busy week in news. On the agenda is BBC director of television Danny Cohen getting shirty with talent who bash the corporation, while C4’s 11.4% decline in audience share leads to a bigger conversation on viewing trends. Women in Film and Television chief executive Kate Kinninmont also pops in to discuss the winners of her organisation’s awards, which include producers Pippa Harris and Danielle Lux. Elsewhere, Talking TV devotes time to unpicking the success of C4 format Gogglebox with Studio Lambert’s head of development Tim Harcourt. Finally, we tell you why you should be settling in for Watch’s new magic show The Happenings and BBC1’s The Great Train Robbery, which is written by Broadchurch’s Chris Chibnall. Talking TV is ava

Broadcast’s latest Talking TV podcast gets to grips with the Doctor Who 50th anniversary, diversity and Derren Brown. BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson joins host Jake Kanter to discuss the corporation’s iconic time lord, while Broadcast features editor (and resident Who fan) Robin Parker explains how Mark Gatiss’ biopic An Adventure in Space and Time was received. Also in the news section, Lisa Campbell follows up with Citizen Khan creator and star Adil Ray after Broadcast and Screen International’s feisty Diversify conference last week. Elsewhere, Objective Production’s head of magic Anthony Owen pops in to reveal more about illusionist Derren Brown’s latest Channel 4 stunt The Great Art Robbery. He also explains why TV magic is enjoying something of a renaissance. Finally, two new dramas get the preview treatment. Find out what Broadcast makes of BBC1’s Australian daytime acquisition The Doctor Blake Mysteries and BBC2’s Cold War thriller Legacy. Talking TV is available on SoundCloud below and can a

It’s a channel launch bonanza on the latest Broadcast: Talking TV, as Lifetime and local television come under the microscope, and there’s an interview with the makers of Don’t Panic: the Truth about Population. Whizz Kid creative director Steven D Wright and Broadcast’s Lisa Campbell join host Jake Kanter to assess the debut of A+E Network’s female friendly channel, while the US broadcaster’s UK boss Heather Jones gives her side of the story. Meanwhile, Local TV Network chair Nigel Dacre joins Jake in the studio to explain why the venture matters ahead of the launch of Grimsby’s Estuary TV on Freeview channel eight later this month. Also on the show, Archie Baron and Dan Hillman, the producers of BBC2’s critically acclaimed documentary Don’t Panic: the Truth about Population, provide lessons on using innovative 3D holographic technology. They also explain why the doc’s host, Hans Rosling, was voted ‘Swede of the year’. Finally, two new comedies get the preview treatment. Find out why you should be watchi

The sixth edition of Broadcast: Talking TV runs the rule over BBC1’s new entertainment commission Let’s Get Ready to Tumble and checks in on the success of BBC2 comedy The Wrong Mans. Whizz Kid creative director Steven D Wright and Broadcast’s Peter White join host Jake Kanter to score BBC1’s celebrity gymnastics show, as well as pick over the news of China’s limits on foreign formats. There is also a round-up from the Production & Post Forum, where Discovery’s Andrew Jackson spilled the beans on the broadcaster’s decision to pull the plug on its co-production deal with the BBC. Also on the show, BBC head of in-house comedy Mark Freeland pops in to discuss The Wrong Mans in detail, while a critical eye is cast over upcoming E4 comedy Drifters and BBC1 drama The Escape Artist. 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.

Broadcast’s latest Talking TV podcast assesses Tony Hall’s first major address as BBC director general and hears from Breathless creator Paul Unwin. Lisa Campbell joins host Jake Kanter to pick over Hall’s messages, while Broadcast ratings guru Stephen Price looks ahead to The X Factor’s first live episode on Saturday. Also on the show, Broadcast deputy editor Chris Curtis catches up with Paul Unwin, the creator of ITV period drama Breathless, on the Croisete in Cannes. And finally, there are previews of BBC2’s Stephen Fry: Out There and Ross Noble Freewheeling, which launches on Dave later this month. 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 Peter Price.

Broadcast’s Talking TV podcast has upped sticks for a Salford special, bringing you a snapshot of television life in the north. BBC North director Peter Salmon talks about the corporation’s relocation and explains why he isn’t going anywhere, while ITV’s Granada Reports editor Lucy West also provides an insight on life at MediaCity. Also on show, Match of the Day editor Mark Cole discusses keeping the Premier League highlights show fresh in an increasingly crowded market, and there is a special appearance from Sesame Street boss Mel Ming. Joining Jake Kanter in the studio are Broadcast editor Lisa Campbell and Helen Tonge, managing director of Manchester-based indie Title Role. Talking TV is available on SoundCloud below and can also be downloaded on iTunes here. The podcast was recorded at the BBC and the producer is Matt Hill.

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Jake Kanter reveals Broadcast's five highlights from Edinburgh 2013 with guest Dan Baldwin, producer of Celebrity Juice and Through the Keyhole and regulars Lisa Campbell and Steven D Wright. Music by Daniel Weltman www.danielweltman.com

Jonathan Stadlen joins regulars Lisa Campbell and Steven D Wright to discuss the latest Broadcast news and his new BBC Three production, Boom Town.