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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matt Wells

Media Talk: Compliance, Countdown, and Coren

This week, Ofcom issued the BBC with a record fine for a whole host of wrongdoing across its radio and television phone-ins. Has the deception issue now been put firmly to bed? Janine Gibson thinks not.

Also in the show, we discuss Newsnight editor Peter Barron's slightly puzzling defection to Google.

Press correspondent Stephen Brook gives his thoughts on Giles Coren's four-letter rants to Times subeditors. Perhaps you'd like to read what their colleagues had to say to back to young Giles too.

And finally, as Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman jump ship, Gareth McLean pops into the pod as we ask, has time finally run out for Countdown? (Or maybe Alan Carr fancies presenting it?)

We're taking a break for a few weeks, but we'll be back later in August with a special programme from the Edinburgh TV Festival. Until then, post a comment on the blog or our Facebook Wall.

Be warned - there is some swearing in the show this week...

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