It's the last one before Christmas, but podfans, there's still one to go before the end of the year. Sadly for Channel 4, Ofcom wasn't in festive mood when it came to Channel 4 and GMTV this week, with whopping fines for each of them. C4 biographer Maggie Brown says the broadcaster must now hope to draw a line under its terrible 25th year, while columnist Steve Hewlett reckons ITV executives are sweating over the regulator's decision to delve deeper into the murky world of X Factor voting.
Also on the show this week, we discuss Danny Baker's decision to pull the plug on his popular paid-for podcasts amid an acrimonious dispute with the host, Wippit. And we're onto the row at Radio 1 over those Pogues lyrics.
Finally, it wouldn't be Christmas without television - Maggie is armed with a copy of the TV Times and highlighter pen to give us her top choices.
Don't forget to join us next week for our review of the year - perhaps you'll have a shiny new iPod Touch on which to listen. (Other mp3 players are available.) Merry Christmas!
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