Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Matt Wells

Media Talk for Friday July 13

Barely a week seems to go by these days without a TV executive being hauled on Newsnight or the Today programme and asked if he or she has considered resigning. BBC1 controller Peter Fincham's troubles rather overshadowed the speech by director general Mark Thompson in which he outlined (even more) cuts in the BBC - let's hope they're not in the PR department. We look at both issues in this week's show.

There's no repeat of the gratuitous swearing of last week's feature on The Thick of It, but we look at another comedy story with Henry Normal, of the production company Baby Cow, which is running an online "webcom". Viewers, apparently, can suggest lines, locations and characters. And it's quite funny.

John Plunkett reports from the Radio Festival for us, and we hear the views of blogger Guido Fawkes on his inclusion in this year's Media Guardian 100. Plus Gareth Mclean - fully integrated into the main body of the podcast this week. Emily Bell and Steve Hewlett make up your expert panel. Hope you enjoy.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.