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Matt Wells

Media Talk for September 22

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There has been a bit of comment (by me) this week about whether the BBC overhyped its Panorama investigation into alleged corruption in Premiership football. Chris Shaw, senior programme controller at Five, and a former ITN man, says the show itself was brilliantly put together, but concedes it didn't have a "Grobbelaar" moment. Emily Bell, director of digital content at the Guardian, reckons it was plugged to death.

Stephen Brook of MediaGuardian.co.uk joins us to talk about the ongoing upheavals at the Telegraph, where there has been something of a power struggle involving the various editors at the titles. Patience Wheatcroft of the Sunday Telegraph seems to have got her way.

I report from the press screening of The Amazing Mrs Pritchard, the BBC's forthcoming drama about a supermarket manager from the north of England, played by Jane Horrocks, who finds herself standing for parliament and getting elected as prime minister in the space of a week and a half.

And Gareth McLean is on hand with some wry observations about Radio 2 DJ Sarah Kennedy. We'd love to hear from you - post your comments below or record them and send to media@theguardian.com and we'll play them next time.

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