John Plunkett and industry guests tackle the week's media news. As Tony Hall announced fresh investment for arts coverage on the BBC, John talks to him about the plan. The Guardian's arts editor Charlotte Higgins gives cautious approval to the strategy – and suggests who might be in line to replace outgoing controller of Radio 3, Roger Wright.
With less than a week until the launch of London Live, the local channel backed by London Evening Standard and Independent owner Alexander Lebedev and his son Evgeny, programme launch director Jane Mote drops in to describe how Monday's schedule will look.
Plus, former media editor for the Observer James Robinson discusses the proposed changes to the licence fee and Sky News' new political editor.
And in an all-new TV review section, Media Talk welcomes acting TV and Radio editor Megan Conner to the hotseat to review comedy W1A, Norwegian thriller Mammon and the first live show on The Voice.
