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Media Talk podcast: Danny Baker blasts 'pinhead weasels'

It's merger madness this week as Disney buys Lucasfilm, Random House gets into bed with Penguin (to form a Randy Penguin as some wags on Twitter have said) and former Mirror boss David Montgomery returns with a new local newspaper business, Local World.

John Plunkett, Josh Halliday and Neil Henderson tune into Danny Baker's very entertaining last show and witness the BBC's Delivery Quality First policy in action.

Also this week, we cover news that the Telegraph's website has gone behind a paywall for non-UK audiences and the backlash begins at the New York Times before Mark Thompson begins his tenure as chief executive.

Rebecca Nicholson and Sam Delaney review the week's television and provide some hints as to what may happen in seasons three and four of Homeland.

Did you hear Danny's last show? Do you, like Sam, believe the acting in Homeland is shocking? Please leave your thoughts below.

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