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Presented by Matt Wells and produced by Ben Green

Media Talk: Wikileaks, HBO and Five

On the latest Media Talk, Matt Wells is joined by James Robinson and Stephen Brook for our usual mix of lucidity and lewdness.

We begin by exploring the story behind Wikileaks and the extraordinary Afghanistan war logs. Our investigations editor David Leigh gives us a behind-the-scenes account of how the story came to light.

Also in the podcast, we analyse Richard Desmond's plans now that he's completed his purchase of Five, and look at BSkyB's deal for HBO's programme library.

Plus, The One Show has announced Christine Bleakley's successor – and no, we hadn't heard of her either. We ponder the prospects for this most problematic of BBC programmes.

Finally, we give Peter Salmon both barrels after the BBC's director of the North reveals he's not buying a new house in Salford.

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