MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival: highlights

Amanda Holden: will be a judge alongside Jimmy Carr and Louis Walsh at the TV's Got Talent session, 12:00-13:30, Friday 28 August Photograph: Albert Michael/Rex Features

Ed Vaizey: the shadow minister for culture will discuss talent pay with Jana Bennett, Kevin Lygo, Peter Fincham and Graham Stuart at the To Pay or Not to Pay session, 13:45-14:45, Friday 28 August Photograph: Martin Argles/Guardian

Janice Hadlow: the BBC2 chief will be in the spotlight at a Meet the Controller session, 13:45-14:45, Friday 28 August Photograph: Martin Argles/Guardian

David Simon: The Wire creator will talk about upcoming projects, the role of the media, the breakdown of urban society and his relationship with viewers at the Fuck the Casual Viewer session, 15:15-16:15, Friday 28 August Photograph: Jemal Countess/WireImage.com

Richard Woolfe: the focus will be on Channel Five chief at a Meet the Controller session, 15:15-16:15, Friday 28 August Photograph: Justin Downing/BSkyB

Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman will reveal all you need to know about the show and more at Top Gear: A Masterclass, 16:45-17:45, Friday 28 August Photograph: Dave M Benett/Getty Images

Julian Bellamy: the Channel 4 head of programmes will be in the spotlight at a Meet the Controller session, 16:45-17:45, Friday 28 August Photograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian

Frank Skinner: will give his own take on complaints about TV comedy with Jo Caulfield, Lucy Porter and Rob Deering at the Ofcom-edy session, 16:45-17:45, Friday 28 August Photograph: PR

James Murdoch: the chairman and chief executive, Europe and Asia, News Corporation, and chairman of BSkyB, will deliver the prestigious MacTaggart Lecture, 18:45-20:00, Friday 28 August Photograph: BSkyB

Jay Hunt: the BBC1 chief will take centre stage at a Meet the Controller session, 09:30-10:30, Saturday 29 August Photograph: Frank Baron/Guardian

Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly: the presenters will discuss their career in the Alternative MacTaggart session, 11:00-12:00, Saturday 29 August Photograph: ITV

Ed Richards: the Ofcom chief executive will be in conversation with ITV's Peter Fincham, 11:00-12:00, Saturday 29 August Photograph: Frank Baron/Guardian

Robert Peston: the BBC business editor will give his views on broadcasting and the the financial crisis in the Richard Dunn Memorial Lecture, 12:30-13:30, Saturday 29 August Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian

Peter Andre: will discuss having his life filmed for a reality TV programme in Peter Andre: The Next Chapter, 12:30-13:30, Saturday 29 August Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Ashley Highfield: the Microsoft executive and former BBC digital chief will explore how the internet will save TV in The Futureview Address, 14:00-15:00, Saturday 29 August Photograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian

Stuart Murphy: the new Sky1 director of programming will answer questions at a Meet the Controller session, 14:00-15:00, Saturday 29 August Photograph: Sean Smith/Guardian

Adam Curtis: the film-maker will discuss the role of documentaries in the recession with Hamish Mykura, Harry Lansdown and Paul Hamann in Welcome to the Dark Side, 14:00-15:00, Saturday 29 August Photograph: Sophia Evans/Sophia Evans

Ross Kemp: the presenter will discuss how he revolutionised the format of author-driven factual entertainment with Ross Kemp in Afghanistan in a Masterclass, 15:30-16:30, Saturday 29 August Photograph: Sky One

Peter Fincham: the ITV director of television channels and online will talk about how he is juggling creative challenges with cost-cutting in a Meet the Controller session, 16:45-17:45, Saturday 29 August Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

Gerhard Zeiler: the RTL chief executive will explain why he's certain that TV will remain the leading medium and set out his view of TV's global future in The Worldview Address, 17:00-18:00, Saturday 29 August Photograph: Steffi Loos/AFP/Getty Images

Richard Klein: the BBC4 controller will discuss the channel's success and how he intends to buid on it in a Meet the Controller session, 11:30-12:30, Sunday 30 August Photograph: Frank Baron/Guardian

Peter Oborne: the reporter and author will discuss politicians and the media with Heather Brooke, Lance Price and Ric Bailey in TV & Politics: Can the Spin Cycle come to an End?, 13:00-14:00, Sunday 30 August Photograph: Channel 4

Outnumbered: the writers/producers/directors of the hit BBC sitcom, Andy Hamilton & Guy Jenkin, will discuss their career in 30 Years of Polluting the Airwaves, 13:00-14:00, Sunday 30 August Photograph: BBC