The Media Show Episodes Available now
Birds of a Feather, The Telegraph, diversity in the TV industry
The Telegraph's 'digital transformation'; Birds of a Feather creator Lawrence Marks.
Benefits Street; future of the BBC
Does Channel 4's Benefits Street reinforce harmful stereotypes or depict reality?
'Dramatised' natural history; Channel 5; Sir Hayden Phillips on IPSO jobs
Steve Hewlett on the fast-changing media world, including 'dramatised' natural history.
TV presenter chemistry
Richard and Judy on TV double act chemistry. What is it, and how is it really created?
BuzzFeed; BBC governance; Danish writers' rooms
The failure of DMI, BBC 'cronyism', BuzzFeed UK and Danish writers' rooms.
CEO of News UK; Ad-funded programmes; Press reform
Mike Darcey, chief exec of News UK, talks about the success of Sun digital subscriptions.
TV exports to China; macho news desks; Gary Barlow on Radio 2; UGC local paper
Steve Hewlett discusses exporting British TV to China, Gary Barlow on Radio 2 and more.
Local TV, Welsh broadcasting, Crowd-funded journalism
The first of a network of local TV services has launched, but why have many been delayed?
Independent Scotland; BBC North; Young Journalist Award
Broadcasting in an independent Scotland, and has the BBC's move north improved content?
BT Sport; Nicholas Coleridge; Digital switchover
Why small local commercial radio stations fear the digital switchover. With Steve Hewlett.