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Michael Grade on Solving the BBC’s Big Problems, MAFS UK Allegations & Running Channel 4
Season 3 Episode 20
TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are joined by Michael Grade to talk about the challenges facing new BBC Director General Matt Brittin, q…
4 months, 1 week ago
Eurovision Turns Off Anti-Booing Software | The BBC BAFTA Backlash & A Wordle TV Show!?
Season 3 Episode 19
TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville tackle Eurovision's biggest controversy yet, the BBC getting called out at the BAFTA TV awards, and why …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Helena Bonham Carter left The White Lotus | Celebrity Traitors, AI & David Attenborough
Season 3 Episode 18
TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville break down Helena Bonham Carter’s shock exit from The White Lotus Season 4, discuss the huge Celebrity T…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump accuses the BBC of using AI on him (And the editing technique changing TV forever)
Season 3 Episode 17
Peter and Jimmy catch up on Expectation’s new gameshow pilot, as well as Jimmy’s attendance at a charity event for the Andy Taylor Foundation, before…
5 months ago
Who really controls what you watch? (And why TV sackings are always messy...)
Season 3 Episode 16
Peter and Jimmy bid farewell to Ian Katz, the outgoing Chief Content Officer at Channel 4, reflecting on what really happens when a top TV executive …
5 months, 1 week ago
Do TV Execs Think You’re Stupid? Hollywood A-listers fight back against Paramount and Big BBC Cuts
Season 3 Episode 15
This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss Christopher Eccleston’s claim that TV executives think audiences are “stupid”, and swap war stories from the front…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
HBO Max launch frustrations, how Alan Sugar got the gig on The Apprentice, and the shows you couldn’t make today...
Season 3 Episode 14
This week, Peter and Jimmy ask whether the arrival of HBO Max might be nudging us all dangerously close to peak demand for subscription services. Doe…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Greg Dyke on the BBC’s new DG, how to get your staff on side & the importance of public service broadcasting
Season 3 Episode 13
Jimmy and Peter are joined by former Director General Greg Dyke as he talks the highs and lows of his time running the BBC, and what advice he’d give…
6 months ago
Matt Brittin to be the next DG, SNL UK launches on Sky, and Bob Monkhouse’s famous joke books are back in the news
Season 3 Episode 12
This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss the challenges that lie ahead for Matt Brittin as he’s (finally) confirmed as the next DG. While he’s doubtless a …
6 months, 1 week ago
Amol Rajan on leaving the Today Programme, the BBC's future and leaping into the "Digital Narnia" of the creator economy
Season 3 Episode 11
Jimmy and Peter are joined by broadcaster and soon-to-be media entrepreneur Amol Rajan to talk about the smaller but even more important future for t…
6 months, 2 weeks ago