Insiders: The TV Podcast

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville discuss proposed cuts to BBC Three and BBC Scotland, the extraordinary success of The Traitors, Channel 4’s new programming structure and the possible impact on British comedy. They also remember Esther Rantzen and the unforgettable television moment involving Nicholas Winton.In this episode:Why The Traitors is still able to dominate television viewingRichard E. Grant, James Acaster and Amol Rajan’s early exitEarly exits of Robert Kilroy Silk, Noel Edmonds and Susannah Constantine from I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of HereWhy BBC Three’s online-only future is so complicatedThe debate over BBC acquisitions including Suits, Schitt’s Creek and Scooby-DooWhether the BBC should charge audiences overseasWhat longer iPlayer availability could mean for producers and programme rightsCould BBC iPlayer become a home for Channel 4 and other public-service content?Why the BBC should consider advertising around some of its archive programmingWhether YouTube should give UK public-service broadcasters greater prominenceThe BBC World Service and Britain’s soft powerBBC MediaTech cuts and staff’s emojis reaction to the announcementDavid Brindley’s appointment at Channel 4Why merging Channel 4’s comedy and drama teams could be bad news for comedyEsther Rantzen, That’s Life! and the television legacy of Nicholas WintonHave a question, opinion or suggestion? Leave a comment on YouTube or Spotify, find us on social media at @InsidersTVPod, or email [email protected] you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe and share the podcast with a friend — it really helps us grow.Chapters00:00 Introduction00:40 Why The Traitors is still a television phenomenon06:40 BBC cuts and the future of BBC Three11:00 Proposals to reform the BBC licence fee22:40 BBC MediaTech cuts and the emoji backlash24:40 Why merging comedy and drama could hurt Channel 427:20 Remembering Esther Rantzen#BBC #BBCThree #BBCScotland #TheTraitors #Channel4 #BBCiPlayer #Television #BritishTV #TVIndustry #TVNews #TVProduction #Comedy #Broadcasting #EstherRantzen #ThatsLife #NicholasWinton #YouTube #Streaming #PublicServiceBroadcasting #PodcastJimmy Mulville is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His list of hit shows includes Have I Got News For You, Father Ted, Derry Girls, Outnumbered, and Episodes. In the US Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway in 1997 which ran on ABC for seven years and was the first British series to be recreated for American network television by a British producer.Peter Fincham ran TalkBack, where he executive produced many of their biggest shows including I’m Alan Partridge, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and Da Ali G Show. He went on to be Controller of BBC1, then he was Director of Television at ITV, before returning to the independent sector as the co-CEO of Expectation, the company behind Clarkson's Farm and Alma's Not Normal. New episodes every Friday.YouTube: / @insiderstvpodcast Email: [email protected]: @InsidersTVPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville debate the BBC’s decision to remove potentially offensive sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look, asking whether modern comedy can still break taboos without being censored. They also discuss Trump TV & press freedom, Strictly Come Dancing and why some television formats survive their stars.In this episode:Why the BBC is reviewing That Mitchell and Webb Look before its iPlayer returnThe controversy around the The Civil War sketch, blackface and the limits of contextual comedyWhy some sketches involving Gary Rhodes, Bill Oddie and Jimmy Savile may have been removedHow Brass Eye used irony to challenge media attitudesThe Real Housewives of ISIS sketch and Jimmy’s police warningPeter time at Talkback and the alleged threat connected to the KraysDonald Trump’s new 24/7 Trump TV channel and its production values… or lack thereof Whether YouTube could become the future home of political satireDoes changing presenters can make or break a television format?What Strictly Come Dancing, The Great British Bake Off, The Grand Tour and Top Gear reveal about presenter changesThe Apprentice’s decision to keep Alan Sugar as its central figureThe TV-am “Famous Five” and the dangers of putting too many stars togetherThe Generation Game, Bruce Forsyth, Larry Grayson and the importance of a strong formatNigella Lawson and Peter’s most unexpected television regretHave a question, opinion or suggestion? Leave a comment on YouTube, find us on social media @InsidersTVPod, or email us at [email protected] you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe and share the podcast with a friend — it really helps us grow.Chapters00:00 Intro 00:40 Why BBC cut 11 sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look 16:17 Trump bans news outlets and launches Trump TV 24:36 Will Strictly Come Dancing survive new presenters?#ThatMitchellAndWebbLook #MitchellAndWebb #BBC #BBCiPlayer #Comedy #BritishComedy #ComedyCensorship #PoliticalSatire #BrassEye #TrumpTV #Television #TVProduction #TVFormats #StrictlyComeDancing #TheApprentice #TopGear #TheGreatBritishBakeOff #PeterFincham #JimmyMulville #InsidersTVPodJimmy Mulville is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His list of hit shows includes Have I Got News For You, Father Ted, Derry Girls, Outnumbered and Episodes. In the US, Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway? in 1997, which ran on ABC for seven years and was the first British series to be recreated for American network television by a British producer.Peter Fincham ran TalkBack, where he executive produced major shows including I’m Alan Partridge, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Da Ali G Show. He went on to be Controller of BBC1, then Director of Television at ITV, before returning to the independent sector as co-CEO of Expectation, the company behind Clarkson’s Farm and Alma’s Not Normal. New episodes every Friday.YouTube: @insiderstvpodcast Email: [email protected] Instagram: @InsidersTVPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TV Insiders Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville discuss Sir Tom Jones’s shock exit from The Voice UK, Channel 4’s plan to cut around 300 jobs, allegations that some LG smart TVs can capture audio in standby mode, the end of Seven Up, and ITV’s new I’m a Celebrity…The Wild Frontier spin-off.In this episode:•Why Sir Tom Jones says ITV removed him from The Voice UK •Channel 4’s proposed 300+ job cuts and the financial pressures facing the broadcaster•How YouTube is competing with traditional television for audiences, advertising and attention•The remarkable legacy of Seven Up and why the Up series is ending with 70 Up•Why Asif Kapadia is directing the final instalments of the landmark ITV documentary•What researchers allege about microphone capture, network scanning and standby audio on some LG smart TVs•ITV’s expansion of the I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! universe•Whether spin-offs make successful formats stronger or less special•PLUS: Celebrity Traitors, Strictly Come Dancing, and more!Have a question, opinion or suggestion? Leave a comment on Spotify or YouTube, find us on socials @InsidersTVPod, or email us at [email protected] you enjoyed the episode, please leave us a rating on your podcast platform, follow the show and share this episode with a friend — it really helps us grow.Chapters00:00 Intro00:51 Sir Tom Jones leaves The Voice UK04:49 Channel 4’s Major Job Cuts & YouTube vs TV12:01 The End of Seven Up19:35 Can LG TVs Listen in Standby Mode?25:39 ITV announces I’m a Celebrity: The Wild Frontier#TomJones #TheVoiceUK #Channel4 #7Up #70Up #AsifKapadia #LGTV #SmartTV #TVPrivacy #YouTube #ImACelebrity #WildFrontier #CelebrityTraitors #StrictlyComeDancing #ITV #Television #TVIndustry #Broadcasting #TVPodcast #InsidersTVPodJimmy Mulville is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His list of hit shows includes Have I Got News for You, Father Ted, Derry Girls, Outnumbered, and Episodes. In the US, Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway? in 1997; it ran on ABC for seven years and was the first British series to be recreated for American network television by a British producer.Peter Fincham ran Talkback, where he executive produced many of its biggest shows, including I’m Alan Partridge, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and Da Ali G Show. He went on to be Controller of BBC1, then Director of Television at ITV, before returning to the independent sector as co-CEO of Expectation, the company behind Clarkson’s Farm and Alma’s Not Normal. New episodes every Friday.YouTube: /@insiderstvpodcastEmail: [email protected]: @InsidersTVPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.