The Media Show Episodes Episode guide
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Harriet Harman, football coverage
Banning of football reporters, plus Labour's Harriet Harman on media ownership.
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01/05/2013
Christopher Jefferies and acting Times editor John Witherow on the rival Royal Charters.
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Simon Singh on libel reform
Should people arrested be named in the media, or remain anonymous until charged?
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Reporting in North Korea
Steve Hewlett discusses journalists gaining access to North Korea, with Sue Lloyd-Roberts.
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Lady Thatcher, the Media and Rupert Murdoch
Steve Hewlett looks at how laws under Lady Thatcher changed newspapers and TV.
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Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg talks to Steve Hewlett about arts coverage on TV. How important is it?
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Justine Roberts of Mumsnet on regulating bloggers
Justine Roberts, founder of Mumsnet, on the risk of being drawn into press regulation.
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Helena Kennedy
Helena Kennedy of the Media Standards Trust on a Royal Charter - compromise or confusion?
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Ed Richards, chief exec of Ofcom
Steve Hewlett talks with Ed Richards, chief exec of Ofcom, on the future of broadcasting.
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Broadchurch
Is the Defamation Bill at risk? And is ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide set to sell off Lonely Planet?
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Nick Davies and Ian Hislop on investigative journalism
At the Paul Foot Awards for investigative journalism, with Nick Davies and Ian Hislop.
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Junk food advertising
Does advertising junk food make kids fat? Plus, James Purnell returns to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
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13/02/2013
FT editor Lionel Barber, TV cooks since Delia, and the Royal Charter debate.
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Dido Harding on YouView
Dido Harding, CEO of TalkTalk, on YouView; the winner of the UK's biggest local TV licence
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Premier League Football; Sir Harold Evans
Former Sunday Times Editor Sir Harold Evans on press regulation and the Leveson Inquiry.
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Women on Radio and TV
Why aren't there more women on radio and tv as experts, commentators and presenters?
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Transgender
Lord Hunt, the Chair of the Press Complaints Commission, on press self-regulation.
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Hacked Off on Leveson
Hugh Tomlinson QC on Hacked Off's draft press regulation bill, and C4's advertising deal.
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Don McCullin; Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Christmas TV ratings, what lies ahead for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ in 2013, and the power of a photo.
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26/12/2012
Steve Hewlett explores the dark art of festive TV scheduling, and talks to David Jason.
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Pollard Review
Pollard Review analysis and reaction with Steve Hewlett.
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12/12/2012
Steve Hewlett discusses James Harding's resignation as editor of the Times.
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Editors' meeting, Hacked Off, NewsCorp
Hacked Off's plans after Leveson and NewsCorp's plans for its UK papers.
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Lord Justice Leveson
As Leveson rejects their plan for self-regulation, what can the editors come up with now?
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Lobbying before Leveson
Steve Hewlett on the last-minute lobbying before Lord Justice Leveson reports.
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Lord Black's recommendation for press self-regulation
Lord Black explains his proposals for a self-regulated press. Presented by Steve Hewlett.
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The crisis at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ - special one-hour edition
Steve Hewlett presents an extended Media Show on the crisis at the top of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
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Channel 4; Leveson; trust in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
The latest on Leveson, Channel 4 at 30, and is the public losing trust in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½?
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Mark Thompson; Savile Inquiry; Will Wyatt
Former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ executive Will Wyatt on Savile, plus another plan to save local papers.
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Savile crisis, political reporting
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ director of editorial policy, plus Nick Robinson on the inside story of politics.