Media Show

The BBC's Director of Strategy on how making licence fee evasion a civil offence could lead to the closure of channels. Also, BSkyB's Sophie Turner-Laing, and live debates on TV.

Would making BBC 3 an online only channel really save money?; Vice launches a news website, and the cases for and against net neutrality.

Tony Hall says the BBC needs to make efficiences, but how? David Cohen on winning this year's Paul Foot award and Lord Hunt, chair of the PCC, on developments in press reform.

Adverts on the BBC's World Service; will another presenter change rescue ITV's Daybreak?; and the man who plans to save Reader's Digest.

British Al Jazeera journalist Sue Turton; funny women on panel shows; Tom Bower on exposes; is Twitter too niche to fly?

The BBC's failed DMI project, are recent pictures of the Royals at odds with past objections to 'private' photos? and should Ofcom have the final say on media ownership? Plus as protests in take place in Nairobi in support of detained Al-Jazeera correspondent Peter Greste, we speak to the broadcaster's head of newsgathering about the dangers now facing journalists in Egypt.

The BBC's failed Digital Media Initiative; Guto Harri - the man tasked with changing the image of News UK; BT Sport's impact on Sky's results; how the NFL hopes to break the UK.

Why is minority ethnic representation in the creative world going down? Steve Hewlett talks to playwright Kwame Kwei Armah, ex BBC TV executive Pat Younge and Clive Jones, the founder of the Cultural Diversity Network. Plus Birds of a Feather co-creator Lawrence Marks on the shows success on ITV and Roy Greenslade on The Telegraph's 'digital transformation'.

Channel 4's Benefits Street - reinforcing harmful stereotypes, or dipicting the reality of life on benefits? Ralph Lee, Head of Factual at Channel 4, Executive Producer of Benefits Street Keiran Smith and Katharine Sacks-Jones from the Who Benefits? campaign discuss. And as a major inquiry into the future of the BBC begins, Steve Hewlett talks to MP John Wittingdale and ex BBC exec John Tate.

The BBC Natural Unit's Wendy Darke on BBC One's Hidden Kingdoms and "dramatised" natural history documentaries. Sir Hayden Phillips on the IPSO appointment board. And Channel 5 sale rumours -chairman of DCD Media David Elstein, who launched Channel 5 as its Chief Executive in 1997, gives his predictions.

What is the elusive 'chemistry' between TV hosts that is so central to a shows success? In this special programme, Steve Hewlett talks to presenting duo Richard and Judy, agent Michael Foster, TV executive Lorraine Heggesey and TV critic Kevin O'Sullivan about how to create that very special something between hosts.

A report into the BBC's failed DMI project; a culture of 'cronyism' at the BBC?; why BuzzFeed UK wants to become a serious news player and Danish dramas writers' rooms.

Chief Executive of News UK, Mike Darcey on the success of Sun digital subscriptions, competing with the Daily Mail, press reform and page 3. Plus aspiring press self-regulator the Impress Project and ad-funded programmes.

On the Media Show - TV exports to China, Gary Barlow coverage on the BBC, The Bourne Local and Eleanor Mills, Chair of Women in Journalism.

The first of a network of local TV services has launched, but why have so many been delayed? The head of S4C talks about the success of Welsh drama, 'Hinterland'. And freelance journalist Peter Jukes on how he is being crowdfunded to live tweet from the hacking trial.