<p>Old friends Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are the ultimate TV insiders, and in their new podcast, they'll share their insights and analysis of the goings on in the world of television - in short, they're going to get together once a week to gossip!</p><br><p>This week, Jimmy lifts the lid on the selling of Have I Got News For You to the Americans, Peter attempts to get us sued by <em>both</em> Simon Cowell and Simon Fuller as he tells the the story of Pop Idol and The X Factor , and we discuss the thorny issue of how to decide who does and doesn't get a mention (and sometimes a hefty format fee too) when the credits roll at the end of a show.</p><br><p>Jimmy is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His incredible list of hit shows includes <em>Have I Got News For You</em> (series 69 now airing), <em>Father Ted</em>,<em> Derry Girls</em>, <em>Outnumbered</em>, and <em>Episodes</em>.&nbsp;In the US Hat Trick launched <em>Whose Line Is It Anyway </em>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.</p><br><p>Peter ran TalkBack where he executive produced many of their biggest shows including <em>I’m Alan Partridge</em>, <em>Never Mind The Buzzcocks</em>, and <em>Da Ali G Show</em>. 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<em> Clarkson's Farm </em>and <em>Alma's Not Normal</em>.</p><br><p>Our email address is InsidersTVPod<a href="mailto:HaveYouSeen@expectationtv.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@expectationtv.com</a>, or you can get in touch via our socials at @InsidersTVPod</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>New episodes every Friday.</p><br><p>Insiders: The TV Podcast is an Expectation and Hat Trick co-production.</p><br><p>The producer is Owen Braben</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Insiders: The TV Podcast

Expectation / Hat Trick

HIGNFY goes to America, Father Ted (but without the Catholic priests), and Volcano Live on the BBC

APR 10, 202553 MIN
Insiders: The TV Podcast

HIGNFY goes to America, Father Ted (but without the Catholic priests), and Volcano Live on the BBC

APR 10, 202553 MIN

Description

<p>Old friends Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are the ultimate TV insiders, and in their new podcast, they'll share their insights and analysis of the goings on in the world of television - in short, they're going to get together once a week to gossip!</p><br><p>This week, Jimmy lifts the lid on the selling of Have I Got News For You to the Americans, Peter attempts to get us sued by <em>both</em> Simon Cowell and Simon Fuller as he tells the the story of Pop Idol and The X Factor , and we discuss the thorny issue of how to decide who does and doesn't get a mention (and sometimes a hefty format fee too) when the credits roll at the end of a show.</p><br><p>Jimmy is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His incredible list of hit shows includes <em>Have I Got News For You</em> (series 69 now airing), <em>Father Ted</em>,<em> Derry Girls</em>, <em>Outnumbered</em>, and <em>Episodes</em>.&nbsp;In the US Hat Trick launched <em>Whose Line Is It Anyway </em>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.</p><br><p>Peter ran TalkBack where he executive produced many of their biggest shows including <em>I’m Alan Partridge</em>, <em>Never Mind The Buzzcocks</em>, and <em>Da Ali G Show</em>. 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<em> Clarkson's Farm </em>and <em>Alma's Not Normal</em>.</p><br><p>Our email address is InsidersTVPod<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@expectationtv.com</a>, or you can get in touch via our socials at @InsidersTVPod</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>New episodes every Friday.</p><br><p>Insiders: The TV Podcast is an Expectation and Hat Trick co-production.</p><br><p>The producer is Owen Braben</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>