Is the BBC About to Close BBC Three and BBC Scotland? & The Traitors Returns...

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 viewing Richard E. Grant, James Acaster and Amol Rajan’s early exit Early exits of Robert Kilroy Silk, Noel Edmonds and Susannah Constantine from I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Why BBC Three’s online-only future is so complicated The debate over BBC acquisitions including Suits, Schitt’s Creek and Scooby-Doo Whether the BBC should charge audiences overseas What longer iPlayer availability could mean for producers and programme rights Could BBC iPlayer become a home for Channel 4 and other public-service content? Why the BBC should consider advertising around some of its archive programming Whether YouTube should give UK public-service broadcasters greater prominence The BBC World Service and Britain’s soft power BBC MediaTech cuts and staff’s emojis reaction to the announcement David Brindley’s appointment at Channel 4 Why merging Channel 4’s comedy and drama teams could be bad news for comedy Esther Rantzen, That’s Life! and the television legacy of Nicholas Winton Have a question, opinion or suggestion? Leave a comment on YouTube or Spotify, find us on social media at @InsidersTVPod, or email [email protected]. If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe and share the podcast with a friend — it really helps us grow. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Why The Traitors is still a television phenomenon 06:40 BBC cuts and the future of BBC Three 11:00 Proposals to reform the BBC licence fee 22:40 BBC MediaTech cuts and the emoji backlash 24:40 Why merging comedy and drama could hurt Channel 4 27:20 Remembering Esther Rantzen #BBC #BBCThree #BBCScotland #TheTraitors #Channel4 #BBCiPlayer #Television #BritishTV #TVIndustry #TVNews #TVProduction #Comedy #Broadcasting #EstherRantzen #ThatsLife #NicholasWinton #YouTube #Streaming #PublicServiceBroadcasting #Podcast Jimmy 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] Instagram: @InsidersTVPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.