Film & TV Database

Viewer Lorraine Williams thinks CHANGING ROOMS is elitist (never uses council houses). Reply from Linda Clifford (Exec Prod. Changing Rooms) Viewer David Prest believes football teams in lower divisions are losing out on lucrative TV deals (second and third division teams are not shown on TV). Replies from Michael Foster (Premier League), Gillian Merron MP. Viewer Simon Green (from Manchester) why do broadcasters prefer newsreaders not to have strong regional accents? Replies from Sue Meadows (Voice Coach), Dr Bernice Mahoney (Lecturer in Psychology, University of Worcester), Adrian Chiles (presenter of BBC's WORKING LUNCH [from Midlands]), Kirsty Young (C5 News). Viewer Meryl Williams thinks the BBC's Licence Fee is good value (high quality programmes for their own sake) but last week Rupert Murdoch slammed it as a 'compulsory poll tax', others want the BBC sold off. Studio discussion with Gerald Kaufman MP (Chair, Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport), Alan Yentob (Director of Television, BBC) and MW.