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RIGHT TO REPLY: RIGHT TO REPLY[20/03/99]
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Viewer Michael Talbot wants to know if anyone will win a million in WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? reply Paul Smith (Executive Producer, WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?), comment Graham Sharpe (William Hill), Oliver James (Psychologist). Viewer Patrick McNamee (who has criticised the BBC's news and new technology in past editions of RIGHT TO REPLY) is asked what the new Director General should bring to the BBC. Comment also from John Tusa (Managing Director, BBC World Service 1986-92) and Peter Bazalgette (GMG Endemol Entertainment). Ed Nicholson (Ladbrokes) gives the odds on the front runners. Viewer Pardeep Dhillon asks Stephen Whittle, Director (Broadcasting Standards Council) about who decides what goes on after the watershed. Viewer Jaspreet Dhanda thinks 9 0'clock is too early for the watershed, reply Nicholas Moss (Head of Policy Management, BBC) and Kamal Ahmed (Media Correspondent, The Guardian). Viewer Pat Bateman thinks the breast cancer storyline in EastEnders fuels women's fears about mastectomy. Followed by studio discussion with PB, Cathy Applegate (CYANA - Cancer, you are not alone).