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Peter Fincham was the Controller of BBC One from 2006 to 2007 and ITV's Director of Television from 2008 to 20016. Before that, Peter was the Managing Director of TalkBack Productions where he oversaw the creation and production of programmes such as The Day Today, Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge, They Think It's All Over, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, I'm Alan Partridge, Smack the Pony and Da Ali G Show. TalkBack was sold to FremantleMedia in 2001 and Peter became the chief executive of the newly formed Talkback Thames. Since 2017 he's been the co-CEO of Expectation, the makers of Clarkson's Farm and highly successful and multi award winning comedy, Alma's Not Normal. He also makes a podcast with his old University and Cambridge Footlights friend, the head of Hatrick productions, Jimmy Mulville, called Insiders: The TV Podcast, where two of the most experienced men of TV from the last forty years tell all.Peter Fincham is our guest in episode 495 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Listen to Insiders: The TV Podcast, here - https://podfollow.com/1807814349Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter/X & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter/X: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former BBC1, ITV controller and Expectation chief Peter Fincham joins us to discuss his new podcast, Insiders, on the secrets of the TV industry. We'll find out what he makes of this week's headlines.Also on the programme: as President Trump threatens tariffs on high end TV and Film, media writer Tara Conlan assesses the risks for the sector.All that plus: we're in Bradford for all the takeaways from the Creative Cities Convention.And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we're heading into the courtroom for the biggest verdicts of the week.The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network who select the music to score each episode - they can do it for you too at https://www.audionetwork.comBecome a member for FREE when you sign up for our newsletter at https://www.themediaclub.comA Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill with post-production from Podcast Discovery.We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIA CLUB at podshoponline.co.ukWhat The Media Club has been reading this week:AI Agatha Christie Trump film / HETV tariff threat already causing shocks -. but are we over some of the worst?Swedish Podcast Conglomerate PodX Acquires Lemonada MediaDisney & Big Talk look to salvage Dick TurpinSteve Wright memorial gathers A-List starsBBC admits lapse in standards around coverage of Prince Harry interviewHow The Assembly found a home on ITVAlex Mahon's debut novel: ‘The Rich Bitch Club' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's claimed social media videos featuring bogus "crisis actors" are being used by both sides as part of the conflict's information war. We explore the meaning of these allegations. We evaluate the implications for the media outlined in the King's Speech. And former Controller of BBC One, Peter Fincham, talks about his new podcast Have You Seen? Guests: Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent, The Times and Sunday Times; Robert Topinka, Senior Lecturer School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication, Birkbeck, University of London; Daniel Thomas, Global Media Editor, Financial Times; Seana David, Misinformation Specialist, Reuters; Peter Fincham, Co-host, Have You Seen? Presenter: Katie Razzall Producer: Simon Richardson
Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television.Mariella and Peter are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that just aren't worth the bother. They're joined by the fabulous comedian, actor, and writer Rachel Parris. On our watchlist this week:The new series of The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes' soapy American period drama ; Netflix's latest big budget foray into natural history (complete with Morgan Freeman narration) Life on out Planet ; and ITV's new West End talent-search show, Mamma Mia : I Have A Dream.In this interests of full disclosure, this podcast also contains Peter Fincham singing. Don't say you weren't warned.We'd love to hear from you, our listeners. What hidden gems are we missing? What are we getting wrong? Our email address is HaveYouSeen@expectationtv.com. You can get in touch via WhatsApp on 07535 488 281 (better yet, send us a voice note). Or you can follow our socials on Instagram and Twitter/X at @HaveYouSeenPod. New episodes every Thursday.Have You Seen? is an Expectation production.The producer is Owen Braben Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Have You Seen? is the podcast for people who LOVE television.Old friends Mariella Frostrup (who's reviewed, written, and broadcasted about television programmes for 30 years) and Peter Fincham (who has produced, written, and commissioned television programmes for even longer!) get together and chat about what's been on the telly this week.Peter and Mariella are on a mission to make sure you never waste your time sitting through shows that aren't worth the bother. They'll scour the schedules, from the biggest broadcasters to the depths of the streamer's algorithms, to produce a ready-made weekly watchlist for our listeners. And in each episode, we'll be joined by a guest from the world of television, to find out what shows they loved, what they hated, and what they think might deserve a slot on the Have You Seen? watchlist this week. New episodes every Thursday.Have You Seen is an Expectation production.The producer is Owen Braben Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Chelsea Detective team, creator Peter Fincham (former BBC/ITV director) and writers Glen Laker (Vera, Prime Suspect: 1972) and Liz Lake (Footballers Wives; Eastenders) discuss the challenges of a writing a classic-feeling detective show, the 90-minute format, compelling mysteries and compelling characters, and making yourself the audience. LISTEN TO THE WRITERS PANEL AD-FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel THE WRITER'S PANEL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-writers-panel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TV veterans Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to the writers, producers, and performers behind Britain’s biggest TV comedy hits, and hear the inside story of how they brought their programmes to the screen. In this episode, Peter and Jon talk to Jennifer Saunders about her BAFTA and Emmy award winning hit Absolutely Fabulous. They discuss the inspiration for Edina Monsoon, why recordings of the show were always finished by 930pm (clue: the BBC bar closed at 10), and what might charitably be described as Jennifer’s “last minute” approach to script delivery! With Peter and Jon as our guides, we’ll take the opportunity to ask quite how our guests went about making a great bit of TV comedy? Who came up with it? How did it get written? We’ll talk about the commissioning, the casting, and the reception the show received when it first aired. We’ll do our very best to winkle out some backstage secrets straight from the horse’s mouth, as we hear the unvarnished truth from the people who were there, and who put these iconic shows on the telly. Original Absolutely Fabulous clips written by: Jennifer Saunders Based on an original idea by: Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders Producer: Owen Braben An Expectation production made for BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Peter Fincham, television producer, tells a hilarious story concerning Dylan’s manager and a Bob tribute band. He moves on to Every Grain Of Sand and the Bootleg Series (“Angelina is impenetrable” but it’s “a magnificent vocal performance. He sings it as if his life depends on it”). At boarding school, Peter rejected his peers’ predilection for Deep Purple and found a taste for “songs with acoustic guitars”. Dylan’s trip into the Sinatra songbook is considered, plus missing tracks from Shot of Love and Infidels, before we move on to Blonde On Blonde and other major works. Peter Fincham was Managing Director of Talkback Productions, Controller of BBC1 and Director of Television for ITV. He developed programmes including The Day Today, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, I’m Alan Partridge, Da Ali G Show, Green Wing, The One Show, Downton Abbey, Broadchurch and The Only Way Is Essex. (Apology to Bella Weiland, our engineer for this episode: I mispronounced her surname and didn't have a chance to correct it. It's pronounced WAYland, not WEEland...) - LH Trailer Listeners: please subscribe and/or leave a review and a rating. Twitter @isitrollingpod Spotify playlist Recorded 12th October 2018
Recorded live at Belfast Media Festival in November 2017, Peter Fincham looks back on his career, and ahead to the future of his new indie, Expectation. He chats to Campbell about executive producing shows like I'm Alan Partridge, and his time as Controller of BBC One and Director of Television at ITV. Get With The Programme is brought to you by The Edinburgh TV Festival and The TV Foundation, who run two television talent schemes, The Network and Ones to Watch. Applications are open now! Deadline is 10am, 1 May 2020. Find out more at tvtalentschemes.co.uk Hosted by Holly Close & Campbell Glennie Music Production by Dominic Kennedy
This week, we head to the Cotswolds to spend time with BBC3’s latest village-based mockumentary This Country and travel to Bafta to hear from the cream of the indie crop at Broadcast’s own Indie Summit. We speak to This Country creators Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper about their long-gestating comedy and how they went from a Vicky Pollard-lite pilot to one of the year’s most talked about shows. In the news, we head to outer space to find out more about Amazon’s priests-versus-aliens Oasis, detail all of the high-level discussions and gossip at the indie summit and look at the latest round of hires at Tim Hincks and Peter Fincham’s new well-funded indie.
The TBI Podcast is back, and we’ve got news, views and a shiny new intro format for you to enjoy. TBI editors Stewart Clarke and Jesse Whittock discuss this week’s BBC Worldwide Showcase, the various London screenings that have spawned around it, and a chaotic Berlinale International Film Festival. We also dissect the stories making headlines in international TV – who really won the Discovery-Sky carriage war, and what are Peter Fincham and Tim Hincks planning for their new indie business Expectation?
Talking TV looks back over a fortnight of seismic change at the top of the industry including the decision to axe the role of BBC2 controller after 50 years and Peter Fincham’s departure from ITV. Joining host Jake Kanter at Maple Street Studios is Broadcast editor Chris Curtis, senior reporter Hannah Gannagé-Stewart and Paul Robinson, broadcasting consultant. As well as rounding up a massive week of news, the team previews Little Dot’s new BBC3 doc Rise of the Superstar Vloggers and Open Mike and True North’s comedy travelogue for C4 The Last Leg Down Under. The podcast is recorded at Maple Street Studios and the producer is Matt Hill.
CliffCentral.com — The flyby of Pluto has been in the news a lot lately... but what is it really all about? Then ‘From the Canvas of Life’, Prof. Block is joined by artist Peter Fincham who shares his extraordinary insights. Peter is truly a master of light and shadow.
Talking TV goes behind the scenes at the best-attended Broadcast Awards ever to catch up with some of the biggest winners of the night. Stationed at Grosvenor Hotel in London, host Jake Kanter hears why ITV director of television Peter Fincham has still got the hunger after picking up the Channel of the Year prize. Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall also basks in the glory of winning Best Drama Series, but explains that he could never have predicted the show’s success. Also on the podcast, Twofour managing director Melanie Leach tells us why being a “jack of all trades” has come good after winning Best Independent Production Company. Meanwhile, Channel 4’s Gogglebox went home with Best Original Programme and Best Popular Factual Programme. Executive producer Tania Alexander and creator Tim Harcourt reveal the secrets behind the Studio Lambert hit. Along the way, there’s sprinkling of stars, including Charlie Brooker, who talks about his Best Comedy Programme A Touch of Cloth, and Gogglebox couch potatoes Steph and Dom. Educating Yorkshire headmaster Johnny Mitchell and Saturday Night Takeaway co-host Ashley Roberts also pop by for a chat. Talking TV is available on SoundCloud below and can also be downloaded on iTunes here. The producer is Matt Hill.