Insiders: The TV Podcast
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!
Jimmy is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His hit shows include Have I Got News For You (series 69 now airing), 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 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.
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Latest Episode
Previous Episodes
- Trump sues the BBC for $10bn, the Gordian Knot of Charter renewal, and looking ahead to the world of TV in 2026.
- A new Chief Exec at Channel 4, the bidding war for Warner Bros, and the unlikely link between "With Love, Meghan" and The Liz Truss Show
- More pressure on BBC Chair Samir Shah, Gary Lineker’s big money Netflix deal, and a Q&A at Content London.
- Andy Wilman on Top Gear, The Grand Tour, and Clarkson’s Farm.
- The BBC’s legal stand off with Donald Trump, Sky’s bid for ITV, and Alex Mahon’s take on TV’s AI future.
- A turbulent week of resignations at the BBC, the challenges facing the next DG, and the vibrant health of the indie sector in Northern Ireland.
- Panorama's Trump edit and the BBC's latest own goal, Kim Kardashian’s zero-star Disney drama debut, and the $7bn Micro Drama boom.
- Disney departs Doctor Who, Winkleman & Norton to become BBC chat show stablemates, and memories of Prunella Scales.
- Claudia & Tess's departure from Strictly, Paddington's day in court, and memories of the fallout from Brass Eye's Paedogeddon.
- Meghan Markle’s impressive efforts to spin her Netflix deal, the demise of the 9pm slot, and an “Oxbridge gang” running television?
- A “very upset" Paddington Bear, Euan Blair and last week’s HIGNFY, and the BBC’s renewed call for big family sitcoms
- Guilty viewing, shows we wish we’d made, and what the overnights do (and don’t) tell you about success.
- Trump vs Kimmel, ITV turns 70, and all the news from RTS Cambridge (without the boring bits)
- Andy Harries on The Crown, the genius of Caroline Aherne, and his much maligned talking dog detective show.
- Piers Morgan heads to 5, life at Fox after Rupert Murdoch, and Tim Davie’s plan for an ever-ready BBC presenter subs bench.
- Crime Special: From the verdant cosiness of Midsomer Murders, to the gritty dramas of Jed Mercurio.
- Netflix and the row over TV tourism, ITV’s efforts to poach Michael McIntyre, and Peter’s fond (ish) memories of the ill-fated Daybreak.
- Trump vs South Park, C5 revive Play for Today, and explaining comedy to the Germans.
- Harry and Meghan’s new (watered down) Netflix deal, the streamers’ continued push into sports rights, and memories of Biddy Baxter.
- The renaissance of the old fashioned audience sitcom on Netflix, the secret of a good TV title, and is taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe still worth the cost and bother?
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