Talking TV #20: Good Morning Britain & Sarah Phelps

Published: April 25, 2014, 8:44 a.m.

b'The latest edition of Talking TV looks ahead to the launch of Good Morning Britain and reveals why writing primetime drama for BBC1 is a heavily politicised process.\\n\\nJoining host Jake Kanter to run the rule over ITV\\u2019s replacement for Daybreak is Broadcast ratings guru Stephen Price. He explains why the show must keep hold of its share of housewives with children.\\n\\nAlso in the studio is Faraz Osman, the creative director at multiplatform indie Lemonade Money, and Broadcast international editor Peter White. They discuss Pact\\u2019s children\\u2019s TV tax breaks campaign and Channel 4\\u2019s interactive NHS format from Sanjay Singhal\\u2019s Voltage TV.\\n\\nWriter Sarah Phelps then drops by to talk about her World War I drama The Crimson Field and why she doesn\\u2019t let the BBC\\u2019s critics inhibit her work. Phelps also details the work she\\u2019s doing to adapt JK Rowling novel The Casual Vacancy.\\n\\nFinally, find out why you should be watching ITV\\u2019s three-part John Simm drama Prey, but BBC1\\u2019s sitcom pilot Monks might be one to miss.\\n\\nTalking TV is available on SoundCloud below and can also be downloaded on iTunes here. The podcast is recorded at Maple Street Studios and the producer is Matt Hill.'