Talking TV #8: Doctor Who, diversity and Derren Brown

Published: Nov. 22, 2013, 10:12 a.m.

b'Broadcast\\u2019s latest Talking TV podcast gets to grips with the Doctor Who 50th anniversary, diversity and Derren Brown.\\n\\nBBC drama controller Ben Stephenson joins host Jake Kanter to discuss the corporation\\u2019s iconic time lord, while Broadcast features editor (and resident Who fan) Robin Parker explains how Mark Gatiss\\u2019 biopic An Adventure in Space and Time was received.\\n\\nAlso in the news section, Lisa Campbell follows up with Citizen Khan creator and star Adil Ray after Broadcast and Screen International\\u2019s feisty Diversify conference last week.\\n\\nElsewhere, Objective Production\\u2019s head of magic Anthony Owen pops in to reveal more about illusionist Derren Brown\\u2019s latest Channel 4 stunt The Great Art Robbery. He also explains why TV magic is enjoying something of a renaissance.\\n\\nFinally, two new dramas get the preview treatment. Find out what Broadcast makes of BBC1\\u2019s Australian daytime acquisition The Doctor Blake Mysteries and BBC2\\u2019s Cold War thriller Legacy.\\n\\nTalking TV is available on SoundCloud below and can also be downloaded on iTunes here.\\n\\nThe podcast is recorded at Maple Street Studios and the producer is Matt Hill.'