The Media Show

The BBC management was already in trouble over the way it struggled to handle revelations about Jimmy Savile. It was then thrown into chaos when Newsnight broadcast a child abuse survivor's story, pointing at a senior Conservative politician, that turned out to be completely false. It was a failure of the BBC's most prized possession - its journalism. The new Director General resigned and the Chairman of the BBC Trust Lord Patten is in danger of following him out of the door. So how did the BBC get it so wrong? What is the future of investigative journalism at the BBC and elsewhere? And who - or what - next for the top job? Joining Steve Hewlett for an hour long Media Show special are Richard Tait a former member of the BBC's board of governors and more recently a member of the Trust, Sian Kevill former Editor of Newsnight,Editor , Richard Peel, a former Controller of Communications for BBC News for 10 years up until 1998, veteran investigative journalist John Ware, Tim Suter of Perspective Consulting but formerly of Ofcom, the DCMS and at one time a senior BBC executive. Professor Stewart Purvis whose past roles have included: Partner for Content and Standards at Ofcom, Chief Executive and Editor in Chief at ITN. Claire Enders of Enders Analysis and Richard Sambrook -the one-time director of BBC news who lost his job as a result of the last major crisis to hit BBC News - the Hutton Enquiry and after a stint running the world service is now head of journalism at Cardiff University.The producer is Simon Tillotson.

As Lord Justice Leveson puts the finishing touches to his forthcoming report into the culture, practices and ethics of the press we speak to a former Editor of The Guardian Peter Preston and the academic Professor Natalie Fenton about why the FT and The Guardian - both previously open to the idea that legislation might be needed to tempt, or force, reluctant media owners to participate, have moderated their positionsWe celebrate thirty years of Channel 4 with the founding Chief Executive Sir Jeremy Isaacs and look back at its achievements and the challenges it faces in the future. And we try to get to the bottom of why the BBC - so long immune from bad ratings on the trust scorecard appears to be suffering too. 76% of us apparently do not trust senior managers at the BBC to tell the truth.Presenter Steve Hewlett Producer Beverley Purcell.

The former Chief Executive of BBC Broadcasting and author of the BBC's enquiry into another recent crisis -Queengate - Will Wyatt - talks for the very first time about how the Corporation has handled the Savile scandal. Plus David Folkenflik from National Public Radio tells us why the New York Times is beginning to question if Mark Thompson is the right man to be their CEO. Could a new plan to save Britain's ailing local newspapers work? a question Lorna Tilbian of Numis Securities and Neil Fowler - former editor of the Western Mail, Newcastle Journal and Derby Evening Telegraph. And as the financial crisis in Greece intensifies journalists are in the firing line of state attempts to shut them up - we hear from the front line. Presented by Steve Hewlett Produced by Beverley Purcell.

The Director of Editorial Policy and Standards David Jordan talks to Steve Hewlett and explains how the BBC appears to have got its wires so hopelessly crossed over the shelving of Newsnight's film on Jimmy Savile.And why do TV Political Editors insist on standing in front of iconic Westminster locations. Nick Robinson talks about his new book The Inside Story of Politics, Power and the Media.Producer Beverley Purcell.

As the BBC's Director General George Entwistle prepares to go before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee to answer questions about Newsnight and the allegations of child abuse against Jimmy Savile Steve Hewlett talks to its Chair John Whittingdale. Plus he's joined by the Telegraph's Emma Barnett Editor of Wonder Women, journalist and broadcaster Janet Street Porter and Jane Martinson Woman's Editor at the Guardian to discuss "Seen but not heard; How women make front page news a new report from Women in Journalism and the latest online offering for women from the Daily Telegraph. Presented by Steve Hewlett. Producer Beverley Purcell.

BBC Trust Chairman Lord Patten talks to Steve Hewlett about the Jimmy Savile controversy. "Hacked-off" on their open letter to David Cameron from victims of phone hacking and press abuses. Producer Beverley Purcell.

The man behind the ITV documentary about Jimmy Savile talks to Steve Hewlett about how the programme made it to air. The former editor of Today Kevin Marsh talks about his book 'Stumbling Over Truth: The inside story of the sexed-up dossier, Hutton and the BBC'. Plus just how independent is Al Jazeera ? We speak to Al Anstey the Chief executive of Al Jazeera English about the channel's editorial policy. Presenter Steve Hewlett Producer Beverley Purcell.

Philippa Kennedy has been appointed as Ombudsman for The Sun. She will consider complaints and correct errors but how independent of the newspaper will she actually be?Channel 4 will screen footage of volunteers in a scientific study taking MDMA. David Glover, Commissioning Editor for "Drugs Live", responds to criticism that the programme risks glamorising drug use.And could a levy on monthly broadband bills be an effective way of subsidising print journalism? David Leigh of The Guardian thinks so, John Gapper of the FT is not so sure.Presenter: Steve Hewlett Producer: Richard Hooper.

What does deputy leader of the Labour Party and shadow Culture Secretary Harriet Harman think about press regulation? And for that matter those royal photos? The Leveson enquiry heard lots about how the Irish system of press regulation - with its official ombudsman to decide on complaints - is much superior to our own. And yet it's there that the photos were published. So what gives? Plus what's the new BBC Director General's vision for the Corporation. Presented by Steve Hewlett Producer Beverley Purcell.

Armando Iannucci talks to Steve Hewlett about 'The Thick of it' and the role of writers, producers and directors in TV. Plus the Leveson enquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press. What will he recommend and what will the post Leveson media world look like. Producer Beverley Purcell.