Talking TV #6: BBC1 gymnastics and The Wrong Mans

The sixth edition of Broadcast: Talking TV runs the rule over BBC1’s new entertainment commission Let’s Get Ready to Tumble and checks in on the success of BBC2 comedy The Wrong Mans. Whizz Kid creative director Steven D Wright and Broadcast’s Peter White join host Jake Kanter to score BBC1’s celebrity gymnastics show, as well as pick over the news of China’s limits on foreign formats. There is also a round-up from the Production & Post Forum, where Discovery’s Andrew Jackson spilled the beans on the broadcaster’s decision to pull the plug on its co-production deal with the BBC. Also on the show, BBC head of in-house comedy Mark Freeland pops in to discuss The Wrong Mans in detail, while a critical eye is cast over upcoming E4 comedy Drifters and BBC1 drama The Escape Artist. Talking 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.