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The Media Show: 17/03/2010

17/03/2010

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, 17/03/2010

'1000s of cockroaches on trains' - really?; C4; covering Sahil's kidnap; sport on TV.

Dr Ben Goldacre checks reports that trains are infested with cockroaches; potential changes at C4; covering Sahil's kidnap in Oldham and Islamabad; momentous time for sport on TV.

Are train carriages in London really infested with thousands of cockroaches, as reported in several newspapers recently? Dr Ben Goldacre thought the figures looked odd and tells us what he found when he questioned them. 

The Digital Economy Bill may give public service broadcaster status to Channel 4's More 4, E4 and Film 4. Peter Bazalgette and Maggie Brown discuss whether or not public service broadcasting still has value in the age of digital channels. 

The coverage of the kidnap of Sahil Saeed: Ruhubia Akbor reports for the Manchester Evening News and she was the first to interview Sahil's family in Oldham, while Aleem Maqbool has been reporting for the BBC on the story from Pakistan. They discuss the challenges of covering this story. 

And why is March such an important month for sport on TV? Owen Gibson gives his views on what will be on our televisions, radios and online once all the rights issues have been resolved.

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