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The Media Show: Prince Andrew coverage; postponing of royal doc; Peter Greste retrial; 10 years of FOI.

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07/01/2015

Prince Andrew coverage; postponing of royal doc; Peter Greste retrial; 10 years of FOI.

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, Prince Andrew coverage; postponing of royal doc; Peter Greste retrial; 10 years of FOI.

Prince Andrew coverage, postponing of royal doc, Peter Greste retrial and 10 years of FOI.

The press coverage of the Prince Andrew story, the BBC postpones royal documentary, Peter Greste wins a retrial, and the impact of the Freedom of Information Act ten years on.

Two stories this week have raised questions about the relationship between the Royal family and the press. There's been extensive press coverage relating to allegations against Prince Andrew, with national newspapers running front page splashes and lengthy spreads, despite the allegations being unsubstantiated. Furthermore, there has also been controversy surrounding the postponement of a BBC documentary Reinventing the Royals. Andrea Catherwood speaks to the BBC's Royal Correspondent Peter Hunt about the events surrounding Andrew's story. She also hears from Roy Greenslade, Guardian columnist and professor of journalism at City University, about the press coverage, and from Ingrid Seward, royal biographer and editor of Majesty magazine, about how Buckingham palace have reacted.

Three Al-Jazeera English journalists, Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, are to be retried but remain in jail, a year on from their original detention. The three were found guilty of spreading false news and supporting the now banned Muslim Brotherhood. So what can we expect from a retrial? Andrea speaks to Sue Turton, presenter and correspondent for Al Jazeera English.

It is ten years since the Freedom of Information Act came into being - forcing official bodies to answer questions from the press and the public. More than 400,000 requests have been made, leading to exposes of MPs expenses to A&E ambulance delays. To discuss its impact Andrea is joined by Maurice Frankel, director of campaign for freedom of information; Heather Brooke, professor of journalism at City University and FOI campaigner, and journalist and author Simon Jenkins who is sceptical of total disclosure.

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