Talking TV #24: Kids’ classics and DocFest

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The latest edition of Talking TV runs the rule over the return of some classic children’s television shows and is back on the previews trail. Joining host Jake Kanter in the studio is Broadcast columnist Steven D Wright and Robin Parker, the features editor of Broadcast. They discuss the return of show’s including Danger Mouse and Teletubbies, and assess BBC documentaries boss Emma Willis’ fascination for the Norwegian phenomenon of “slow TV”. Pact’s call for BBC in-house to be abolished is also on the agenda, while the commission of the fortnight is Channel 4’s interactive talent show The Singer Takes it All. Elsewhere, find out why BBC3 factual drama Murdered By My Boyfriend packs a powerful punch. There’s also praise for Dave’s Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled.