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01/06/2011

With Steve Hewlett. Channel 4's Chief Executive David Abraham on his plans for the channel; Keir Starmer QC on cameras in court; and the shake-up of the X Factor judging panel.

In a recent speech to the Royal Television Society, the Chief Executive of Channel 4 set out the channel's mission to support "freedom of the imagination." As Channel 4 faces up to its first summer without Big Brother, David Abraham talks to Steve Hewlett about how Channel 4 intends to reinvent itself.

Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, says he supports proposals to allow television cameras into some of the UK's courts. But how would it work in practice? Keir Starmer explains why the public may soon be able to watch justice being done on TV.

The new X Factor judging panel has been announced - it's a line up that doesn't include Simon Cowell or Cheryl Cole. To hear how producers go about choosing judging panels and what this may mean for Cole and Cowell, Steve Hewlett is joined by Emma Cox and former ITV director of programmes David Liddiment.

The presenter is Steve Hewlett. The producer is Kathryn Takatsuki.

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