
Mark Thompson insists that the BBC values the contribution that older women make to television.

Annette Crosbie claims that the quality of TV is in decline due to an obsession with ratings.

BBC One announces it has commissioned a new eight-part series called Hope Springs.
Should you be watching Little Dorrit and Britannia High this weekend?

Ex-ER actress Alex Kingston joins a new BBC One drama about a group of female ex-cons.
A star-studded cast is announced for the forthcoming adaptation of Dickens novel Little Dorrit
Take the High Road is returning to screens from tomorrow.
"The report from the police station labelled Fort Apache was desperately moving."
An in-depth look at some of the new programmes upcoming on Channel 4 this Spring/Summer.
The first fruits of the BBC's drive to pour extra money into programming can be seen on screen this autumn when BBC ONE presents an ambitious slate of absorbing new drama as the highlight of a £189 million season of programmes.
Today: Is this a fatal moment for 'Heroes?' - Click in to see deadly pictures from an upcoming episode of Heroes!
Neighbours: 5786: Zeke tries to escape the store room.
Monday, 17:30 on Five.
Home and Away: 4966: Kirsty's illness is unknown.
Monday, 18:00 on Five.
Hollyoaks: 2701: Zoe's trial commences.
Monday, 18:30 on Channel 4.
Emmerdale: Will suddenly collapses.
Monday, 19:00 on ITV1.
Coronation Street: Rosie blackmails John for more cash.
Monday, 19:30 on ITV1.
EastEnders: Max's plot to fleece Ian takes a surprising turn.
Monday, 20:00 on BBC One.
Our picks from Friday's primetime TV:
| 21.00 | I'm A Celebrity... (ITV1) |
| 22.35 | Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (BBC One) |
| 21.00 | We Are Family (BBC Two) |
| 21.00 | Johnny Cash: The Story of Folsom Prison (BBC Four) |