In aid of the charity The Stephen Lawrence Trust, BAFTA members and non-members are invited to a special screening on 10 March at 18:30 in the Princess Anne Theatre, Bafta Piccadilly W1 of the recent Panorama special, Stephen Lawrence: A Time For Justice. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Doreen Lawrence, Stuart Lawrence (brother), Imran Khan (family solicitor) and BBC reporter Mark Daly.
The discussion following the screening will cover the struggle of the Lawrence family, institutionalized racism and the power of investigative TV to affect change. It will be chaired by TV correspondent, Rageh Omaar. Tickets are priced at £10, with the opportunity to make additional donations.
Please book by visiting www.stephenlawrence.eventbrite.co.uk
For further information please contact Louise Plank on 020 8995 3936 or lou@plankpr.com
On Question Time tonight Steve Coogan shared his opinion on the future of press regulation and said he could even see a justification for phone hacking in some cases where public interest was justified.
"The whole point about all of these stories, it's about: is the story justified? Is the story in the public interest?
"If the story is in the public interest I'm in favour of good journalism that investigates in terms of the public interest. That's important. It should be protected.
"In fact I even go as far as to say if you were doing a story in the public interest exposing great corruption of a company you'd even be justified in hacking if that story was in the public interest. But time again it's not. It's about who is sleeping with who and this is used as a smokescreen by much of the press to justify what their true interest is which is satisfying their shareholders by selling newspapers.
"I think that they (the press) should be allowed to put their house in order but I think there has to back up system of some form of statutory regulation."
To apply for a seat in future audiences you can register your question at www.bbc.co.uk /questiontime or call the audience line on 01299 829 299.
BBC One's political debate programme, Question Time, is being hosted from London tomorrow night.
David Dimbleby chairs the programme as Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond MP; Baroness Shirley Williams; Alastair Campbell, Labour, former Director of Communications at 10 Downing St; Steve Coogan, Actor and Comedian and Dame Ann Leslie, Daily Mail writer, face questions from the audience.
The programme transmits at 10.35pm on BBC One and is available after transmission in BBC iPlayer.
Channel 4 has commissioned a one-hour documentary from Mentorn Media following Katie Piper as she explores the possibilities of regaining her sight.
Katie has spent the past three-and-half-years living with the impacts of an acid attack which included leaving her blind in her left eye. In Katie: The Science of Seeing Again which transmits on February 7th at 9pm on Channel 4, Katie discovers the existence of pioneering surgery that could potentially restore her sight using the extraordinary power of stem cells.
She tracks down the doctor responsible and puts herself forward to be among some of the first people to undergo the treatment - which entails transplanting stem cells directly into her eye.
In this authored film, Katie discovers the science behind stem cell technology, investigating the long-term effects, the chance of success and moral considerations as she prepares to undergo this ground-breaking optical surgery.
Commissioned by David Glover this is the first documentary as part of Katie's exclusive deal with Channel 4. He said: "This film was Katie's idea and she approached me asking to make it. What's amazing about it is that we explore a cutting-edge science story from the point of view of the person undergoing the operation. Katie is an extraordinary natural communicator and puts it all in human terms, it's been a huge pleasure working with her."
Mentorn Media Executive Producer, Hannah Wyatt, said: "Katie is an incredible young woman and in this film we see her bravery, positivity and humour take her down a different path to previous programmes. She intelligently explores the science behind such pioneering surgery, considering carefully the moral and ethical questions of such a life-changing decision."
Katie Piper said: "This has been an extraordinary exploration for me and one that has resulted in the decision to make my 110th operation one to help restore my sight. It has been at times emotional but fascinating - as I continue my medical journey I am constantly in awe of the human body and the skills of the amazing surgeons I come into contact with."
BBC One's political debate programme, Question Time, is being hosted from Southport on Thursday, February 2nd.
David Dimbleby chairs the programme from the Merseyside town which sees International Development Minister and Conservative MP for Rutland and Melton, Alan Duncan MP; Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan MP; former head of the CBI Lord Digby Jones; creator of Grange Hill & Brookside Phil Redmond, and Emma Boon from the Taxpayers Alliance, face questions from the audience
To apply for a seat in the audience you can register your question at www.bbc.co.uk/questiontime or call the audience line on 01299 829 299
On BBC One's Question Time, Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne MP attacked the £963,000 bonus to RBS boss Stephen Hester.
"I think there's a question of honour even if there is a contractual opportunity for him to have it, it doesn't mean he has to accept it. He's already being paid more than £1million a year. He gets paid in three days what a soldier serving in Afghanistan gets in a whole year and he should reflect on that."
Asked by David Dimbleby if he thought Hester should forego his bonus, Mr Browne replied: "He could struggle on with a £1.2million in salary. He is working for a company that is five-sixths owned by us. He has a moral obligation which he has failed to discharge."
Labour MP David Lammy attacked the Prime Minister for "doing nothing" about Hester's bonus. Speaking on Question Time, Mr Lammy said: of Mr Hester: "This is a man that already has a salary of £1.2m and then gets a nice top up that takes it over £2m and we own the bank. Shareholders made this decision and the government is the biggest shareholder around the table.
"David Cameron has talked a good talk but he has done absolutely nothing...Why do you need £900,000 on top of your salary? It's embarrassing, it's a disgrace and David Cameron should do something about it."
BBC One's Question Time broadcasts at 10.35pm and is available after transmission on BBC iPlayer.
For further information please contact Louise Plank or Steve Anderson on sanderson@mentorn.tv or lou@plankpr.com
BBC One's political debate programme, Question Time, is being hosted from Plymouth tonight, Thursday, 26th January.
David Dimbleby chairs the programme from the Devon city which sees Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton and Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne; Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy; Conservative MP for South West Norfolk Liz Truss; comedian Mark Steel and Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips, face questions from the audience.
BBC One's political debate programme, Question Time, is being hosted from Southport on February 2nd.
David Dimbleby chairs the programme which will transmit at 10.35pm and available after transmission on BBC iPlayer.
Question Time offers a unique opportunity for British voters to question the panel on topical events of the week. The panel is drawn from significant political figures, heads of industry, media and entertainment.
Editor, Nicolai Gentchev, said: "Question Time prides itself on visiting new areas to hear from as wide an audience as possible. We're looking forward to hearing what questions the people of Southport will pose to our panel."
BBC One's political debate programme, Question Time, is being hosted from Shrewsbury on Thursday evening, 19th January.
David Dimbleby chairs the programme from Shropshire's historic market town which sees co-chairman of the Conservative Party Baroness, Sayeeda Warsi; Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's Shadow Education Secretary; Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, Caroline Lucas; Germaine Greer, feminist writer and academic, and columnist and former editor at the Telegraph and the Spectator, Charles Moore, face questions from the audience.
Question Time returns to BBC One tonight at 10.35pm with an edition from Tower Hamlets in East London.
David Dimbleby chairs the discussion where Transport Secretary, Justine Greening; former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Paddy Ashdown; Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, Douglas Alexander; Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon; and Daily Mail columnist and former Editor of the Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, face questions from the audience.
Question Time is on BBC One at 10.35pm and available on BBC iPlayer after transmission.
For more information please contact Louise Plank at Plank PR on 020 8995 3936 or lou@plankpr.com