Mr. Kevin Bakhurst:

There have been significant changes. We try to maintain the very best of "The Frontline", which includes elements of audience interaction. Much of the audience consists of people who phone in and join the audience. We deliberately mix it up from week to week. Some weeks it is primarily members of the public and other weeks we make sure there is a range of views. It is more interesting for the viewers of the general discussion if people in the audience have first-hand experience of what they are talking about. We are aware that there should be a range of views. People are not given loaded questions. They are entitled to ask the questions they want to ask. We bring in people who have an informed insight into the topic.

The "Prime Time" revamp has been very successful in terms of audience appreciation and has allowed us flexibility in terms of using the three programmes across the week. It gives us a vehicle if we have an investigative film ready to run. We can put it into one of those slots. We use the audience in different ways. Sometimes there will be a big studio audience and sometimes a smaller panel. We are trying to provide a range of experience with the audience, using the "Prime Time" slots in different ways.