Ms Dee Forbes:

All our services are public service, which, by its nature, is about entertaining, educating and informing. The principles of public service broadcasting are a blend of those three areas. Every year, the BAI assesses how we deliver on our remit. It is our regulator. We have a lot of commitments we have to deliver on, and the BAI is ultimately the arbiter of how we deliver on that and how we spend our money. Again, it is that broad spectrum. We are a public service broadcaster with an obligation to serve the people and we commercialise that as a secondary objective. That is how we look at everything we do.

The programme the Deputy is talking about has evolved over many years. I hope she has watched this season and seen some changes. It is now a more holistic programme and it takes into account the wider area of health, not focusing on just one area. We get a huge positive reaction from the public to the programme. I appreciate there are possible triggers for people within it but, in the context of the overall health of the nation and the overall benefits taken from it, we get strong feedback. The creators of the programme, in conjunction with us, are very aware of the issues the Deputy mentioned. We have evolved the programme and it has changed, and we hope it fulfils a more holistic approach to the overall health issue she raised.