Metwatch More audio and video will be available during the week commencing Monday 6th March 2006.
You can watch and listen to our special Metwatch programmes and reports all week via this website, use the links above. How could the Met improve? Sarah Harris asks the public and former Met police officer Geoffrey Hutton their opinion on policing in the capital. PC Jim Sollars, community police officer for Soho, also gives his opinion on the future of the force. This is followed by a live studio debate with ex-Mayoral candidate Steve Norris and Met Commander Alf Hitchcock.
9 minutes - broadcast on Monday 6 March 2006 Has racism within the police force improved? Matthew Morris looks at the race and diversity issues within the police force and puts your questions to the Met's Head of Diversity Training Shaun Kennedy. Roger Graef, criminologist, film maker and race advisor to the Met, joins Emily Maitlis in the studio to discuss these issues.
6 minutes - broadcast on Tuesday 7 March 2006 Should the Met be armed? Former Danish police officer Bo Bristow, now living in London, revisits Copenhagen and looks at the issues surrounding armed police. Cindy Butts, Deputy Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, joins Emily Maitlis in the studio to discuss firearms for the Met Police.
7 minutes - broadcast on Wednesday 8 March 2006 Are police stations accessible enough? Two local residents record video diaries looking at opening hours of their local stations. See the results of Mike, a local trader from Poplar, and Keith who takes a look at his local station in Norbury. This is followed by a live interview with the Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson.
7 minutes - broadcast on Thursday 9 March 2006 Stop and Search Two local residents record their views about Stop and Search. Brothers Glynn and Spencer Jones from Clapham give us their personal view and Borough Commander of Hackney, Simon Pountain, offers his view. This is followed by a live interview with the Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick and resident Glynn Jones.
7 minutes - broadcast on Friday 10 March 2006
AUDIO Listen again as Steve Norris talks to Vanessa Feltz and Metropolitan Police’s second in command, Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson appears on the Drivetime show with Eddie & Kath. Steve Norris - 06/03/06 Paul Stephenson - 09/03/06 BBC LONDON TV & RADIO PROGRAMMES You can also listen live to special programmes on BBC London 94.9fm and watch the news programmes all week by using the links on the right hand side of this page. BBC LONDON ARCHIVE Sir Ian Blair Sir Ian Blair joined Eddie & Kath on the BBC LONDON drivetime show in January to answer your calls. Listen again to the full interview - 55 minutes. Use the link on the right side of this page. Kurt Barling Broadwater Farm - 20 Years On. Kurt Barling, BBC London’s Special Correspondent, looks back on the myth and reality of a night of rioting that the changed the face of London policing. Use the link on the right side of this page. | 
