Despite the complete absence of male TV comedy show panellists, that was one funny Desert Island Discs.
Recounting her experience of harassment in front of panellists that included Justine Greening, the international development secretary, who is standing in for David Cameron as one of the panel's co-chairs, Maldonado described how her home phone had been disconnected for two years because of regular wiretaps, before launching into trenchant criticism of the rules of the game.
What I had learned just before the panel started was the fact that there were two female panellists that had been invited (thus balancing the mix with 40 60 female), however both were unable to attend, one apparently involved in voting on the General election being held in the UK on the same day.
The summary output from the literature review was condensed into a 55-page evidence booklet for panellists that described the key features of the 120 tools that were identified in the review (Panellists were sent the evidence booklet to read prior to the commencement of round 1).
I had to remind my co-panellists that it was a Conservative government that created Channel 4 and ITV.
Three years into the job, there was a feeling among our panellists that Boaden was a better controller of Radio 4 than she has been a director of BBC news.
It was articulated by some panellists that training could also increase empowerment of members of the public, promoting and facilitating partnership working within the research team.
The questionnaires were completed quasi-anonymously by the panellists; that is, the panellists knew the identities of some or all of the other individuals but did not know how they individually responded to any of the questions in any round.
To be included in the final set, indicators had to have median validity and feasibility ratings in the top tertile (7 9) and 75% agreement among panellists that the rating was in the top tertile.
There was critical consensus among the panellists that members of the public could be involved in all/any type of research with the caveat that PI may be more challenging within the field of basic science research.
