Just a week before the General Election BBC 6 Music, whose whole future has been put under threat by a review by the Corporation, will host the hour long programme which will see contributions from Conservative culture select committee chairman John Whittingdale, Labour's minister for culture and tourism Margaret Hodge and the Liberal Democrat shadow culture secretary Don Foster.

UK Music ceo Feargal Sharkey will also take part in the Friday debate, which starts at 3pm and is expected to ...