Hosted by former BBC chairman Michael Grade in front of a studio audience, it will feature interviews with the likes of Sir David Attenborough, Ronnie Corbett, Noel Edmonds, Sir David Jason and Sir Terry Wogan.

BBC: Madness

"Growth in internet access, coupled with some of the lowest prices in Europe is excellent news, " said David Edmonds, Oftel's Director General of Telecommunications.

BBC: NEWS | Technology | Speed 'tempts dial-up net users'

David Edmonds, head of telecommunications watchdog Oftel, said on Wednesday he had taken "at face value" Altavista's announcement in March that it would give web-users access to the internet at a flat rate.

BBC: Watchdog 'taken in' by Altavista