Former Big Brother housemates to speak at Edinburgh Festival

Big Brother's Kate, Jonny and Sunita are to speak at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.

They will address a group of 18 to 21-year-olds as part of its Television and Young People scheme.

The event is the opening night of TVYP on August 22.

Executive producer Philip Edgar-Jones will also speak about how the programme was made.

During the first series in 2000, Sada Walkington - the first contestant to be evicted - used an Edinburgh platform to attack the programme's producers and other contestants.

The TVYP scheme gives young people who want to work in the industry a chance to work with and learn from celebrities and producers.

Previous guests have included Steve Coogan, Louis Theroux and Graham Norton, who is now patron of the scheme.

TVYP director Simon Harrison told BBC News: "Big Brother was obviously a huge ratings hit and popular with our audience.

"But this ground-breaking format has involved some of TV's most talented practitioners - exactly what TVYP is all about."

Highlights of this year's Edinburgh International Television Festival include Chris Evans talking about "creative strategy and management style", and Lord Puttnam addressing delegates about the government's communications bill.