Big Brother winner Kate Lawler and two other contestants will speak at the Edinburgh International Television Festival next week, organisers have said.

Lawler, who won �70,000 at the reality gameshow's conclusion last month, will be joined by runner-up Jonny Regan and Sunita Sharma, who walked out of the nine-week long series after just six days.

The trio will address 150 specially-selected 18-21 year-olds as part of the festival's Television and Young People (TVYP) scheme.

Executive producer Philip Edgar-Jones will also speak about how the programme was devised and made, and about his experiences of working on such a high-profile show.

Sada Walkington criticised the show in 2000

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 said: "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."

The Edinburgh International Television Festival is an annual event which sees the industry's leading figures gather to discuss and debate the future of the medium.

Its highpoint is usually the MacTaggart lecture, usually given by a senior figure in the industry, which often causes controversy.

This year it will be given by Channel 4 controller Mark Thompson.

Chris Evans will also be talking about "creative strategy and management style", while Lord Puttnam will be addressing delegates about the government's communications bill.