in october 2009, carlisle made his first appearance on the bbc television football programme "match of the day 2". he has since appeared as a pundit for sky sports and itv sport during numerous televised football matches. carlisle has made two appearances on the bbc panel debate show "question time", becoming the first footballer to appear on the programme. in july 2012, he presented a documentary on bbc three titled "is football racist?", in which he interviewed former footballers stan collymore, chris hughton and john barnes about their experiences of racism during their careers, as well as investigating the history of racism in english football on the pitch and in the stands. he also presented a second documentary for bbc three, "football's suicide secret", on the issue of mental health in football on 9 july 2013. he published his autobiography, "you don't know me, but... a footballer's life" in 2013.