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An audience in Tottenham in the 6th year of an austerity Tory government and the audience were more angry with the Labour MP than the current Tory cabinet minister - says a lot really!!
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  • 10 months later...
Both John McDowell & Alistair Campbell on the same QT panel this evening. Let's see if there's more fireworks between those two than between Labour/Conservative panelists.
Anna Soubry was a disgrace - all the centrists sticking together!
  • 9 months later...
Sort of sounded like he wanted chucked out by the end - love Dimbleby tho!!
  • 8 months later...
After the events of the past few weeks, this week's Question Time has a Russia Today broadcaster on the panel. Get the popcorn out (although make sure it's not poisoned first).
Yes, yes, but is Farage on it again with more Tory plants in the audience? That's what BBC thinks we want!
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Some sad (but inevitable) news, David Dimbleby is stepping down as the host of Question Time at the end of the year after 25 years

I haven't watched it in ages, it has all become a bit too like this sketch from Harry and Paul

 

 

Who do we think would make a good host though? I'd quite like James O'Brien. He used to be a panelist on the Wright Stuff back in the early 2000s, but he has been a very competent host on LBC over the past few years.

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I think they need to look at either revamping the format or perhaps replacing it with a wholly new programme. It's become unwatchable over the last few years for a number of reasons.

 

Most of the panelists simply toe the party line so it's obvious what they are going to say. Most of the audience comments have also ceased to add much to the discussion.

 

In the meantime, here is one of the Dimblebot's finest moments...

 

I think they should replace it with a programme where Jeremy Paxman interrogates a range of herbs and spices.

 

Question Thyme.

The guests will, of course, be trying to avoid a Paxo Sage & Onion Stuffing.

I haven't watched it in ages, it has all become a bit too like this sketch from Harry and Paul

 

 

Who do we think would make a good host though? I'd quite like James O'Brien. He used to be a panelist on the Wright Stuff back in the early 2000s, but he has been a very competent host on LBC over the past few years.

 

James O'Brien totally my Number One choice. He knows his stuff, knows who is lying through their teeth and won't let them get away with the usual BS - he will challenge, which is what journalists are there for. The Truth is NOT in any way equal to a Lie. One of them is a lie and needs to be called out where appropriate.

  • 5 months later...
Fiona Bruce has been confirmed as the new host. Unless they make some major changes to the programme, I doubt I'll watch more than her first one.
Good to see a women get the chair for the first time!

 

Not the first female host of Question Time, Sue Lawley hosted a few editions in the late 1980s. She is the first permanent female host though, and I was pretty sure that they would end up give the role to a woman. Fiona Bruce should do a decent job, although I doubt she'll be messing around with the current format in any hard way.

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