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Friday, September 25, 2015

Question Time review – Yanis Varoufakis wins the audience vote

He slouches, he lounges, but Greece’s former finance minister was a challenging presence in one of the strongest QTs for ages Most long-running TV programmes undergo huge changes of appearance and tone because of shifts in technology and the subject they cover: the 51-year-old Match of the Day has changed channel, structure and approach over the years. However, in its 36th season, QUESTION TIME (BBC1, 10.35pm, Thursdays) is still in much the same shape and place as it was in 1979. The politically-engaged sit around a table, scoring points off each other while trying not to answer the questions from the audience, jokey-grumpily cajoled by a broadcasting legend (Robin Day then, David Dimbleby now). Continue reading...


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