Talk:Any Questions?

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Two week rule
''When the programme was first broadcast there was a rule that no questions could be asked on topics that had been discussed in the Houses of Parliament during the last two weeks. This rule created considerable consternation to the panelists on a programme during the Suez war. Over time the rule was relaxed and eventually dropped.'' I thought the rule was that no issue that was likely to be discussed by parliament in the next two weeks was allowed to be asked on AQ?

Live
I presume that Any Questions is broadcast live, unlike BBC1's Question Time. If so then perhaps that can be noted in the article.--jmb (talk) 14:31, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes, but it cannot be live all the time, as the Saturday broadcast is a repeat of the edition broadcast on Friday evening. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 16:13, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

Straw Poll
I seem to recall that in the early zeroes, this programme took a break in the summer (a bit like the programme In Our Time, presented by Melvyn Bragg, and was replaced by a programme called "Straw Poll". If any one can remember anything about this, it could go in the article. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 16:15, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

Radio 1 unlikely
The article indicates that AQ? was carried on BBC Radio 1 in 1967-1970. I'm marking this as dubious, absent a citation. Prob should be Radio 4, but I haven't confirmed that yet. jxm (talk) 18:09, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
 * It's true that Any Questions? was broadcast on the BBC Radio 1 frequency from 6 September 1967 to 3 April 1970 – but only because at that time Radio 1 relayed Radio 2's programmes between 19.30 and 22.00 on Fridays, and the live edition of Any Questions? was a Light Programme / Radio 2 production between 22 September 1950 and 3 April 1970. -- Picapica (talk) 14:41, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

Programme history
A number of recent revisions in 2019 seem to have lost the early history of the programme and reference to Frank Gillard who was instrumental in starting the programme. Plus more details of past presenters lost (although it is summarised in the infobox). I'll attempt some edits to add this back in under a History heading. --RadioJottings (talk) 15:48, 4 March 2019 (UTC)


 * I agree. A somewhat sparse and disappointing article on the programme. Notable editions? What about that infamous Gerald Nabarro episode in 1963? And no mention of the famous 1956 episode - Freddie Grisewood vs The Panel - at the time of Suez? Also, was it not derived from a US programme of the 1940s? I thought I saw this mentioned in a previous version of this article.CatNip48 (talk) 09:52, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Locations
Do we need the locations list? What is tthe criteria for including a location? 217.140.106.53 (talk) 12:24, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

I'd say not. Not sure what the significance is to the programme. Better to have a list of renowned panellists over the years. --RadioJottings (talk) 00:41, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

Does the team think
Should we add a reference to the parody / homage Does the Team Think? 217.140.106.53 (talk) 12:25, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

Yes. Particularly as the Does the Team Think entry makes that point. --RadioJottings (talk) 00:42, 13 March 2019 (UTC)