BBC Question Time comes to Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council will host the well know political debate programme Question Time from its new leisure centre this month.
On 26th February, 2009 , Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council will provide the facility of Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre to BBC 1’s flagship political discussion programme, hosted by David Dimbleby, for a recording of the programme Question Time.
About the programme David Dimbleby has hosted the programme since the mid 1990s In the years since it was first broadcast on 25 September 1979, Question Time has become something of a national institution, offering British voters a unique opportunity to quiz top decision-makers on the events of the day.
David Dimbleby is the current host of the programme, building on the authority and approachability of his predecessors, Sir Robin Day and Peter Sissons.
Each year, some 30,000 members of the public apply to join the debate by being in the studio audience.
The panels are drawn from significant figures in politics as well as industry, the media and entertainment.
But at the heart of Question Time is the audience - both in the studio and at home.
The programme is recorded in front of a live audience from around 2030 GMT each Thursday. The reasons for not broadcasting live at 2235 GMT are to limit inconvenience to spectators and guests - enabling them to appear on the programme at locations across the country and still return to their homes at a reasonable hour - and therefore maximise the number of leading politicians and political
Please note viewers can only apply to appear on a programme no more than two weeks in advance of the broadcast date.
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Have your say and join the debateQuestion Time will be touring around the UK each week to find out what you think of the issues making the news headlines.
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