Talk:Question Time (TV series)
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[edit] Tears...
I watched the episode after 9/11, but I don't remember any tears being shed by the American Ambassador, can anyone verify it or state a source? -- Joolz 22:04, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] "recording"?
I notice references to things happening when "recording" had finished. I was under the impression that QT is transmitted live via London, except where it is "time-shifted" by the regions (BBC Wales in particular have a nasty habit of inserting such things as Dragon's Eye or Belonging, depending on the season) — in particular, doesn't Dimbleby read out a selection of email and text messages received during the programme at various points? 81.104.165.184 18:00, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
You are incorrect. Dimbleby invites viewers' email and text contributions which are then published on- screen via "red button" digital services. It is recorded, then edited, earlier that evening.
[edit] Merge Peruvian earthworms here
I don't feel the Peruvian earthworms topic should have a page by itself.. it is essentially cruft, and the main QT article is still short enough that it would make more sense to merge it. Zargulon 08:49, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
==Removed link to Peruvian earthworms.
[edit] 9/11 paragraph needing sources
Please find sources for the following paragraph, which has been marked with two Citations Neededs for a while —
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- The programme broadcast on September 13, 2001, which was devoted to the political implications of the 9/11 attacks that had occurred two days before, featured many contributions from the audience taking the view that such attacks had been made inevitable by the course of United States foreign policy. When opinions were expressed that were critical of America, certain sections of the audience became carried away in agreement, and despite David Dimbleby's efforts, their contribution degenerated from debate into a prolonged and humiliating attack on America and Americans. [citation needed] Although the temporary breakdown of order is not unknown on Question Time, the event struck many as particularly insensitive given the recent nature of tragedy, leading to questions about the wisdom of screening a live edition at such a time. A member of the panel, Philip Lader, the former US ambassador to Britain, was reported in several publications as being "near tears" during the broadcast. The BBC received over 2,000 complaints about the edition and later apologised to viewers for causing offence, stating that the edition should have been recorded and edited. [citation needed]
Sincerely, GeorgeLouis 07:20, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
- Here is a reference for the second: Stop this racism, The Guardian, 17 September 2001
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- "I did not see the BBC's Question Time last week. Part of the studio audience bayed at America and slow-handclapped the former US Ambassador Philip Lader, reducing that man almost to tears just 48 hours after his people had suffered the worst attack in their history."
- and another: BBC chief apologises for terror debate, BBC News, 15 September 2001
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- "More than 2,000 viewers rang the corporation to complain about the current affairs programme, during which strong anti-American sentiments were expressed by many members of the studio audience." and "Mr Lader had looked close to tears."
