The BBC is set to introduce a major change to Question Time - but host Fiona Bruce has spilled the beans on what bosses won’t be doing.
The politics show has been on the air for almost 45 years and is now said to be getting a major format overhaul. Among the exciting new changes to the show is a shift in location. According to Bruce, the popular BBC programme will be filmed in the US as the election kicks off in November.
Fiona told Radio Times: “We’re looking to take Question Time to the United States ahead of their election this year, something I’ve never done, and I’m told they don’t have a programme like ours.”
“I think the way in which we represent a broad political spectrum and challenge the views of the audience is unique – I can’t wait to see what they make of it across the pond…”
Fiona was also asked whether the show could introduce non-politicians and experts on Question Time. While this idea is occasionally considered, Bruce says the show's primary focus is to hold those in power accountable. She added that the audience values the chance to question government officials and opposition leaders directly.
The presenter, 60, expressed: “Every now and then we consider having a panel made up of non-politicians, of experts instead – as a Radio Times reader recently suggested. While it’s tempting, and there can be a place for that on specific occasions, one of the main points of Question Time is to hold power to account.
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“The Question Time audience likes to be able to ask those in government, “Why aren’t you doing this?” or the opposition, “What would you do about that?”
This comes after Fiona previously spoke about the pressures of the job and admitted that she sometimes makes mistakes.
She confessed: "You’re walking a tightrope on Question Time, more than any programme I do, because I have no idea what anyone’s going to say, particularly when it comes to the audience. I have to respond to that in the right manner and if I get it wrong, social media does not hesitate to let me know about it."
