Any Questions? is a topical debate radio programme in the United Kingdom. It is broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on Friday evenings and repeated on Saturday afternoons, when it is followed by a phone-in response programme, Any Answers?. It typically features a panel with four members featuring politicians from the three major UK political parties and other public figures who answer questions put to them by the audience, with a neutral chairman. When the programme visits Scotland and Wales, representatives from the Scottish National Party or Plaid Cymru participate, as do the Northern Irish parties when Northern Ireland is visited. The panel members are not notified of the questions before the programme, although questions usually cover topical political questions. It inspired the television version, Question Time. Debate or debating is a formal method of interactive and position representational argument. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... In broadcasting, a phone in is where viewers or listeners air comments on-air via telephone, often regarding a specific topic of discussion for that day. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... Plaid Cymru (pronounced IPA: ) – The Party of Wales, is the principal nationalist political party in Wales. ... Question Time is a topical debate television programme in the United Kingdom, based on Any Questions?. It is currently shown on BBC One at 22:35 on Thursdays, and typically features politicians from the three major political parties and other public figures who answer questions put to them by the...

Any Questions? was first broadcast on 12 October 1948 as a programme on the Home Service in the West of England. It has been broadcast nationally since 1950, although for many years it still came exclusively from venues in the West Country. It was initially broadcast nationally on the BBC Light Programme and BBC Radio 2 (even being simulcast on BBC Radio 1 from October 6, 1967 to April 3, 1970). However, in this era it was repeated on the Home Service and later Radio 4. The programme has gone out exclusively on Radio 4 since April 10, 1970. It has had four chairmen in its history: October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The BBC Home Service was the original name for Radio 4 and was on the air from 1939 until 30 September 1967. ... The West Country is an informal area of southwestern England, roughly corresponding to the administrative region South West England. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Light Programme was a BBC radio station broadcasting mainstream light entertainment and music. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music aimed at the 16-24 age bracket. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ...

• Freddie Grisewood from 1948 to December 1967,
• David Jacobs from December 1967 to July 1983,
• John Timpson from July 1983 to July 1987,
• Jonathan Dimbleby from July 1987; Nick Clarke has been his occasional substitute in recent years.

Many popular figures have appeared on the programme more than once: the record for appearances is held by Tony Benn, who first appeared as a panel member in March 1951 and has contributed to over 80 programmes. David Jacobs (born 1926) is a British broadcaster, who became known as a disc jockey in the 1950s. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Timpson (1928-November 19, 2005), was a British journalist, best known as a radio presenter. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jonathan Dimbleby, born 31 July 1944, is a commentator and presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes. ... Nick Clarke (born 1948 in Godalming, Surrey, UK) is a BBC radio and television presenter and journalist, educated at Bradfield College, Berkshire and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. ... Tony Benn about to join March 2005 anti-war demo in London Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn (born April 3, 1925), known as Tony Benn, formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a British politician on the left of the Labour Party. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

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. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... Combatants Israel Great Britain France Egypt Commanders Moshe Dayan Charles Keightley Pierre Barjot Gamal Abdel Nasser Strength 175,000 Israeli 45,000 British 34,000 French 300,000 Casualties 177 Israeli KIA 16 British KIA 91 British WIA 10 French KIA 33 French WIA 1,650 KIA 4,900 WIA...