The programme won’t broadcast in its regular slot tonight.
Query Time was yanked off air (Picture: BBC)
The BBC has abruptly yanked Query Time without work air tonight (Could 7) in a significant reshuffle. Within the wake of the UK’s native elections happening throughout the nation right this moment, Query Time won’t air in its regular Thursday night time slot as polling stations will nonetheless be open till 10pm – and TV and radio networks are banned from broadcasting political protection associated to the election till they shut.
As a substitute, the present will air a post-election particular tomorrow (Could 8) stay at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with filming happening in London. Host Fiona Bruce warned followers of the change final week, stating: “Let me simply say that we’re in London subsequent week for our programme and we’re not going to be on air on Thursday. That’s the outcomes night time for the elections.
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“We’re going to be on air on Friday when a lot of the outcomes can have are available in. So we will see the place we’re.
“So if you wish to be a part of that programme in London subsequent Friday, go to the Query Time web site and comply with the directions there.”
The programme will return to its regular slot the next Thursday, Could 14, and might be filmed in Brecon.
It comes after followers fumed that Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf was invited again onto the programme regardless of not being democratically elected.
As a substitute of certainly one of Reform’s precise MPs – or its chief, Nigel Farage – Yusuf made his second look on the programme to this point in 2026.
He has appeared on the present seven occasions in 18 months.
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