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Any Questions? and Any Answers?

Any Questions? and Any Answers?

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Show overview

Any Questions? and Any Answers? has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 99 episodes. That works out to roughly 80 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 47 min and 52 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Government show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 24 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 42 episodes published. Published by BBC.

Episodes
99
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
47 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

Alex Forsyth presents topical debate in which guests from politics, business, science, arts and the media answer questions from members of the public. Anita Anand presents listeners' responses to the issues raised.

Latest Episodes

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AA: ELECTION

May 9, 202640 min

AQ: Mims Davies MP, Ben Lake MP, Tim Montgomerie, Jo Stevens MP

May 8, 202651 min

AA: Antisemitism, Triple Lock

May 2, 202640 min

AQ: Hilary Benn MP, Robbie Moore MP, Lisa Smart MP, Gawain Towler

May 2, 202651 min

Democracy, Royal Visit

Apr 25, 202640 min

AQ: Poppy Coburn, Richard Fuller MP, James Murray MP, Hannah Spencer MP

Apr 24, 202651 min

AA: Welfare, Vetting

Apr 18, 202640 min

AQ: Andrew Griffith MP, Danny Kruger MP, Helen Morgan MP, Baroness Smith

Apr 17, 202651 min

Energy, Iran

Apr 11, 202640 min

AQ: Douglas Alexander MP, Miles Briggs, Stephen Flynn MP, Gillian Mackay

Apr 10, 202651 min

AA Iran, Royal Visit, Crime, Artemis

Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?

Apr 4, 202640 min

Lord Falconer, Heledd Fychan MS, Ben Maguire MP, Dame Penny Mordaunt

James Cook presents political debate from Stanley Arts, Norwood Hill, London.

Apr 3, 202651 min

AA: SOCIAL MEDIA

Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?

Mar 28, 202639 min

Darren Grimes, Rachel Millward, Baroness Tina Stowell & Anna Turley MP

Alex Forsyth presents political debate live from Ponteland High School.

Mar 27, 202651 min

Iran

Have your say on the issues discussed on Any Questions?

Mar 21, 202640 min

AQ: Jess Brown-Fuller MP, Dame Meg Hillier MP, Peter Hitchens, Paul Holmes MP

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from The Point Theatre in Eastleigh

Mar 20, 202651 min

AA: FUEL, NHS

Have your say on the issues raised on Any Questions?

Mar 14, 202640 min

AQ: Sir Chris Bryant MP, James Evans MS, Delyth Jewell MS, Darren Millar MS

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from the Princess Gwenllian Centre in Kidwelly

Mar 13, 202652 min

AA: IRAN, AA

Have your say on the issues raised on Any Questions?

Mar 7, 202640 min

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Norwich Cathedral

Sir Mark Lyall Grant; Lucy Rigby MP; Eleanor Shearer ; Sir John Whittingdale MP.

Mar 6, 202651 min
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