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Question Time: Season 11

37 episodes Premiered Jan 12, 1989 Updated Sep 26, 2026

This was the last series original presenter Robin Day chaired the debating programme, with journalist and broadcaster Peter Sissons taking over when the programme returned after its summer break.

Previously on Question Time

Season 11 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Question Time Season 10.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season overview

This was the last series original presenter Robin Day chaired the debating programme, with journalist and broadcaster Peter Sissons taking over when the programme returned after its summer break.

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Season 11 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 11: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (34): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S11·E1 Mytharc

12/01/1989

Jan 12, 1989 · 60 min

S11·E5 Core

09/02/1989

Feb 9, 1989 · 60 min

Panellists: Ian Aitken, Menzies Campbell, Jane Ewart-Biggs, Douglas Hurd.

S11·E10 Core

16/03/1989

Mar 16, 1989 · 60 min

Panellists: Robin Cook, Sarah Hogg, Roy Jenkins, John Major.

S11·E12 Core

13/04/1989

Apr 13, 1989 · 60 min

Panellists: Harriet Harman, Michael Howard, Alan Watkins, and Phil Williams.

S11·E19 Core

01/06/1989

Jun 1, 1989 · 60 min

Panellists: Tony Benn, Kenneth Clarke, Elizabeth Symons, Shirley Williams.

S11·E23 Core

12/07/1989

Jul 12, 1989 · 60 min

This episode was Robin Day's final time as the programme's chair. The debate was filmed from Paris and Day was allowed to choose his own guests, who included Conservative politicia

S11·E24 Core

14/09/1989

Sep 14, 1989 · 60 min

After its summer break, Peter Sissons made his debut as Question Time's new Chair. The panel included Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown, Labour MP Roy Hattersley, Green Party activist S

S11·E34 Core

23/11/1989

Nov 23, 1989 · 60 min

Panellists: Kenneth Baker, Menzies Campbell, Chantal Cuer, Bryan Gould.

S11·E36 Mytharc

07/12/1989

Dec 7, 1989 · 60 min

S11·E37 Mytharc

14/12/1989

Dec 14, 1989 · 60 min

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