Question Time: Season 11
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.
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.
Episode Guide
Season 11 Progress Shield
09/02/1989
Feb 9, 1989 · 60 min
Panellists: Ian Aitken, Menzies Campbell, Jane Ewart-Biggs, Douglas Hurd.
16/03/1989
Mar 16, 1989 · 60 min
Panellists: Robin Cook, Sarah Hogg, Roy Jenkins, John Major.
13/04/1989
Apr 13, 1989 · 60 min
Panellists: Harriet Harman, Michael Howard, Alan Watkins, and Phil Williams.
01/06/1989
Jun 1, 1989 · 60 min
Panellists: Tony Benn, Kenneth Clarke, Elizabeth Symons, Shirley Williams.
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
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
23/11/1989
Nov 23, 1989 · 60 min
Panellists: Kenneth Baker, Menzies Campbell, Chantal Cuer, Bryan Gould.