BBC politics programme that has broadcast since 1948 coming to Milton Keynes next month
BBC politics programme Any Questions? is coming to Milton Keynes next month.
The long-running political debate show, which has aired live on BBC radio since 1948, is broadcasting from the Open University for its episode on Friday August 7.
It features a panel of guests from politics and public life taking questions from the audience about topical issues.
The episode will come from The Open University’s Walton Hall Campus, with details of the panellists yet to be announced.
The broadcast from the Open University coincides with the 60th anniversary of the publication of the 1966 University of the Air white paper, which set out the vision for what would later become the Open University.
Free tickets for the event, which will be broadcast from the university’s Berrill Lecture Theatre, are available on a first come first serve basis, via the Eventbrite platform.
The event starts at 6.30pm, with the programme, which will be broadcast live on BBC Radio Four from 8pm to 8.50pm, presented by political journalist Alex Forsyth.
Head of Government and external affairs at the Open University Michelle Smyth said: “We are delighted to be hosting BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions? at our Milton Keynes campus in this important anniversary year for The Open University.
“Sixty years on from the University of the Air White Paper, the OU remains true to the founding vision championed by Jennie Lee and Harold Wilson - opening education and public debate to people wherever they are.
“We look forward to welcoming audience members from across Milton Keynes and beyond for what promises to be a fascinating evening.”