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Season 11 · 37 episodes · Jan 12, 1989

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.

  1. Episode 1

    12/01/1989

    Jan 12, 1989

  2. Episode 2

    19/01/1989

    Jan 19, 1989

  3. Episode 3

    26/01/1989

    Jan 26, 1989

  4. Episode 4

    02/02/1989

    Feb 2, 1989

  5. Episode 5

    09/02/1989

    Feb 9, 1989

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

  6. Episode 6

    16/02/1989

    Feb 16, 1989

  7. Episode 7

    23/02/1989

    Feb 23, 1989

  8. Episode 8

    02/03/1989

    Mar 2, 1989

  9. Episode 9

    09/03/1989

    Mar 9, 1989

  10. Episode 10

    16/03/1989

    Mar 16, 1989

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

  11. Episode 11

    06/04/1989

    Apr 6, 1989

  12. Episode 12

    13/04/1989

    Apr 13, 1989

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

  13. Episode 13

    20/04/1989

    Apr 20, 1989

  14. Episode 14

    27/04/1989

    Apr 27, 1989

  15. Episode 15

    04/05/1989

    May 4, 1989

  16. Episode 16

    11/05/1989

    May 11, 1989

  17. Episode 17

    18/05/1989

    May 18, 1989

  18. Episode 18

    25/05/1989

    May 25, 1989

  19. Episode 19

    01/06/1989

    Jun 1, 1989

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

  20. Episode 20

    08/06/1989

    Jun 8, 1989

  21. Episode 21

    15/06/1989

    Jun 15, 1989

  22. Episode 22

    22/06/1989

    Jun 22, 1989

  23. Episode 23

    12/07/1989

    Jul 12, 1989

    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 politician and lawyer Sir Leon Brittan QC, actress Chantal Cuer, Labour politician Denis Healey, and French politician Yvette Roudy.

  24. Episode 24

    14/09/1989

    Sep 14, 1989

    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 Sara Parkin, and Conservative MP Nicholas Ridley.

  25. Episode 25

    21/09/1989

    Sep 21, 1989

  26. Episode 26

    28/09/1989

    Sep 28, 1989

  27. Episode 27

    05/10/1989

    Oct 5, 1989

  28. Episode 28

    12/10/1989

    Oct 12, 1989

  29. Episode 29

    19/10/1989

    Oct 19, 1989

  30. Episode 30

    26/10/1989

    Oct 26, 1989

  31. Episode 31

    02/11/1989

    Nov 2, 1989

  32. Episode 32

    09/11/1989

    Nov 9, 1989

  33. Episode 33

    16/11/1989

    Nov 16, 1989

  34. Episode 34

    23/11/1989

    Nov 23, 1989

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

  35. Episode 35

    30/11/1989

    Nov 30, 1989

  36. Episode 36

    07/12/1989

    Dec 7, 1989

  37. Episode 37

    14/12/1989

    Dec 14, 1989