[TV] Question Time vs Newsnight

[TheBigUnit]

Question Time vs Newsnight

 

[clapham_gull]

I much prefer the non-audience Question Time, making it more like a call-in radio show.

 

[jimhigham]

Newsnight.

Emily Maitlis, you see?

 

[Weststander]

Newsnight.

Been watching it for 40 years, crikes, In the early days presented by Tusa, Wheeler or Hobday, loved the Paxman era.

 

[Blue3]

Currently watching question time as not watched it for a while and I am obviously aware we don't have any national elections or referndum on the horizon so the quality of guests is B grade and the social remote audience although nessasary only adds to what has become poor TV, it's not the same without Sir David

 

[clapham_gull]

Currently watching question time as not watched it for a while and I am obviously aware we don't have any national elections or referndum on the horizon so the quality of guests is B grade and the social remote audience although nessasary only adds to what has become poor TV, it's not the same without Sir David

I once had a conversation with him whilst he was waiting for a cab. I told him how much I liked the programme and the conservation got onto Margeret Thatcher who had recently died. He said "Well let me tell you a funny story about her..."

Unfortunately, his PA then turned up and whisked him away.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Newsnight every time. Emily Maitlis rules...... and not just because she looks good.... in fact not at all because she looks good.
Tenacious and well informed as an interviewer.

 

[Normal Rob]

Newsnight.

Been watching it for 40 years, crikes, In the early days presented by Tusa, Wheeler or Hobday, loved the Paxman era.

can't see anyone threatening to overrule you on that one.

 

[SCassidy]

Newsnight. Maitlis over Bruce every day of the week.

Also, Newsnight actually looks at issues in some depth. QT just gets sound bites off politicians and members of the public.You usually end up with people talking over each other. Not for me.

 

[MattBackHome]

QT is utter shite

 

[Monsieur Le Plonk]

Pre Covid - Question Time
Covid World - Newsnight

 

[Is it PotG?]

The Brucemeister all day

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

Different style of programme really.

Question Time for one night a week and Newsnight for the other nights is fine with me. Newsnight much more factual and direct. Question Time much more a debate. Both good.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Stopped watching Question Time ages ago when it just became a shouting free for all.

Is it any better these days ?

 

[London Irish]

Newsnight every time. Emily Maitlis rules...... and not just because she looks good.... in fact not at all because she looks good.
Tenacious and well informed as an interviewer.

Will have to disagree, she often sounds like she's just skimmed Twitter for the day for research, when she's up against someone who really knows their stuff, she flaps. The faux aggressive style many presenters like her adopt is a distraction for me, good interviewers should be cool and dispassionate and draw people into mistakes, but she just comes as querulous and bull-in-china-shop

 

[bluenitsuj]

Both shite

 

[Lower West Stander]

Stopped watching Question Time ages ago when it just became a shouting free for all.

Is it any better these days ?

Me too.

It went all woke as well. Felt there are only certain opinions you were allowed to have - took me back to my student days in the 80s when debates were comprised only of what the organisers wanted to hear.

 

[nicko31]

Where would we be now without Question Time? They gave Farage a season ticket (35 times)

Little surprise we opted for self harm...