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The panel for this week's BBC Question Time in Peterlee has been announced ahead of the programme's return to County Durham.
Presenter Fiona Bruce will host the political debate show from the East Durham town on Thursday, October 8, marking its first visit to the county since a broadcast from Bishop Auckland in December 2022.
Appearing on the panel will be Labour MP Jake Richards, Conservative MP Harriet Cross, Liberal Democrat MP Max Wilkinson, Daily Mirror associate editor Kevin Maguire and The Telegraph senior political commentator Annabel Denham.
Tomorrow, join Question Time in Peterlee On the panel: Jake Richards, Harriet Cross, Max Wilkinson, Kevin Maguire, and Annabel Denham Thursday 8th October, 10:40pm on @BBCiPlayer and @BBCOne Apply now: https://t.co/3ivO2BXgl1 #bbcqt https://t.co/ZBM97DGNt6
— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) October 7, 2026
The long-running BBC One programme travels around the country each week, with politicians and public figures answering questions from members of the audience on the biggest issues facing the UK.
The Peterlee edition will give residents the opportunity to raise issues directly with leading political and media figures in front of a national television audience.
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The programme's return will be the first time Question Time has been filmed in County Durham since the Bishop Auckland broadcast on December 8, 2022.
That panel featured former Hexham MP Guy Opperman, Labour politician Lucy Powell, SNP deputy Westminster leader Stewart Hosie, journalist Isabel Oakeshott and fashion designer Patrick Grant.
The show is due to be broadcast on BBC One at 10.40pm on Thursday.