Live viewing figures for the BBC’s flagship political show Question Time have slumped to historic lows, with episodes over the last couple of months achieving between 1.4 million viewers in October to 1.5 million in November according to figures from the BBC press office. That compares to 3.5 million viewers before the pandemic…

Guido’s analysis, for what it’s worth, is the show has just become boring. Corona is preventing the spicy audience interactions the show is so known for. Meanwhile, panellists have become more sombre and less electric. People tune in to Andrew Marr for monotonous scientists. Viewers expect more energy and debate on a show like Question Time…