University News Last updated 11 January 2023
Birmingham City University (BCU) students are to play a key role behind the scenes when the institution plays host to flagship BBC topical debate programme BBC Question Time.
The show, which is hosted by Fiona Bruce, will be broadcast live from the University’s City Centre Campus building tomorrow (12 January).
The programme will broadcast from BCU’s award-winning Parkside Building, home to the University’s Faculty of Arts, Design and Media. Facilities in the five-story, state-of-the-art building include TV studios, some of which are the largest university studios in the UK. The building also features industry-standard editing suites – all interconnected and integrated by 22km of wire – as well as cutting-edge workshop spaces for art and design students.
The BBC is set to reveal the panel of guests for this week’s show tomorrow (Thursday). The programme will broadcast tomorrow (Thursday 12 January) on BBC One at 22:40.
It’s not the first time that political programming on TV has been broadcast from BCU’s campuses. Back in 2019, the Labour Party launched its election manifesto from Parkside Building, again with students playing key roles and interacting with leading journalists from global media.