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07/07/2011

David Dimbleby chairs the topical debate programme from Basingstoke. With panellists Hugh Grant, Chris Grayling, Douglas Alexander, Baroness Shirley Williams and Jon Gaunt.

David Dimbleby chairs the topical debate programme from Basingstoke.

On the panel: the actor Hugh Grant; Employment Minister Chris Grayling; Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander; Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Shirley Williams; and the radio presenter and former Sun columnist Jon Gaunt with an invited audience.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 10 Jul 2011 18:00

Chapters

  • Introduction

    David Dimbleby introduces the panel.

    Duration: 01:01

  • Phone hacking scandal

    Is the closure of the News of the World a cynical attempt to insulate the rest of News Corp from the fallout over phone hacking?

    Duration: 17:29

  • The power of News International

    With the fall of the News of the World has Rupert Murdoch鈥檚 role of kingmaker ended?

    Duration: 12:24

  • Police investigation

    The police themselves are now implicated in the phone hacking saga. Are they to be trusted to continue the investigation?

    Duration: 22:14

  • Train building jobs lost

    French trains are made in France and German trains are made in Germany. Is it right to lay off 1400 train builders in Derby and award a massive contract for trains to Siemens?

    Duration: 04:26

  • End Credits

    David Dimbleby looks ahead to the return of Question Time in September

    Duration: 01:24

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter David Dimbleby
Participant Hugh Grant
Participant Chris Grayling
Participant Douglas Alexander
Participant Shirley Williams
Participant Jon Gaunt
Series Editor Edward Havard
Executive Producer Steve Anderson

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