''Any Answers?'' is the companion programme to

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...

's '' Any Questions?'', in which a panel of notable figures drawn from politics, media or the arts are asked for their views on current affairs by members of an invited audience assembled in a public venue.

History

The programme – which began in October 1954 – was originally based on letters from listeners to ''Any Questions?'', but has subsequently followed the trend to the less laborious and more immediate "

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" format. Currently listeners can submit their responses to the views expressed in '' Any Questions?'' by email, text message, or telephone. A moderator hosts the programme, ensuring that sufficient time is devoted to responses to each issue covered in the previous edition of ''Any Questions?''. ''Any Answers?'' – today broadcast by

– was initially part of the schedule of the BBC Light Programme (which became

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in September 1967).Radio Rewind - Radio 2 History
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Freddie Grisewood Frederick Henry Grisewood OBE (11 April 1888 – 15 November 1972) was a British broadcaster, who had a long and varied career with the BBC. He was perhaps best known for being the host of ''Any Questions?'' from its inception in 1948 until ...

Jonathan Dimbleby Jonathan Dimbleby (born 31 July 1944) is a British presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes, author and historian. He is the son of Richard Dimbleby and younger brother of television presenter David Dimbleby. ...

hosted the programme from 1989 to 2012; he then stepped down, but continued to present ''Any Questions?''.

Anita Anand Anita Anand (born May 20, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who serves as the minister of national defence since 2021. She has represented the riding of Oakville in the House of Commons since the 2019 federal election, sitting as ...

took over as host on 9 June 2012. ''Any Answers?'' is broadcast on Saturday afternoons immediately after the repeat edition of '' Any Questions?'' has been aired.

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* {{BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 programmes