Sue Barker to reunite with A Question of Sport co-stars four years after brutal BBC axing --[Reported by Umva mag]

SUE Barker has confirmed plans to reunite with her A Question of Sport co-stars after the show was given the boot by the BBC. She fronted the show alongside Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson between 1997 and 2021 before the Beeb opted to overhaul the show. PASue Barker will reunite with Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson for their new show A Question of… Live[/caption] GettySue was let go from the BBC show in 2021 in a shock move[/caption] PAA Question of Sport was axed by the BBC altogether shortly after, but will now return with the fan-favourite cast[/caption] Sue will reunite with Phil and Matt for a live version for A Question of Sport. The live tour will kick off in 2025. The BBC have confirmed A Question of… Live will bring Sue Matt, and Phil back together to entertain audiences with a string of one-of-a-kind, exciting, and hilarious live shows. Their trademark chemistry and wit, which made them fan favourites on screen, will now light up the stage. And, of course, the live show will feature rounds and challenges familiar to everyone, along with exciting new elements created just for the tour. Each show will feature a panel of special guest sporting superstars, with line-up announcements coming closer to the event. Audience members will get a chance to test their sporting knowledge against Matt, Phil, and their teams right from their seats. Sue previously hosted the BBC One show from 1997 to 2021 alongside team captains Matt (who joined in 2004) and Phil (since 2008). The trio’s natural chemistry and fast-paced banter quickly became a hit with viewers in what many consider to be the glory years of the show. Not only that, the sporting legends will share stories from their time on screen as well as behind-the-scenes tales from their careers you definitely won’t hear on TV… Gushing about their big reunion, former tennis player Sue said: “I am thrilled to be reuniting with Matt and Phil. We love a quiz. We love a laugh. Can’t wait!!” “I am delighted to be going on tour with Sue and Tuffers and welcoming back some of our favourite sporting guests from over the years,” Matt added. While Phil teased: “I can’t wait to get back on the road with the dream team of Sue, Matt and me! Good luck Sue in looking after Matt and me and all our great guests.” The beloved trio will be taking their show on the road in 2025 with a series of live events. The dates are as follows: 1 March – Brighton Centre 2 March – London Eventim Apollo 5 March – Bath Forum 6 March – Leicester De Montfort Hall 7 March – BIC Bournemouth 10 March – Ipswich Regent Theatre 11 March – Basingstoke Anvil 12 March – Torquay Princess Theatre 21 March – Oxford New Theatre 22 March – Manchester Palace Theatre 23 March – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 9 October at 10am. BBC departures and returns LEAVING/LEFT Newsnight’s Mark Urban after 35 years on air Claudia Winkleman quitting BBC Radio 2 after 15 years Correspondent Robin Brant after two decades Sports presenter Garry Richardson after 50 years BBC Radio star Jason Rosam after 16 years on air Jordan North quitting Radio 1 and moving to Capital RETURNING/RETURNED Martine Croxall after launching legal action against the Beeb Karin Giannone after a horror injury and year off air Annita McVeigh after losing out on a chief presenter job last year Geeta Guru-Murthy after also being off air for more than a year The live tour comes four years after Sue was asked to step down from A Question of Sport, which she previously described as her “dream job.” With Sue as the host, the quiz show achieved an average of four to five million viewers every episode. The star was the leading host of the panel quiz show for years before she was replaced by Paddy McGuinness in a move which appeared to seal the show’s future. Viewing figures plummeted to below one million, with the BBC pointing to “funding challenges” as its reason for axing the show.

Oct 7, 2024 - 11:47

Sue Barker to reunite with A Question of Sport co-stars four years after brutal BBC axing --[Reported by Umva mag]

SUE Barker has confirmed plans to reunite with her A Question of Sport co-stars after the show was given the boot by the BBC.

She fronted the show alongside Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson between 1997 and 2021 before the Beeb opted to overhaul the show.

a man holding a gilbert rugby ball and a woman holding a cricket bat

Sue Barker will reunite with Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson for their new show A Question of… Live[/caption]

a woman in a red dress sits between two men

Sue was let go from the BBC show in 2021 in a shock move[/caption]

a woman wearing a wimbledon jacket holds a microphone

A Question of Sport was axed by the BBC altogether shortly after, but will now return with the fan-favourite cast[/caption]

Sue will reunite with Phil and Matt for a live version for A Question of Sport. The live tour will kick off in 2025.

The BBC have confirmed A Question of… Live will bring Sue Matt, and Phil back together to entertain audiences with a string of one-of-a-kind, exciting, and hilarious live shows.

Their trademark chemistry and wit, which made them fan favourites on screen, will now light up the stage.

And, of course, the live show will feature rounds and challenges familiar to everyone, along with exciting new elements created just for the tour.

Each show will feature a panel of special guest sporting superstars, with line-up announcements coming closer to the event.

Audience members will get a chance to test their sporting knowledge against Matt, Phil, and their teams right from their seats.

Sue previously hosted the BBC One show from 1997 to 2021 alongside team captains Matt (who joined in 2004) and Phil (since 2008).

The trio’s natural chemistry and fast-paced banter quickly became a hit with viewers in what many consider to be the glory years of the show.

Not only that, the sporting legends will share stories from their time on screen as well as behind-the-scenes tales from their careers you definitely won’t hear on TV…

Gushing about their big reunion, former tennis player Sue said: “I am thrilled to be reuniting with Matt and Phil. We love a quiz. We love a laugh. Can’t wait!!”

“I am delighted to be going on tour with Sue and Tuffers and welcoming back some of our favourite sporting guests from over the years,” Matt added.

While Phil teased: “I can’t wait to get back on the road with the dream team of Sue, Matt and me! Good luck Sue in looking after Matt and me and all our great guests.”

The beloved trio will be taking their show on the road in 2025 with a series of live events.

The dates are as follows:

1 March – Brighton Centre
2 March – London Eventim Apollo
5 March – Bath Forum
6 March – Leicester De Montfort Hall
7 March – BIC Bournemouth
10 March – Ipswich Regent Theatre
11 March – Basingstoke Anvil
12 March – Torquay Princess Theatre
21 March – Oxford New Theatre
22 March – Manchester Palace Theatre
23 March – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 9 October at 10am.

BBC departures and returns

LEAVING/LEFT

Newsnight’s Mark Urban after 35 years on air

Claudia Winkleman quitting BBC Radio 2 after 15 years

Correspondent Robin Brant after two decades

Sports presenter Garry Richardson after 50 years

BBC Radio star Jason Rosam after 16 years on air

Jordan North quitting Radio 1 and moving to Capital

RETURNING/RETURNED

Martine Croxall after launching legal action against the Beeb

Karin Giannone after a horror injury and year off air

Annita McVeigh after losing out on a chief presenter job last year

Geeta Guru-Murthy after also being off air for more than a year

The live tour comes four years after Sue was asked to step down from A Question of Sport, which she previously described as her “dream job.”

With Sue as the host, the quiz show achieved an average of four to five million viewers every episode.

The star was the leading host of the panel quiz show for years before she was replaced by Paddy McGuinness in a move which appeared to seal the show’s future.

Viewing figures plummeted to below one million, with the BBC pointing to “funding challenges” as its reason for axing the show.

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