Princess Helena College and Preston Trust were delighted to host Radio 4's live discussion show, Any Questions, on Friday 6 January.
The evening was chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby and the guests were Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times, Constance Briscoe, barrister and writer, Jesse Norman MP and author of The Big Society and Stephen Twigg, Shadow Secretary of State for Education.
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"The recording of Radio 4's "Any Questions" was a great experience and fun to attend. It was interesting to see how a live broadcast takes place and surprising to find out that the panel are not allowed to know the questions until they are live on air.The panel dealt with sensitive topics, such as the Stephen Lawrence case and Diane Abbott's "twitter experience", as well as fiercely debating the success of the education system, after a brilliant question from Mrs. Martinelli. The evening was a huge success with girls and their families gripped throughout, although I would disagree with the comment made by the Editor of the FT that exams are getting easier." Rachel Helman, Head Girl
"I really enjoyed going to see Any Questions and I found the debate fascinating. I thought that Constance Briscoe and Lionel Barber were very interesting and I liked their views on the issues." Kitt Spicer, Year 8
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Les Edwards from the Preston Trust, Jo-Anne Duncan, Headmistress, Jonathan Dimbleby and the panel.