The People's Debate with Vincent Browne
| The People's Debate with Vincent Browne | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Politics |
| Presented by | Vincent Browne |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV3 |
| Release | 5 March 2014 |
| Related | |
| Tonight with Vincent Browne | |
The People's Debate with Vincent Browne is a topical debate TV3 television programme in Ireland. Airing on the first Wednesday of every month at 10pm, the two-hour-long show is broadcast in front of a studio audience where audience members are able to participate on the chosen subjects. The People's Debate is presented by Vincent Browne.[1]
Origins
The People's Debate was launched by TV3 on 12 February 2014. The programme was described as an "experiment in democracy television" featuring a "range of hard hitting, intelligent and probing topics" with "no boundaries as it deals with serious current affairs issues in Ireland from topical matters, political discussion, economics and the affairs of the nation."[2]
The first programme was broadcast on Wednesday 5 March 2014.
Chairman
The programme is chaired by Vincent Browne, described as one of Ireland's most respected journalists and TV3’s current affairs broadcaster. He also presents the four-times weekly Tonight with Vincent Browne.
Browne described the programme as "a new experiment in Irish television. This will be TV3’s largest audience show to date with 150-200 people debating the important national issues of the day. There will be no panel of the usual important suspects – if the usual important suspects want to participate they will do so on the same basis as everyone else. This is democracy television."
Broadcast dates
| Show | Motion | Broadcast date |
| 1 | That the Fine Gael-Labour Government deserves the support of the Irish people | 5 March 2014 |
| 2 | That Irish women are not yet liberated | 2 April 2014 |
| 3 | That the Irish people should elect Euro-skeptic candidates in the upcoming European elections | 7 May 2014 |
| 4 | That Ireland is homophobic | 4 June 2014 |
| 5 | That Budget 2015 should prioritise the relief of the squeezed middle income earners | 1 October 2014 |
External links
References
- ^ Flynn, Fiona (5 March 2014). "The People's Debate with Vincent Browne". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "TV3 launches The People's Debate, with Vincent Browne". TV3. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.