A Question Of Sport has been canceled by the `, ending a tenure of more than 50 years for the national broadcaster.
A ` spokesman said: “Due to inflation and funding issues, difficult decisions need to be made, so Question Of Sport is not currently in production.”
The national broadcaster cited “value for money” for ` license fee payers, which has led to the broadcaster changing its programming offering to prioritize impactful content that attracts viewers to ` iPlayer.
A ` source said this was not the final whistle for the programme, which was first broadcast in 1970.
The suspension of A Question Of Sport follows Sue Barker was axed as presenter in 2020, alongside long-time team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell.
Paddy McGuinness took over alongside team captains Sam Quek and Ugo Monye, but their tenure only lasted two seasons.
The move also follows the network's announcement last month of its long-running car show Top Gear would be rested “for the foreseeable future”.
Production on the show had been halted since former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff, 45, was hospitalized in December 2022 after being injured in an accident on the test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.
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