Heated debate

Nigel Farage makes his 31st appearance on Question Time this week. Kenneth Clarke remains top of the leader board on 55 - but then, he's been an MP for 46 years, a Cabinet minister and member of a mainstream political party. Others on this week's cast list: Will Self (13 appearances); Louise Mensch, two years a Tory MP, now running a website funded by Rupert Murdoch; Sarah Wollaston, Tory MP for Totnes; and Richard Burgon, Labour MP for Leeds East and Shadow Justice Secretary.

One former BBC News boss has had enough.

#bbcqt in need of a reset button https://t.co/oH4btqj80z

— Richard Sambrook (@sambrook) December 7, 2016

#bbcqt is drifting towards the shoutiest - and meaningless - talk radio. Can aspire to be better...

— Richard Sambrook (@sambrook) December 7, 2016

And Newswatch presenter Samira Ahmed can predict the future.

Looks like we're discussing the presence of Farage on bbc news programmes on @newswatchbbc this Fri. Questions/comments newswatch@bbc.co.uk https://t.co/V8rIfDA7IP

— Samira Ahmed (@SamiraAhmedUK) December 7, 2016