General Election 2024 TV Guide
David Farnor | On 27, Jun 2024
Voters in the UK will head to the polls on Thursday 4th July to vote in the 2024 general election, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the date unexpectedly last month.
Will Keir Starmer take Labour to victory after more than a decade of the Tories in power? And will Nigel Farage and the Reform Party make any headway several years after the country voted for Brexit? What we do know is that TV coverage will be comprehensive and competitive, from live debates to podcast explainers, all of it available to catch up with on-demand.
Who’s taking part when? And what are you supposed to do if you’re not near the telly on the nights put aside for political programming?
Presenting your 2024 general election streaming TV guide, which we’ll be adding to as more programmes, details and coverage are announced.
The debates
Sunak v Starmer: The ITV Debate
Rishi Sunak, leader of the Conservative Party, and Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, go head to head in this hour-long debate moderated by Julie Etchingham in front of a live audience.
When? 4th June (9pm)
Where? ITV
Seven-Part Debate
Mishal Husein will moderate a debate between leading figures from the seven biggest political parties.
When? 7th June (7.30pm)
Where? BBC One
The ITV Election Debate 2024
Leaders or senior representatives from the following parties will participate in this multi-party debate: Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, SNP, Reform UK, Green Party and Plaid Cymru. The debate will be moderated by Julie Etchingham.
When? 13th June (8.30pm)
Where? ITV
The UK Decides: Immigration, Law and Order
Channel 4 News hosts a UK-wide debate featuring senior politicians from the main parties. The 90-minute event, in front of a live studio audience, is hosted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy and includes Chris Philp (Home Office Minister, CON), Nick Thomas-Symonds (Shadow Cabinet Minister, LAB), Daisy Cooper (Deputy Party Leader, LIB DEM), Carla Denyer (Co-Party Leader, GREEN), Richard Tice (Chairman, REFORM UK), Keith Brown (Deputy Party Leader, SNP) and Rhun ap Iorwerth (Party Leader, PLAID CYMRU).
When? 18th June (6.30pm)
Where? Channel 4
Question Time: Leaders’ Special
Fiona Bruce presents an edition of the show from York featuring leaders of the four biggest political parties.
When? 20th June (8pm)
Where? BBC One
Head-to-Head: Sunak and Starmer
Mishal Husain hosts a head-to-head debate that will be the last TV debate before the general election.
When? 26th June (8pm)
Where? BBC One
Question Time: Leaders’ Special
Fiona Bruce presents a final Question Time special that features the leaders of Reform UK and the Green Party, who answer questions from a studio audience for 30 minutes each.
When? 28th June (8pm)
Where? BBC One
The Interviews
ITV Election Interviews
Anushka Asthana presents as the leaders of the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Reform UK and the Greens take part in this live programme featuring extended interviews.
The Panorama Interviews
Nick Robinson interviews the main party leaders for 30 minutes ahead of the genral election.
Election Night
On Channel 4, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Emily Maitlis will host the night’s coverage, joined exclusively by The Rest is Politics podcast hosts Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart who will bring their own inimitable analysis.
On BBC One, presenters Laura Kuenssberg and Clive Myrie will host the night’s coverage, alongside political editor Chris Mason. Other pundits and commentators will include Reeta Chakrabarti, Jeremy Vine, Kirsty Wark, Fiona Bruce, Victoria Derbyshire, Naga Munchetty, Nick Watt and Alex Forsyth.
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