Sky News have been promoting the debates heavily, as this publicity photo shows. Photo credit: BSkyB
On TribuneMagazine.co.uk today, Ivor Gaber asks if tonight’s Prime Ministerial Debate being only on multi-channel TV is a threat to democracy, because some people won’t be able to watch it.
Sky News, who are broadcasting tonight’s debate, have been promoting the debates a lot, and have even gone as far as to project a Mount Rushmore-style depiction of the three party leaders onto the white cliffs of Dover.
The debates won’t be projected onto the cliffs… but there are still a few ways of watching them even if you don’t have a pricey set-top box. Sky have produced a detailed guide on how to watch the debates.
Here’s the lowdown:
Live at 8pm today on the Sky News channel. This is on Freeview channel 82, Virgin Cable channel 602, Sky Satellite channel 501 (and channel 517 in high-definition, if you want to see every wrinkle in Gordon Brown’s face).
Live on the BBC News Channel. This is on Freeview channel 80, Virgin Cable channel 601, TalkTalkTV channel 501, Freesat channel 200 and Sky Satellite channel 503
Live online at Sky.com and BBC.co.uk
Live on BBC Radio 4
At 11.30pm tonight on BBC Two
At 8pm tomorrow on the BBC Parliament channel. This is on Freeview channel 81, Freesat channel 201, Virgin Cable channel 612, TalkTalkTV channel 502, Sky channel 504
The debate will also be carried on a number of channels abroad. Full details here.
