THE filming of Questions Time in Basingstoke this week has been rescheduled because of the general election.

The BBC panel show that invites audience members to ask questions to politicians, business people and journalists, was originally scheduled to take place in the town on Thursday, June 13.

However, the 'upcoming locations' for the TV programme no longer include Basingstoke, and instead list Edinburgh for June 13. 

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Fiona Bruce (Image: PA)

A spokesperson for the BBC has confirmed that the filming of Question Time in Basingstoke has been rescheduled because of the election. 

Rishi Sunak announced on May 22 that the next general election would take place on Thursday, July 4.

The announcement for the filming of Question Time, hosted by Fiona Bruce, was made before the election was set by the prime minister. 

A spokesperson for the BBC said: "We are still hoping to come to Basingstoke and will keep you updated." 

It's not the first time the show has been filmed in Basingstoke.

Question Time came to the Anvil in October 2013 when the panel included former Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt MP and the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Charles Kennedy MP.

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It was also filmed in the town in July 2011, when more than 3.6million people tuned into the programme with actor Hugh Grant, who complained about privacy intrusion by the tabloid press.