Mary Reid

Any Questions last night was broadcast live from the Rose Theatre in Kingston.

I was delighted to see Sir Peter Hall on the team, alongside some political stars - Harriet Harman, Vince Cable and Caroline Spelman.

(If you're wondering whether the panellists are hidden in the dark - they're not. This was a sneaky shot taken as the audience arrived)

Three questions referred to Shakespeare, presumably in deference to Peter, but he is quite capable of making pithy comments on any topic thrown at him, as he clearly demonstrated.

The first 20 minutes was given over to a discussion on how the prospects of Gordon Brown and the Labour Party had been damaged by the local elections. This was before the results had been announced from London.

You can hear the repeat of the show today on Radio 4 at 1.10pm followed by Any Answers, or you'll be able to listen again for some time afterwards.