| NAMESAKE | The host of Question Time on BBC One and the Conservative MP for Congleton are ____s |
| BRUCE | Fiona, TV news presenter who succeeded David Dimbleby as the host of Question Time (5) |
| PARRIS | South African-born political writer and broadcaster who was the Conservative MP for West Derbyshire from 1979 to 1986 (7,6) |
| MATTHEW | South African-born political writer and broadcaster who was the Conservative MP for West Derbyshire from 1979 to 1986 (7,6) |
| ERIC | Gardeners' Question Time on the radio for 25 years, from 1994 (4) |
| ARTFORM | Symphony, sonnet and sculpture are ____s |
| METAL | About 100 elements in the periodic table are ____s |
| COUNTYTOWN | Aylesbury, Maidstone and Trowbridge are ____s |
| DAVID | And 5 Host of Question Time from 1994 to 2018 (5,8) |
| MINCHIN | Surname of Louise who was a co-host on BBC One's Breakfast from 2006 until 2021 and who made it to the MasterChef finals in 2016 (7) |
| DIMBLEBY | Host of Question Time from 1994 to 2018 (5,8) |
| FIONA | _ Bruce, current host of Question Time (5) |
| SISSONS | Former host of Question Time, Peter ------- (7) |
| ALETRAIL | The Cheshire Real ___ ___, on April 4, is a one-day event for beer lovers, featuring a bus route with stops including Goostrey and Congleton (3,5) |
| ANGHARADREES | Actress who played Demelza in the original 19705 production of Poldark on BBC One (8,4) |
| SUN | The Rising ___, a country pub in Congleton popular with walkers and boaters from the nearby Macclesfield Canal (3) |
| AMYIRONS | Presenter of the 'Hogmanay Show' 2024 on BBC One Scotland (3,5) |
| SECOMBE | Who played Neddie Seagoon in The Goons (1951-60) and his own show debuted on BBC 1 on Christmas Day, 1968? (7) |
| PANORAMA | Longest-running current affairs programme in the world, first broadcast on BBC One in 1953 (8) |
| CHARLIEFAIRHEAD | Character played by Derek Thompson on BBC One's Casualty from 1986 to 2024 (7,8) |
