Yahoo News Former A Question of Sport host Sue Barker reacts to show cancellation
Former A Question of Sport host Sue Barker has opened up about the shock news that the show is being cancelled.
It was announced recently that A Question of Sport was being shelved, with the BBC telling Digital Spy: "Due to inflation and funding challenges, difficult decisions have to be made, therefore A Question of Sport is currently not in production at the moment."
The show debuted in 1970 and former host Barker, who resided over it from 1997 to 2021, has told Mail Online how she feels about the show's cancellation.
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"Obviously, I am massively disappointed as it is a show that has meant so much to me," Barker said.
The former tennis player also told The Telegraph: "I truly hope it will return one day."
Barker was replaced as host after more than two decades in a shock decision. Top Gear's Paddy McGuinness took over the role, but the show lost huge amounts of viewers.
Barker later revealed that she had since left the BBC altogether, meaning she would no longer front the channel's coverage of Wimbledon, due to how the BBC handled the situation.
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"After 24 years in the hotseat, I was sacked as the host of the BBC quiz show A Question of Sport – and I'm afraid that has left me slightly damaged," Barker wrote in her autobiography.
"Don't get me wrong: I had no problem with being replaced. Everyone has their day. Producers must always have the right to refresh a programme and take it in a new direction.
"It was the way it was handled. It taught me there is actually no way of leaving a role in a nice, pleasant and helpful manner, with your head held high."
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