A Question of Sport stars Sue Barker, Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson are set to reunite for A Question of… Live Tour.
The much-loved quiz show was a staple on TV screens for more than 50 years until it was axed by the BBC in December last year.
But now, the iconic trio have confirmed that they are set to return for a special live tour which will kick off in March 2025.
A Question of… Live will bring Sue, Phil and Matt together to entertain audiences with a string of one-of-a-kind, exciting, and hilarious live shows.
Each night will feature a panel of special guest sporting superstars, with line-up announcements coming closer to the event.
A Question of Sport stars Sue Barker, Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson are set to reunite for A Question of… Live Tour
The much-loved quiz show was a staple on TV screens for more than 50 years until it was axed by the BBC in December last year
Audience members will get a chance to test their sporting knowledge against Matt, Phil, and their teams right from their seats.
Sue said: ‘I am thrilled to be reuniting with Matt and Phil. We love a quiz. We love a laugh. Can’t wait!!’
‘I am delighted to be going on tour with Sue and Tuffers and welcoming back some of our favourite sporting guests from over the years,’ Matt added.
Phil said: ‘I can’t wait to get back on the road with the dream team of Sue, Matt and me! Good luck Sue in looking after Matt and me and all our great guests.’
The trio will kick off their tour at the Brighton Centre on March 1 before heading to London, Bath, Leicester, Bournemouth, Ipswich, Basingstoke, Torquay, Oxford, Manchester and Nottingham.
After the show was axed, Sue said she felt ‘really disappointed’ for the next generation of athletes who won’t get to experience A Question of Sport and urged the BBC to ‘bring it back’, admitting she was ‘tempted’ to return as host.
She said presenting the programme was the ‘best fun’ she ever had on television and was a rare opportunity for sports stars to show off their personality.
Speaking on the Monday Mile podcast, Sue explained: ‘It was just the best show.. And I’m really disappointed for this next batch of athletes that they won’t have that experience.’
When asked if she’d return to host the show if it was revived, she said: ‘I would be amazingly tempted. I would be tempted to go back to [A] Question of Sport, I’d be tempted to go back to Wimbledon, but I know the right decision is no.’
But now, the iconic trio have confirmed that they are set to return for a special live tour which will kick off in March 2025 (Sue pictured in July)
Question of Sport staff and presenters were left ‘gutted’ when the BBC dramatically announced it would be axing the long-running programme in December.
Making the shock announcement, the Corporation blamed inflation and dwindling ratings as the long-running sports quiz show that spanned more than 1,300 episodes was cancelled.
The decision to halt production comes after long-running host Sue was sacked, sparking fury among viewers.
The show first debuted in 1970, and initially fronted by former Match of the Day reporter David Vine, but is best known for being presented by Barker, who captained the programme for 24 years.
The Wimbledon semi-finalist joined the programme in 1997 quickly progressing to become the face of the show.
In 2020, however, she was ousted in a shock move that the presenter admitted left her feeling ‘slightly damaged’.
‘Naively, I’d expected more after 24 years,’ she wrote in the Daily Mail following the fallout.
‘Don’t get me wrong: I had no problem with being replaced,’ she said. ‘Everyone has their day. Producers must always have the right to refresh a programme and take it in a new direction.’
Question of Sport staff and presenters were left ‘gutted’ when the BBC dramatically announced it would be axing the long-running programme in December
Numbers had been dwindling on the sports show since Sue left in 2020
She added: ‘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.’
The former tennis star was removed from the programme with captains Matt and Phil, so that bosses could draft in fresh talent to revamp the long-running sports quiz.
Paddy McGuinness was brought into to replace Barker in 2021. Olympian Sam Quek and retired rugby star Ugo Monye replaced Dawson and Tufnell as team captains.
A BBC spokesperson told MailOnline tonight: ‘Due to inflation and funding challenges difficult decisions have to be made, therefore Question of Sport is currently not in production at the moment.’
