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In pictures: Schools' Question Time 2010

Left to right: Jamil, Alexandra, Davy, Tom, David Dimbleby, Simon, Naomi, Dan, Georgina

Students from the four winning schools in the 2010 Schools Question Time Challenge joined David Dimbleby for a recording of the programme in July.

The teenagers joined the programme team in the production office shadowing a variety of roles dealing with the audience and panellists. Others joined the programme's technical team.

The venue for the programme was Bexhill-on-Sea which gave some of the students a chance to turn their hand to some filming to find out what it was like to be both behind and in front of the camera.

The four winning schools in this year's competition were; Whitby Community College, St Cecilia's Wandsworth, Crosskeys College (South Wales) and Beal High School, Essex. Two students from each school took part.

Back in the production room David Dimbleby, who has presented Question Time since 1994, prepares for the night's programme aided by Question Time's editor Ed Havard.

The Question Time set travels around the country. Once it has been set up - this time at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea - the students get a chance to have a good look around it.

The audience are in their seats quite early as David Dimbleby keeps an eye on the proceedings.

Schools Question Time winners Naomi, Georgina, Davy and Dan with David Dimbleby

There is even a chance for the students to take a seat on the panel during rehearsals.

After seeing first hand how the programme is put together in the final hours, the students take up their place in the audience ready for the evening's recording.

Finally, the panel take their seats after being introduced to the audience one by one. There is a chance for some last minute make-up to be added and microphones to be fitted.

The panel (left to right) is former Respect MP George Galloway, Labour activist Sally Bercow, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham and broadcaster Nick Ferrari.

The Schools Question Time Challenge will return for 2010/11. It aims to help students aged 14 to 18 in schools nationwide by supporting the citizenship curriculum.