Mick Hartley

An interview with Robert Winston – the man whose BBC invitations ended after he dared to suggest, on Question Time, that people can’t change sex:

In this wide-ranging and candid conversation, we are joined by Professor Robert Winston — one of the UK’s most distinguished scientists and public communicators — to discuss what happens when scientific reality collides with ideology, institutional caution, and a post-truth media culture.

Professor Winston reflects on the moment that effectively ended his regular BBC punditry: his 2021 appearance on Question Time, where he stated that biological sex cannot be changed. What followed, he argues, was not open debate but silence — and a sharp narrowing of who is considered “safe” to platform.