MUMBAI: Bloomberg TV India, the English business news channel, is launching a new show titled ?The Outsider?. The show is being hosted by Tim Sebastian, the first presenter of BBC?s HARDtalk.

?The Outsider? is a debate series, in association with Sobo Films, starting 25 August. It will air every Saturday at 8 pm. The episode will repeat telecast on Sunday at 11 am and 9 pm and Wednesday at 10.30 pm.

According to the company statement, ?The Outsider? will see how the politicians fared against the incisive, incessant and blunt questions fielded by Tim Sebastian and the astounding result of the audiences? vote for the two polls conducted during the debate.

The launch episode will see politicians debating on ?Politics Should No Longer Be A Family Business?. Communist Party of India (Marxist)?s Sitaram Yechury and BJP?s Sudheendra Kulkarni of BJP will debate in favour of the motion and Congress? Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Biju Janata Dal?s Kalikesh Singh Deo will debate against the motion.

Tim Sebastian will kick-off the debate asking each panelist for their top three points in favour/against the motion and proceeds to state facts that go dead against their arguments and has the panel defending their statements. Two polls will be conducted amongst the studio audience. One on the trust or faith that they have in today?s politicians and the other on the audiences? vote for the motion.