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The Big Questions - Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 9, 2007 (15 min)

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Episode 02

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2007

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Episode 03

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2007

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Episode 05

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2007

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Episode 06

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 21, 2007

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Season 4

Season 6

Episode 1

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2013

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Episode 2

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2013

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Episode 3

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2013

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Episode 4

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2013

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Episode 5

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2013

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Episode 6

Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2013

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Episode 7

Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2013

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Episode 8

Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2013

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Episode 9

Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2013

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Episode 10

Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2013

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Episode 11

Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2013

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Episode 12

Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2013

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Episode 14

Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2013

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Episode 15

Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2013

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Season 9

Episode 1

Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 2

Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 3

Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 4

Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 5

Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 6

Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 7

Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 8

Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 9

Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 10

Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: Mar 13, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 11

Episode: 9x11 | Airdate: Mar 20, 2016

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Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Episode 12

Episode: 9x12 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2016

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Nicky Campbell presents live moral, ethical and religious debate from Manor CE Academy, York.

Episode 13

Episode: 9x13 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2016

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Nicky Campbell presents a specially recorded programme from Manor CE Academy, York. In honour of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, he asks: Is there more truth in Shakespeare than the Bible? Among those taking part are: Professor Stanley Wells, honorary president of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust; Richard Denton, director of Shakespeare Uncovered; Andrew Dickson of The Guardian; Jem Bloomfield, author of Words of Power: Reading Shakespeare and the Bible; Rev Dr Alison Millbank from Nottingham University; Alycia Smith-Howard, actor and Shakespeare scholar; Dr Rebecca Emmett from York University; and Rev Dr Paul Edmondson from the Shakespeare Institute.

Episode 14

Episode: 9x14 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2016

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Bath Spa University, Bath.

Episode 15

Episode: 9x15 | Airdate: May 1, 2016

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Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Oasis Academy, Salford.

Episode 16

Episode: 9x16 | Airdate: May 8, 2016

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Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Oasis Academy, Salford. In this episode Nicky asks: Should we be proud of the British Empire?

Episode 17

Episode: 9x17 | Airdate: May 15, 2016

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Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Wychwood School in Oxford.

Episode 18

Episode: 9x18 | Airdate: May 29, 2016

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Nicky Campbell presents moral, ethical and religious debate from Wychwood School, Oxford. The one question this week is, did man create God? Nicky is joined by a panel of religious figures, experts, writers and theologians.

Episode 19

Episode: 9x19 | Airdate: Jun 5, 2016

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Nicky Campbell presents moral, ethical and religious debates from Brunel University, Uxbridge.

12/06/2016

Episode: 9x20 | Airdate: Jun 12, 2016

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Nicky Campbell presents moral, ethical and religious debates from Brunel University, Uxbridge. Nicky asks the question: Are we facing the end of the world?

Season 10

Episode 1

Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2017

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Episode 2

Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2017

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A special edition of The Big Questions recorded at London's Brunel University, with the audience and invited contributors debating just one issue: is digital media good for democracy?

Episode 3

Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents the Big Questions live from Bradford's Appleton Academy.

Episode 4

Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2017

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Episode 5

Episode: 10x05 | Airdate: Feb 5, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, Southampton.

Nicky Campbell asks:

Will more children be raised in poverty?

Should we have the right to decide our own gender?

And, can Britain be proud of its aid to asylum seekers?

Episode 6

Episode: 10x06 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Leicester Grammar School.

Episode 7

Episode: 10x07 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Leith Academy, Edinburgh.

Episode 8

Episode: 10x08 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Heatlands Academy, Birmingham.

Episode 9

Episode: 10x09 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Northumbria Students' Union, Newcastle. Should pornography be on the school curriculum? And is your image public property?

Episode 10

Episode: 10x10 | Airdate: Mar 12, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents live debate from the University of Kent in Canterbury. He asks, Do the brightest do better at grammar schools? And is using drones ethical?

Episode 11

Episode: 10x11 | Airdate: Mar 19, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents live debate from Michaelston Activity Centre in Cardiff. He asks: Are Europe's powerless taking control?; Does a nation's happiness matter?; Does forgiving set you free?

Episode 12

Episode: 10x12 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents live debate from St Edward's School, Oxford.

Episode 13

Episode: 10x13 | Airdate: Apr 2, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents live debate from Patcham High School, Brighton.

Episode 14

Episode: 10x14 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents live debate from Netherhall School, Cambridge and asks:

Should we trade with countries that abuse human rights?

Would gender-neutral language be better for mankind?

Have we lost the real meaning of Easter?

Episode 15

Episode: 10x15 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents live debate from Manor CE Academy, York.

Episode 16

Episode: 10x16 | Airdate: May 7, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Manor CE Academy in York, debating the effectiveness of humanitarian interventions across the globe.

Taking part in the discussion are human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell; Dorcas Erskine of Action Aid; Mukesh Kapila, professor of global health and humanitarian affairs at Manchester University; Yasmine Ahmed, director of Rights Watch UK; Richard Dowden, director of the Royal African Society; Kirsty McNeil of Save the Children; Neil Thorns of Cafod; Dr Olivia Rutazibwa of Portsmouth University; Alan Mendoza, director of the Henry Jackson Society; Dr Philip Cunliffe of Kent University.

Episode 17

Episode: 10x17 | Airdate: May 14, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Oasis Academy Media City, Salford.

Episode 18

Episode: 10x18 | Airdate: May 21, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents debate from Oasis Academy Media City, Salford. Will globalisation make the world a better place?

Episode 19

Episode: 10x19 | Airdate: May 28, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Harris Academy, Peckham. He asks whether the private sector is helping the NHS and whether white people can be victims of racism.

Episode 20

Episode: 10x20 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2017

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Harris Academy, Peckham, and asks if interfering with genes is ethical.

Taking part in the debate are:
Dr Silvia Camporesi, director of bioethics at KingsCollege, London.
Dr David King, director of Human Genetics Alert.
Professor Jonathan Montgomery, from the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies.
Professor Jackie Leach Scully, director of policy, ethics and life sciences, Newcastle University.
Dr Trevor Stammers, Centre for Bioethics and Emerging Technologies.
Environmentalist and writer Tony Juniper.
Dr Ruth Stirton, healthcare law and ethics, Sussex Univeristy.
Professor Keith Fox, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Movement for Reform Judaism.
Dr Virginia Bolton, clinical embryologist.
David Wood from the Transhumanist Party UK.

Season 11

Episode 1

Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from the University of East London.

Episode 2

Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Appelton Academy, Bradford.

Episode 3

Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Netherhall School, Cambridge.

Episode 4

Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Northumbria Students' Union, Newcastle.

Episode 5

Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, Southampton.

Episode 6

Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from St Edward's School, Oxford.

Episode 7

Episode: 11x07 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Leicester Grammar School, Leicester.

Episode 8

Episode: 11x08 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Bath Spa University, Bath.

Episode 9

Episode: 11x09 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Edinburgh College Granton Campus.

Episode 10

Episode: 11x10 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Lliswerry High School, Newport.

Episode 11

Episode: 11x11 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from University of Sussex, Brighton.

Episode 12

Episode: 11x12 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow.

Episode 13

Episode: 11x13 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Manor CE Academy, York.

Episode 14

Episode: 11x14 | Airdate: Apr 15, 2018

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The Big Questions comes from Manor CE Academy in York.

Nicky Campbell asks just one very big question - is the NHS still fit for purpose?

Taking part in this special edition are: Lord Kerslake, former chair, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Niall Dickson, chief executive, NHS Confederation, Adam Kay, author, This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, professor Nadey Hakim, transplant surgeon and president's envoy, Imperial College London, professor Neena Modi, neonatal consultant, Imperial College London, Alex Hitchcock, Reform, GPs doctor Bob Gill and doctor Una Coales, professor Celia Kitzinger, Coma and Disorders of Consciousness Research Centre, Rabbi doctor Jonathan Romain, Dignity in Dying and Andrew Grey, author, Dignity at the End of Life: What's Beneath the Assisted Dying Debate?

Episode 15

Episode: 11x15 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford.

Does carrying an offensive weapon deserve a prison sentence?
Should performance-enhancing drugs be allowed in sport?

Episode 16

Episode: 11x16 | Airdate: May 6, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford, asking 'is there a crisis in masculinity?'.

Taking part in this edition are Martin Daubney, founder of the Men and Boys Coalition, Nazir Afzal, former chief prosecutor, Prof Eric Anderson, author of Inclusive Masculinity, Jordan Stephens, writer and performer, Fraser Myers, journalist, Spiked online, Simon Evans, comedian, Mike Buchanan, leader of Justice for Men and Boys, Amrou Al-Kadhi, writer, performer and film-maker, and Kit Garrett, from the Institute of Gender Studies at Chester University.

Episode 17

Episode: 11x17 | Airdate: May 13, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Heartlands Academy, Birmingham.

Episode 18

Episode: 11x18 | Airdate: May 27, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Heartlands Academy in Birmingham which looks at robots and artificial intelligence.

Episode 19

Episode: 11x19 | Airdate: Jun 10, 2018

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Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Brunel University London in Uxbridge. He asks just one very big question: Is the liberal world order in crisis?

Season 12

Episode 1

Episode: 12x01 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2019

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from James Allen's Girls' School, London.

Episode 2

Episode: 12x02 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2019

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Heartlands Academy, Birmingham. He asks: Is it right to design babies?; and Should museums give back other nations' treasures?

Episode 3

Episode: 12x03 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2019

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Appleton Academy, Bradford. He asks: should gambling be made socially unacceptable? And, do some communities ignore human rights law?

Episode 4

Episode: 12x04 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2019

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Oasis Academy MediaCity in Salford. Are private schools immoral? And should Britain be afraid of its far right?

Episode 5

Episode: 12x05 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2019

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Rachel Burden presents topical debate live from The Attenborough Centre at the University of Sussex in Brighton. Has social media ruined childhood? Is feminism in crisis?

Episode 6

Episode: 12x06 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2019

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Lisswerry High in Newport.

Episode 7

Episode: 12x07 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2019

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Hutcheson Grammar School in Glasgow. She asks her audience if they are defined by their country or their faith.

Episode 8

Episode: 12x08 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2019

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Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Leicester Grammar School. Nicky asks: have some of us been here before? And is environmentalism the new religion?

Episode 9

Episode: 12x09 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2019

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Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Oasis Academy, Salford. He asks if faiths need to adapt to survive. And has Britain become a less tolerant society?

Episode 10

Episode: 12x10 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2019

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The Big Questions comes live from Heartlands Academy in Birmingham. Nicky Campbell asks just one Big Question: Is Islam more divided than united?

Season 13

Episode 1

Episode: 13x01 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2020

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Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich, London.

Is Britain failing white, working class boys?

Plus is the justice system unfair to rape victims?

Episode 2

Episode: 13x02 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2020

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Nicky Campbell presents a live debate from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford.

Episode 3

Episode: 13x03 | Airdate: Feb 16, 2020

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This Sunday, February 16th, The Big Questions comes live from Leicester Grammar School in Leicester.

Nicky Campbell will be asking:
Should Britain be ashamed of its deportation policies?
And, will defining Islamophobia undermine free speech?

Episode 4

Episode: 13x04 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2020

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The Big Questions comes live from the Students' Union at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne. Nicky Campbell asks: Is racism a legacy of the Empire? And is wokeness a new religion?

Episode 5

Episode: 13x05 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2020

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This Sunday, March 1st, The Big Questions comes live from the The Deanery CE Academy in Swindon.

Nicky Campbell will be asking:
Homelessness: how do we fix it?
And, do women still need to fight for rights?

Episode 6

Episode: 13x06 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2020

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The Big Questions comes live from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford. Nicky Campbell will be asking: Should we put redemption for prisoners before retribution? And, do we place too much faith in technology?

Episode 7

Episode: 13x07 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2020

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The Big Questions comes live from Patcham High School in Brighton. Nicky Campbell asks, does the new law on domestic abuse go far enough? And could mindfulness be doing more harm than good?

Episode 8

Episode: 13x08 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2020

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Nicky Campbell will be asking:
Should fat-shaming be against the law?
And, are there deal breakers in religion?

Season 14

Episode 1

Episode: 14x01 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2021

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Nicky Campbell returns to debate topical moral, ethical and religious issues.

Episode 2

Episode: 14x02 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2021

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Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.

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