TV Show

The Big Questions

Nicky Campbell hosts a series of moral, ethical and religious debates.

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14 seasons

201 episodes total

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

2007

Rating

TV Show

6.7/10

3 votes • HD

Season 1

24 episodes
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Episode 1
Episode 1

Episode 1

Episode 1 • Sep 09, 2007

A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues, hosted by Nicky Campbell. With contributions from panellists Amanda Platell, Dr Alice Roberts, Jonathan Bartley, Jeevan Deol and an invited Oxford audience.

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Sep 16, 2007

Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol host a series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues. This week, owning up, apologising and forgiveness are the subjects under discussion. With contributions from panellists Baroness Julia Neuberger and Peter Hitchens, and an invited Oxford audience.

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Episode 3 • Sep 23, 2007

Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol host a series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues. Ann Widdecombe, Julie Bindell and an invited audience from Brighton discuss religious blessing of same-gender partnerships.

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Episode 4 • Oct 07, 2007

Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol host a series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues. Joining them in Birmingham are panellists Clare Short, Rabbi Schochet, Dr Raj Pandit Sharma and Nihal.

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Episode 5 • Oct 14, 2007

Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol host a series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues, live from Bradford as Muslims celebrate Eid. Journalist John Simpson explains why he thinks the world will be a more peaceful place in the future.

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Oct 21, 2007

Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol host this edition of the series of topical moral, ethical and religious debates live from Wychwood School in Oxford, with talk show host James O'Brien, religious commentator Anne Atkins and soprano Katherine Jenkins.

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Season 2

35 episodes
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Episode 1 • Dec 28, 2008

Nicky Campbell is at Whitgift School in Croydon to preside over a panel including former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie, Oasis Trust founder Steve Chalke, and Queen's Chaplain the Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin.

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Episode 2 • Jan 04, 2009

Nicky Campbell presents from Wychwood School in Oxford. Taking part in the topical debates are Esther Rantzen, Peter Hitchens of the Daily Mail, Zoe Williams of The Guardian and Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet from Mill Hill Synagogue.

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Jan 11, 2009

Topical live debate with Nicky Campbell. Joining him at Samworth Academy in Leicester are life-coach and agony aunt Jenni Trent Hughes, Tim Stevens, the Bishop of Leicester, and Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, local imam and member of the Muslim Council of Britain.

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Episode 4 • Jan 18, 2009

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions from the Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury. Taking part in the live topical debates will be writer and broadcaster Cristina Odone, Jonathan Bartley, director of the religious think-tank Ekklesia, and Dr Raj Pandit Sharma from the Hindu Council UK.

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Jan 25, 2009

Topical live debate with Nicky Campbell from Telford College, Edinburgh. Panellists include television presenter and Daily Record columnist Kaye Adams; Revd Alec MacDonald of the Free Church of Scotland; historical novelist and columnist, Katie Grant; and the award-winning science fiction writer, Ken MacLeod.

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Feb 01, 2009

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from the Ashton Park School in Bristol. Taking part in the topical debates are Alex Goldberg, Chief Executive of the London Jewish Forum; radio talk show host James O'Brien; the Rev Joanna Jepson, chaplain to the London College of Fashion; and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.

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Season 3

14 episodes
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Series 3, Show 3
Episode 3

Series 3, Show 3

Episode 3 • Jan 17, 2010

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Series 3, Show 4

Episode 4 • Jan 24, 2010

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Series 3, Show 6

Episode 6 • Feb 07, 2010

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Series 3, Show 8

Episode 8 • Feb 21, 2010

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Episode 9

Series 3, Show 9

Episode 9 • Feb 28, 2010

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Series 3, Show 10
Episode 10

Series 3, Show 10

Episode 10 • Mar 07, 2010

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Season 4

3 episodes
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Is the Bible still relevant today?
Episode 15

Is the Bible still relevant today?

Episode 15 • May 08, 2011

Nicky Campbell presents a special edition of The Big Questions recorded at Bury Grammar School Boys. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible, the programme debates just one topic: is the Bible still relevant? Contributing their views from the panel are: the Right Reverend Michael Nazir Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester; the scientist and atheist campaigner, Professor Richard Dawkins; Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner from the North Western Reform Synagogue; and the Bible scholar Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou, who presented the BBC Two series, The Bible's Buried Secrets.

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Is Religion On Its Way Out?
Episode 17

Is Religion On Its Way Out?

Episode 17 • May 22, 2005

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Does Heaven Exist?
Episode 18

Does Heaven Exist?

Episode 18 • May 29, 2005

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Season 5

19 episodes
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Episode 1 • Jan 08, 2012

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Episode 2 • Jan 15, 2012

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Episode 3 • Jan 22, 2012

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Jan 29, 2012

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Episode 5 • Feb 05, 2012

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Episode 6 • Feb 12, 2012

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Season 6

17 episodes
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Episode 1 • Jan 06, 2013

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Jan 13, 2013

Is it time for all religions to accept evolution as fact? Nicky Campbell hosts the debate.

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Jan 20, 2013

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow.

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Jan 27, 2013

With Nicky Campbell in Salford.

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Feb 03, 2013

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions from the Samworth Enterprise Academy, Leicester.

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Feb 10, 2013

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions from Michaelston Community College in Cardiff.

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Season 7

2 episodes
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Episode 18
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Episode 18

Episode 18 • May 18, 2014

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Episode 21

Episode 21 • Jun 15, 2014

Just the one very big question this week: Should the British stop tolerating intolerance?

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Season 8

0 episodes
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Season 9

20 episodes
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Episode 1

Episode 1 • Jan 10, 2016

Nicky Cambell returns for the ninth series of The Big Questions. Live from University of Kent, Canterbury, the audience and guests debate whether doctors should have the right to strike, freedom of speech on university campuses and the future of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Jan 17, 2016

Nicky Campbell presents live moral, ethical and religious debate from Harris Academy, Peckham. Amongst the questions Nicky asks are: should crimes die with the accused?; can all religions be right?; and does social media reveal men's hatred for women?

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Jan 24, 2016

Nicky Campbell presents live moral, ethical and religious debate with an audience and invited guests from Leith Academy, Edinburgh. Should sugar be treated like a dangerous drug? Is it right to alter embryos' genes? And, do religions get in the way of beliefs?

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Jan 31, 2016

Nicky Campbell presents live moral, ethical and religious debate from Bradford Grammar, Bradford. This time he asks just one big question: Do we need a British Islam?

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Feb 07, 2016

Nicky Campbell presents live moral, ethical and religious debate from King Edward VI School, Southampton. He asks:- Is Britain's stance on refugees "morally unacceptable" ? Are some sins unforgivable? And, should we shop on Sundays?

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Feb 14, 2016

Nicky Campbell hosts moral, ethical and religious debate from Leicester Grammar School. Does defeating IS mean boots on the ground? And, is Buddhism too much about the self?

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Season 10

20 episodes
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Episode 1

Episode 1 • Jan 08, 2017

Nicky Cambell returns for the tenth series of The Big Questions, with moral, ethical and religious debates from Brunel University, Uxbridge. Are some people paid too much? Should industrial action only target employers? Would today's 'wise men' believe in God?

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Episode 2 • Jan 15, 2017

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?

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Jan 22, 2017

Nicky Campbell presents the Big Questions live from Bradford's Appleton Academy and asks: Is the system still stacked against women? Does prison work? And, should religion have any role in politics?

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Episode 4 • Jan 29, 2017

Nicky Campbell presents the Big Questions live from Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow. In this show he asks: Is Scotland still owed a say over Brexit? Should the state give everyone a basic income? And should today's generation make amends for slavery?

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Episode 5 • Feb 05, 2017

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?

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Episode 6 • Feb 12, 2017

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Leicester Grammar School. Should the UK trade with Israel now settlements are recognised? Has the time come to raise taxes to cover social care? Is monogamy bad for marriage?

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Season 11

19 episodes
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Episode 1

Episode 1 • Jan 07, 2018

Nicky Campbell is at the University of East London asking is free speech under threat at universities, should meat be taxed to save the planet and has the West misunderstood Buddhism?

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Episode 2 • Jan 14, 2018

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Appelton Academy, Bradford. Is time up for flirting at work? Should persecuted Christians jump the UK asylum queue? Would higher council taxes on empty and second homes be fair?

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Episode 3 • Jan 21, 2018

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Netherhall School, Cambridge, with discussion on whether President Trump has been good for the world. Plus, is inequality a vital incentive?

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Jan 28, 2018

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Northumbria Students' Union, Newcastle. The panel discuss if the left has a problem with anti-Semitism, whether porn is damaging to society and if there should be official safe places to take drugs.

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Episode 5 • Feb 04, 2018

Nicky Campbell presents debate from Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, Southampton. The panel discuss if women are holding themselves back and if evidence is a problem for religion.

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Feb 11, 2018

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from St Edward's School, Oxford. Is Britain still racist? And, is the higher education system fit for purpose?

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Season 12

10 episodes
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Episode 1 • Jan 06, 2019

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from James Allen's Girls' School, London. Nicky asks the panel: Should drugs be treated like alcohol? And, is London now only for the rich?

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Jan 13, 2019

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?

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Jan 20, 2019

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?

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Episode 4 • Jan 27, 2019

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

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Feb 03, 2019

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?

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Feb 10, 2019

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Lliswerry High School in Newport. Should surrogacy become a commercial business? And is religion good for mental health?

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Season 13

8 episodes
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Episode 1 • Feb 02, 2020

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?

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Feb 09, 2020

This week, The Big Questions comes live from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford. Nicky Campbell asks: Will capitalism save the planet? And, is what you do more important than what you believe?

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Feb 16, 2020

Nicky Campbell hosts The Big Questions live from Leicester Grammar School. This week he asks his guests and audience: Should Britain be ashamed of its deportation policies? And, will defining Islamophobia undermine free speech?

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Feb 23, 2020

Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Northumbria University’s Students' Union in Newcastle where he asks: Is racism a legacy of the Empire? And is wokeness a new religion?

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Mar 01, 2020

Nicky Campbell hosts The Big Questions live from The Deanery CE Academy in Swindon where he asks: Homelessness: how do we fix it? And, do women still need to fight for rights?

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Mar 08, 2020

Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford where he asks: Should we put redemption for prisoners before retribution? And, do we place too much faith in technology?

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Season 14

10 episodes
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Episode 1 • Jan 17, 2021

Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Manchester with a remote audience from London, where he asks: is lockdown punishing too many for the greater good? And, have young people been disproportionally neglected during this crisis?

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Episode 2

Episode 2 • Jan 24, 2021

Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Manchester with a remote audience from North West England, where he asks: does social media reveal who we really are? And, will COVID revive faith?

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Episode 3

Episode 3 • Jan 31, 2021

Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Manchester with a remote audience from South West England, where he asks: will COVID help us save the planet? And, if Jesus wasn't the son of God, would we take more notice of him?

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Episode 4

Episode 4 • Feb 07, 2021

Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Manchester with a remote audience from Scotland, where he asks: is feeling British over? And, do we have a right to happiness?

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Episode 5

Episode 5 • Feb 14, 2021

Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Manchester with a remote audience from the West Midlands, where he asks: is Britain losing the fight against racism? And, would belief in reincarnation make the world a better place?

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Episode 6

Episode 6 • Feb 21, 2021

Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Manchester with a remote audience from the East Midlands, where he asks: do Britain's poor need a new deal? And, should actors expect to play any identity?

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