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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.

Episode 1

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.

Episode 2

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.

Episode 3

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.

Episode 4

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.

Episode 5

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.

Episode 6

Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol host a series of topical moral, ethical and religious debates. This edition comes from Merchant Taylor's Girls' School in Liverpool, with DJ Bobby Friction and the Bishop of Bolton on the panel. Special guest is the veteran foreign correspondent, John Simpson.

Episode 7

Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol host this edition of the topical moral and religious debates show live from Samworth Enterprise Academy in Leicester. The multi-faith panel include Muslim magazine editor, Fareena Alam; the Catholic columnist, Cristina Odone; Indarjit Singh, editor of the Sikh Messenger; and Secretary-General of the Hindu Forum, Ramesh Kallidai.

Episode 8

Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol host the topical moral and religious debate show live from The Grace Academy in Birmingham. Panellists this week are Lucy Siegle, Dr Sharma, Reverend Rose Hudson Wilkin and Miranda Sawyer, with celebrity guest Benjamin Zephaniah.

Episode 9

Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol host a series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues live from Oxford. On the panel are former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, Professor Richard Dawkins, Ann Widdecombe MP and columnist Libby Purves, joined by special guest John Barrowman.

Episode 10

A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues, hosted by Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol. On the panel are Jonathan Bartley, co-director of the think-tank Ekklesia, Diane Abbot MP, Dr Raj Pandi Sharma and the Rev Joanna Jepson.

Episode 11

A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues, hosted by Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol from Tonbridge School in Kent. On the panel are Guardian columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, talkshow host James O'Brien and Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet.

Episode 12

A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues, hosted by Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol from the Samworth Enterprise Academy in Leicester. On the panel are local Iman, Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra, Catholic columnist Cristina Odone, Surrey University chaplain Alexander Goldberg, and the feminist writer Julie Bindell. Toyah Wilcox is the celebrity guest.

Episode 13

A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues. Hosted by Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol, with panellists Yorkshire MP Ann Cryer, Father Antony Sutch, Jay Lakhani, Director of the Hindu Academy and Head of the Evangelical Alliance, Reverend Joel Edwards.

Episode 14

A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues. Nicky Campbell presents live from Telford College in Edinburgh. Among the panellists are Lord Steel, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli, and theologist Professor Mona Siddiqui from Glasgow University.

Episode 15

A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues presented by Nicky Campbell live from the Grace Academy, Birmingham. On the panel are two columnists, Cristina Odone of The Observer and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown of The Independent, Jewish chaplain Alex Goldberg, and Evan Harris MP. The special guest is the French chef, Jean-Christophe Novelli.

Episode 16

A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues presented by Nicky Campbell. Live from the West London Academy, Northolt. On the panel are Kelvin MacKenzie, a former editor of The Sun; Diane Abbott MP; Sir Stephen Wall, the ex-ambassador who now works for Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor; and Jonathan Bartley, Director of Ekklesia, the religious think-tank.

Episode 17

Nottingham University. On the panel are Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra from the Muslim Council of Britain; Dr Raj Sharma, General Secretary of the Hindu Council of Britain, Hackney vicar and chair of the General Synod, Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin, and Jasvinder Sanghera, the founder of the Asian refuge, Karma Nirvana. The special guest is broadcaster and musician, Myleene Klass.

Episode 18

A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues presented by Nicky Campbell, live from Ashton Park School in Bristol. On the panel are the journalist and smallholder, Rosie Boycott, the head of the Evangelical Alliance, Rev Joel Edwards, the Jewish chaplain at the University of Surrey, Alex Goldberg, and Martin Palmer, author and Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture.

Episode 19

A series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues presented by Nicky Campbell, live from Samworth Academy, Leicester. Panellists include Indarjit Singh, the editor of the Sikh Messenger, writer and broadcaster Julie Bindel, and Fareena Alam, editor of Q magazine. With special guest Katie Melua.

Episode 20

Nicky Campbell presents a series of moral, ethical and religious debates from The Pyramid, Warrington. Panellists include Guardian columnist Decca Aitkenhead; LBC talk-show host James O'Brien; Dr Raj Sharma, from the Hindu Council of the UK; and Bishop Michael Doe from the United Society for the Propogation of the Gospel. The special guest is Phil Redmond, television producer and deputy chair of Liverpool's year as European City of Culture.

Episode 21

Nicky Campbell presents live from King Edward VI School, Southampton. Panellists include Observer columnist Cristina Odone, Christian writer and broadcaster Anne Atkins, Major-General Tim Cross, and Jonathan Bartley, from the religious think-tank, Ekklesia.

Episode 22

Nicky Campbell presents live from Grace Academy, Solihull in front of a specially invited audience of young people. The panellists are: Fareena Alam, editor of Q magazine; James O'Brien, the LBC talk-show host; Alex Goldberg, the youngest-ever member of the British Board of Deputies; and Kulveer Ranger, Vice-Chairman for Cities for the Conservative Party. The special guest is singer and presenter of the BBC series What Not To Wear, Mica Paris. Topics for debate are: Does the right to life start from conception? Should faith be banned from schools?; and, Has the time come to lower the voting age to 16?

Episode 23

Nicky Campbell and Sonia Deol host a series of moral, ethical and religious debates on topical issues from the West London Academy, Northolt. Panellists are James O'Brien, LBC talk show host, writer and broadcaster Cristina Odone, A L Kennedy, novelist and winner of the 2007 Costa Prize for Fiction, and Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet from the Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Mill Hill.

Episode 24

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The topical live debate with Nicky Campbell comes from King Edward VI School in Southampton.

Taking part are former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, crime novelist Minette Walters, dramatist and Guardian columnist Bidisha, and Fareena Alam, editor of Q magazine.

The topical debate with Nicky Campbell comes from the Grace Academy in Solihull.

Guests include novelist and religious commentator Anne Atkins, Rabbi Jonathan Romain from Maidenhead Synagogue, writer and broadcaster Cristina Odone, and actress Nina Wadia, best-known for her roles in Eastenders and Goodness Gracious Me.

Topical debate with Nicky Campbell at in York.

Taking part are: Ann Cryer, Labour MP for Keighley; Douglas Murray, Director of the Centre for Social Cohesion; Majid Nawaz, Director of the Quilliam Foundation; and paralympic athlete Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.

Nicky Campbell presents a topical debate from Michaelston Community College in Cardiff. Taking part in the discussions are the Falklands War veteran, Simon Weston; the Reverend Lorraine Kavanagh, chaplain to Cardiff University; the Hindu teacher, Akhandadhi Das; and the agony aunt and counsellor, Jenni Trent Hughes.

Nicky Campbell presents the Big Questions from Bury Grammar School for Boys.

Taking part in the topical debates are Hackney vicar and Queen's Chaplain, Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin; Leicester imam and member of the Muslim Council of Britain, Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra; novelist and broadcaster, Bidisha; and Dame Ann Leslie, the doyenne of foreign correspondents.

Nicky Campbell presents from the Samworth Enterprise Academy in Leicester.

Contributing their views are the radio talk show host James O'Brien; Baroness Verma, businesswoman and Tory spokesperson in the House of Lords for Education, Skills and Health; Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet, from Mill Hill Synagogue; and the young Scottish tenor Nicky Spence.

The Big Questions comes from the Oasis Academy, Enfield. Joining Nicky Campbell for live debate are Kelvin MacKenzie, columnist on the Sun; Kulveer Ranger, transport adviser to the Mayor of London; psychologist Anjula Mutanda; and the broadcaster, Gloria Hunniford.

Nicky Campbell presents the topical debate from the Linton Village College in Cambridgeshire, with a panel of guests including Jonathan Bartley, director of the religious think-tank Ekklesia, Benedictine monk Dom Antony Sutch, feminist writer Julie Bindel and comedienne Helen Lederer.

Nicky Campbell presents the topical debate from Manor CE School in York. Joining him are General Synod member Christina Rees and the Conservative MP David Davis.

The topical live debate comes from the Bitterne Park School in Southampton.

Joining Nicky Campbell are former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey; Druid priestess, Emma Restall Orr; novelist and broadcaster, Anne Atkins; and Oxford science professor, Peter Atkins, who is also a member of the National Secular Society.

Topical debate with Nicky Campbell, live from Bury Grammar School for Boys.

Taking part are Steve Chalke, the founder of the Oasis Trust; journlist and novelist, Cristina Odone; and the broadcaster and journalist, Liz Kershaw.

The topical live debate with Nicky Campbell comes live from the Samworth Enterprise Academy, Leicester.

Taking part are Dame Ann Leslie, veteran foreign correspondent and writer for the Daily Mail; Dr Raj Pandit Sharma of the Hindu Council UK; and Ajmal Masroor, chairman of Communities in Action and a spokesperson for the Islamic Society of Britain.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debates from Ashton Park School in Bristol.

Taking part are radio talk-show host James O'Brien; Alex Goldberg, Chief Executive of the London Jewish Forum; broadcaster Angela Rippon; and Colm O'Gorman, the Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland and founder of the charity One in Four which represents victims of child abuse.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debates from Tonbridge School in Tonbridge.

Contributing their views are professor of genetics and broadcaster, Steve Jones; Leo McKinstry, Daily Express columnist and author; and Shaun Bailey, co-founder of the charity My Generation that helps young people.

Nicky Campbell presents the show from Grace Academy in Solihull. Joining in the topical debates are poet Benjamin Zephaniah; Jonathan Bartley, the co-director of the religious think-tank Ekklesia; and the novelist Louise Bagshawe.

Nicky Campbell presents the show live from Jack Hunt School in Peterborough. Taking part in the topical debates are writer and feminist Professor Germaine Greer, journalist Fareena Alam and the novelist and religious commentator, Anne Atkins.

Nicky Campbell presents live from the Manor Church of England School in York.

The Daily Mail columnist Peter Hitchens; the former Talban hostage who converted to Islam, Yvonne Ridley; school and hospital chaplain, Father Stephen Maughan; and the writer and critic Bidisha contribute to the topical debates.

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions from Whitgift School, Croydon. Taking part in the topical debates are human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, Independent columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, and Christina Rees, member of the General Synod and campaigner for women bishops in the Church of England.

Nicky Campbell presents the live topical debate from Michaelston Community College, Cardiff. Taking part are Druid priestess Emma Restall Orr, Reverend Martin Reynolds from the Church of Wales, and television presenter and journalist Lowri Turner.

Episode 25

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions from Bury Grammar School for Boys.

Taking part in the topical debates are Rabbi Jonathan Romaine, from Maidenhead Synagogue; Daily Mail columnist, Dame Ann Leslie; and television and radio presenter, Terry Christian.

Episode 26

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from the Oasis Academy, Enfield.

Episode 27

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from the Manor Church of England School in York.

Episode 28

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions from Jack Hunt School in Peterborough.

Episode 29

Nicky Campbell presents from Telford College, Edinburgh.

Episode 30

Nicky Campbell presents the topical debates from Wychwood School in Oxford.

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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.

Is the Bible still relevant today?

Is Religion On Its Way Out?

Does Heaven Exist?

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

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

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

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

The Best Seasons of The Big Questions

The Best Seasons of The Big Questions

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