The Big Questions Episode Rating Graph
Sep 2007 - present
Sep 2007 - present
5.7
Browse episode ratings trends for The Big Questions. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of The Big Questions's 201 episodes.
S11 Ep19
9.0
10th Jun 2018
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?
S11 Ep17
9.0
27th May 2018
Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Heartlands Academy in Birmingham and asks just one very big question: Could robots and artificial intelligence do more harm than good?
S14 Ep9
8.0
14th Mar 2021
Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Manchester with a virtual audience from North East England, where he asks: is science undermining religion? And, do our genes define us?
S14 Ep6
8.0
21st Feb 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?
S13 Ep8
8.0
22nd Mar 2020
Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Cardiff where he asks: Should fat-shaming be against the law? And, are there deal breakers in religion? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the premature final episode of season 13.
S13 Ep2
8.0
9th Feb 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?
S12 Ep7
8.0
17th Feb 2019
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Hutcheson Grammar School in Glasgow. He asks the audience if they are defined by their country or their faith.
S12 Ep6
8.0
10th Feb 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?
S12 Ep4
8.0
27th Jan 2019
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Oasis Academy, Salford. Are private schools immoral? And should Britain be afraid of its far right?
S12 Ep2
8.0
13th Jan 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?
S1 Ep1
1.0
9th Sep 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.
S14 Ep5
5.0
14th Feb 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?
S11 Ep10
6.0
18th Mar 2018
The Big Questions comes live from the University of Sussex in Brighton with Nicky Campbell asking: Should the people have the final say on the terms of Brexit? Should doctors decide when to withdraw life-saving treatment from children?
S12 Ep1
6.0
6th Jan 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?
S12 Ep5
6.0
3rd Feb 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?
S12 Ep8
6.0
24th Feb 2019
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?
S12 Ep9
6.0
3rd Mar 2019
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?
S13 Ep1
6.0
2nd Feb 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?
S13 Ep5
6.0
1st Mar 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?
S13 Ep6
6.0
8th Mar 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?
S1 Ep1
1.0
9th Sep 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.
S1 Ep2
16th Sep 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.
S1 Ep3
23rd Sep 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.
S1 Ep4
7th Oct 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.
S1 Ep5
14th Oct 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.
S1 Ep6
21st Oct 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.
S1 Ep7
28th Oct 2007
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.
S1 Ep8
4th Nov 2007
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.
S1 Ep9
18th Nov 2007
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.
S1 Ep10
25th Nov 2007
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.
S1 Ep11
30th Dec 2007
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.
S1 Ep12
6th Jan 2008
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.
S1 Ep13
13th Jan 2008
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.
S1 Ep14
20th Jan 2008
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.
S1 Ep15
27th Jan 2008
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.
S1 Ep16
3rd Feb 2008
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.
S1 Ep17
10th Feb 2008
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.
S1 Ep18
17th Feb 2008
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.
S1 Ep19
24th Feb 2008
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.
S1 Ep20
2nd Mar 2008
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.
S1 Ep21
9th Mar 2008
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.
S1 Ep22
16th Mar 2008
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.
S1 Ep23
30th Mar 2008
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?
S1 Ep24
6th Apr 2008
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.
The first episode of The Big Questions aired on September 09, 2007.
The last episode of The Big Questions aired on March 21, 2021.
There are 201 episodes of The Big Questions.
There are 14 seasons of The Big Questions.
Yes.
The Big Questions is set to return for future episodes.