20 episodes

The Big Questions - Series 10

First aired Jan 8, 2017Season 10

Browse all 20 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Episode 1

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Jan 8, 201760 min

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

Episode 2

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Jan 15, 201760 min

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

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Jan 22, 201760 min

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

Episode 4

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Jan 29, 201760 min

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

Episode 5

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Feb 5, 201760 min

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

Episode 6

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Feb 12, 201760 min

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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Episode 7

Episode 7

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Feb 19, 201760 min

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Leith Academy, Edinburgh. He asks whether Russian cyber warfare is undermining the west, whether more police should be armed, and whether God can see our sins.

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Episode 8

Episode 8

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Feb 26, 201760 min

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Heartlands Academy, Birmingham. He asks: Do we misrepresent Islam? Have we all been here before? And is marriage what you make it?

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Episode 9

Episode 9

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Mar 5, 201760 min

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Northumbria Students' Union in Newcastle upon Tyne. He asks: Should pornography be on the school curriculum? Is your image public property? And does the planet need the Vatican to accept contraception?

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Episode 10

Episode 10

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Mar 12, 201760 min

Nicky Campbell presents live debate from the University of Kent in Canterbury. He asks: Do the brightest do better at grammar schools? Is using drones ethical? And should the Church of England be cut down to size?

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Episode 11

Episode 11

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Mar 19, 201760 min

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?

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Episode 12

Episode 12

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Mar 26, 201760 min

Nicky Campbell presents live debate from St Edward's School, Oxford, and asks: Are we right to give terrorists the oxygen of publicity?; and Should the secrecy of the confessional be sacrosanct?

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Episode 13

Episode 13

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Apr 2, 201760 min

Nicky Campbell presents live debate from Patcham High School, Brighton. Does Mrs May have a mandate for a hard Brexit? Has the time come to decriminalise sex work? And do we underestimate the wisdom of the ancients?

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Episode 14

Episode 14

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Apr 9, 201760 min

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?

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Episode 15

Episode 15

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Apr 30, 201760 min

Nicky Campbell presents live debate from Manor Church of England Academy in York. Should the NHS ration according to lifestyle? Is welfare reform working? Are your actions more important than your beliefs?

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Episode 16

Episode 16

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May 7, 201760 min

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

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Episode 17

Episode 17

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May 14, 201760 min

Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, Salford. He asks: Is it right to take more than 50% in tax? Do we have a right not to be offended? Is death easier if you believe in God?

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Episode 18

Episode 18

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May 21, 201760 min

Nicky Campbell presents debate from Oasis Academy Media City, Salford, and asks just one question: Will globalisation make the world a better place?

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Episode 19

Episode 19

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May 28, 201760 min

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Harris Academy, Peckham. He asks: Is the private sector helping the NHS? Can white people be the victims of racism? And does morality come from religion or evolution?

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Episode 20

Episode 20

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Jun 11, 201760 min

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