Question Time

Season 38

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Each week a panel of politicians, journalist and comment writers is chaired by David Dimbleday as they accept questions from the audience. Each of the three major political parties are represented in order to give each an opportunity for their party and their politics to be represented as the topics of the week are raised and discussed in a lively forum that moves to a different part of the UK each week for broadcast.

Where to Watch Season 38

39 Episodes

14/01/2016
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14/01/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from London. On the panel are Conservative business and education minister Nick Boles MP, Labour's shadow minister for women Cat Smith MP, Ukip's Patrick O'Flynn MEP, Camilla Long of The Sunday Times and former editor of The Sun Kelvin MacKenzie.
21/01/2016
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21/01/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Belfast. On the panel are Conservative Northern Ireland secretary of state Theresa Villiers MP, Labour's former cabinet minister Peter Hain, deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Nigel Dodds MP, Sinn Fein national chairman Declan Kearney and the comedian and writer Grainne Maguire.
28/01/2016
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28/01/2016David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Stamford, Lincolnshire. He is joined on the panel by Conservative transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin, Labour's Jess Phillips, SNP leader at Westminster Angus Robertson, Independent columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and the boss of advertising firm M&C Saatchi, Moray MacLennan.
04/02/2016
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04/02/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Bradford. On the panel: Conservative energy secretary Amber Rudd MP, Labour's former shadow chief secretary to the treasury Shabana Mahmood MP, deputy leader of Ukip Paul Nuttall MEP, president of the Liberal Democrats Baroness Brinton and the Daily Mail's soon to be political editor-at-large Isabel Oakeshott.
11/02/2016
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11/02/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Llanelli. On the panel are Conservative Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb MP, Labour's First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones AM, leader of Ukip Nigel Farage MEP, leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood AM and the comedian Romesh Ranganathan.
18/02/2016
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18/02/2016David Dimbleby presents from Stratford-upon-Avon. Panellists include Conservative international development secretary Justine Greening, Labour's shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy, the SNP's John Nicolson, broadcaster June Sarpong and businessman and former Dragon Theo Paphitis.
25/02/2016
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25/02/2016David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Poole, Dorset. On the panel: Conservative environment secretary Elizabeth Truss MP, Labour's shadow international development secretary Diane Abbott MP, broadcaster Julia Hartley-Brewer, parish priest and Guardian columnist Giles Fraser and the creator of Downton Abbey Julian Fellowes.
03/03/2016
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03/03/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Liverpool. Panellists include Conservative justice minister Dominic Raab, Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell, UKIP's Louise Bours, Guardian columnist Zoe Williams and former England footballer Jermaine Jenas.
10/03/2016
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10/03/2016David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Dundee. On the panel: leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson MSP, deputy first minister of Scotland John Swinney MSP, Labour's health spokeswoman Jenny Marra MSP, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Willie Rennie MSP, co-convener of the Scottish Greens Patrick Harvie MSP and Daily Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley.
17/03/2016
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17/03/2016David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Chelmsford. On the panel: Conservative education secretary Nicky Morgan MP, Labour's shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry MP, the SNP's trade and industry spokesperson Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh MP, Ukip's leader in the European Parliament Roger Helmer MEP and director of the Institute of Economic Affairs, Mark Littlewood.
07/04/2016
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07/04/2016David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Ilford, East London. On the panel: Conservative business minister Anna Soubry MP, Labour's shadow leader of the House of Commons Chris Bryant MP, UKIP's Douglas Carswell MP, economist Ruth Lea and novelist Irvine Welsh.
14/04/2016
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14/04/2016David Dimbleby chairs debate from Doncaster. On the panel are Conservative Daniel Hannan MEP, shadow work and pensions secretary Owen Smith, Westminster leader of the SNP Angus Robertson, Green Party peer Baroness Jones and Dia Chakravarty of the TaxPayers' Alliance.
21/04/2016
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21/04/2016David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Exeter. On the panel: Conservative former defence secretary Liam Fox MP, Labour's Kate Hoey MP, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Lord Ashdown, leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood AM and founder and chairman of Wetherspoon Tim Martin.
28/04/2016
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28/04/2016Panellists include Conservative communities secretary Greg Clark, Labour's shadow home secretary Andy Burnham, former leader of the SNP Alex Salmond, former director of the Centre for Policy Studies Jill Kirby and hedge fund manager and chairman of the ARK chain of academies Paul Marshall.
05/05/2016
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05/05/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Manchester. On the panel: Conservative former chancellor of the exchequer Lord Lawson, Labour's shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy MP, chief executive of Ryanair Michael O'Leary, poet and writer Benjamin Zephaniah and Daily Mail political editor-at-large Isabel Oakeshott.
12/05/2016
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12/05/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Aberdeen. The panellists are Conservative secretary of state for Scotland David Mundell MP, the SNP's minister for Europe Humza Yousaf MSP, Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale MSP, former SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars and editor-in-chief of MoneyWeek magazine Merryn Somerset Webb.
19/05/2016
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19/05/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Walsall. Panellists include Conservative energy secretary Amber Rudd, Labour former cabinet minister Yvette Cooper, leader of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron, deputy leader of UKIP Paul Nuttall and broadcaster Paul Mason.
26/05/2016
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26/05/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Ipswich. On the panel: Labour's former leader Ed Miliband MP, Conservative former shadow home secretary David Davis MP, the Green Party's former leader Caroline Lucas MP, crime writer Dreda Say Mitchell and David Cameron's former director of strategy Steve Hilton.
02/06/2016
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02/06/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Cardiff. The panellists are Conservative environment secretary Elizabeth Truss MP, Labour's Frank Field MP, Ukip's leader in the Welsh Assembly Neil Hamilton AM, Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville-Roberts MP and author and Guardian columnist Owen Jones.
09/06/2016
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09/06/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Folkestone. Panellists include Conservative leader of the House of Commons Chris Grayling MP, Labour's shadow soreign secretary Hilary Benn MP, leader of UKIP Nigel Farage MEP, comedian and campaigner Eddie Izzard and Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson.
EU Special: The Case for Leave
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EU Special: The Case for LeaveDavid Dimbleby presents the first of two special editions of Question Time. Justice secretary Michael Gove MP answers questions on the case for leaving the European Union from an audience in Nottingham. A second special edition of Question Time featuring Prime Minister David Cameron follows on Sunday 19 June.
EU Special: The Case for Remain
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EU Special: The Case for RemainDavid Dimbleby presents the second of two special editions of Question Time. Prime minster David Cameron MP answers questions on the case for remaining in the European Union from an audience in Milton Keynes.
EU Special
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EU SpecialA special live edition of Question Time discussing the implications of the UK's vote to leave the European Union. The audience is comprised of a balance of Leave and Remain voters, while the panel is also divided in two. For Remain, Alex Salmond, Diane Abbott and Anna Soubry, and for Leave, Dominic Raab, Paul Nuttall and Giles Fraser.
30/06/2016
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30/06/2016David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Preston. On the panel are Conservative education minister Sam Gyimah MP, Labour's shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry MP, Ukip's Douglas Carswell MP, comedian Russell Kane and the Times columnist Melanie Phillips.
07/07/2016
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07/07/2016David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Brighton. On the panel are Labour peer Lord Falconer, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, Liberal Democrat Party President Baroness Brinton, former Respect MP George Galloway and journalist Ian Hislop.
Labour Leadership Special
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Labour Leadership SpecialDavid Dimbleby presents a special edition of Question Time from Oldham featuring the two candidates for leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn MP and Owen Smith MP.
15/09/2016
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15/09/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Salisbury. The panellists are Conservative former minister Anna Soubry MP, Labour's shadow chancellor John McDonnell MP, the SNP's justice spokesperson in the Commons Joanna Cherry MP, the Daily Mail's Quentin Letts and Tony Blair's former director of communications Alastair Campbell.
22/09/2016
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22/09/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Sutton Coldfield. On the panel are Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Labour's Liz Kendall MP, Green Party leader Caroline Lucas MP, Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb MP, and broadcaster and columnist Julia Hartley-Brewer.
29/09/2016
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29/09/2016On the panel are Conservative international development secretary Priti Patel MP, Labour's shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon MP, Ukip's Steven Woolfe MEP, playwright and novelist Bonnie Greer and Sun and Spectator columnist Rod Liddle.
06/10/2016
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06/10/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Neath, Port Talbot. On the panel are Conservative secretary of state for Wales Alun Cairns MP, Labour's Chuka Umunna MP, leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood AM, comedian Andy Parsons and Neil Hamilton AM.
13/10/2016
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13/10/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from the RAF Museum in London. On the panel are Conservative work and pensions secretary Damian Green MP, Labour's shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry MP, former SNP leader Alex Salmond MP, editor-at-large of the Independent Amol Rajan and the Daily Mail's political-editor-at-large Isabel Oakeshott.
20/10/2016
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20/10/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Hartlepool. On the panel are Conservative former chancellor Ken Clarke MP, Labour's shadow education secretary Angela Rayner MP, runner up in the UKIP leadership election Lisa Duffy, former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and the previous owner of the Daily Telegraph Conrad Black.
27/10/2016
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27/10/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Gloucester. On the panel are Conservative business secretary Greg Clark MP, Labour's shadow brexit secretary Keir Starmer MP, president of the Liberal Democrats Baroness Brinton, film maker Ken Loach and Dia Chakravarty of the TaxPayers' Alliance.
03/11/2016
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03/11/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Watford. On the panel are Conservative communities secretary Sajid Javid MP, Labour's Lisa Nandy MP, editor-in-chief of the Economist Zanny Minton Beddoes, talk show host and former director of Republicans Abroad UK Charlie Wolf, and radio presenter and frontman of the Fun Lovin' Criminals Huey Morgan.
10/11/2016
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10/11/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Southend-on-Sea. Panellists include Conservative Dominic Raab, Labour's Yvette Cooper, the SNP's Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, professor of American literature at the University of London Sarah Churchwell and Jan Halper-Hayes of Republicans Overseas.
17/11/2016
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17/11/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Stirling. The panellists are: Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng, Labour's former Europe minister Chris Bryant MP, the SNP's John Nicolson MP, the editor of MoneyWeek magazine Merryn Somerset Webb and co-founder of the Radical Independence Campaign Cat Boyd.
24/11/2016
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24/11/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from London. On the panel are Conservative chief secretary to the Treasury David Gauke, Labour's Chris Leslie, leader of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron, businessman and chief executive of the Timpson chain of shoe repair shops John Timpson and professor of economics at the University of Sussex Mariana Mazzucato.
01/12/2016
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01/12/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Wakefield. Panellists include Conservative leader in Scotland Ruth Davidson MSP, Labour's former home secretary Alan Johnson MP, Daily Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley, New Statesman contributing editor Laurie Penny and co-founder of Leave.EU Richard Tice.
08/12/2016
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08/12/2016David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Maidenhead. On the panel are Conservative chair of the Health Select Committee Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, Labour's shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon MP, former leader of UKIP Nigel Farage MEP, novelist Will Self and author and commentator Louise Mensch.