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Series 14: Episode 10
Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.
21-03-2021
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Series 14: Episode 9
Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.
14-03-2021
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Series 14: Episode 8
Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.
07-03-2021
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Series 14: Episode 7
Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.
28-02-2021
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Series 14: Episode 6
Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.
21-02-2021
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Series 14: Episode 5
Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.
14-02-2021
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Series 14: Episode 4
Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.
07-02-2021
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Series 14: Episode 3
Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.
31-01-2021
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Series 14: Episode 2
Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.
24-01-2021
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Series 14: Episode 1
Nicky Campbell returns to debate topical moral, ethical and religious issues.
17-01-2021
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Series 12: Episode 10
The Big Questions comes live from Heartlands Academy in Birmingham. Nicky Campbell asks just one Big Question: Is Islam more divided than united?
10-03-2019
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Series 12: Episode 9
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?
03-03-2019
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Series 12: Episode 8
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?\n
24-02-2019
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Series 12: Episode 7
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Hutcheson Grammar School in Glasgow. She asks her audience if they are defined by their country or their faith.
17-02-2019
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Series 12: Episode 6
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?
10-02-2019
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Series 12: Episode 5
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?
03-02-2019
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Series 12: Episode 4
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Oasis Academy MediaCity in Salford. Are private schools immoral? And should Britain be afraid of its far right?
27-01-2019
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Series 12: Episode 3
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 ...
20-01-2019
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Series 12: Episode 2
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?
13-01-2019
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Series 12: Episode 1
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from James Allen's Girls' School, London. \n\nNicky asks the panel: Should drugs be treated like alcohol? And, is London now only for the ...
06-01-2019
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Series 11: Episode 20
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? \n\nTaking part ar ...
10-06-2018
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Series 11: Episode 18
The 250th edition of The Big Questions comes live from Brunel University London in Uxbridge. Nicky Campbell asks: Is it ethical to take part in the World Cup? Should you be able ...
03-06-2018
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Series 11: Episode 17
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 g ...
27-05-2018
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Series 11: Episode 16
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Heartlands Academy, Birmingham. Has the government let the press off the hook? And can you be a Christian without God?
13-05-2018
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Series 11: Episode 15
Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford, asking 'is there a crisis in masculinity?'. \n\nTaking part in this edition are Martin Daubn ...
06-05-2018
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Series 11: Episode 14
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford. \n\nDoes carrying an offensive weapon deserve a prison sentence? \nShould performance-enha ...
29-04-2018
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Series 11: Episode 13
The Big Questions comes from Manor CE Academy in York. \n\nNicky Campbell asks just one very big question - is the NHS still fit for purpose?\n\nTaking part in this special edit ...
15-04-2018
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Series 11: Episode 12
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Manor CE Academy, York. \n\nAre we all complicit in modern slavery? \n\nShould men and women be treated equally by courts? \n\nP ...
08-04-2018
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Series 11: Episode 11
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow. He asks: Are today's jobs bad for the soul?; Should it be illegal to smack your child?; and Woul ...
25-03-2018
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Series 11: Episode 10
The Big Questions comes live from the University of Sussex in Brighton with Nicky Campbell asking:\n\nShould the people have the final say on the terms of Brexit?\n\nShould doct ...
18-03-2018
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Series 11: Episode 9
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Lliswerry High School, Newport. Should Britain be proud of its arms trade? Plus is obesity a matter of personal responsibility?
11-03-2018
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Series 11: Episode 8
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Bath Spa University, Bath. Is social media beyond control? Should we presume consent for organ donation in England?
25-02-2018
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Series 11: Episode 7
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Leicester Grammar School. Should all Islamic State returnees to Britain be punished? Should schools select exclusively by faith?
18-02-2018
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Series 11: Episode 6
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from St Edward's School, Oxford. Is Britain still racist? And, is the higher education system fit for purpose?
11-02-2018
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Series 11: Episode 5
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.
04-02-2018
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Series 11: Episode 4
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 s ...
28-01-2018
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Series 11: Episode 3
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 inc ...
21-01-2018
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Series 11: Episode 2
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 coun ...
14-01-2018
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Series 11: Episode 1
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 Bud ...
07-01-2018
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Series 10: Episode 19
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?
An ...
28-05-2017
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Series 10: Episode 17
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 ...
14-05-2017
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Series 10: Episode 15
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 ...
30-04-2017
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Series 10: Episode 14
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 b ...
09-04-2017
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Series 10: Episode 13
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 u ...
02-04-2017
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Series 10: Episode 12
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 confession ...
26-03-2017
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Series 10: Episode 11
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 forgivi ...
19-03-2017
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Series 10: Episode 10
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 Ch ...
12-03-2017
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Series 10: Episode 9
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 i ...
05-03-2017
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Series 10: Episode 8
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 mar ...
26-02-2017
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Series 10: Episode 7
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, ...
19-02-2017
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Series 10: Episode 6
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 co ...
12-02-2017
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Series 10: Episode 5
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 t ...
05-02-2017
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Series 10: Episode 4
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 stat ...
29-01-2017
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Series 10: Episode 3
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 ...
22-01-2017
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Series 10: Episode 1
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?
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08-01-2017
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Series 9: Episode 19
Nicky Campbell presents moral, ethical and religious debates from Brunel University, Uxbridge. Are white working-class boys discriminated against? And, should the UK's commitme ...
05-06-2016
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Series 9: Episode 17
Nicky Campbell presents live discussion from Wychwood School in Oxford. Is countering extremism compatible with freedom of religion? Should the law on abortion be changed?
22-05-2016
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Series 9: Episode 15
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Oasis Academy, Salford. Is anti-Zionism anti-Semitic? And does religion need more humour?
01-05-2016
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Series 9: Episode 14
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Bath Spa University, Bath. Do public figures have a right to privacy? Does the Vatican need to give more power to women? Does G ...
17-04-2016
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Series 9: Episode 12
Live from Manor Church of England Academy in York Nicky Campbell asks:
Is a minimum wage a mixed blessing?
Is the PREVENT strategy stifling freedom of speech in school ...
03-04-2016
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Series 9: Episode 11
Nicky Campbell presents live moral, ethical and religious debate from Patcham High School in Brighton. Should a society be judged by how it treats its less fortunate members? Ha ...
20-03-2016
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Series 9: Episode 10
At Hutchesons' Grammar School in Glasgow, Nicky Campbell asks: Will the 'Snoopers' Charter' make people safer?
Should there be a legal supply of cannabis?
Do religions ...
13-03-2016
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Series 9: Episode 9
Nicky Campbell presents live moral, ethical and religious debate from Michaelston Community College, Cardiff. He asks: Should animals be used in entertainment?
Is it the mo ...
06-03-2016
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Series 9: Episode 8
Nicky Campbell presents live moral, ethical and religious debate from Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne. He asks: Does inequality work?
Can ethical shopping cha ...
28-02-2016
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Series 9: Episode 7
Nicky Campbell hosts moral, ethical and religious debate from Netherhall School in Cambridge. Is the Catholic Church serious about confronting child abuse? Is it your duty to lo ...
21-02-2016
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Series 9: Episode 6
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?
14-02-2016
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Series 9: Episode 4
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?
31-01-2016
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Series 9: Episode 3
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 ...
24-01-2016
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Series 9: Episode 2
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 al ...
17-01-2016
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Series 9: Episode 1
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 t ...
10-01-2016
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Series 8: Episode 19
Nicky Campbell presents the discussion series live from Leith Academy in Edinburgh. He asks: Is it wrong to profit from the NHS?
Should everyone affected have a vote in th ...
07-06-2015
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Series 8: Episode 17
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Oxford. He asks: Will the counter-extremism strategy undermine liberty?;
Should the U ...
17-05-2015
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Series 8: Episode 15
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from the Pyramid and Parr Hall in Warrington. He asks if the death penalty is ever justified, whe ...
03-05-2015
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Series 8: Episode 13
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Manor CofE School, York. He asks: is it morally right to deploy armed drones, do drinkers ne ...
12-04-2015
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Series 8: Episode 12
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Hayesfield Girls' School, Bath. He asks if benefit sanctions work, are we right to impose en ...
29-03-2015
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Series 8: Episode 11
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Patcham High School, Brighton. He asks: are we too afraid to talk about race?; and does reli ...
22-03-2015
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Series 8: Episode 10
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from New College in Leicester. Has Britain become hostile to blokes? Do British Muslims have a pr ...
15-03-2015
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Series 8: Episode 9
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Harris Academy in Peckham, South London. Have immigrants become Britain's scapegoats? Should ...
08-03-2015
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Series 8: Episode 8
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Michaelston Community College, Cardiff. The questions debated are:-
Should MPs work ful ...
01-03-2015
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Series 8: Episode 7
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Shelfield Community Academy, Walsall. Is it always better to talk to terrorists? Does faith ...
22-02-2015
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Series 8: Episode 6
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Northumbria Students Union, Newcastle. Questions include:
Is it always right to report ...
15-02-2015
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Series 8: Episode 5
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from King Edward VI School, Southampton. Questions include:-
Does counter-terrorism have a p ...
08-02-2015
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Series 8: Episode 4
Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series comes live from Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow. Questions include 'Are the rich paying their fai ...
01-02-2015
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Series 7 - Episode 21
Nicky Campbell presents the last in the current series of The Big Questions. Nicky asks just one very Big Question: Should the British stop tolerating intolerance?
15-06-2014
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