About this season
Nicky Campbell hosts a series of moral, ethical and religious debates.
Episodes (19)
1. Episode 1
Aired 7 January 2018 • 60 min
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 Buddhism?
2. Episode 2
Aired 14 January 2018 • 60 min
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 council taxes on empty and second homes be fair?
3. Episode 3
Aired 21 January 2018 • 60 min
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 incentive?
4. Episode 4
Aired 28 January 2018 • 60 min
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 society and if there should be official safe places to take drugs.
5. Episode 5
Aired 4 February 2018 • 60 min
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.
6. Episode 6
Aired 11 February 2018 • 60 min
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from St Edward's School, Oxford. Is Britain still racist? And, is the higher education system fit for purpose?
7. Episode 7
Aired 18 February 2018 • 60 min
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Leicester Grammar School. Should all Islamic State returnees to Britain be punished? Should schools select exclusively by faith?
8. Episode 8
Aired 25 February 2018 • 60 min
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Bath Spa University, Bath. Is social media beyond control? Should we presume consent for organ donation in England?
9. Episode 9
Aired 11 March 2018 • 60 min
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?
10. Episode 10
Aired 18 March 2018 • 60 min
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?
11. Episode 11
Aired 25 March 2018 • 60 min
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 Would Jesus be labelled an extremist today?
12. Episode 12
Aired 8 April 2018 • 60 min
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Manor CE Academy, York. Are we all complicit in modern slavery? Should men and women be treated equally by courts? Plus is peace in Northern Ireland under threat?
13. Episode 13
Aired 15 April 2018 • 60 min
The Big Questions comes from Manor CE Academy in York. Nicky Campbell asks just one very big question - is the NHS still fit for purpose?
14. Episode 14
Aired 29 April 2018 • 60 min
Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford. Does carrying an offensive weapon deserve a prison sentence? Should performance-enhancing drugs be allowed in sport?
15. Episode 15
Aired 6 May 2018 • 60 min
Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford, asking 'is there a crisis in masculinity?'.
16. Episode 16
Aired 13 May 2018 • 60 min
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?
17. Episode 17
Aired 27 May 2018 • 60 min
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?
18. Episode 18
Aired 3 June 2018 • 60 min
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 to self-declare your gender? And, can the British High Street be saved?
19. Episode 19
Aired 10 June 2018 • 60 min
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?