The Big QuestionsEpisodes Guide

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Topical, religious debate with Nicky Campbell.

Nicky Campbell presents live moral, ethical and religious debate from Manor CE Academy, York.

Nicky Campbell presents a specially recorded programme from Manor CE Academy, York. In honour of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, he asks: Is there more truth in Shakespeare than the Bible? Among those taking part are: Professor Stanley Wells, honorary president of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust; Richard Denton, director of Shakespeare Uncovered; Andrew Dickson of The Guardian; Jem Bloomfield, author of Words of Power: Reading Shakespeare and the Bible; Rev Dr Alison Millbank from Nottingham University; Alycia Smith-Howard, actor and Shakespeare scholar; Dr Rebecca Emmett from York University; and Rev Dr Paul Edmondson from the Shakespeare Institute.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Bath Spa University, Bath.

Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Oasis Academy, Salford.

Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Oasis Academy, Salford. In this episode Nicky asks: Should we be proud of the British Empire?

Nicky Campbell presents the moral, ethical and religious discussion series live from Wychwood School in Oxford.

Nicky Campbell presents moral, ethical and religious debate from Wychwood School, Oxford. The one question this week is, did man create God? Nicky is joined by a panel of religious figures, experts, writers and theologians.

Nicky Campbell presents moral, ethical and religious debates from Brunel University, Uxbridge.

Nicky Campbell presents moral, ethical and religious debates from Brunel University, Uxbridge. Nicky asks the question: Are we facing the end of the world?

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?

Nicky Campbell presents the Big Questions live from Bradford's Appleton Academy.

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?

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Leicester Grammar School.

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Leith Academy, Edinburgh.

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Heatlands Academy, Birmingham.

Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from Northumbria Students' Union, Newcastle. Should pornography be on the school curriculum? And is your image public property?

Nicky Campbell presents live debate from the University of Kent in Canterbury. He asks, Do the brightest do better at grammar schools? And is using drones ethical?

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?

Nicky Campbell presents live debate from St Edward's School, Oxford.

Nicky Campbell presents live debate from Patcham High School, Brighton.

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?

Nicky Campbell presents live debate from Manor CE Academy, York.

Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Manor CE Academy in York, debating the effectiveness of humanitarian interventions across the globe.Taking part in the discussion are human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell; Dorcas Erskine of Action Aid; Mukesh Kapila, professor of global health and humanitarian affairs at Manchester University; Yasmine Ahmed, director of Rights Watch UK; Richard Dowden, director of the Royal African Society; Kirsty McNeil of Save the Children; Neil Thorns of Cafod; Dr Olivia Rutazibwa of Portsmouth University; Alan Mendoza, director of the Henry Jackson Society; Dr Philip Cunliffe of Kent University.

Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Oasis Academy Media City, Salford.

Nicky Campbell presents debate from Oasis Academy Media City, Salford. Will globalisation make the world a better place?

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Harris Academy, Peckham. He asks whether the private sector is helping the NHS and whether white people can be victims of racism.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Harris Academy, Peckham, and asks if interfering with genes is ethical.Taking part in the debate are: Dr Silvia Camporesi, director of bioethics at KingsCollege, London.Dr David King, director of Human Genetics Alert. Professor Jonathan Montgomery, from the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies. Professor Jackie Leach Scully, director of policy, ethics and life sciences, Newcastle University. Dr Trevor Stammers, Centre for Bioethics and Emerging Technologies.Environmentalist and writer Tony Juniper.Dr Ruth Stirton, healthcare law and ethics, Sussex Univeristy. Professor Keith Fox, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Movement for Reform Judaism. Dr Virginia Bolton, clinical embryologist. David Wood from the Transhumanist Party UK.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from the University of East London.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Appelton Academy, Bradford.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Netherhall School, Cambridge.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Northumbria Students' Union, Newcastle.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, Southampton.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from St Edward's School, Oxford.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Leicester Grammar School, Leicester.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Bath Spa University, Bath.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Edinburgh College Granton Campus.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Lliswerry High School, Newport.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from University of Sussex, Brighton.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Manor CE Academy, York.

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?Taking part in this special edition are: Lord Kerslake, former chair, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Niall Dickson, chief executive, NHS Confederation, Adam Kay, author, This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, professor Nadey Hakim, transplant surgeon and president's envoy, Imperial College London, professor Neena Modi, neonatal consultant, Imperial College London, Alex Hitchcock, Reform, GPs doctor Bob Gill and doctor Una Coales, professor Celia Kitzinger, Coma and Disorders of Consciousness Research Centre, Rabbi doctor Jonathan Romain, Dignity in Dying and Andrew Grey, author, Dignity at the End of Life: What's Beneath the Assisted Dying Debate?

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?

Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford, asking 'is there a crisis in masculinity?'. Taking part in this edition are Martin Daubney, founder of the Men and Boys Coalition, Nazir Afzal, former chief prosecutor, Prof Eric Anderson, author of Inclusive Masculinity, Jordan Stephens, writer and performer, Fraser Myers, journalist, Spiked online, Simon Evans, comedian, Mike Buchanan, leader of Justice for Men and Boys, Amrou Al-Kadhi, writer, performer and film-maker, and Kit Garrett, from the Institute of Gender Studies at Chester University.

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Heartlands Academy, Birmingham.

Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Heartlands Academy in Birmingham which looks at robots and artificial intelligence.

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?

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate from James Allen's Girls' School, London.

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?

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 law?

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?

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?

Nicky Campbell presents topical debate live from Lisswerry High in Newport.

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.

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?

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?

The Big Questions comes live from Heartlands Academy in Birmingham. Nicky Campbell asks just one Big Question: Is Islam more divided than united?

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?

Nicky Campbell presents a live debate from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford.

This Sunday, February 16th, The Big Questions comes live from Leicester Grammar School in Leicester.Nicky Campbell will be asking:Should Britain be ashamed of its deportation policies?And, will defining Islamophobia undermine free speech?

The Big Questions comes live from the Students' Union at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne. Nicky Campbell asks: Is racism a legacy of the Empire? And is wokeness a new religion?

This Sunday, March 1st, The Big Questions comes live from the The Deanery CE Academy in Swindon.Nicky Campbell will be asking:Homelessness: how do we fix it?And, do women still need to fight for rights?

The Big Questions comes live from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford. Nicky Campbell will be asking: Should we put redemption for prisoners before retribution? And, do we place too much faith in technology?

The Big Questions comes live from Patcham High School in Brighton. Nicky Campbell asks, does the new law on domestic abuse go far enough? And could mindfulness be doing more harm than good?

Nicky Campbell will be asking:Should fat-shaming be against the law?And, are there deal breakers in religion?

Nicky Campbell returns to debate topical moral, ethical and religious issues.

Nicky Campbell leads a debate on topical moral, ethical and religious issues.