Question Time
Season 34
201236 episodes
Episode 1
12/01/2012
Jan 12, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs a debate in Tower Hamlets in east London. He is joined by a panel comprising of transport secretary Justine Greening; former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Paddy Ashdown; Labour's shadow foreign secretary, Douglas Alexander; deputy first minister of Scotland and deputy leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon; and Daily Mail columnist and former editor of the Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie.
Episode 2
19/01/2012
Jan 19, 20121h
Question Time comes from Shrewsbury. David Dimbleby is joined by Sayeeda Warsi, co-chairman of the Conservative Party; Stephen Twigg MP, Labour's shadow education secretary; Green MP, Caroline Lucas; Germaine Greer, feminist writer and academic and Charles Moore, columnist and former editor at the Telegraph and the Spectator.
Episode 3
26/01/2012
Jan 26, 20121h
Question Time comes from Plymouth, chaired by David Dimbleby. On the panel: Liberal Democrat Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne, Labour's former higher education minister David Lammy, Conservative MP Liz Truss, comedian Mark Steel and Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips.
Episode 4
02/02/2012
Feb 2, 20121h
BBC Question Time comes from Southport, chaired by David Dimbleby. On the panel: International Development Minister Alan Duncan MP, Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan MP, former head of the CBI Digby Jones, creator of Grange Hill & Brookside Phil Redmond, and Emma Boon from the Taxpayers Alliance.
Episode 5
09/02/2012
Feb 9, 20121h
BBC Question Time comes from London, chaired by David Dimbleby. On the panel: Defence Secretary Philip Hammond; Labour's Alastair Campbell, who was director of communications under Tony Blair; Liberal Democrat peer, Shirley Williams; comedian and actor Steve Coogan; and veteran Daily Mail journalist Ann Leslie.
Episode 6
16/02/2012
Feb 16, 20121h
BBC Question Time comes from Nottingham, chaired by David Dimbleby. On the panel: Justice Secretary Ken Clarke, former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Kramer, Julie Meyer founder of the investment firm Ariadne Capital, and Owen Jones author of the book "Chavs".
Episode 7
23/02/2012
Feb 23, 20121h
BBC Question Time comes from Tunbridge Wells, chaired by David Dimbleby. On the panel: Communications Minister Ed Vaizey, the Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry, UKIP's deputy leader Paul Nuttall, Daily Telegraph columnist Cristina Odone and historian Simon Schama.
Episode 8
01/03/2012
Mar 1, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs a debate on the big stories of the week from Dewsbury. On the panel: Conservative MP John Redwood, Labour MP Rachel Reeves, Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson, historian David Starkey, and professional footballer Clarke Carlisle.
Episode 9
08/03/2012
Mar 8, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs a debate on the big stories of the week from Guildford, with a studio audience and a panel of guests which includes communities secretary Eric Pickles, shadow energy and climate change secretary Caroline Flint, singer Will Young, Daily Mail columnist Janice Atkinson-Small and novelist Will Self.
Episode 10
15/03/2012
Mar 15, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from St Andrews. On the panel: the former leader of the Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy MP, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson MSP, Labour's Frank Field MP, the SNP's Humza Yousaf MSP and the broadcaster and journalist Janet Street-Porter.
Episode 11
22/03/2012
Mar 22, 20121h
Episode 12
29/03/2012
Mar 29, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Portsmouth. On the panel: the comedian Alexei Sayle, shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander MP, children's minister Sarah Teather MP, conservative Anna Soubry MP, and the columnist and chair of the National Trust Sir Simon Jenkins.
Episode 13
19/04/2012
Apr 19, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Leeds. On the panel: the shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, the Conservative party co-chairman Sayeeda Warsi, Respect MP George Galloway, president of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron, and the Times columnist David Aaronovitch.
Episode 14
26/04/2012
Apr 26, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Romford in East London. On the panel: Employment Minister Chris Grayling MP, Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott MP, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes MP, UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage MEP and Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee.
Episode 15
03/05/2012
May 3, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs a debate on the big stories of the week, from London. The panel includes work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith MP, Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman MP, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Ming Campbell MP, leader of the PCS union Mark Serwotka and the businessman and star of Dragons' Den Theo Paphitis.
Episode 16
10/05/2012
May 10, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Oldham. On the panel: environment secretary Caroline Spelman MP, shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant MP, Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oakeshott, Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge Mary Beard, and the Daily Telegraph columnist Peter Oborne.
Episode 17
17/05/2012
May 17, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs a debate on the big stories of the week from Cardiff. On the panel are former shadow Welsh secretary Peter Hain; minister for disabled people Maria Miller; Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru; Kelvin MacKenzie, Daily Mail columnist and former editor of the Sun; author and comedy scriptwriter John O'Farrell.
Episode 18
24/05/2012
May 24, 20121h
Joining David Dimbleby on Question Time from King's Lynn are former deputy prime minister John Prescott, universities minister David Willetts, leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas, comedian and actor Griff Rhys Jones and Sunday Times columnist Minette Marrin.
Episode 19
31/05/2012
May 31, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs a debate on the big stories of the week from Rugby. Joining him on the panel are: Alan Duncan, minister for international development; shadow Home Office minister, Stella Creasy; Mark Oaten, former Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman; Fraser Nelson, editor of the Spectator; and broadcaster and columnist Victoria Coren.
Episode 20
07/06/2012
Jun 7, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from Inverness. On the panel, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy MP, Labour's leader in Scotland Johann Lamont MSP, Conservative former Secretary of State for Scotland Lord Forsyth, Infrastructure Minister in the Scottish Government Alex Neil MSP, Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips and the actor Alan Cumming.
Episode 21
14/06/2012
Jun 14, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from Stockton-on-Tees. On the panel: television executive and former Director General of the BBC Greg Dyke, President of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron MP, Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens, Housing Minister Grant Shapps MP and Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry MP.
Episode 22
21/06/2012
Jun 21, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs from West Bromwich. On the panel are justice secretary Ken Clarke, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham, general secretary of the Unite trade union Len McCluskey, economist Ruth Lea and Midlands businesswoman of the year Julie White.
Episode 23
28/06/2012
Jun 28, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from Luton. On the panel: Transport Secretary Justine Greening MP, Shadow Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell MP, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown, comic actor & broadcaster Tony Robinson and the businessman Terry Smith, chief executive of the City brokerage Tullett Prebon.
Episode 24
05/07/2012
Jul 5, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from Derby. Panellists include energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey MP, former home secretary Alan Johnson MP, Conservative MP Louise Mensch, Sunday Times and Independent columnist Dominic Lawson, and John Lydon, former lead singer of the Sex Pistols and founder of the band Public Image Ltd.
Episode 25
27/09/2012
Sep 27, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from Brighton. On the panel: Labour's Deputy Leader Harriet Harman MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander MP, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp and comedian Steve Coogan.
Episode 26
04/10/2012
Oct 4, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from Manchester. On the panel - cabinet minister Kenneth Clarke MP, shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander MP, Liberal Democrat Baroness Kramer, the broadcaster and columnist Janet Street-Porter and Willie Walsh, chief executive of the parent company of British Airways and Iberia.
Episode 27
11/10/2012
Oct 11, 20121h
David Dimbleby chairs Question Time from Birmingham. On the panel: Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapps MP, Shadow Energy Secretary Caroline Flint MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Simon Hughes MP, the poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah and the Daily Telegraph columnist Cristina Odone.
Episode 28
18/10/2012
Oct 18, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Easterhouse in Glasgow. Panellists include Deputy First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon MSP, leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Ruth Davidson MSP, Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran MP, Daily Telegraph Scottish Editor Alan Cochrane and Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of the PCS trade union.
Episode 29
25/10/2012
Oct 25, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Slough. He is joined by a panel comprising business secretary Vince Cable, shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry, Claire Perry, UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall and Mehdi Hasan, political director of the Huffington Post website.
Episode 30
01/11/2012
Nov 1, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents from central London in the week before the US presidential election. On the panel are former foreign secretary David Miliband, US television presenter and former Democratic Party mayor of Cincinnati Jerry Springer, Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng, Colleen Graffy, former chairman of Republicans Abroad, and Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty.
Episode 31
08/11/2012
Nov 8, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Bexhill. The panel includes police minister Damian Green, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, Liberal Democrat peer Shirley Williams, novelist and Sun columnist Jane Moore and Professor David Blanchflower, economics editor of the New Statesman and former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
Episode 32
15/11/2012
Nov 15, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Corby as the polls close in the by-election. On the panel are justice secretary Chris Grayling MP, Labour's deputy leader and shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman, UKIP Leader Nigel Farage, Liberal Democrat Tessa Munt and Moray MacLennan, chief executive of the advertising agency M&C Saatchi.
Episode 33
22/11/2012
Nov 22, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament. On the panel: Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith MP, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper MP, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy MP, businesswoman and star of Dragons' Den Deborah Meaden and the Independent columnist Owen Jones.
Episode 34
29/11/2012
Nov 29, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Swansea on the day Lord Justice Leveson's report on press standards is published. On the panel are singer and phone hacking campaigner Charlotte Church, former News of the World executive editor Neil Wallis, columnist Simon Jenkins, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin MP and shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant MP.
Episode 35
06/12/2012
Dec 6, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Liverpool. On the panel: Francis Maude MP, minister for the cabinet office; Andy Burnham MP, Labour's shadow health secretary; Tim Farron MP, president of the Liberal Democrats; Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times; and Leanne Wood AM, leader of Plaid Cymru.
Episode 36
13/12/2012
Dec 13, 20121h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Bristol. On the panel: Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for International Development; Stella Creasy MP, Shadow Home Office Minister; Cross-bench peer Lord Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer; author Will Self, and Peter Hitchens, Columnist for the Mail on Sunday.