Question Time
Season 39
201743 episodes
Episode 1
12/01/2017
Jan 12, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Solihull. On the panel are David Lidington, Conservative leader of the House of Commons; Labour MP and chair of the Vote Leave campaign Gisela Stuart; businessman, Brexit campaigner and Ukip donor Arron Banks; journalist and broadcaster Paul Mason; professor of planetary space science at the Open University Monica Grady.
Episode 2
19/01/2017
Jan 19, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Peterborough. On the panel are transport secretary Chris Grayling, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, broadcaster Piers Morgan, American author Lionel Shriver and the co-editor of The Conservative Woman website, Laura Perrins.
Episode 3
26/01/2017
Jan 26, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from London. On the panel are Conservative MP James Cleverly, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, SNP leader in Westminster Angus Robertson, Mirror Online journalist Susie Boniface and the self-styled 'Britain's only Conservative-voting comedian' Geoff Norcott.
Episode 4
02/02/2017
Feb 2, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Wallasey. Joining him to answer audience questions are Nick Hewer, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Patrick McLoughlin, Maajid Nawaz, and Laura Perrins.
Episode 5
09/02/2017
Feb 9, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Torquay. Joining him to answer audience questions are Billy Bragg, Claire Perry, Owen Smith, Ann Widdecombe, and Peter Whittle.
Episode 6
16/02/2017
Feb 16, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Glasgow. Joining him to answer audience questions are David Mundell, Shami Chakrabarti, John Swinney, Val McDermid, and Mark Littlewood.
Episode 7
23/02/2017
Feb 23, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Stoke-on-Trent. Joining him to answer audience questions include Isabel Oakeshott, Peter Coates, Justine Greening, Angela Rayner, and Douglas Carswell.
Episode 8
02/03/2017
Mar 2, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Bedford. The Panellists are justice secretary Liz Truss, Labour MP Dawn Butler, former Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell, Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens and Bombay Bicycle Club guitarist Jamie MacColl.
Episode 9
09/03/2017
Mar 9, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Sunderland. On the panel are culture secretary Karen Bradley MP, Scottish Labour Party leader Kezia Dugdale MSP, SNP international trade spokesperson Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh MP, Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and Fraser Nelson, editor of the Spectator.
Episode 10
16/03/2017
Mar 16, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Bognor Regis. The panellists are Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, Labour MP Angela Eagle, the SNP's home affairs and justice spokesperson Joanna Cherry, the chairman of the Wetherspoon pub chain Tim Martin and the Times columnist, Matthew Parris.
Episode 11
23/03/2017
Mar 23, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Bangor, north Wales. On the panel are Conservative MP Suella Fernandes, shadow defence secretary Nia Griffith, leader of Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood, Church of England priest and Guardian columnist Giles Fraser and the Times, Spectator and GQ columnist Hugo Rifkind.
Episode 12
Britain After Brexit
Mar 27, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents a special edition of Question Time from Birmingham - Britain after Brexit. On the panel are secretary of state for exiting the EU David Davis, shadow secretary of state for exiting the EU Sir Keir Starmer, former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, deputy chair of Ukip Suzanne Evans and Times columnist Melanie Phillips.
Episode 13
30/03/2017
Mar 30, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Carlisle. On the panel are Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson, Labour MP Lisa Nandy, Ukip leader Paul Nuttall, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey and the news editor of the Institute of Economic Affairs think tank, Kate Andrews.
Episode 14
06/04/2017
Apr 6, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Gillingham. On the panel are Conservative MP Suella Fernandes, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, co-leader of the Green Party Jonathan Bartley, businesswoman and broadcaster Michelle Dewberry, and Gerard Coyne, the West Midlands secretary of the Unite union who is a candidate in the election for general secretary.
Episode 15
27/04/2017
Apr 27, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Oxford. On the panel are Conservative work and pensions secretary Damian Green, Labour MP Clive Lewis, Liberal Democrat minister Jo Swinson, the SNP's Europe spokesman Stephen Gethins, and the journalist and member of the House of Lords Camilla Cavendish.
Episode 16
04/05/2017
May 4, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Wigan. On the panel are Conservative Brexit secretary David Davis, Labour's shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey, UKIP leader Paul Nuttall, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood and the CEO of Siemens UK Juergen Maier.
Episode 17
11/05/2017
May 11, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Edinburgh. On the panel are Labour's shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, Conservative Home Office minister Ben Wallace, the SNP's Joanna Cherry, actor David Hayman and Financial Times columnist Merryn Somerset Webb.
Episode 18
18/05/2017
May 18, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Norwich. On the panel are Conservative international development secretary Priti Patel; Labour's shadow education secretary Angela Rayner; Lib Dem and former business secretary Vince Cable; Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley; former Daily Telegraph editor and official Margaret Thatcher biographer Charles Moore.
Episode 19
25/05/2017
May 25, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Salford in Greater Manchester. On the panel are home secretary Amber Rudd, mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, anti-extremism campaigner Sara Khan, head of the Police and Crime Commissioners Association Nazir Afzal, and peace campaigner Colin Parry.
Episode 20
01/06/2017
Jun 1, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Barnet in north London. On the panel are Conservative Brexit secretary David Davis, Labour's shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner, Liberal Democrat former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, SNP deputy leader Angus Robertson and Ukip deputy chairman Suzanne Evans.
Episode 21
Leaders Special Countdown
Jun 2, 20171h
Simon McCoy presents live from the spin room ahead of the BBC Question Time Leaders Special with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.
Episode 22
Leaders Special
Jun 2, 20171h
Conservative Party leader and prime minister Theresa May and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn face a Question Time audience in York. Presented by David Dimbleby.
Episode 23
Leaders Special Reaction
Jun 2, 20171h
Simon McCoy presents all the reaction live from the spin room following the BBC Question Time Leaders Special with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.
Episode 24
Leaders Special with Tim Farron and Nicola Sturgeon
Jun 4, 20171h
Nick Robinson presents as first minister of Scotland and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon and Tim Farron of the Liberal Democrats take turns to answer questions from voters in Edinburgh.
Episode 25
09/06/2017
Jun 9, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from London. Asking audience questions are Conservative MP Chris Grayling; director of human rights organisation Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti; right-wing journalist Isabel Oakeshott; comedian and writer Armando Iannucci; and Tony Blair's former spin doctor Alastair Campbell.
Episode 26
15/06/2017
Jun 15, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Coventry. On the panel are Conservative defence minister Tobias Ellwood, Labour's shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, Lib Dem former health minister Norman Lamb, co-founder of the Conservative Woman website Laura Perrins, and Rob Delaney, comedian, writer and star of the sitcom Catastrophe.
Episode 27
22/06/2017
Jun 22, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Plymouth. Joining him to answer audience questions are Jonathan Ashworth, Ian Blackford, David Lidington, Gina Miller, and Peter Oborne
Episode 28
29/06/2017
Jun 29, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Hastings. On the panel are Conservative international trade secretary Liam Fox, Labour MP Stella Creasy, editor-in-chief of The Economist Zanny Minton Beddoes, founder and editor of left-wing news site The Canary Kerry-Anne Mendoza, and LBC radio host Nick Ferrari.
Episode 29
06/07/2017
Jul 6, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Burton upon Trent. On the panel: Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, Labour's shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon, Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas, Mirror columnist Susie Boniface and David Cameron's former director of communications, Craig Oliver.
Episode 30
14/09/2017
Sep 14, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Stratford, east London. The panel includes Conservative work and pensions secretary David Gauke, Labour's shadow women and equalities secretary Dawn Butler, the SNP's deputy leader in the House of Commons Kirsty Blackman, novelist Will Self and broadcaster Julia Hartley-Brewer.
Episode 31
21/09/2017
Sep 21, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Bridgwater in Somerset. On the panel are leader of the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable, Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng, Labour MP Jess Phillips, Guardian columnist Paul Mason, and the Daily Telegraph's Brexit editor Dia Chakravarty.
Episode 32
28/09/2017
Sep 28, 20171h
David Dimbleby chairs topical debate from Wolverhampton. The panel includes Conservative culture secretary Karen Bradley, Labour Party chairman Ian Lavery, Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens, comedian and former Labour adviser Ayesha Hazarika and the businessman who co-chairs pressure group Leave Means Leave, Richard Tice.
Episode 33
05/10/2017
Oct 5, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Stockport in Greater Manchester. The panel includes Conservative first secretary of state Damian Green, Labour's shadow education secretary Angela Rayner, Spectator editor and Daily Telegraph columnist Fraser Nelson, professor of American literature Sarah Churchwell and businesswoman Michelle Dewberry.
Episode 34
12/10/2017
Oct 12, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Belfast. The panel includes former Northern Ireland secretary Theresa Villiers, Jonathan Lynn, Owen Smith, Simon Hamilton, and John O'Dowd.
Episode 35
19/10/2017
Oct 19, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Dunstable in Bedfordshire. On the panel are Conservative transport secretary Chris Grayling, Labour MP Lisa Nandy, president of the Liberal Democrats Sal Brinton, the chief executive of Next Simon Wolfson, and the Church of England priest - and Strictly Come Dancing contestant - Richard Coles.
Episode 36
26/10/2017
Oct 26, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Portsmouth. Panellists include Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, Labour's shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti, SNP's former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond, feminist writer Germaine Greer and political editor of the Sunday Express Camilla Tominey.
Episode 37
02/11/2017
Nov 2, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Kilmarnock. On the panel are Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan, former leader of the Scottish Labour Party Kezia Dugdale MSP, SNP minister for social security Jeane Freeman MSP, writer and political commentator Owen Jones, and The Economist's senior editor Anne McElvoy.
Episode 38
09/11/2017
Nov 9, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Croydon. On the panel are secretary of state for education and minister for women and equalities Justine Greening, Labour MP for Walthamstow Stella Creasy, television presenter Kirstie Allsopp, Guardian columnist and lead writer on the Paradise Papers Aditya Chakrabortty, and Daily Telegraph and Spectator columnist Charles Moore.
Episode 39
16/11/2017
Nov 16, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Newcastle. The panel includes shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families Nadhim Zahawi, former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, novelist Val McDermid and journalist Rod Liddle.
Episode 40
23/11/2017
Nov 23, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Colchester. The panel includes secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy Greg Clark, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Hogan-Howe, former CEO of Marks and Spencer Lord Stuart Rose and crime writer Dreda Say Mitchell.
Episode 41
30/11/2017
Nov 30, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Scarborough, with a panel including Conservative MP and prisons minister Sam Gyimah, Labour's Chuka Umunna, Ukip's new leader Henry Bolton, deputy editor of The Sunday Times, Sarah Baxter and the economist and former finance minister of Greece, Yanis Varoufakis.
Episode 42
07/12/2017
Dec 7, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Swansea. The panel includes Conservative MP and member of the Vote Leave campaign Bernard Jenkin, the shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Labour's Owen Smith MP, the leader of Plaid Cymru at Westminster, Liz Saville-Roberts MP, TV and radio presenter Richard Bacon and Kate Andrews of the Institute of Economic Affairs.
Episode 43
14/12/2017
Dec 14, 20171h
David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Barnsley in South Yorkshire. On the panel are Conservative MP and former secretary of state for education Nicky Morgan, Labour's shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, scientist and broadcaster Professor Robert Winston, comedian Geoff Norcott and political journalist and commentator Isabel Oakeshott.