Question Time
Season 41
201942 episodes
The 2019 series saw Fiona Bruce take over moderating duties from long-serving former presenter David Dimbleby.
Episode 1
10/01/2019
Jan 10, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents her first Question Time from London, with a panel of politicians and other guests facing topical questions from the audience. She is joined by deputy chairman of the Conservative Party James Cleverly MP, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry MP, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson MP, author, broadcaster and columnist for The Times Melanie Phillips and comedian, satirist and presenter of BBC2's The Mash Report Nish Kumar.
Episode 2
17/01/2019
Jan 17, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents debate from Derby, with a panel of politicians and other guests facing topical questions from the audience. She is joined by minister for justice with responsibility for prisons Rory Stewart, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, deputy leader of the SNP at Westminster Kirsty Blackman, journalist Isabel Oakeshott and Anand Menon, professor of European politics and foreign affairs at King's College, London and director of UK in a Changing Europe.
Episode 3
24/01/2019
Jan 24, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents debate from Winchester. On the panel are the Brexiteer and former Brexit minister who resigned her post over Theresa May's deal, Suella Braverman MP, the shadow secretary of state of housing, John Healey MP, chief leader writer at the Observer and former policy adviser to Ed Miliband, Sonia Sodha, the executive chairman of the communications agency Cicero Group, Iain Anderson, and Express columnist and radio host on the weekday breakfast programme at LBC, Nick Ferrari.
Episode 4
31/01/2019
Jan 31, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Lincoln. On the panel are vice chair for women of the Conservative Party Helen Whately MP, shadow justice secretary and shadow chancellor Richard Burgon MP, chief executive of Siemans UK Juergen Maier, businesswoman Gina Miller, and Camilla Tominey, associate editor of the Daily Telegraph and writer on politics and the royal family.
Episode 5
07/02/2019
Feb 7, 20191h
Fiona Bruce chairs the debate from Motherwell. On the panel are British financier and Conservative politician, Michael Forsyth, SNP politician and Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop, Labour politician, Anneliese Dodds, columnist for The Times, Hugo Rifkind, and model and activist, Eunice Olumide.
Episode 6
14/02/2019
Feb 14, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents the debate from Aylesbury. On the panel are ardent Brexiteer and Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, Labour politician, Lisa Nandy, the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, economist commentator for The Spectator, Grace Blakeley, and "right-leaning" comedian, Geoff Norcott.
Episode 7
21/02/2019
Feb 21, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents debate from Chester. On the panel are the financial secretary to the treasury Mel Stride MP, shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald MP, shadow transport secretary Chris Leslie MP, former England and Liverpool footballer John Barnes, and commentator for the libertarian website Spiked, Ella Whelan.
Episode 8
28/02/2019
Feb 28, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents debate from Catford in London. On the panel are under secretary of state for children and families, Nadhim Zahawi MP; shadow secretary of state for international affairs, Barry Gardiner MP; education spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, Layla Moran MP; German comedian Henning Wehn; and US-born bestselling author Lionel Shriver.
Episode 9
07/03/2019
Mar 7, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents Question Time from Dudley. Panellists include former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab, who argues the case for a hard Brexit from the backbenches, Dame Margaret Beckett, the first woman to become deputy leader of the Labour Party as well as the first female foreign secretary, Times columnist Iain Martin, chief executive of Barnardo's Javed Khan and author and Guardian columnist Owen Jones.
Episode 10
14/03/2019
Mar 14, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Ealing. On the panel: James Cleverly MP, deputy chair of the Conservative Party, Conservative; Clive Lewis MP, shadow treasury minister, Labour; Ian Blackford MP, leader of the SNP at Westminster, SNP; Julia Hartley Brewer, journalist, columnist and host of a weekly programme on talkRadio; and Catherine Barnard, professor of European law at Cambridge University.
Episode 11
21/03/2019
Mar 21, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Belfast. On the panel: Conservative defence minister and former captain in the Royal Green Jackets, Tobias Ellwood MP; shadow solicitor general for England and Wales, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP; the DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson MP; Sinn Fein's John O’Dowd MLA; and chief executive of the think-tank Demos Polly MacKenzie.
Episode 12
28/03/2019
Mar 28, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents topical debate from Sheffield. On the panel are secretary of state for education Damian Hinds MP, shadow Brexit minister Jenny Chapman MP, economist, author and former Greek minister of finance Yanis Varoufakis, chief executive of clothing retailer Next and a Conservative peer Simon Wolfson, and editor of personal finance magazine MoneyWeek Merryn Somerset Webb.
Episode 13
04/04/2019
Apr 4, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Dulwich in South London. On the panel: Jeremy Wright MP, secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, conservative; David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, Labour; Mairead McGuinness MEP, vice president of the European Parliament and a member of Leo Varadkar's Fine Gael party; Ash Sarkar, senior editor at Novara media, lecturer and left-wing activist; and Charles Moore, columnist for the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator, former editor of both publications and of the Sunday Telegraph, and biographer of Margaret Thatcher.
Episode 14
25/04/2019
Apr 25, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents Question Time from Nottingham with a panel of politicians and other guests facing topical questions from the audience. On the panel are: Victoria Atkins MP, crime minister and minister for women, Conservative; Jon Ashworth MP, shadow health secretary, Labour; Vince Cable MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats; Caroline Lucas MP, former leader of the Green Party and the party's only MP; John Rhys-Davies, actor, best known for his roles in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Indiana Jones movies.
Episode 15
02/05/2019
May 2, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Warrington. On the panel are Ken Clarke MP, former chancellor of the exchequer and home secretary, currently the longest-serving MP in the House of Commons; Labour's shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry MP; comedian and broadcaster Simon Evans; Sonia Sodha, chief leader writer at the Observer and former advisor to Ed Miliband; and Kate Andrews, associate director of free market think-tank the Institute of Economic Affairs.
Episode 16
09/05/2019
May 9, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Northampton. On the panel: Amber Rudd MP, secretary of state for Work and Pensions and former home secretary, Conservative; Jonathan Reynolds MP, shadow economic minister, Labour; Anna Soubry MP; former Conservative minister, Change UK; Nigel Farage MEP, leader of the Brexit Party; and John Mills, businessman and founder of Labour Leave.
Episode 17
16/05/2019
May 16, 20191h
Fiona Bruce invites a studio audience in Elgin to put their questions to a panel of politicians and other guests. On the panel are Bim Afolami MP, Richard Leonard MSP, leader of the Scottish Labour Party, John Swinney MSP, deputy first minister and Scottish education secretary, Christine Jardine MP, work and pensions spokesperson, and Eilidh Douglas, vice chair Amnesty International.
Episode 18
23/05/2019
May 23, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Frome. On the panel: Damian Green MP, former first secretary to the cabinet and Work and Pensions secretary, Conservative; Tracy Brabin, MP, shadow education minister and former Coronation Street actress, Labour; Camilla Cavendish, author, columnist and former head of policy at Number 10 under David Cameron; Miatta Fahnbulleh, chief executive of the left of centre New Economics Foundation; and Simon Jordan, businessman, sports commentator and former Chairman of Crystal Palace football club.
Episode 19
30/05/2019
May 30, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Epsom. On the panel: Rory Stewart MP, secretary of state for international development and Tory leadership candidate; Barry Gardiner MP, shadow international trade secretary, Labour; Jo Swinson MP, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats; Alex Phillips MEP, Brexit Party; and Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist and author of books on language, the mind and human nature.
Episode 20
06/06/2019
Jun 6, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Thetford. On the panel: Nicky Morgan MP, former education secretary, Conservative; Anneliese Dodds MP, Labour's shadow treasury minister and a former MEP; Drew Hendry MP, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy spokesperson, SNP; Alison Phillips, editor of the Daily Mirror; and Piers Morgan, journalist, broadcaster and presenter of ITV's Good Morning Britain.
Episode 21
13/06/2019
Jun 13, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Brecon. On the panel: Theresa Villiers MP, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Conservative; Stephen Kinnock MP, Labour; Adam Price AM, Leader of Plaid Cymru; Mark Reckless AM, Leader of the Brexit Party in the Welsh Assembly; Francesca Martinez, comedian and author.
Episode 22
20/06/2019
Jun 20, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents Question Time from Tottenham in north London. On the panel are Brexit minister Kwasi Kwarteng MP, digital minister Margot James MP, shadow business, energy and industrial strategy minister Laura Pidcock MP, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for home affairs Ed Davey MP and Wetherspoons founder Tim Martin.
Episode 23
27/06/2019
Jun 27, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Halifax. On the panel: Liz Truss MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Conservative; Caroline Flint MP, former shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Labour; Richard Walker, Managing Director of the frozen food chain, Iceland; Ayesha Hazarika, comedian, broadcaster and former adviser to Ed Miliband; and Tom Newton Dunn, Political Editor, The Sun newspaper.
Episode 24
04/07/2019
Jul 4, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Chichester. On the panel Vicky Ford MP, supports Jeremy Hunt's campaign to become party leader and PM, Conservative; Louise Haigh MP, shadow policing minister, Labour; Sian Berry AM, Co-leader of the Green Party in England and Wales and a member of the London Assembly; Tom Harwood, journalist for the right-leaning online political website, Guido Fawkes; and Martin Lewis, broadcaster and founder of the Money Saving Expert website.
Episode 25
05/09/2019
Sep 5, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Westminster. On the panel: Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Brexit minister, Conservative; Emily Thornberry MP, shadow foreign secretary, Labour; Layla Moran MP, education and digital, culture , media and sport spokesperson, Liberal Democrats; Ian Blackford MP, leader of the SNP at Westminster; Richard Tice MEP, chairman of the Brexit party; and Iain Dale, radio host and political commentator.
Episode 26
12/09/2019
Sep 12, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Norwich. On the panel: Brandon Lewis MP, security minister and former Conservative party chairman, Conservative; John Healey MP, shadow housing secretary, Labour; Jeffrey Donaldson MP, chief whip at Westminster for the Democratic Unionist Party; Catherine Barnard, Professor of EU Law, University of Cambridge; and Afua Hirsch, author, journalist and broadcaster.
Episode 27
19/09/2019
Sep 19, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents topical debate from Southampton. Panellists include home office minister and minister for women Victoria Atkins, Labour peer, former lord chancellor and secretary of state for the constitution Charles Falconer, deputy leader and former coalition minister Ed Davey and journalists Ash Sarkar and Camilla Tominey.
Episode 28
26/09/2019
Sep 26, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from the National Assembly for Wales, the Senedd, in Cardiff. On the panel: James Cleverly MP, Conservative Party chairman; Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, shadow solicitor general; Adam Price AM, leader of Plaid Cymru; Mark Reckless AM, leader of the Brexit Party in the Welsh Assembly; and Gina Miller, businesswoman and complainant against the government's decision to prorogue Parliament.
Episode 29
03/10/2019
Oct 3, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Wallasey. On the panel: Nadhim Zahawi MP, business minister, Conservative; Sarah Jones MP, shadow housing minister and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Knife Crime, Labour; Bonnie Greer, playwright and novelist; Melanie Phillips. author, broadcaster and columnist for The Times: Anand Menon, professor of Politics and European Affairs, Kings College London and director of the independent research initiative, UK in a Changing Europe.
Episode 30
10/10/2019
Oct 10, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents topical debate from Beckenham. Panellists include secretary of state for transport Grant Shapps MP, Lisa Nandy MP, businessman Theo Paphitis, associate professor of philosophy at the University of East Anglia Rupert Read and journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer.
Episode 31
17/10/2019
Oct 17, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Leicester. On the panel: Matt Hancock MP, secretary of state for health, Conservative; Anneliese Dodds MP, shadow treasury minister, Labour; Philippa Whitford MP, health spokesperson, SNP; Martin Daubney MEP, Brexit Party; and Javed Khan, chief executive of Barnardo's.
Episode 32
24/10/2019
Oct 24, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from South Shields. On the panel: Norman Lamont, former chancellor of the exchequer 1990-93, and a Conservative peer since 1998; Richard Leonard MSP, leader of the Scottish Labour Party; Caroline Voaden MEP, Liberal Democrat; Kate Andrews, associate editor at the right-leaning Institute of Economic Affairs; and Ken Loach,award-winning film director.
Episode 33
31/10/2019
Oct 31, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Birmingham. On the panel are: Paul Scully MP, deputy chairman of the Conservative Party; Jon Ashworth MP, shadow health secretary; Layla Moran MP, education and digital, culture, media and sport spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats; Mairead McGuinness MEP, first vice-president of the European Parliament; and Isabel Oakeshott, journalist and co-author of an unauthorised biography of David Cameron and ghostwriter of the inside story of the Leave.EU referendum campaign, The Bad Boys of Brexit.
Episode 34
07/11/2019
Nov 7, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Glasgow. Panellists include Conservative Kirstene Hair, shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner, Scottish government justice secretary Humza Yousaf, journalist and broadcaster Angela Haggerty, and businessman Iain Anderson.
Episode 35
14/11/2019
Nov 14, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Brighton. On the panel: James Cleverly, chairman of the Conservative party, Conservative; Clive Lewis, shadow treasury minister, Labour; Alex Phillips MEP, Brexit party; Liz Saville Roberts, leader of Plaid Cymru at Westminster; and former Olympic gold medallist and world record-breaking racing cyclist, Chris Boardman.
Episode 36
Leaders Special: Brexit Party
Nov 19, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents a Question Time Leaders Special from Peterborough with the leader of the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage. Thirty minutes of questions and debate from a selected audience as part of a series of special election programmes on the BBC.
Episode 37
21/11/2019
Nov 21, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents Question Time from Bolton. Panellists include secretary of state for housing, communities and local government Robert Jenrick, shadow secretary of state for justice and shadow lord chancellor Richard Burgon, Liberal Democrat and spokesperson on foreign affairs Chuka Umunna, the SNP's health spokesperson at Westminster Philipa Whitford and assistant comment editor at the Daily Telegraph Sherelle Jacobs.
Episode 38
Leaders Special
Nov 22, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents a special election edition from Sheffield with the leaders of the main political parties.
Episode 39
28/11/2019
Nov 28, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Swindon. On the panel: Brandon Lewis, chairman of the Conservative Party, Conservative; Andy McDonald, shadow transport secretary, Labour; Caroline Lucas, former leader of the Green Party; Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist; Lionel Shriver, writer and author of books such as 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'.
Episode 40
05/12/2019
Dec 5, 20191h
Fiona Bruce presents topical debate from Hull. On the panel are: James Cleverly, chairman of the Conservative Party; Anneliese Dodds, shadow treasury minister, Labour; Ed Davey, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, and former energy secretary in the coalition government; Ian Blackford, leader of the SNP at Westminster; and Richard Tice MEP, chairman of the Brexit Party.
Episode 41
Under 30s Special
Dec 9, 20191h
Emma Barnett presents topical debate in a Question Time Election Special from York, with an audience of 18- to 30-year-olds. On the panel are: Robert Jenrick, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, Conservative; Angela Rayner, shadow education secretary, Labour; Jo Swinson, leader of the Liberal Democrats; Humza Yousaf MSP, justice secretary in the Scottish government, SNP; Adam Price AM, leader of Plaid Cymru; Jonathan Bartley, co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales; and Nigel Farage MEP, leader of the Brexit Party.
Episode 42
Election Special - The Result
Dec 13, 20191h
A special episode presented by Fiona Bruce from Wandsworth. On the panel: Grant Shapps MP, secretary of state for transport, Conservative; Stephen Kinnock MP, Labour; Drew Hendry MP, transport spokesperson at Westminster, SNP; Helen Lewis, political journalist with The Atlantic; and Michael Dobbs, Conservative peer and author of the novel 'House of Cards'.