Episodes
1. Episode 1
February 2, 2020
60 min
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?
2. Episode 2
February 9, 2020
60 min
This week, The Big Questions comes live from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford. Nicky Campbell asks: Will capitalism save the planet? And, is what you do more important than what you believe?
Guest Stars:
Asad Zaman, Laura Janner-Klausner, David Walker, Antoinette Sandbach, Charles Burns
3. Episode 3
February 16, 2020
60 min
Nicky Campbell hosts The Big Questions live from Leicester Grammar School. This week he asks his guests and audience: Should Britain be ashamed of its deportation policies? And, will defining Islamophobia undermine free speech?
Guest Stars:
Peter Tatchell, Mercy Muroki, Bella Sankey, Steven Woolfe, Jacqueline McKenzie
4. Episode 4
February 23, 2020
60 min
Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Northumbria University’s Students' Union in Newcastle where he asks: Is racism a legacy of the Empire? And is wokeness a new religion?
Guest Stars:
Andrew Doyle, Maya Goodfellow, Meena Dhanda, Tommy Curry, David Dalgleish
5. Episode 5
March 1, 2020
60 min
Nicky Campbell hosts The Big Questions live from The Deanery CE Academy in Swindon where he asks: Homelessness: how do we fix it? And, do women still need to fight for rights?
Guest Stars:
Harriet Green, Ed Walker, Paul Cheshire, Polly Neate, Mike Bull
6. Episode 6
March 8, 2020
60 min
Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford where he asks: Should we put redemption for prisoners before retribution? And, do we place too much faith in technology?
Guest Stars:
Mark Mullins, Vicki Cardwell, Ayesha Nayyar, Laura Higson-Bliss, Oliver Letwin
7. Episode 7
March 15, 2020
60 min
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?
Guest Stars:
Laura Richards, Maria Cripps, Luke Gittos, Madelaine Hunter-Taylor, Katy Bourne
8. Episode 8
March 22, 2020
60 min
Nicky Campbell hosts a live debate from Cardiff where he asks: Should fat-shaming be against the law? And, are there deal breakers in religion? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the premature final episode of season 13.
Guest Stars:
Lowri Turner, Francesco Rubino, Charlotte Ord, Ajmal Masroor, Aisha Ali-Khan
