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Revision as of 14:09, 1 May 2014

The following is an incomplete list of episodes of Question Time, a current affairs debate television programme broadcast by BBC Television.

1979

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
25 Sep 1979 Michael Foot, Teddy Taylor, Edna O'Brien, Derek Worlock
2 Oct 1979 Tess Gill, Jo Grimond, Eric Morley, Peter Shore
9 Oct 1979 Sue Arnold, Michael Heseltine, Bill Rodgers, Arthur Scargill
16 Oct 1979 James Anderson, Judith Hart, John Mortimer, Enoch Powell
23 Oct 1979 Anthony Frodsham, Clive Jenkins, Margo MacDonald, Nicholas Scott
30 Oct 1979 Roy Hattersley, Elspeth Howe, Emily Macfarquhar, Ray Whitney
6 Nov 1979 Julian Amery, Paul Johnson, Wendy Mantle, Sid Weighell
13 Nov 1979 Clement Freud, Ann Leslie, David Owen, Peter Thorneycroft
4 Dec 1979 Eldon Griffiths, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Gaia Servadio, Eric Varley
11 Dec 1979 George Brown, Clare Francis, Joan Lester, Christopher Mayhew
18 Dec 1979 Neil Kinnock, Bel Mooney, Chris Patten, John Rae

1980

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
15 Jan 1980 Tony Benn, Germaine Greer, John Hackett, Norman St. John Stevas
22 Jan 1980 Tessa Jowell, William Rees-Mogg, William Waldegrave, Barbara Wootton
29 Jan 1980 Noel Annan, Kenneth Baker, Denis Healey, Sara Morrison
05Feb 1980 Edward du Cann, Monty Finniston, Suzanne Lowry, Oonagh McDonald
12Feb 1980 Alun Chalfont, Nigel Lawson, Merlyn Rees, Marina Warner
21Feb 1980 David Basnett, Barbara Castle, Detta O'Cathain, Peter Tapsell
28Feb 1980 Anna Coote, Janet Fookes, Gerald Kaufman, Cyril Smith
6 Mar 1980 Eric Heffer, Mary Kenny, David Marquand, Geoffrey Rippon
13 Mar 1980 Rhodes Boyson, Austin Mitchell, Alfred Robens, Clare Short
20 Mar 1980 John Gale[disambiguation needed], Jill Knight, Michael Meacher, Donald Stokes
27 Mar 1980 Joel Barnett, John Biffen, Alan Fisher, Sarah Hogg
3 Apr 1980 Bonnie Angelo, Julian Critchley, Lena Jeger, Trevor Phillips
10 Apr 1980 Jock Bruce-Gardyne, Ray Buckton, Margaret Maden, John Methven
17 Apr 1980 Elisabeth Hoodless, R.V. Jones, Sheila Roberts, John Silkin
24 Apr 1980 Liliana Archibald, Tessa Blackstone, Nicholas Fairbairn, Dickson Mabon
1 May 1980 Joe Ashton, John Biggs-Davison, Emma Nicholson, Ivor Richard
8 May 1980 Alan Beith, John Grugeon, Stanley Orme, Claire Palley
15 May 1980 Hugh Clegg, Reg Prentice, Jo Richardson, Angela Rumbold
22 May 1980 Leon Brittan, Paul Foot, Walter Goldsmith, Shirley Williams
29 May 1980 Patricia Hewitt, Robert Mellish, Timothy Raison, David Sheppard
5 Jun 1980 Patrick Devlin, Patricia Hollis, Harold Lever, Janet Young
12 Jun 1980 Ann Clwyd, James Goldsmith, Sally Oppenheim, Bill Sirs
16 Oct 1980 David Basnett, Patricia Hewitt, Daphne Park, James Prior
23 Oct 1980 Roy Hattersley, Una Kroll, Nigel Lawson, Arnold Weinstock
30 Oct 1980 Denis Healey, Mary Kaldor, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Peter Thorneycroft
13 Nov 1980 Liliana Brisby, Eric Heffer, Ann Leslie, Norman St. John Stevas
20 Nov 1980 Michael Carver, Judith Hart, Gavin Laird, Angus Maude
27 Nov 1980 John Alderson, Dianne Hayter, Roy Shaw, Teddy Taylor
4 Dec 1980 Tessa Blackstone, Lynda Chalker, Joe Gormley, John Harvey-Jones
11 Dec 1980 David Howell, Peter Jay, Neil Kinnock, Gillian Peele
18 Dec 1980 Stanley Booth-Clibborn, Edward du Cann, Antonia Fraser, Shirley Williams

1990

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
31 May 1990 Truro, England Tony Blair, Ann Leslie, Charles Kennedy, Emma Nicholson [2]

1992

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
1 October 1992 Blackpool, England Michael Portillo, Arthur Scargill, Margaret Beckett, Malcolm Bruce [3]

1996

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
6 June 1996 London, England Ian Lang, Glenda Jackson, Bernard Ingham, Jo Brand

1999

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
1 July 1999 Birmingham, England William Hague [4] The Leader of the Opposition William Hague was the sole panellist in this special Question Time programme
8 July 1999 London, England Tony Blair [5] Tony Blair was the sole panellist in a special Question Time programme
15 July 1999 Belfast, Northern Ireland John Hume, Pat Doherty, Ken Maginnis, David Ervine, Albert Reynolds, Michael Ancram [6]
23 September 1999 London, England Nick Brown, John Maples, Shirley Williams, Mary Ann Sieghart, Michael Bloomberg [7]
30 September 1999 Bournemouth, England Chris Smith, Ann Widdecombe, Simon Hughes, Ken Cameron, Alice Thomson [8]
7 October 1999 Manchester, England Robin Cook, Michael Ancram, Menzies Campbell, Janet Street-Porter, Martha Lane Fox [9]
14 October 1999 Sydney, Australia Bob Hawke, Bill Hayden, Aden Ridgeway, Sophie Panopoulos, Geoffrey Robertson, Simon Heffer [10] Australian Republic Referendum special
21 October 1999 London, England Keith Vaz, John Redwood, Jenny Tonge, David Mellor, Beatrix Campbell [11]
28 October 1999 Southampton, England Theresa May, Diane Abbott, Lembit Opik, Boris Johnson, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall [12]
4 November 1999 Glasgow, Scotland John Reid, Annabel Goldie, Margo MacDonald, Will Hutton, Sue Townsend [13]
11 November 1999 Maidstone, England Andrew Smith, Archie Norman, Jean Lambert, Piers Morgan, Gillian duCharme [14]
18 November 1999 Durham, England Mo Mowlam, David Willetts, Malcolm Bruce, Jonathan Edwards, Deborah Orr [15]
25 November 1999 Birmingham, England Clare Short, Edward Heath, Germaine Greer, Steve Jones, Ivan Massow [16]
2 December 1999 Cardiff, Wales Paul Murphy, Nigel Evans, Helen Mary Jones, Eva Pascoe, David Starkey [17]
9 December 1999 Manchester, England Roy Hattersley, Julie Kirkbride, Susan Kramer, Phil Redmond, Bruce Anderson [18]
16 December 1999 Leeds, England Margaret Beckett, Ken Clarke, David Steel, Michael Winner, Dr Kristen Lippincott [19]

2000

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
13 January 2000 London, England Alistair Darling, Malcolm Rifkind, Rosie Boycott, Andrew Roberts, Heather Rabbatts [20]
20 January 2000 Liverpool, England Ian McCartney, Steven Norris, Jackie Ballard, John Sentamu, Melanie Phillips [21]
27 January 2000 Southampton, England Harriet Harman, Francis Maude, Mark Oaten, Cristina Odone, Simon Fanshawe [22]
3 February 2000 Brussels, Belgium Robin Cook, Iain Duncan Smith, Shirley Williams, Jacques Santer, Jens-Peter Bonde [23] Special Brussels debate
10 February 2000 Birmingham, England David Blunkett, Angela Browning, Nick Harvey, Ann Leslie, Malcolm McLaren [24]
17 February 2000 London, England Michael Heseltine, Roger Scruton, Glenys Kinnock, Ian Hislop [25]
24 February 2000 Leeds, England Gerald Kaufman, Andrew Lansley, Peter Ridsdale, Ruth Turner, Edwina Currie [26]
2 March 2000 London, England Ken Livingstone, Frank Dobson, Steven Norris, Susan Kramer, Tim Rice [27] London Mayoral election debate
9 March 2000 Nottingham, England Michael Meacher, John Redwood, Alan Beith, Miranda Sawyer, Dawn Airey [28]
16 March 2000 Truro, England Theresa May, Peter Hitchens, Jo Brand, Nick Brown, Matthew Taylor [29]
23 March 2000 Maidstone, England Margaret Jay, Tom Strathclyde, Simon Hughes, Brian Sewell, Fabiola Arredondo [30]
30 March 2000 Belfast, Northern Ireland David Trimble, Andrew MacKay, Gerry Kelly, Mark Durkan, Suzanne Moore [31]
13 April 2000 Edinburgh, Scotland Dennis Canavan, Henry McLeish, Roseanna Cunningham, Ian Rankin, Clarissa Dickson Wright [32]
27 April 2000 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Geoff Hoon, Norman Lamont, Liz Lynne, Frederick Lawton, Glen Smyth [33]

2001

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
1 February 2001 Carlisle, England Tony Benn, John McCririck, Claire Rayner, David Heathcoat-Amory [34], [35]
5 July 2001 London, England Michael Ancram, Kenneth Clarke, David Davis, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Portillo [36] Conservative leadership special
13 September 2001 London, England Paddy Ashdown, Tam Dalyell, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Philip Lader Filmed two days after the 11 September 2001 attacks. The BBC received more than 2,000 complaints for its strong anti-American sentiments from audience members.

2002

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
24 January 2002 Sunderland, England Hilary Armstrong, John Bercow, Muriel Gray, Sandy Millar, Tom Shakespeare
21 February 2002 Maidstone, England Ian Hislop, Mary Archer, Harriet Harman, Nicholas Soames, William Atkinson [37], [38] Noted for Ian Hislop's attack on Mary Archer
12 September 2002 New York, United States Geoff Hoon, Ed Koch, Victoria Toensing, Michael Moore, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf [39] Special edition from New York, one year on from the World Trade Centre attacks
26 September 2002 London, England Mike O'Brien, Bernard Jenkin, Menzies Campbell, Tariq Ali, Rosemary Hollis [40] Programme centered on the rights and wrongs of military action in Iraq
3 October 2002 Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, England John Reid, John Bercow, Susan Kramer, Bob Crow, Patti Boulaye [41]
14 November 2002 Norwich, England Charles Falconer, Theresa Villiers, Bonnie Greer, Piers Morgan, William Shawcross [42]
21 November 2002 Cardiff, Wales Tony Benn, Francis Maude, Matthew Taylor, Janet Ryder, Peter Hitchens [43]
5 December 2002 Southampton, England Paul Boateng, Norman Tebbit, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Robinson, Ruth Lea [44]

2003

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
30 January 2003 Tamworth, England George Galloway, Bernard Jenkin, Mark Oaten, Germaine Greer, Ann Leslie [45]
13 February 2003 Caernarfon, Wales Ron Davies, Tim Yeo, Rosie Boycott, Simon Thomas, Simon Heffer [46]
20 March 2003 London, England Peter Hain, William Hague, Shirley Williams, Piers Morgan [47] Broadcast on the day of the outbreak of the Iraq War
27 March 2003 London, England Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Geoff Hoon, Charles Kennedy, Oliver Letwin [48] Notable for a confrontation between Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and an audience member
3 April 2003 Burnley, England Will Self, Roy Hattersley, Mary Ann Sieghart, Caroline Spelman, Michael Moore
10 April 2003 Southampton, England Mike O'Brien, David Willetts, Jenny Tonge, Digby Jones, Mark Steel [49]
24 April 2003 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Geoff Hoon, Michael Howard, Benazir Bhutto, James Rubin, Rami Khouri [50] Special edition from Abu Dhabi which discussed the consequences of the war in Iraq
15 May 2003 Cardiff, Wales Douglas Alexander, Nigel Evans, Adam Price, Lembit Opik, Sharron Davies [51]
22 May 2003 Leeds, England Ian McCartney, Theresa May, Menzies Campbell, Polly Toynbee, Nigel Farage [52]

2004

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
22 April 2004 Manchester, England Estelle Morris, Andrew Rosindell, David Laws, Amanda Platell, Mick Hucknall [53]
8 July 2004 London, England David Lammy, Boris Johnson, Sarah Teather, Jimmy Carr, Kat Fletcher [54] School's edition
16 September 2004 [55] Best of Question Time special edition
7 October 2004 Poole, England Patricia Hewitt, David Cameron, Jody Dunn, Nigel Farage, Matthew Parris [56]
21 October 2004 Oxford, England Caroline Flint, Michael Heseltine, Clement Freud, Peter Tatchell, Melanie Phillips [57]
28 October 2004 Miami, United States Sidney Blumenthal, David Frum, Richard Littlejohn, Michael Moore, Lida Rodriguez-Taseff [58] US presidential election special edition
25 November 2004 Liverpool, England Clare Short, George Osborne, Mark Oaten, Rt Rev James Jones Bishop of Liverpool, Linda Smith [59]

2005

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
6 January 2005 Leeds, England Clare Short, Alan Duncan, Tim Razzall, Barbara Stocking, David Aaronovitch [60]
13 January 2005 Cambridge, England Charles Falconer, John Redwood, Caroline Lucas, Armando Iannucci, Ann Leslie [61]
20 January 2005 Manchester, England Valerie Amos, Michael Ancram, Susan Kramer, Billy Bragg, Jeremy Greenstock [62]
27 January 2005 Croydon, England Ken Livingstone, Ken Clarke, Joan Walmsley, John Rentoul, Trevor Kavanagh [63]
3 February 2005 Derby, England Margaret Beckett, Andrew Lansley, David Laws, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, John Stevens [64] This show featured a marriage proposal from an audience member
10 February 2005 Belfast, Northern Ireland Paul Murphy, Jeffrey Donaldson, Martin McGuinness, David Trimble, Mark Durkan [65]
17 February 2005 Slough, England Diane Abbott, Nicholas Soames, John Thurso, Johann Hari, Heather Mills McCartney [66]
24 February 2005 Warrington, England Alun Michael, Theresa May, Norman Baker, Mark Steel, Anne Atkins [67]
3 March 2005 London, England Charles Clarke, David Davis, Mark Oaten, Shami Chakrabarti
10 March 2005 Shanghai, China Liu Jianchao, Chris Patten, David Tang, Long Yongtu, Isabel Hilton [68] This edition of Question Time was in China as part of the BBC's China Week
17 March 2005 Cardiff, Wales Rhodri Morgan, Julie Kirkbride, Sandi Toksvig, Simon Thomas, Digby Jones [69]
31 March 2005 Grimsby, England Margaret Hodge, David Cameron, Lembit Opik, George Galloway, Alice Thomson [70]
7 April 2005 Stirling, Scotland David Blunkett, Michael Ancram, Jim Wallace, Nicola Sturgeon, Petrina Holdsworth [71]
14 April 2005 Birmingham, England Ruth Kelly, Liam Fox, Menzies Campbell, David Baddiel, Janet Daley [72]
21 April 2005 Durham, England Robin Cook, William Hague, Shirley Williams, Jean Lambert [73]
28 April 2005 Tony Blair, Michael Howard, Charles Kennedy [74][1] General Election special
12 May 2005 Leeds, England Lynne Featherstone, Harriet Harman, Boris Johnson, Jo-Anne Nadler, Andrew Rawnsley [75]
19 May 2005 Edinburgh, Scotland Anne McGuire, Annabel Goldie, Matthew Taylor, Alex Salmond, George Galloway [76]
26 May 2005 Paris, France Hervé Mariton, Jacques Myard, Denis MacShane, Liam Fox, Caroline Lucas, Eddie Izzard [77] French EU constitution referendum special edition
9 June 2005 Peterborough, England David Lammy, John Redwood, Jenny Tonge, Jane Fonda, Peter Hitchens [78]
16 June 2005 Caernarfon, Wales Clare Short, Iain Duncan Smith, Helen Mary Jones, Marc Roche, Rod Liddle [79]
23 June 2005 Exeter, England Peter Hain, Francis Maude, Susan Kramer, Marie O'Riordan, Michael Winner [80]
30 June 2005 Manchester, England Tony Benn, Justine Greening, Lembit Opik, June Sarpong, Otis Ferry [81] School's edition
7 July 2005 Johannesburg, South Africa Valerie Amos, Edna Adan Ismail, Bianca Jagger, Moeletsi Mbeki, Morgan Tsvangirai [82] This edition was broadcast on the day of the 7 July 2005 attacks in London
22 September 2005 Blackpool, England David Miliband, Theresa May, David Laws, Quentin Letts, Bonnie Greer [83]
29 September 2005 Brighton, England Patricia Hewitt, Ken Clarke, Simon Hughes, Janet Street-Porter, Stephen Green [84]
6 October 2005 Manchester, England Douglas Alexander, Francis Maude, Jo Swinson, Anne McElvoy, David Starkey [85]
13 October 2005 Stanley, England Ben Bradshaw, David Cameron, Mark Oaten, Muriel Gray, Ann Leslie [86]
20 October 2005 Birmingham, England Estelle Morris, Andrew Lansley, Greg Dyke, Matthew Parris, Kate Allen [87]
27 October 2005 Stratford, England Jacqui Smith, Eric Forth, Nick Clegg, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Edwina Currie [88]
3 November 2005 Nottingham, England David Cameron, David Davis [89] Conservative leadership election special
10 November 2005 Carlisle, England Geoff Hoon, Caroline Spelman, Chris Huhne, Rhona Cameron, Toby Young [90]
17 November 2005 Newbury, England Charles Falconer, David Willetts, Shirley Williams, Alice Miles, Derek Laud [91]
24 November 2005 Fareham, England Roy Hattersley, Alan Duncan, John Thurso, Lorna Fitzsimons, Jane Moore [92]
1 December 2005 Glasgow, Scotland Margaret Hodge, Annabel Goldie, Nicola Sturgeon, Tom Shakespeare, A. A. Gill [93]
8 December 2005 Bristol, England Hilary Benn, George Osborne, Jenny Willott, Piers Morgan, Janet Daley

2006

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
12 January 2006 Barnes, England Ed Balls, Norman Tebbit, Mark Oaten, Mariella Frostrup, Matthew Parris [94]
19 January 2006 Skegness, England Chris Bryant, Alan Duncan, Menzies Campbell, Salma Yaqoob, Andrew Green [95]
26 January 2006 Basingstoke, England Valerie Amos, John Redwood, Simon Hughes, Claire Fox, Zac Goldsmith [96]
2 February 2006 Aberystwyth, Wales Rhodri Morgan, Chris Huhne, Leanne Wood, Cheryl Gillan, Adam Rickitt [97]
9 February 2006 Harlow, England Menzies Campbell, Simon Hughes, Chris Huhne [98] Lib Dem Leadership debate
16 February 2006 Preston, England Peter Hain, Theresa May, Tim Razzall, John Sergeant, Kat Fletcher [99]
23 February 2006 Milton Keynes, England Alistair Darling, Theresa Villiers, Nigel Farage, Art Malik, Cristina Odone [100]
2 March 2006 Telford, England Shahid Malik, Jo-Anne Nadler, Will Self, Sarah Teather, Nicholas Winterton [101]
9 March 2006 Salisbury, England Hazel Blears, Chris Grayling, Jean Lambert, Rod Liddle, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali [102]
16 March 2006 Gateshead, England Margaret Hodge, David Willetts, Jenny Tonge, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Simon Jenkins [103]
23 March 2006 Ipswich, England Tony Benn, Boris Johnson, David Laws, Shami Chakrabarti, Digby Jones [104]
30 March 2006 Moscow, Russia Garry Kasparov, Douglas Alexander, Grigory Karasin, Andrei Illarionov, Natalya Narochnitskaya, Igor Yurgens [105] Special edition from Moscow in time for the G8 conference in the city
20 April 2006 Cambridge, England Charles Clarke, George Osborne, Vince Cable, Janet Daley [106]
27 April 2006 Coventry, England Charles Falconer, David Davis, Ed Davey, Carol Thatcher, Steve Richards [107]
4 May 2006 London, England Margaret Beckett, William Hague, Julia Goldsworthy, Richard Littlejohn [108]
11 May 2006 London, England Hazel Blears, Michael Heseltine, Menzies Campbell, Piers Morgan [109]
18 May 2006 Canterbury, England Harriet Harman, Ken Clarke, Simon Hughes, Frederick Forsyth, Helena Kennedy [110]
25 May 2006 Hereford, England Geoff Hoon, Sayeeda Warsi, Nick Clegg, Oona King, Niall Ferguson [111]
1 June 2006 Stockton-on-Tees, England Diane Abbott, Michael Gove, Alain de Botton, Mary Ann Sieghart, Michael Winner [112]
8 June 2006 Torquay, England George Galloway, David Lammy, Liam Fox, Max Hastings, Lynne Featherstone [113]
15 June 2006 Sheffield, England Charles Falconer, Theresa May, Mark Oaten, Shami Chakrabarti, Derek Dougan [114]
22 June 2006 King's Lynn, England Alan Johnson, Oliver Letwin, Charles Kennedy, Germaine Greer [115]
29 June 2006 Perth, Scotland Mike O'Brien, Julie Kirkbride, Nicol Stephen, Alex Salmond, Melanie Phillips [116]
6 July 2006 London, England Sebastian Coe, Julia Goldsworthy, Richard Madeley, David Miliband, Matt Pollard [117] School's edition
21 September 2006 Tonbridge, England Harriet Harman, Ann Widdecombe, Charles Kennedy, Christopher Meyer, Tariq Ali [118]
28 September 2006 Manchester, England Jack Straw, Ken Clarke, Piers Morgan, Jenny Tonge, Lance Price [119]
5 October 2006 Bournemouth, England Hazel Blears, Shirley Williams, Oliver Letwin, Ian Hislop, Sandra Howard [120]
12 October 2006 Glasgow, Scotland Vera Baird, Alan Duncan, Nicola Sturgeon, Tommy Sheridan, Clive Anderson [121]
19 October 2006 Preston, England Hilary Armstrong, Theresa May, Chris Huhne, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Salma Yaqoob [122]
26 October 2006 Exeter, England Ben Bradshaw, Michael Ancram, Paddy Ashdown, Pauline Neville-Jones, Janet Street Porter [123]
2 November 2006 London, England Charles Clarke, Michael Heseltine, Peter Hitchens, Amanda Platell, Menzies Campbell [124]
9 November 2006 Burton upon Trent, England Geoff Hoon, Malcolm Rifkind, Rageh Omaar, Catherine Meyer, Jan Berry [125]
16 November 2006 Cheltenham, England Boris Johnson, Tony McNulty, Jane Bonham Carter, Shappi Khorsandi, Robert Kilroy-Silk [126]
23 November 2006 Hartlepool, England Denis MacShane, Sayeeda Warsi, Sarah Teather, Esther Rantzen, Polly Toynbee [127]
30 November 2006 Belfast, Northern Ireland Peter Hain, David Trimble, Martin McGuinness, Mark Durkan, Jeffrey Donaldson [128]
7 December 2006 London, England Ruth Kelly, David Davis, Martin Amis, Mariella Frostrup, Jeff Randall [129]

2007

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
11 January 2007 Dartford, England Charles Falconer, George Osborne, Charles Kennedy, Clare Short, Kelvin MacKenzie [130]
18 January 2007 Northampton, England Jacqui Smith, David Davis, Nick Clegg, Shami Chakrabarti, Edwina Currie [131]
25 January 2007 High Wycombe, England Geoff Hoon, Nicholas Soames, Matthew Parris, Deborah Bull, Anne Atkins [132]
1 February 2007 Doncaster, England Harriet Harman, Andrew Lansley, Mark Oaten, Tristram Hunt, Sarfraz Manzoor [133]
8 February 2007 Birmingham, England David Miliband, Kenneth Clarke, Simon Hughes, Salma Yaqoob, Frederick Forsyth [134]
15 February 2007 London, England Roy Hattersley, Norman Tebbit, Julia Goldsworthy, Richard Littlejohn, Janine di Giovanni [135]
22 February 2007 Edinburgh, Scotland George Foulkes, Nicol Stephen, Alex Salmond, Annabel Goldie, Hardeep Singh Kohli [136]
1 March 2007 Colchester, England Peter Hain, Francis Maude, Menzies Campbell, Beverley Knight, Cristina Odone [137]
8 March 2007 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England Margaret Hodge, Alan Duncan, Piers Morgan, Sian Berry, Colin Byrne [138]
15 March 2007 Newport, Wales Mike O'Brien, Priti Patel, Lembit Opik, Clare Short, Peter Hitchens [139]
22 March 2007 London, England Tony Benn, Benazir Bhutto, John R. Bolton, Des Browne, Liam Fox, Charles Kennedy [140] Iraq special
29 March 2007 Bath, England Hazel Blears, Sayeeda Warsi, George Carey, Yvonne Thompson, Nigel Farage [141]
19 April 2007 Liverpool, England Ed Miliband, Iain Duncan Smith, Jenny Tonge, Jan Ravens, Bruce Anderson [142]
26 April 2007 Oxford, England Caroline Flint, Douglas Hurd, David Laws, Adam Price, Douglas Murray [143]
3 May 2007 London, England Tim Collins, William Hague, Patricia Hewitt, Charles Kennedy, Oona King [144]
10 May 2007 London, England Peter Mandelson, Menzies Campbell, Kenneth Clarke, Jane Moore [145] This edition focused on Tony Blair's legacy after 10 years as Prime Minister
17 May 2007 Norwich, England Douglas Alexander, Theresa May, Chris Huhne, Jeff Randall, Clemency Burton-Hill [146]
24 May 2007 Basingstoke, England Alan Johnson, Michael Heseltine, Bob Crow, Martha Lane Fox, Allison Pearson [147]
31 May 2007 Stratford-upon-Avon, England Roy Hattersley, Caroline Spelman, Sarah Teather, Simon Schama, Greg Dyke [148]
7 June 2007 Truro, England Tony Benn, Francis Maude, Julia Goldsworthy, Boris Berezovsky, Melanie Phillips [149]
14 June 2007 London, England Peter Hain, Harriet Harman, Alan Johnson, Hazel Blears, Hilary Benn, John Cruddas [150] Labour Deputy Leadership special
21 June 2007 Aldershot, England Tony McNulty, Boris Johnson, Shirley Williams, Peter Hitchens, Christopher Hitchens [151]
28 June 2007 Croydon, England Yvette Cooper, Michael Howard, Menzies Campbell, Piers Morgan [152]
5 July 2007 London, England Charlie Bell, Davina McCall, Ed Miliband, Douglas Murray, Sayeeda Warsi [153] School's edition
20 September 2007 Brighton, England Geoff Hoon, John Redwood, Paddy Ashdown, Janet Street-Porter, Christiane Amanpour [154]
27 September 2007 Poole, England John Denham, Ed Vaizey, Nick Clegg, Simon Schama, Amanda Platell [155]
4 October 2007 London, England Ruth Kelly, George Osborne, Menzies Campbell, Ian Hislop [156]
11 October 2007 Cheltenham, England Harriet Harman, Caroline Spelman, Simon Hughes, Kelvin MacKenzie, Chuka Umunna [157] Noted for Kelvin MacKenzie's attack on Scotland. The BBC received 350 complaints and MacKenzie's comments drew widespread criticism in both Scotland and England.
18 October 2007 Bradford, England Peter Hain, David Davis, Charles Kennedy, Melanie Phillips, Rosie Millard [158]
25 October 2007 Oxford, England Lord Falconer, Francis Maude, George Galloway, Maria Misra, Fraser Nelson [159]
1 November 2007 Swansea, Wales David Lammy, Damian Green, Leanne Wood, Brian Paddick, Edwina Curry [160]
8 November 2007 London, England Tony McNulty, Michael Heseltine, Vince Cable, Ahdaf Soueif, Douglas Murray [161]
15 November 2007 Buxton, England Chris Huhne, Nick Clegg [162] Liberal Democrat leadership debate
22 November 2007 Glasgow, Scotland Wendy Alexander, Nicola Sturgeon, Annabel Goldie, David Steel, David Aaronovitch [163]
29 November 2007 York, England Caroline Flint, Alan Duncan, Sarah Teather, Nigel Farage, Paul Myners [164]
6 December 2007 Cambridge, England Catherine Ashton, Kenneth Clarke, James Rubin, Allison Pearson, Simon Sebag Montefiore [165]
13 December 2007 London, England Hazel Blears, Chris Patten, Charles Kennedy, Piers Morgan, Kirstie Allsopp [166]

2008

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
17 January 2008 Coventry, England Jacqui Smith, Liam Fox, Chris Huhne, Kevin Maguire, Louise Bagshawe [167]
24 January 2008 Salisbury, England Geoffrey Robinson, Oliver Letwin, David Laws, Alex James, Sarah Sands [168]
31 January 2008 London, England Shaun Woodward, Ken Clarke, Amanda Platell, John Sessions, Bonnie Greer [169]
7 February 2008 Liverpool, England Andy Burnham, Chris Grayling, Julia Goldsworthy, Shami Chakrabarti, Duncan Bannatyne [170]
14 February 2008 Watford, England Caroline Flint, Sayeeda Warsi, Rt Rev Stephen Lowe, Clive James, Melanie Phillips [171]
21 February 2008 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Ruth Kelly, Alan Duncan, Vince Cable, Fraser Nelson, Derek Simpson [172]
28 February 2008 Stirling, Scotland Annabel Goldie, Nicola Sturgeon, Nicol Stephen, Cathy Jamieson, George Galloway [173]
6 March 2008 Manchester, England Ed Miliband, David Davis, Shirley Williams, Nigel Farage, Marcus Brigstocke [174]
13 March 2008 London, England John Denham, Nicola Horlick, Charles Kennedy, George Osborne, Alex Salmond [175]
3 April 2008 Birmingham, England Douglas Alexander, Theresa May, Sarah Teather, Clare Short, Rod Liddle [176]
17 April 2008 Bristol, England Harriet Harman, Caroline Spelman, Lembit Opik, Tony Parsons, Simon Heffer [177]
24 April 2008 London, England Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone, Brian Paddick [178] This edition featured the three main candidates in the London mayoral election race
1 May 2008 London, England William Hague, Paddy Ashdown, Richard Littlejohn, Des Browne, Polly Toynbee [179]
8 May 2008 Dorking, England James Purnell, Michael Heseltine, Menzies Campbell, Piers Morgan, Rachel Johnson [180]
15 May 2008 Cardiff, Wales Alan Johnson, Alan Duncan, Helen Mary Jones, Lauren Booth, Simon Woodroffe [181]
22 May 2008 Chester, England Hazel Blears, Francis Maude, Simon Hughes, Cristina Odone, Tony Hall [182]
29 May 2008 Lincoln, England Geoff Hoon, Eric Pickles, Caroline Lucas, Dan Snow, Ruth Lea [183]
5 June 2008 Wolverhampton, England Peter Hitchens, David Miliband, Vince Cable, Douglas Hurd, Shami Chakrabarti [184]
12 June 2008 London, England Michael Gove, Shirley Williams, Tony McNulty, June Sarpong, George Pascoe-Watson [185]
19 June 2008 Portsmouth, England David Davis, Jo Swinson, Nigel Farage, Jerry Springer, Hilary Benn [186]
26 June 2008 Bexhill-on-Sea, England Yvette Cooper, Pauline Neville-Jones, Chris Huhne, Grayson Perry, Ann Leslie [187]
3 July 2008 Musselburgh, Scotland David Cairns, Andrew Lansley, Nicola Sturgeon, Emma Nicholson, David Mitchell [188]
10 July 2008 London, England Iain Duncan Smith, Douglas Alexander, Julia Goldsworthy, Saira Khan, Michael Heaver [189] School's edition
18 September 2008 Bournemouth, England Harriet Harman, Alan Duncan, Lynne Featherstone, Ian Hislop, Simon Wolfson [190]
25 September 2008 Manchester, England Hazel Blears, Theresa May, Vince Cable, Derek Simpson, Fraser Nelson [191]
2 October 2008 Birmingham, England Jacqui Smith, Michael Heseltine, Charles Kennedy, Richard Lambert, Janet Street-Porter [192]
9 October 2008 London, England Ken Clarke, John Denham, Chris Huhne, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, Ruth Lea [193]
16 October 2008 Stoke-on-Trent, England Geoff Hoon, Dominic Grieve, Julia Goldsworthy, Clare Short, James Caan [194]
23 October 2008 Peterborough, England Jo Swinson, Roy Hattersley, Sayeeda Warsi, Alex Salmond, Lionel Barber [195]
30 October 2008 Washington, D.C., United States Elizabeth Edwards, Christopher Nixon Cox, Clarence Page, Simon Schama, Cheri Jacobus [196] 2008 US Presidential Election special
6 November 2008 Bernie Grant Arts Centre - London Jack Straw, Bonnie Greer, Nigel Farage, Brian Eno, Pauline Neville-Jones [197]
13 November 2008 Dover, England Margaret Beckett, Shirley Williams, Jeremy Hunt, Brian Moore, Simon Heffer [198]
20 November 2008 Glasgow, Scotland Tavish Scott, Philip Hammond, Nicola Sturgeon, Jim Murphy, Melanie Phillips [199]
27 November 2008 Basildon, England Douglas Alexander, George Osborne, Rabbi Julia Neuberger, Justin King, Adam Price [200]
4 December 2008 Newry, Northern Ireland Mark Durkan, Arlene Foster, Alan Johnson, Andrew Lansley, Ken Maginnis, Conor Murphy [201]
11 December 2008 Birkenhead, England Nadine Dorries, Jim Knight, Lembit Öpik, Will Self, Esther Rantzen [202]

2009

Airdate Location Panellists Notes
15 January 2009 Leeds, England Chris Grayling, Stephen Pollard, Jenny Tonge, Willie Walsh, Shaun Woodward [203]
22 January 2009 Crawley, England Caroline Flint, Liam Fox, David Laws, Christopher Meyer, Janet Daley [204]
29 January 2009 Fort William, Scotland Michael Gove, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Nicola Sturgeon, Jo Swinson, Charles Falconer [205]
5 February 2009 Dunstable, England Shami Chakrabarti, Nigel Farage, Theresa May, Will Young, Geoff Hoon [206]
12 February 2009 Bath, England Liam Byrne, Monty Don, Justine Greening, Salma Yaqoob, Kelvin MacKenzie [207]
19 February 2009 Peckham, England Tony McNulty, Michael Heseltine, Piers Morgan, Sarah Teather, Timothy Campbell [208]
26 Feb 2009 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales Cheryl Gillan, Peter Hain, Elfyn Llwyd, Kirsty Williams, George Pascoe-Watson [209]
5 March 2009 Dudley, England Douglas Alexander, Andrew Mitchell, Shirley Williams, Toby Young, Germaine Greer [210]
12 March 2009 Toxteth, England Alan Johnson, Susan Kramer, David Mitchell, Charles Moore, Sayeeda Warsi [211][2]
19 March 2009 Canary Wharf, England Fern Britton, Vince Cable, Kenneth Clarke, Tessa Jowell, Douglas Murray [212]
26 March 2009 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Charles Clarke, Ed Davey, Caroline Lucas, Eric Pickles, Michael Winner Noted for Eric Pickles' 'explanation' of his part in the expenses debate.[3][4][5]
23 April 2009 Ealing, England Vince Cable, John Denham, Philip Hammond, Ruth Lea, David Starkey [213]
30 April 2009 Great Yarmouth, England Norman Baker, Hilary Benn, Andrew Lansley, Frank Skinner, Leanne Wood [214][6]
7 May 2009 Dunfermline, Scotland Bruce Anderson, Nadine Dorries, Iain Gray, David Steel, Nicola Sturgeon [215]
14 May 2009 Grimsby, England Margaret Beckett, Benedict Brogan, Menzies Campbell, Steve Easterbrook, Theresa May [216]
21 May 2009 Salisbury, England Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Marta Andreasen, Martin Bell, Ben Bradshaw, Vince Cable, William Hague Focussed on the MP expenses scandal.[7] Also, this edition was broadcast at the earlier time of 9.00pm.
28 May 2009 London, England Nigel Farage, Caroline Flint, Pierre-Yves Gerbeau, Jo Swinson, Daniel Hannan, Caroline Lucas [217]
4 June 2009 Croydon, England Paddy Ashdown, Liam Fox, Max Hastings, Fiona Phillips, Jan Royall [218]
11 June 2009 Birmingham, England Peter Hain, Chris Huhne, Ruth Lea, Derek Simpson, Caroline Spelman [219] Was originally supposed to take place in Llandudno and feature Dom Joly as a panellist.
18 June 2009 Sunderland, England Lord Falconer, Kenneth Clarke, Ed Davey, Esther Rantzen, Polly Toynbee [220]
25 June 2009 Newquay, England Julia Goldsworthy, Paulin Neville-Jones, Jim Knight, Kelvin MacKenzie, Leanne Wood [221] A cat was loose during the recording of this episode and is seen behind Julia Goldsworthy at various times
2 July 2009 Cambridge, England Harriet Harman, Iain Duncan Smith, David Laws, Jarvis Cocker, Peter Hitchens [222]
9 July 2009 Salford, England Andy Burnham, Jeremy Hunt, Sarah Teather, Shami Chakrabarti, Suzanne Burlton [223] School's edition
16 July 2009 Colchester, England Chris Bryant, Margot James, Trisha Goddard, Lionel Barber, Lembit Opik [224]
23 July 2009 Norwich, England Geoff Hoon, Shirley Williams, Sayeeda Warsi, Clive James, George Galloway [225]
24 September 2009 Bournemouth, England Harriet Harman, David Laws, Michael Heseltine, Digby Jones, Fraser Nelson [226]
1 October 2009 Brighton, England Ben Bradshaw, Theresa May, Charles Kennedy, Dambisa Moyo, David Starkey [227]
8 October 2009 Manchester, England Yvette Cooper, George Osborne, Sarah Teather, Stuart Rose, Ian Hislop [228]
15 October 2009 Hull, England Alan Johnson, Damian Green, Norman Baker, Nigel Farage, Joan Bakewell [229]
22 October 2009 London, England Bonnie Greer, Jack Straw, Nick Griffin, Chris Huhne, Sayeeda Warsi [230] Notable due to appearance of BNP leader Nick Griffin. Worldwide press coverage, and record viewing figures – 7.9 million.
29 October 2009 Llandudno, Wales Jacqui Smith, Cheryl Gillan, Lembit Opik, Elfyn Llwyd, John Sergeant [231]
5 November 2009 Reading, England Peter Hain, Nick Herbert, Ian Blair, Robert Kilroy-Silk, Natalie Haynes [232]
12 November 2009 Weston-super-Mare, England Shaun Woodward, Pauline Neville-Jones, Julia Goldsworthy, Will Self, James Cracknell [233] Hosted by John Humphrys after David Dimbleby was hit by an animal on his farm
19 November 2009 Leicester, England Phil Woolas, Chris Grayling, Menzies Campbell, Nick Ferrari, Clare Short [234]
26 November 2009 Edinburgh, Scotland Charles Falconer, David Davis, Nicola Sturgeon, Melanie Phillips, Marcus Brigstocke [235]
3 December 2009 London, England Margaret Beckett, Andrew Lansley, Vince Cable, Kirstie Allsopp, Clive Anderson [236]
10 December 2009 Wootton Bassett, England Richard Dannatt, Bill Rammell, William Hague, Paddy Ashdown, Piers Morgan, Salma Yaqoob [237]

2010

Airdate Location Panellists
14 January 2010 Finchley, England Peter Hain, Kenneth Clarke, Chris Huhne, Shappi Khorsandi, Kelvin MacKenzie
21 January 2010 Milton Keynes, England Liam Byrne, Caroline Spelman, Sarah Teather, Andrew Roberts, Richard Madeley
28 January 2010 Basildon, England Ben Bradshaw, Lord Lawson, Jenny Tonge, Jane Moore, Douglas Murray
4 February 2010 Coventry, England Lord Falconer, Theresa May, Clare Short, George Galloway, Melanie Phillips
11 February 2010 Belfast, Northern Ireland Shaun Woodward, Sammy Wilson, Gerry Kelly, David Trimble, Jim Allister, Margaret Ritchie
18 February 2010 Middlesbrough, England Roy Hattersley, Rory Stewart, Lynne Featherstone, Ruth Lea, Tom Conti
25 February 2010 Cardiff, Wales Peter Hain, Liam Fox, Elfyn Llwyd, Nigel Farage, Janet Street-Porter
4 March 2010 Canary Wharf, England Lord Adonis, Boris Johnson, Shirley Williams, Carol Vorderman, Will Self
11 March 2010[fn 1] Dewsbury, England Caroline Flint, Justine Greening, Jo Swinson, Monty Don, Kelvin MacKenzie
18 March 2010 Wythenshawe, England David Starkey, Margaret Beckett, Andrew Lansley, Charles Kennedy, Caroline Lucas
25 March 2010 Glasgow, Scotland Sir Martin Sorrell, Liam Byrne, Alex Salmond, Baroness Warsi,[fn 2] Julia Goldsworthy
1 April 2010 Stevenage, England Alan Johnson, Ken Clarke, Sarah Teather, Richard Littlejohn, Victoria Coren
7 April 2010[fn 3] Woking, England David Miliband, Theresa May, Sir Menzies Campbell, Simon Schama, Janet Daley
15 April 2010[fn 4] London, England Ed Miliband, Michael Gove, David Laws, Nigel Farage, Shami Chakrabarti, John Sergeant
22 April 2010[fn 5] Greenwich, England William Hague, Yvette Cooper, Sir Menzies Campbell, Elfyn Llwyd, Dame Ann Leslie
29 April 2010[fn 6] Birmingham, England Ed Balls, Liam Fox, Vince Cable, Janet Street-Porter, Alex Salmond
13 May 2010[fn 7] London, England Lord Heseltine, Lord Falconer, Simon Hughes, Melanie Phillips, Mehdi Hasan
20 May 2010 Richmond Park, England Theresa May, Sir Menzies Campbell, Caroline Flint, Shami Chakrabarti, Douglas Murray
27 May 2010 Gravesend, England John Redwood, Susan Kramer, Alastair Campbell,[fn 8] Piers Morgan, Sir Max Hastings
3 June 2010 Brecon, Wales David Willetts, Diane Abbott, Leanne Wood, Matthew Parris, Kelvin MacKenzie
10 June 2010 Plymouth, England Jeremy Hunt, Ben Bradshaw, Salma Yaqoob, Katie Hopkins, Toby Young
17 June 2010 Witney, England Chris Huhne, Peter Hain, Jeffrey Donaldson, Amanda Platell, Baroness Helena Kennedy
24 June 2010 Canary Wharf, England Vince Cable, Ed Balls, Caroline Lucas, Brent Hoberman, Peter Hitchens
1 July 2010 Ipswich, England Iain Duncan Smith, Alan Johnson, Simon Heffer, Mary Beard, Camila Batmanghelidjh
8 July 2010 Edinburgh, Scotland Michael Forsyth, Michael Moore, Douglas Alexander, Nicola Sturgeon, Ed Byrne
15 July 2010 Bexhill-on-Sea, England Francis Maude, Andy Burnham, George Galloway, Sally Bercow, Nick Ferrari
22 July 2010 Hartlepool, England Nigel Farage, Damian Green, Ruth Lea, Bob Crow, Sadiq Khan
16 September 2010[fn 9] London, England David Miliband, Ed Miliband, Ed Balls, Andy Burnham, Diane Abbott
23 September 2010[fn 10] Liverpool, England Vince Cable, John Redwood, Caroline Flint, Ian Hislop, Mehdi Hasan
30 September 2010 Manchester, England Grant Shapps,[fn 11] Simon Hughes, Diane Abbott, David Starkey, Brian Cox
7 October 2010[fn 12] Birmingham, England Baroness Warsi, Charles Clarke, Susan Kramer, Max Mosley, Rageh Omaar
14 October 2010 Cheltenham, England Max Hastings, Tessa Jowell, Maria Misra, David Willetts, Phil Willis
21 October 2010 Middlesbrough, England Richard Dannatt, John Denham, Philip Hammond, Caroline Lucas, George Pascoe-Watson, Polly Toynbee
28 October 2010 Glasgow, Scotland Chris Bryant, Ed Davey, Hugh Hendry, Simon Schama, Nicola Sturgeon
4 November 2010 Sheffield, England Jeremy Browne, Shami Chakrabarti, David Davis, Jon Gaunt, Jack Straw
11 November 2010 London, England Sherard Cowper-Coles, Caroline Flint, Clive James, Theresa May, Douglas Murray
18 November 2010 Swansea, Wales Lionel Barber, Nerys Evans, Chris Grayling, Carwyn Jones, Kelvin MacKenzie, Kirsty Williams
25 November 2010 Maidstone, England Paddy Ashdown, Kenneth Clarke, Gloria De Piero, Nigel Farage, Kate Mosse
2 December 2010 Coventry, England Danny Alexander, Nadine Dorries, Ken Livingstone, Christopher Meyer, John Sergeant
9 December 2010 London, England Janet Daley, Liam Fox, Sadiq Khan, Norman Lamb, Aaron Porter

2011

Airdate Location Panellists
13 January 2011 London, England Michael Gove, Charles Kennedy, Diane Abbott, Jeanette Winterson, James Caan
20 January 2011 Burnley, England Caroline Spelman, Simon Hughes, Alastair Campbell, George Galloway, Clarke Carlisle
27 January 2011 Cambridge, England Chris Huhne, Chuka Umunna, Edwina Currie, Will Self, Katie Hopkins
3 February 2011 Workington, England Andy Burnham, Damian Green, Clare Short, Melanie Phillips, Noreena Hertz
10 February 2011 Bristol, England Francis Maude, Sir Menzies Campbell, Jacqui Smith, Mehdi Hasan, Douglas Murray
17 February 2011 Barking, England Vince Cable, Yvette Cooper, Michael Heseltine, Nigel Farage, Victoria Barnsley
24 February 2011 Newport, Wales Cheryl Gillan, Peter Hain, Shirley Williams, Elfyn Llwyd, Janet Street-Porter, Fraser Nelson
3 March 2011 Derby, England Iain Duncan Smith, Margaret Beckett, Lord Malloch Brown, David Starkey, Liam Halligan
10 March 2011 Edinburgh, Scotland Michael Moore, Douglas Alexander, Annabel Goldie, Nicola Sturgeon, Patrick Harvie, Nick Ferrari
17 March 2011 Eastbourne, England Baroness Warsi, Simon Hughes, Chris Bryant, Caroline Lucas, Kelvin MacKenzie
24 March 2011 London, England Danny Alexander, Ken Livingstone, Rory Stewart, Niall Ferguson, Bianca Jagger
31 March 2011 Newham, England Boris Johnson, Sarah Teather, Diane Abbott, Clive Anderson, Mark Serwotka
7 April 2011 Oxford, England Jeremy Hunt, Caroline Flint, Jo Swinson, Robert Winston, Simon Callow
14 April 2011 Liverpool, England Chris Huhne, Michael Howard, Peter Hain, Alex Salmond, Cristina Odone
5 May 2011 London, England Philip Hammond, Andy Burnham, Paddy Ashdown, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Douglas Murray
12 May 2011 Sheffield, England Vince Cable, David Blunkett, Anna Soubry, James O'Brien, Max Mosley
19 May 2011[fn 13] Wormwood Scrubs, England[8] Ken Clarke, Jack Straw, Shami Chakrabarti, Melanie Phillips
26 May 2011[9] Exeter, England Jeremy Browne, Hilary Benn, Louise Bagshawe, Charlotte Harris, Christopher Meyer
2 June 2011 Wrexham, Wales Stephen Dorrell, Alan Johnson, Elfyn Llwyd, Sir Simon Jenkins, Julia Hartley-Brewer
9 June 2011 Norwich, England Andrew Mitchell, Charles Clarke, Jo Swinson, Germaine Greer, Peter Hitchens
16 June 2011 Aberdeen, Scotland Michael Moore, Alex Salmond, Lord Forsyth, Margaret Curran, Sir Tom Hunter
23 June 2011 Huddersfield, England Norman Baker, John Redwood, Rachel Reeves, Fern Britton, David Mitchell
30 June 2011[9] Birmingham, England Philip Hammond, John Denham, Polly Toynbee, Richard Lambert, Christine Blower
7 July 2011[9] Basingstoke, England Chris Grayling, Douglas Alexander, Baroness Williams, Hugh Grant, Jon Gaunt.
11 August 2011[fn 14] London, England David Davis, Lord Prescott, Brian Paddick, Fraser Nelson, Camila Batmanghelidjh, Archbishop John Sentamu
8 September 2011 London, England Liam Fox, David Miliband, Richard Perle, Tariq Ali, Bonnie Greer, Christina Schmidt
15 September 2011 Derry, Northern Ireland Owen Paterson, Diane Abbott, Nigel Dodds, Martina Anderson, Nicola Horlick
22 September 2011 Birmingham, England Vince Cable, Harriet Harman, Priti Patel, Ian Hislop, Justine Roberts
29 September 2011 Liverpool, England Grant Shapps, Tim Farron, Caroline Flint, Janet Street-Porter, Peter Oborne
6 October 2011 Salford, England Sayeeda Warsi, Andy Burnham, Charles Kennedy, Jane Moore, Billy Bragg
13 October 2011 London, England Andrew Lansley, Ken Livingstone, Sarah Sands, Dr Phil Hammond, Mark Littlewood
20 October 2011 Glasgow, Scotland Alistair Carmichael, Margaret Curran, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Brian Cox, Mike Russell
27 October 2011 Winchester, England Iain Duncan Smith, Gloria De Piero, Nigel Farage, Jo Swinson, Julian Fellowes
3 November 2011 Palace of Westminster, England Theresa May, Ed Balls, Shirley Williams, Peter Hitchens, Benjamin Zephaniah
10 November 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne, England Michael Moore, Rachel Reeves, Nadine Dorries, Colin Blakemore, Stephen Pollard
17 November 2011 Aberystwyth, Wales Grant Shapps, Chris Bryant, Elin Jones, Will Hutton, Simon Jenkins
24 November 2011 Bath, England Chris Huhne, Liz Kendall, Daniel Hannan, Justin King, Jimmy Wales
1 December 2011 Dagenham, England Ken Clarke, Chuka Umunna, Deborah Meaden, David Frum, Mary Bousted
8 December 2011 Stoke-on-Trent, England Tristram Hunt, Claire Perry, Constance Briscoe, Simon Wolfson, Medhi Hasan

2012

Airdate Location Panellists
12 January 2012 Tower Hamlets, England Justine Greening, Douglas Alexander, Paddy Ashdown, Nicola Sturgeon, Kelvin MacKenzie
19 January 2012 Shrewsbury, England Sayeeda Warsi, Stephen Twigg, Caroline Lucas, Germaine Greer, Charles Moore
26 January 2012 Plymouth, England Jeremy Browne, David Lammy, Elizabeth Truss, Mark Steel, Melanie Phillips
2 February 2012 Southport, England Alan Duncan, Sadiq Khan, Digby Jones, Phil Redmond, Emma Boon
9 February 2012 London, England Philip Hammond, Shirley Williams, Alistair Campbell, Steve Coogan, Ann Leslie
16 February 2012 Nottingham, England Ken Clarke, John Prescott, Susan Kramer, Julie Meyer, Owen Jones
23 February 2012 Tunbridge Wells, England Ed Vaizey, Emily Thornberry, Paul Nuttall, Cristina Odone, Simon Schama
1 March 2012 Dewsbury, England John Redwood, Rachel Reeves, Jo Swinson, David Starkey, Clarke Carlisle
8 March 2012 Guildford, England Eric Pickles, Caroline Flint, Will Young, Janice Atkinson-Small, Will Self
15 March 2012[10] St Andrews, Scotland Willie Rennie (last minute replacement for Charles Kennedy who missed his train), Ruth Davidson, Frank Field, Humza Yousaf, Janet Street-Porter
22 March 2012[11] Grimsby, England Vince Cable, Chuka Umunna, David Davis, Melissa Kite, Marina Lewycka
29 March 2012 Portsmouth, England Sarah Teather, Douglas Alexander, Anna Soubry, Simon Jenkins, Alexei Sayle
19 April 2012 Leeds, England Sayeeda Warsi, Yvette Cooper, Tim Farron, George Galloway, David Aaronovitch
26 April 2012[12] Romford, England Chris Grayling, Diane Abbott, Simon Hughes, Nigel Farage, Polly Toynbee (Was to be London Mayoral Election Debate)
3 May 2012 Central London, England Iain Duncan Smith, Harriet Harman, Menzies Campbell, Theo Paphitis, Mark Serwotka
10 May 2012 Oldham, England Caroline Spelman, Chris Bryant, Lord Oakeshott, Mary Beard, Peter Oborne
17 May 2012 Cardiff, Wales Maria Miller, Peter Hain, Leanne Wood, Kelvin MacKenzie, John O'Farrell (last minute replacement for Brian May who was ill).
24 May 2012 King's Lynn, England David Willetts, John Prescott, Caroline Lucas, Griff Rhys Jones, Minette Marrin
31 May 2012 Rugby, England Alan Duncan, Stella Creasy, Mark Oaten, Fraser Nelson, Victoria Coren
7 June 2012 Inverness, Scotland Charles Kennedy, Johann Lamont, Lord Forsyth, Alex Neil, Melanie Phillips, Alan Cumming
14 June 2012 Stockton-on-Tees, England Grant Shapps, Emily Thornberry, Tim Farron, Peter Hitchens, Greg Dyke
21 June 2012 West Bromwich, England Kenneth Clarke, Andy Burnham, Len McCluskey, Ruth Lea, Julie White
28 June 2012 Luton, England Justine Greening, Tessa Jowell, Paddy Ashdown, Tony Robinson, Terry Smith
5 July 2012 Derby, England Ed Davey, Alan Johnson, Louise Mensch, Dominic Lawson, John Lydon
27 September 2012 Brighton, England Danny Alexander, Harriet Harman, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Kirstie Allsopp, Steve Coogan
4 October 2012 Manchester, England Kenneth Clarke, Douglas Alexander, Susan Kramer, Willie Walsh, Janet Street-Porter
11 October 2012 Birmingham, England Grant Shapps, Caroline Flint, Simon Hughes, Cristina Odone, Benjamin Zephaniah
18 October 2012 Glasgow, Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson, Margaret Curran, Alan Cochrane, Mark Serwotka
25 October 2012 Slough, England Vince Cable, Emily Thornberry, Claire Perry, Paul Nuttall, Mehdi Hasan
1 November 2012 London, England David Miliband, Kwasi Kwarteng, Shami Chakrabarti, Jerry Springer, Colleen Graffy
8 November 2012 Bexhill, England Damian Green, Chuka Umunna, Shirley Williams, David Blanchflower, Jane Moore
15 November 2012 Corby, England Chris Grayling, Harriet Harman, Nigel Farage, Tessa Munt, Moray MacLennan
22 November 2012 Westminster Hall, England Iain Duncan Smith, Yvette Cooper, Charles Kennedy, Deborah Meaden, Owen Jones
29 November 2012 Swansea, Wales Patrick McLoughlin, Chris Bryant, Simon Jenkins, Neil Wallis, Charlotte Church
6 December 2012 Liverpool, England Francis Maude, Andy Burnham, Tim Farron, Lionel Barber, Leanne Wood
13 December 2012 Bristol, England Justine Greening, Stella Creasy, Lord Bilimoria, Will Self, Peter Hitchens

2013

Airdate Location Panellists
10 January 2013 London, England Ed Davey, John Prescott, Nadine Dorries, John Bird, Camilla Cavendish
17 January 2013 Lincoln, England Nigel Farage, Mary Beard, Grant Shapps, Caroline Flint, Roland Rudd
24 January 2013 Weymouth, England Anna Soubry, Ben Bradshaw, Menzies Campbell, Ian Hislop, Angela Epstein
31 January 2013 Lancaster, England Sayeeda Warsi, Alan Johnson, Dom Joly, Zoe Williams, James Delingpole
7 February 2013 Stirling, Scotland Michael Moore, Humza Yousaf, Lord Falconer, Mary Macleod, Brian Souter
14 February 2013 Leicester, England Maria Miller, Mary Creagh, Susan Kramer, George Galloway, Fraser Nelson
21 February 2013 St Paul's Cathedral, London, England Vince Cable, Diane Abbott, Michael Heseltine, Peter Hitchens, Giles Fraser
28 February 2013 Eastleigh, England Jeremy Browne, Angela Eagle, Claire Perry, Neil Hamilton, Ken Loach
7 March 2013 Dover, England Kenneth Clarke, Stephen Twigg, Melanie Phillips, Bob Crow, Diane James
14 March 2013 Cardiff, Wales Francis Maude, Chuka Umunna, Kirsty Williams, Leanne Wood, Theo Paphitis
21 March 2013 York, England Michael Gove, Emily Thornberry, Natalie Bennett, Mark Littlewood, Anthony Horowitz
11 April 2013 Finchley, England Ken Clarke, David Blunkett, Ming Campbell, Polly Toynbee, Charles Moore
18 April 2013 Aldershot, England Michael Howard, Caroline Flint, Sarah Teather, Amanda Platell, Griff Rhys Jones
25 April 2013 Worcester, England Sajid Javid, Luciana Berger, Simon Hughes, Natalie Bennett, Nigel Farage
2 May 2013 Dartford, England Justine Greening, Harriet Harman, David Starkey, Shirley Williams, Victoria Coren
9 May 2013 Coventry, England David Davis, Tristram Hunt, Jo Swinson, Germaine Greer, Jerry Hayes
16 May 2013 Ipswich, England Philip Hammond, Chris Bryant, Charles Kennedy, Gillian Tett, Peter Bazalgette
23 May 2013 Belfast, Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers, Vernon Coaker, Ian Paisley, Jr., John O'Dowd, Peter Tatchell, Maajid Nawaz
30 May 2013 London, England Anna Soubry, Alan Johnson, Diane James, Julian Fellowes, Mehdi Hasan
6 June 2013 Blackburn, England Margot James, Douglas Alexander, Matthew Oakeshott, Salma Yaqoob, A. N. Wilson
13 June 2013[13] Edinburgh, Scotland Ruth Davidson, Anas Sarwar, George Galloway, Angus Robertson, Lesley Riddoch, Nigel Farage
20 June 2013 London, England Boris Johnson, Ed Davey, Tessa Jowell, Melanie Phillips, Russell Brand
27 June 2013 Newcastle, England David Willetts, Liz Kendall, Simon Hughes, Mark Steel, Jill Kirby
4 July 2013 Basildon, England Danny Alexander, Sarah Wollaston, Margaret Hodge, Tony Robinson, Douglas Murray
12 September 2013 London, England Justine Greening, Chuka Umunna, Caroline Lucas, David Aaronovitch, Colleen Graffy
19 September 2013 Rochdale, England Kenneth Clarke, Harriet Harman, Shirley Williams, Laurie Penny, Antony Worrall Thompson
26 September 2013 Uxbridge, England Michael Gove, Douglas Alexander, Patrick O'Flynn, Will Self, Louise Cooper
3 October 2013 Birmingham, England Grant Shapps, Yvette Cooper, Kirsty Williams, Mehdi Hasan, Quentin Letts
10 October 2013 Cambridge, England Jo Swinson, Diane Abbott, Adam Afriyie, Sarah Churchwell, Matthew Parris
17 October 2013 Basingstoke, England Mark Harper, Tristram Hunt, Diane James, Peter Oborne, Bonnie Greer
24 October 2013 Liverpool, England Elizabeth Truss, Caroline Flint, Tim Farron, Owen Jones, Peter Hitchens
31 October 2013 St Austell, England Matthew Hancock, Chris Bryant, Jeremy Browne, Harriet Sergeant, Paris Lees
7 November 2013 Boston, England Vicky Pryce, Nigel Farage, Emily Thornberry, Anna Soubry, Benjamin Zephaniah
14 November 2013[fn 15] Portsmouth, England[14] Ed Davey, Stella Creasy, Nigel Lawson, Paul Kenny, Nikki King
21 November 2013[fn 16] Salford, England Olly Grender, Sadiq Khan, Jeremy Hunt
28 November 2013 Falkirk, Scotland Margaret Curran, Eddi Reader, Alistair Carmichael, Nicola Sturgeon, Annabel Goldie, Patrick Harvie
5 December 2013[fn 17] London, England Danny Alexander, Rachel Reeves, David Davis, Mary Beard, Nick Ferrari
12 December 2013[fn 18][15] Johannesburg, South Africa Peter Hain, Pik Botha, Lindiwe Zulu, Lindiwe Mazibuko, Eusebius McKaiser, Andile Mngxitama.[15]

2014

Airdate Location Panellists
9 January 2014 Lewisham, England Norman Baker, Chuka Umunna, Nadine Dorries, Paul Nuttall, Susie Boniface
16 January 2014 Durham, England Grant Shapps, Mary Creagh, Tim Farron, Archbishop of York John Sentamu, Julia Hartley-Brewer.
23 January 2014 Dundee, Scotland[16] John Swinney, Ruth Davidson, Jim Sillars, Kezia Dugdale[fn 19]
30 January 2014 Norwich, England Kenneth Clarke, Emily Thornberry, Matthew Oakeshott,[fn 20] Kate Smurthwaite, Mark Littlewood
6 February 2014 Gillingham, England Matthew Hancock, Tessa Jowell, David Starkey, George Galloway, Alison Wolf
13 February 2014 Scunthorpe, England Damian Green, Chris Bryant, Janice Atkinson, Robert Winston, Cristina Odone
20 February 2014 Swindon, England Philip Hammond, Liz Kendall, Charles Kennedy, Jeanette Winterson, Roger Scruton
27 February 2014 Newport, Wales Anna Soubry, Rushanara Ali, Elfyn Llwyd, Jay Rayner, Melanie Phillips
6 March 2014 Barking, England Michael Heseltine, Simon Hughes, Rachel Reeves, David Aaronovitch, Amanda Platell, Aleksander Nekrassov[fn 21]
13 March 2014 Nottingham, England Douglas Alexander, Nick Hewer, Susan Kramer, Nadhim Zahawi, Isobel Oakeshott
20 March 2014 Warrington, England Danny Alexander, Andy Burnham, Dominic Raab, Jill Kirby, Val McDermid
27 March 2014 Brighton, England Justine Greening, Diane Abbott, Roger Helmer, Mick Hucknall, Simon Wolfson
3 April 2014 Bristol, England Vince Cable, Peter Hain, Kwasi Kwarteng, Camilla Cavendish, Julie Bindel
10 April 2014 Hammersmith, England Sajid Javid, Harriet Harman, Kirsty Williams, Billy Bragg, Martin Sorrell
1 May 2014 Leeds, England Yvette Cooper, Tim Farron, Suzanne Evans, Conor Burns, Simon Jenkins

Notes

  1. ^ 11 March 2010: The show's first ever women-only audience, this was to mark International Women's Day.
  2. ^ 25 March 2010: Warsi's first appearance since the notable Nick Griffin episode.
  3. ^ 7 April 2010: Broadcast brought forward a day due to a golfing tournament.
  4. ^ 15 April 2010: Held after the first election debate in Manchester, focusing on domestic policy
  5. ^ 22 April 2010: Held after the second election debate in Bristol, focusing on International Affairs
  6. ^ 29 April 2010: Held after the third election debate in Birmingham, focusing on he Economy and Taxes
  7. ^ 13 May 2010: First Question Time following the 2010 general election and the formation of the coalition government between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats.
  8. ^ 27 May 2010: An appearance was expected to be made by a Liberal Democrat member of the Cabinet but would only appear under the condition Alistair Campbell was replaced by a Labour front-bencher. The BBC chose to have Campbell remain a panellist.
  9. ^ 16 September 2010: Labour Leadership Special
  10. ^ 23 September 2010: Liberal Democrat Party Conference
  11. ^ 30 September 2010: Labour Party Conference, Baroness Warsi was due to appear, but Shapps took her place at the last minute.
  12. ^ 7 October 2010: Conservative Party Conference
  13. ^ Episode after Ken Clarke's controversial views on rape unfolded after an interview on the radio station BBC 5 Live.
  14. ^ Scheduled at the last minute following the riots in London and across England.
  15. ^ 14 November 2013: The venue was changed from an episode scheduled for Brighton after BAE Systems announced the closure of shipyards in Portsmouth.
  16. ^ 21 November 2013: The panel only consisted of 3 guests as Joan Bakewell and Tim Stanley were unable to make it due to transport issues.
  17. ^ 5 December 2013: This episode was moved to a later time slot on BBC Two due to news coverage of the death of Nelson Mandela replacing normal BBC One programming.
  18. ^ 12 December 2013: This episode was originally scheduled for Swansea, but following the death of Nelson Mandela, it was broadcast from Johannesburg to debate his legacy.
  19. ^ 23 January 2014: This episode had four panelists in order to have an equal number of people who are for and against Scottish independence.
  20. ^ 30 January 2014: Matthew Oakeshott was a last minute replacement for Charles Kennedy.
  21. ^ 6 March 2014: Aleksander Nekrassov, a former Kremlin adviser, was a last minute addition to the panel because of events surrounding the 2014 Crimean crisis.

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