The Big Questions - Season 13

First aired: 2/2/2020 8 episodes

Originally scheduled for 10 episodes, series 13 was cut short after the 8th episode due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episodes

1. Episode 1

Aired: 2/2/2020

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

Aired: 2/9/2020

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?

3. Episode 3

Aired: 2/16/2020

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?

4. Episode 4

Aired: 2/23/2020

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?

5. Episode 5

Aired: 3/1/2020

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?

6. Episode 6

Aired: 3/8/2020

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?

7. Episode 7

Aired: 3/15/2020

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?

8. Episode 8

Aired: 3/22/2020

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.