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Question Time

Season 31 · 37 episodes · Jan 15, 2009

  1. Episode 1

    15/01/2009

    Jan 15, 2009

    Panellists: Chris Grayling, Stephen Pollard, Jenny Tonge, Willie Walsh, Shaun Woodward.

  2. Episode 2

    22/01/2009

    Jan 22, 2009

    Panellists: Janet Daley, Caroline Flint, Liam Fox, David Laws, Christopher Meyer.

  3. Episode 3

    29/01/2009

    Jan 29, 2009

    Panellists: Charlie Falconer, Michael Gove, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Nicola Sturgeon, Jo Swinson.

  4. Episode 4

    05/02/2009

    Feb 5, 2009

    Panellists: Shami Chakrabarti, Nigel Farage, Geoff Hoon, Theresa May, Will Young.

  5. Episode 5

    12/02/2009

    Feb 12, 2009

    Panellists: Liam Byrne, Monty Don, Justine Greening, Kelvin Mackenzie, Salma Yaqoob.

  6. Episode 6

    19/02/2009

    Feb 19, 2009

    Panellists: Tim Campbell, Michael Heseltine, Tony McNulty, Piers Morgan, Sarah Teather.

  7. Episode 7

    26/02/2009

    Feb 26, 2009

    Panellists: Cheryl Gillan, Peter Hain, Elfyn Llwyd, George Pascoe-Watson, Kirsty Williams.

  8. Episode 8

    05/03/2009

    Mar 5, 2009

    Panellists: Douglas Alexander, Germaine Greer, Andrew Mitchell, Shirley Williams, Toby Young.

  9. Episode 9

    12/03/2009

    Mar 12, 2009

    Panellists: Alan Johnson, Susan Kramer, David Mitchell, Charles Moore, Sayeeda Warsi.

  10. Episode 10

    19/03/2009

    Mar 19, 2009

    Panellists: Fern Britton, Vince Cable, Kenneth Clarke, Tessa Jowell, Douglas Murray.

  11. Episode 11

    26/03/2009

    Mar 26, 2009

    Panellists: Charles Clarke, Ed Davey, Caroline Lucas, Eric Pickles, Michael Winner.

  12. Episode 12

    23/04/2009

    Apr 23, 2009

    Panellists: Vince Cable, John Denham, Claire Fox, Philip Hammond, David Starkey.

  13. Episode 13

    30/04/2009

    Apr 30, 2009

    Panellists: Norman Baker, Hilary Benn, Andrew Lansley, Frank Skinner, Leanne Wood.

  14. Episode 14

    07/05/2009

    May 7, 2009

    Panellists: Bruce Anderson, Nadine Dorries, Iain Gray, David Steel, Nicola Sturgeon.

  15. Episode 15

    14/05/2009

    May 14, 2009

    Panellists: Margaret Beckett, Benedict Brogan, Menzies Campbell, Steve Easterbrook, Theresa May.

  16. Episode 16

    21/05/2009

    May 21, 2009

    Filmed in Salisbury, this edition focussed on the MP Expenses Scandal. Also, this edition was broadcast at the earlier time of 9.00pm. Panellists: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Marta Andreasen, Martin Bell, Ben Bradshaw, Vince Cable, William Hague.

  17. Episode 17

    28/05/2009

    May 28, 2009

    Panellists: Nigel Farage, Caroline Flint, Pierre-Yves Gerbeau, Daniel Hannan, Caroline Lucas, Jo Swinson.

  18. Episode 18

    04/06/2009

    Jun 4, 2009

    Panellists: Paddy Ashdown, Liam Fox, Max Hastings, Fiona Phillips, Janet Royall.

  19. Episode 19

    11/06/2009

    Jun 11, 2009

    Panellists: Peter Hain, Chris Huhne, Ruth Lea, Derek Simpson, Caroline Spelman.

  20. Episode 20

    18/06/2009

    Jun 18, 2009

    Panellists: Kenneth Clarke, Ed Davey, Charlie Falconer, Esther Rantzen, Polly Toynbee.

  21. Episode 21

    25/06/2009

    Jun 25, 2009

    Panellists: Julia Goldsworthy, Jim Knight, Kelvin Mackenzie, Pauline Neville-Jones, Leanne Wood.

  22. Episode 22

    02/07/2009

    Jul 2, 2009

    Panellists: Jarvis Cocker, Iain Duncan Smith, Harriet Harman, Peter Hitchens, David Laws.

  23. Episode 23

    09/07/2009

    Jul 9, 2009

    Panellists: Suzanne Burlton, Andy Burnham, Shami Chakrabarti, Jeremy Hunt, Sarah Teather.

  24. Episode 24

    16/07/2009

    Jul 16, 2009

    Panellists: Lionel Barber, Chris Bryant, Trisha Goddard, Margot James, Lembit Öpik.

  25. Episode 25

    23/07/2009

    Jul 23, 2009

    Panellists: George Galloway, Geoff Hoon, Clive James, Sayeeda Warsi, Shirley Williams.

  26. Episode 26

    24/09/2009

    Sep 24, 2009

    Panellists: Harriet Harman, Michael Heseltine, Digby Jones, David Laws, Fraser Nelson.

  27. Episode 27

    01/10/2009

    Oct 1, 2009

    Panellists: Ben Bradshaw, Charles Kennedy, Theresa May, Dambisa Moyo, David Starkey.

  28. Episode 28

    08/10/2009

    Oct 8, 2009

    Panellists: Yvette Cooper, Ian Hislop, George Osborne, Stuart Rose, Sarah Teather.

  29. Episode 29

    15/10/2009

    Oct 15, 2009

    Panellists: Norman Baker, Joan Bakewell, Nigel Farage, Damian Green, Alan Johnson.

  30. Episode 30

    22/10/2009

    Oct 22, 2009

    Filmed in London, this episode was notable due to the appearance of BNP leader Nick Griffin. Worldwide press coverage, and record viewing figures - 7.9 million. Panellists: Bonnie Greer, Nick Griffin, Chris Huhne, Jack Straw, Sayeeda Warsi.

  31. Episode 31

    29/10/2009

    Oct 29, 2009

    Question Time is in Llandudno. The panel includes the former home secretary Jacqui Smith MP, shadow Welsh secretary Cheryl Gillan MP, the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats Lembit Opik MP, Plaid Cymru's Elfyn Llwyd and the broadcaster John Sergeant.

  32. Episode 32

    05/11/2009

    Nov 5, 2009

    Question Time comes from Reading. The panel includes Welsh Secretary Peter Hain MP; the shadow environment secretary Nick Herbert MP; the former Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Ian Blair; the former MEP and broadcaster Robert Kilroy-Silk; and the comedian Natalie Haynes.

  33. Episode 33

    12/11/2009

    Nov 12, 2009

    Question Time comes from Weston Super Mare, chaired by John Humphrys. The panel includes Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Shaun Woodward, the Conservative shadow security minister Pauline Neville-Jones, the Liberal Democrat spokesman on communities and local government Julia Goldsworthy, the cultural commentator and writer Will Self and the rowing champion, double Olympic gold medallist, television presenter and writer James Cracknell.

  34. Episode 34

    19/11/2009

    Nov 19, 2009

    Panellists: Menzies Campbell, Nick Ferrari, Chris Grayling, Clare Short, Phil Woolas.

  35. Episode 35

    26/11/2009

    Nov 26, 2009

    Question Time comes from Edinburgh, with guest panellists Lord Falconer, David Davis, Nicola Sturgeon, Melanie Phillips and Marcus Brigstocke. David Dimbleby chairs.

  36. Episode 36

    03/12/2009

    Dec 3, 2009

    David Dimbleby chairs the show from London. The panel includes the former foreign secretary and Labour MP Margaret Beckett, the shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley, the Liberal Democrats' treasury spokesman Vince Cable MP, the writer Clive Anderson and TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp.

  37. Episode 37

    10/12/2009

    Dec 10, 2009

    Panellists: Paddy Ashdown, Richard Dannatt, William Hague, Piers Morgan, Bill Rammell, Salma Yaqoob.