The BEST episodes of Question Time season 43
Every episode of Question Time season 43, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Question Time season 43!
Question Time is a topical debate BBC television programme in the United Kingdom, based on Any Questions?. The show typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer questions put to them by the audience. The independent production company Mentorn has made the programme for the BBC since 1998.
#1 - 15/04/2021
Season 43 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/15/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with a virtual audience from across the UK. On the panel: Bernard Jenkin MP, chair of the Commons Liaison Committee, Conservative; Rosie Duffield MP, chair of the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party, Labour; Xand van Tulleken, doctor and broadcaster, including as co-presenter of CBBC's Operation Ouch!; Ayesha Hazarika, journalist, commentator and former Labour adviser; and Geoff Norcott, comedian and writer.
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Season 43 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/10/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with a virtual audience from around the UK. On the panel: Gillian Keegan MP, minister for apprenticeships and skills, Conservative; Lucy Powell MP, shadow secretary of state for housing, Labour; Yanis Varoufakis, economist, author, former finance minister of Greece, member of the Greek parliament and founder of the Greek political party the European Realistic Disobedience Front, or MeRA25; Kavita Oberoi OBE, entrepreneur and founder of an IT company specialising in healthcare, contributor to Channel 4's 'The Secret Millionaire' and the BBC's 'The Apprentice: You're Fired'; and political commentator and former pollster for the Republican Party, Frank Luntz.
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#3 - 11/11/2021
Season 43 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/11/2021
Fiona Bruce presents topical debate from Hartlepool. Panellists include business and industry minister Lee Rowley MP, shadow secretary of state for housing Lucy Powell MP, chief executive at Energy UK Emma Pinchbeck, writer, consultant strategist and former Number 10 director of communications and strategy Alastair Campbell, and Tom Newton Dunn, presenter and chief political commentator at Times Radio.
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#4 - 09/12/2021
Season 43 - Episode 38 - Aired 12/9/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Hendon. On the panel: Rachel Maclean MP, Home Office minister responsible for Safeguarding, Conservative; Anneliese Dodds MP, shadow secretary for Women and Equalities and chair of the Labour Party, Labour; Steven Bartlett, founder of the social media marketing company Social Chain, author of Happy Sexy Millionaire and an investor on BBC1's Dragons Den; Michael Portillo, former Conservative cabinet minister, television presenter and commentator; and Adjoa Andoh, actor, star of the Netflix series Bridgerton, lead actor for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, and regular on TV series such as Casualty and Eastenders.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - 18/03/2021
Season 43 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with a virtual audience from around the UK. On the panel: Victoria Atkins MP, safeguarding minister, Conservative; Jess Phillips MP, shadow minister for domestic violence and safeguarding, Labour; Kirsten Oswald MP, deputy leader of the SNP at Westminster, SNP; Mark Carney, economist, former governor of the Bank of Canada and of the Bank of England, 2013-2020; and Ian Hislop, journalist and broadcaster, editor of Private Eye and team captain on the BBC's satirical show Have I Got News for You.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - 04/11/2021
Season 43 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/4/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Eastleigh.
#7 - 16/12/2021
Season 43 - Episode 39 - Aired 12/16/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Stoke-on-Trent. On the panel: Chris Philp MP, minister for Tech and the Digital Economy, Conservative, Lisa Nandy MP, shadow secretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Labour; Stewart Hosie MP, SNP spokesperson for the Duchy of Lancaster and the cabinet office at Westminster, SNP; Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers; and Olivia Utley, assistant comment editor for The Telegraph.
#8 - 02/12/2021
Season 43 - Episode 37 - Aired 12/2/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Weston-super-Mare. On the panel: Maggie Throup MP, minister for Vaccines and Public Health, Conservative. Thangam Debbonaire MP, shadow leader of the Commons, Labour; Wendy Chamberlain MP, Work and Pensions spokesperson and chief whip for the Liberal Democrats; Professor Peter Openshaw, immunologist and professor of Experimental Medicine at Imperial College London and a member of NERVTAG, the Government's advisory body on respiratory diseases; and retail entrepreneur and former dragon from BBC 1's Dragons Den, Theo Paphitis.
#9 - 25/11/2021
Season 43 - Episode 36 - Aired 11/25/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Cardiff. On the panel, Robert Buckland MP, former justice secretary, Conservative; Eluned Morgan MS, minister for health and social services in the Welsh government and a Labour peer; Liz Saville Roberts MP, leader of Plaid Cymru at Westminster; Guto Harri, broadcaster, political commentator and former adviser to Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London; and Timandra Harkness, comedian, science writer and author of Big Data: does size matter?
#10 - 18/11/2021
Season 43 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/18/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Beckenham. On the panel: Mims Davies MP, Employment minister, Conservative; Stella Creasy MP, Labour; Stephen Flynn MP, SNP Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy spokesperson at Westminster, SNP; Nazir Afzal OBE, solicitor, former chief crown prosecutor for North West England; and professor Jordan Peterson, clinical psychologist and author of the best-selling book 12 Rules for Life: an Antidote to Chaos.
#11 - 28/10/2021
Season 43 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/28/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Stockport. On the panel: Simon Clarke MP, chief secretary to the Treasury, Conservative; Bridget Phillipson MP, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, Labour; Sir Howard Davies, chairman of the NatWest Group and former director of the London School of Economics; Dr Miatta Fahnbulleh, chief executive of the New Economics Forum; and Jenny Campbell, entrepreneur and former dragon on BBC 1's Dragons' Den.
#12 - 14/10/2021
Season 43 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/14/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Nottingham. On the panel: Penny Mordaunt MP, minister for International Trade, Conservative; Alison McGovern MP, shadow Sport minister, Labour; professor Robert Winston, scientist, doctor, broadcaster and Labour peer; Samuel Kasumu, former special advisor to Boris Johnson on civil society and communities and co-founder of the head-hunting company Inclusive Boards; and Anne McElvoy, BBC presenter and senior editor at The Economist.
#13 - 07/10/2021
Season 43 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/7/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Aldershot. On the panel: Nadhim Zahawi MP, secretary of state for Education, Conservative; Lisa Nandy MP, shadow Foreign secretary, Labour; Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales; Nick Ferrari, journalist, columnist and host of LBC's weekday breakfast programme; and Rosie Jones, comedian and actress.
#14 - 30/09/2021
Season 43 - Episode 28 - Aired 9/30/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Birmingham. On the panel: Wes Streeting MP, shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty, Labour; Ella Whelan, political commentator and assistant editor at spiked; George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Conservative; Karan Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer and life peer in the UK House of Lords; and Amy Hart, reality television star and influencer.
#15 - 16/09/2021
Season 43 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/16/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Croydon. On the panel, armed forces minister James Heappey MP, shadow education secretary Kate Green MP, executive chairman of the National Care Association Nadra Ahmed, writer, satirist, co-founder of the Black Writers Guild and author of 'Think Like a White Man’ Nels Abbey and Andrew Neil, chairman of the Spectator Magazine Group, former editor of the Sunday Times, founding chairman of SKY TV, ex-BBC presenter and former chairman and lead presenter of GB News.
#16 - 18/08/2021 - Afghanistan Special
Season 43 - Episode 25 - Aired 8/18/2021
Fiona Bruce presents a special edition of the programme on the subject of Afghanistan. On the panel: James Cleverly MP, minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Conservative; Lisa Nandy MP, shadow foreign secretary, Labour; Rory Stewart, former Conservative cabinet secretary, diplomat, academic and author of The Places in Between, an account of his two-year walk across Afghanistan; Nelufar Hedayat, journalist and documentary film-maker who came to Britain as an Afghan refugee; and Mehdi Hasan, British-American broadcaster and host of the Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC.
#17 - 01/07/2021
Season 43 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/1/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with a virtual audience from around the UK. On the panel: David Davis MP, backbencher and former home secretary and Brexit secretary, Conservative; Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, Labour; Chika Russell, entrepreneur and founder of the African-inspired snack range Chika's Foods; Madeline Grant, parliamentary sketch writer at the Daily Telegraph and columnist at The Sunday Telegraph; and Benjamin Zephaniah, poet, playwright and author.
#18 - 24/06/2021
Season 43 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/24/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with a virtual audience from around the UK. On the panel: Robert Buckland MP, secretary of state for justice and lord chancellor, Conservative; Jonathan Ashworth MP, shadow health and social care secretary, Labour; Caroline Lucas MP, Green Party; Victor Adebowale OBE, chair of the NHS Confederation; and Kate Andrews, economics correspondent at The Spectator.
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Season 43 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/3/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with a virtual audience from around the UK. On the panel: Lucy Frazer MP, solicitor general for England and Wales, Conservative; Peter Kyle MP, shadow minister for schools, Labour; Professor Anthony Costello, paediatrician, former World Health Organisation director for maternal, child and adolescent health and a member of Independent SAGE; Professor Heather McGregor, executive dean of Edinburgh Business School at Heriot Watt University; and Jenni Murray, journalist, broadcaster and presenter of Radio 4's Women's Hour between 1987 and 2020.
Watch Now:Amazon#20 - 27/05/2021
Season 43 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/27/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with a virtual audience from around the UK. On the panel: Grant Shapps MP, secretary of state for transport, Conservative; Emily Thornberry MP, shadow secretary for international trade, Labour; Nadra Ahmed OBE, executive chairman of the National Care Association; Kate Clanchy, poet, novelist and playwright, winner of the Orwell Prize for political writing; and Tom Newton Dunn, presenter and chief political commentator at Times Radio.
Watch Now:Amazon#21 - 06/05/2021
Season 43 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/6/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with a virtual audience from around the UK. On the panel: Robert Jenrick MP, housing, communities and local government secretary, Conservative; Thangam Debbonaire MP, shadow housing secretary, Labour; John Bercow, former Conservative MP and speaker of the House of Commons; Hugh Osmond, founder of Punch Taverns and former director of Pizza Express; and Deborah Frances-White, comedian, writer and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast.
Watch Now:Amazon#22 - 25/03/2021
Season 43 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Cardiff. On the panel: Andrew RT Davies MS, leader of the Welsh Conservatives; Vaughan Gething MS, Welsh Cabinet minister for health and social services, Labour; Adam Price MS, leader of Plaid Cymru; Claire Fox, former Brexit Party MEP, independent peer and founder of the free speech organisation the Academy of Ideas; and Nigel Owens, former international rugby referee and campaigner for LGBT equality.
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Season 43 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with a virtual audience from around the UK. On the panel are: employment minister Mims Davies MP, Conservative; shadow secretary of state for communities and local government Steve Reed MP, Labour; chair of the NHS Confederation and crossbench peer Victor Adebowale; playwright, author and critic Bonnie Greer; and Dan Hodges, journalist and columnist for the Mail on Sunday.
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#24 - 23/09/2021
Season 43 - Episode 27 - Aired 9/23/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Cambridge. On the panel: Grant Shapps MP, secretary of state for transport, Conservative; David Lammy MP, shadow secretary of state for justice, Labour; Munira Wilson MP, spokesperson for health, wellbeing and social care, Liberal Democrat; Richard Walker, managing director, Iceland Foods; and Kate Andrews, economics correspondent, The Spectator Magazine.
#25 - 20/05/2021
Season 43 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/20/2021
Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate with a virtual audience from around the UK. On the panel: Nadhim Zahawi MP, Covid-19 Vaccine Deployment minister and Business minister, Conservative, Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, shadow home secretary, Labour, Richard Walker, managing director of Iceland Foods and author of The Green Grocer, Harriet Green OBE, businesswoman, former CEO of IBM Asia Pacific and former CEO of the Thomas Cook Group, and Professor Devi Sridhar, chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh Medical School.