Season 31

Season 31 (2009)


Episodes: 37

Star Cast: David Dimbleby ,





Episodes List

Ep.1 15/01/2009

Air Date: 2009-01-15

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

Ep.2 22/01/2009

Air Date: 2009-01-22

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

Ep.3 29/01/2009

Air Date: 2009-01-29

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

Ep.4 05/02/2009

Air Date: 2009-02-05

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

Ep.5 12/02/2009

Air Date: 2009-02-12

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

Ep.6 19/02/2009

Air Date: 2009-02-19

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

Ep.7 26/02/2009

Air Date: 2009-02-26

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

Ep.8 05/03/2009

Air Date: 2009-03-05

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

Ep.9 12/03/2009

Air Date: 2009-03-12

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

Ep.10 19/03/2009

Air Date: 2009-03-19

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

Ep.11 26/03/2009

Air Date: 2009-03-26

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

Ep.12 23/04/2009

Air Date: 2009-04-23

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

Ep.13 30/04/2009

Air Date: 2009-04-30

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

Ep.14 07/05/2009

Air Date: 2009-05-07

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

Ep.15 14/05/2009

Air Date: 2009-05-14

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

Ep.16 21/05/2009

Air Date: 2009-05-21

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.

Ep.17 28/05/2009

Air Date: 2009-05-28

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

Ep.18 04/06/2009

Air Date: 2009-06-04

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

Ep.19 11/06/2009

Air Date: 2009-06-11

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

Ep.20 18/06/2009

Air Date: 2009-06-18

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

Ep.21 25/06/2009

Air Date: 2009-06-25

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

Ep.22 02/07/2009

Air Date: 2009-07-02

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

Ep.23 09/07/2009

Air Date: 2009-07-09

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

Ep.24 16/07/2009

Air Date: 2009-07-16

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

Ep.25 23/07/2009

Air Date: 2009-07-23

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

Ep.26 24/09/2009

Air Date: 2009-09-24

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

Ep.27 01/10/2009

Air Date: 2009-10-01

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

Ep.28 08/10/2009

Air Date: 2009-10-08

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

Ep.29 15/10/2009

Air Date: 2009-10-15

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

Ep.30 22/10/2009

Air Date: 2009-10-22

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.

Ep.31 29/10/2009

Air Date: 2009-10-29

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.

Ep.32 05/11/2009

Air Date: 2009-11-05

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.

Ep.33 12/11/2009

Air Date: 2009-11-12

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.

Ep.34 19/11/2009

Air Date: 2009-11-19

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

Ep.35 26/11/2009

Air Date: 2009-11-26

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

Ep.36 03/12/2009

Air Date: 2009-12-03

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.

Ep.37 10/12/2009

Air Date: 2009-12-10

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