This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
Question Time (Season 31)
15/01/2009 (Episode 1)
Air date: 2009-01-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Chris Grayling, Stephen Pollard, Jenny Tonge, Willie Walsh, Shaun Woodward.
22/01/2009 (Episode 2)
Air date: 2009-01-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Janet Daley, Caroline Flint, Liam Fox, David Laws, Christopher Meyer.
29/01/2009 (Episode 3)
Air date: 2009-01-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Charlie Falconer, Michael Gove, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Nicola Sturgeon, Jo Swinson.
05/02/2009 (Episode 4)
Air date: 2009-02-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Shami Chakrabarti, Nigel Farage, Geoff Hoon, Theresa May, Will Young.
12/02/2009 (Episode 5)
Air date: 2009-02-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Liam Byrne, Monty Don, Justine Greening, Kelvin Mackenzie, Salma Yaqoob.
19/02/2009 (Episode 6)
Air date: 2009-02-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Tim Campbell, Michael Heseltine, Tony McNulty, Piers Morgan, Sarah Teather.
26/02/2009 (Episode 7)
Air date: 2009-02-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Cheryl Gillan, Peter Hain, Elfyn Llwyd, George Pascoe-Watson, Kirsty Williams.
05/03/2009 (Episode 8)
Air date: 2009-03-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Douglas Alexander, Germaine Greer, Andrew Mitchell, Shirley Williams, Toby Young.
12/03/2009 (Episode 9)
Air date: 2009-03-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Alan Johnson, Susan Kramer, David Mitchell, Charles Moore, Sayeeda Warsi.
19/03/2009 (Episode 10)
Air date: 2009-03-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Fern Britton, Vince Cable, Kenneth Clarke, Tessa Jowell, Douglas Murray.
26/03/2009 (Episode 11)
Air date: 2009-03-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Charles Clarke, Ed Davey, Caroline Lucas, Eric Pickles, Michael Winner.
23/04/2009 (Episode 12)
Air date: 2009-04-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Vince Cable, John Denham, Claire Fox, Philip Hammond, David Starkey.
30/04/2009 (Episode 13)
Air date: 2009-04-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Norman Baker, Hilary Benn, Andrew Lansley, Frank Skinner, Leanne Wood.
07/05/2009 (Episode 14)
Air date: 2009-05-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Bruce Anderson, Nadine Dorries, Iain Gray, David Steel, Nicola Sturgeon.
14/05/2009 (Episode 15)
Air date: 2009-05-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Margaret Beckett, Benedict Brogan, Menzies Campbell, Steve Easterbrook, Theresa May.
21/05/2009 (Episode 16)
Air date: 2009-05-21
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
28/05/2009 (Episode 17)
Air date: 2009-05-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Nigel Farage, Caroline Flint, Pierre-Yves Gerbeau, Daniel Hannan, Caroline Lucas, Jo Swinson.
04/06/2009 (Episode 18)
Air date: 2009-06-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Paddy Ashdown, Liam Fox, Max Hastings, Fiona Phillips, Janet Royall.
11/06/2009 (Episode 19)
Air date: 2009-06-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Peter Hain, Chris Huhne, Ruth Lea, Derek Simpson, Caroline Spelman.
18/06/2009 (Episode 20)
Air date: 2009-06-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Kenneth Clarke, Ed Davey, Charlie Falconer, Esther Rantzen, Polly Toynbee.
25/06/2009 (Episode 21)
Air date: 2009-06-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Julia Goldsworthy, Jim Knight, Kelvin Mackenzie, Pauline Neville-Jones, Leanne Wood.
02/07/2009 (Episode 22)
Air date: 2009-07-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Jarvis Cocker, Iain Duncan Smith, Harriet Harman, Peter Hitchens, David Laws.
09/07/2009 (Episode 23)
Air date: 2009-07-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Suzanne Burlton, Andy Burnham, Shami Chakrabarti, Jeremy Hunt, Sarah Teather.
16/07/2009 (Episode 24)
Air date: 2009-07-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Lionel Barber, Chris Bryant, Trisha Goddard, Margot James, Lembit Öpik.
23/07/2009 (Episode 25)
Air date: 2009-07-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: George Galloway, Geoff Hoon, Clive James, Sayeeda Warsi, Shirley Williams.
24/09/2009 (Episode 26)
Air date: 2009-09-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Harriet Harman, Michael Heseltine, Digby Jones, David Laws, Fraser Nelson.
01/10/2009 (Episode 27)
Air date: 2009-10-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Ben Bradshaw, Charles Kennedy, Theresa May, Dambisa Moyo, David Starkey.
08/10/2009 (Episode 28)
Air date: 2009-10-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Yvette Cooper, Ian Hislop, George Osborne, Stuart Rose, Sarah Teather.
15/10/2009 (Episode 29)
Air date: 2009-10-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Norman Baker, Joan Bakewell, Nigel Farage, Damian Green, Alan Johnson.
22/10/2009 (Episode 30)
Air date: 2009-10-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
29/10/2009 (Episode 31)
Air date: 2009-10-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
05/11/2009 (Episode 32)
Air date: 2009-11-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
12/11/2009 (Episode 33)
Air date: 2009-11-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
19/11/2009 (Episode 34)
Air date: 2009-11-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Menzies Campbell, Nick Ferrari, Chris Grayling, Clare Short, Phil Woolas.
26/11/2009 (Episode 35)
Air date: 2009-11-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Question Time comes from Edinburgh, with guest panellists Lord Falconer, David Davis, Nicola Sturgeon, Melanie Phillips and Marcus Brigstocke. David Dimbleby chairs.
03/12/2009 (Episode 36)
Air date: 2009-12-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
10/12/2009 (Episode 37)
Air date: 2009-12-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Panellists: Paddy Ashdown, Richard Dannatt, William Hague, Piers Morgan, Bill Rammell, Salma Yaqoob.
