Episode 15

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Episode 15 of 20, The Big Questions, Series 4

Duration: 1 hour

Nicky Campbell presents a special edition of The Big Questions recorded at Bury Grammar School Boys.

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible, the programme debates just one topic: is the Bible still relevant? Contributing their views from the panel are: the Right Reverend Michael Nazir Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester; the scientist and atheist campaigner, Professor Richard Dawkins; Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner from the North Western Reform Synagogue; and the Bible scholar Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou, who presented the BBC Two series, The Bible's Buried Secrets.

  • On the show this week

    The panel and the studio audience will be debating:

    Is the Bible still relevant today?

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  • Be in the audience

    You can apply to be in our audience at a future venue by emailing audiencetbq@mentorn.tv

    The Big Questions is recruiting audiences for the following future locations:

    May 15th in Birmingham for two shows, one in the morning and another in the afternoon
    May 29th in Croydon, also for two shows
    June 19th in Glasgow

Credits

Presenter
Nicky Campbell
Participant
Michael Nazir Ali
Participant
Richard Dawkins
Participant
Laura Janner-Klausner
Participant
Francesca Stavrakopoulou

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