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When does Question Time Season 31 come out?

Question Time Season 31 premiered Thursday, January 15, 2009 on BBC One and ended Thursday, December 10, 2009. The season has 37 episodes.

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Question Time Season 31 release schedule

Question Time Season 31 episode release dates
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1. 15/01/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

2. 22/01/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

3. 29/01/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

4. 05/02/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

5. 12/02/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

6. 19/02/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

7. 26/02/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

8. 05/03/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

9. 12/03/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

10. 19/03/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

11. 26/03/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

12. 23/04/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

13. 30/04/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

14. 07/05/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

15. 14/05/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

16. 21/05/2009

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.

Thursday · 17 years ago

17. 28/05/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

18. 04/06/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

19. 11/06/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

20. 18/06/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

21. 25/06/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

22. 02/07/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

23. 09/07/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

24. 16/07/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

25. 23/07/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

26. 24/09/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

27. 01/10/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

28. 08/10/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

29. 15/10/2009

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

Thursday · 17 years ago

30. 22/10/2009

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.

Thursday · 17 years ago

31. 29/10/2009

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.

Thursday · 17 years ago

32. 05/11/2009

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.

Thursday · 17 years ago

33. 12/11/2009

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.

Thursday · 17 years ago

34. 19/11/2009

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

Thursday · 16 years ago

35. 26/11/2009

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

Thursday · 16 years ago

36. 03/12/2009

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.

Thursday · 16 years ago

37. 10/12/2009 Finale

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

Thursday · 16 years ago

Question Time Season 31 guest stars

  • Stephen Pollard

    Stephen Pollard

    Self - Panellist

  • Marta Andreasen

    Herself - Panellist

  • Hardeep Singh Kohli

    Hardeep Singh Kohli

    Himself - Panellist

  • Will Young

    Will Young

    Self - Panellist

  • Willie Walsh

    Willie Walsh

    Self - Panellist

  • Justine Greening

    Justine Greening

    Self - Panellist

  • Monty Don

    Monty Don

    Self - Panellist

  • Liam Byrne

    Liam Byrne

    Self - Panellist

  • Martin Bell

    Martin Bell

    Self - Panellist

  • Dambisa Moyo

    Dambisa Moyo

    Herself - Panellist

  • Christopher Meyer

    Christopher Meyer

    Self - Panellist

  • Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

    Self - Panellist

  • Charles Kennedy

    Charles Kennedy

    Self - Panellist

  • Phil Woolas

    Self - Panellist

  • Steve Easterbrook

    Himself - Panellist

  • Benedict Brogan

    Himself - Panellist

Question Time Season 31 FAQ

When does Question Time Season 31 come out?

Question Time Season 31 premiered Thursday, January 15, 2009 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Question Time Season 31?

Question Time Season 31 has 37 episodes.

Are new episodes of Question Time Season 31 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Question Time Season 31 finale?

The Question Time Season 31 finale (Episode 37) aired Thursday, December 10, 2009.

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