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In this week’s episode the Big Picture panel look at the (irresistible rise) of Ukip in the local council elections, the run up to the Pakistani elections on May 11th and the possibly imminent deportation of the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada.

Thanks for listening, and join us next week, Wednesday at 6pm.

42:51 minutes (49.05 MB)

Our first debate tonight focussed on the benefit changes that had come into effect over the Easter break - including the bedroom tax, the universal credit and the capping of housing benefit.

Our second debate was on our dear friend North Korea, their recent posturing and whether they represented a credible threat to the west, China or nobody at all.

And our final debate centred around the proposal that pornography should be used in sex education to give children better, more realistic body images and prepare them for the 'hyper-sexualised' culture we live in.

Thanks very much for listening, we hope you'll join us next thursday at 6pm!

48:34 minutes (55.58 MB)

The Big Picture returned from the Easter Holidays with a bang on Tuesday. The three behemoth topics of Michael Gove's proposed educational reforms, the funeral and legacy of Margaret Thatcher and the terrible bombings in Boston and the US government's response. The panel got rather heated at times but was able to have a very enjoyable debate on all three topics.

44:34 minutes (61.22 MB)

David chairs the last Big Picture of the Spring Term, talking about plans to introduce a new body to regulate the press in the wake of the Leveson Enquiry, the banking crisis facing Cyprus as part of the ongoing woes of the Eurozone, and the appointment of Pope Francis I. Listen, comment, and tune in every Wednesday of term-time from 6pm!

46:20 minutes (53.04 MB)