Date: Dec 9, 2013 11:44:10 AM
Subject: The Big Questions, BBC1
To: interfaith@nbo.org.uk
Hi there,
I’m contacting you from the BBC1 television programme, The Big Questions.
We will be starting our seventh series in London on Sunday 5th January and would like to invite members of your organisation to be part of the audience.
We will also be travelling to cities all over the country over 6 months so it would be great if you could forward this to your members throughout the UK as chances are we will be visiting somewhere near them.
We are in the process of finalising all locations, so at this stage I would be keen if you could ask anyone who may be interested to register their interest with their location so that they may be contacted once we have confirmed our venues.
Once the series has started, I may be back in touch to find audience members for our local shows.
Just to give you some background on the programme, 'The Big Questions' is BBC1's flagship live moral and ethical debate show presented by Nicky Campbell and we are about to start our seventh series. Each week, three topics are discussed on the show – these are ethical or moral questions connected to the week’s news headlines. Some topics have included: Is it irresponsible to have more than two children? Do some criminals deserve death? Should we have a right to privacy? And can the Bible and Darwin both be right?
The show features specially invited front-row speakers who have a particular interest, expertise or personal story that relates to one of the week’s topics. The front-row speakers discuss these topics in front of a wider studio audience and there may be an opportunity for the audience to put a question forward to the speakers.
For the first episode we will be filming two shows one at 10am – this will be a live broadcast and the audience will be needed on location at 8:30am. The second show is at 2pm – this will be a pre-recorded show and audience members would be needed on location at 12:30pm. If you would like a seat in either of the audiences, please contact me, making sure to leave a contact phone number. You can reach me on JMann@mentorn.tv or 0141 611 9630. Most of the subsequent shows will be filmed live at 10am, with the audience required for 8:30am (with the odd exception).
The Big Questions is broadcast on BBC1 between 10am and 11am on a Sunday morning.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions.
Kindest Regards,
Jon Mann
Jonathan Mann
Audience Researcher - The Big Questions
Suite 3a Third Floor, 227 Ingram Street, Glasgow
G1 1DA
0141 611 9630
