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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • March 7, 2012
    • BBC Three

    Radio 1Xtra DJ Gemma Cairney joins the panel to discuss benefits cuts and other issues.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • April 4, 2012
    • BBC Three

    Celebrities and political commentators discuss crime and other big stories of the moment.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • May 16, 2012
    • BBC Three

    Issues up for debate include drugs legalisation and the unemployment rate for black men.

  • S01E04 Olympics Special

    • July 18, 2012
    • BBC Three

    Jake Humphrey hosts a live debate from London, as a panel debates the Olympics.

  • S01E05 Higher Education Special

    • August 15, 2012
    • BBC Three

    Live debate from Edinburgh, as a panel discusses whether higher education is worthwhile.

  • S01E06 Free Speech: Debt Special

    • September 11, 2012
    • BBC Three

    Jake Humphrey hosts a debate which tackles the debt and credit issues facing young people.

  • S01E07 Immigration Special

    • October 3, 2012
    • BBC Three

    Jake Humphrey presents a debate about immigration from Reading.

  • S01E08 US Election Special

    • November 6, 2012
    • BBC Three

    As Americans vote for a new president, Jake Humphrey chairs a live debate from Colchester.

  • S01E09 Body Beautiful Special

    • November 27, 2012
    • BBC Three

    Young people discuss issues raised in BBC Three's Body Beautiful Season.

  • S01E10 Unemployment Crisis

    • February 13, 2013
    • BBC Three

    In Swansea, the panel tackles issues of long-term youth unemployment and online safety.

  • S01E11 Episode 11

    • March 6, 2013
    • BBC Three

    In Liverpool, the panel tackles issues of addiction. Is it a medical or criminal issue?

  • S01E12 Baby Britain Special

    • March 27, 2013
    • BBC Three

Season 2

  • S02E01 Rent Britain

    • April 24, 2013
    • BBC Three

    Live debate from Goldsmiths, University of London in front of an audience of young people.

  • S02E02 The High Cost of Cheap Clothes

    • May 22, 2013
    • BBC Three

    In Derry/Londonderry, a panel debates the high price of cheap clothes.

  • S02E03 Are We Getting More Racist?

    • June 12, 2013
    • BBC Three

    A panel of politicians and local activists discuss racism and Islamophobia in Britain.

  • S02E04 Magaluf! Free Speech Special

    • July 3, 2013
    • BBC Three

    In Magaluf, a panel discusses issues such as the boozed-up reputation of Brits abroad.

  • S02E05 It's a Mad World

    • August 7, 2013
    • BBC Three

    'Is modern life driving us mad?' That's the question Free Speech asks.

  • S02E06 Syria Crisis: Free Speech Special

    • September 4, 2013
    • BBC Three

    Live from London, Rick Edwards chairs a debate on the situation in Syria.

  • S02E07 Zero Hours Contracts

    • October 9, 2013
    • BBC Three

    'Are zero hours contracts fair?' asks the live debate show.

  • S02E08 Live from Parliament

    • November 20, 2013
    • BBC Three

    Free Speech asks whether young people are being failed by politics.

  • S02E09 9

    • BBC Three

Season 4

  • S04E01 I'm Ed Miliband, Ask Me Anything

    • March 12, 2015
    • BBC Three

    In the first of four live shows, Ed Miliband faces an audience of over 100 voters aged 16 to 34 for an unscripted hour of tough and uncensored questions. From immigration to his difficulty eating bacon sandwiches, nothing will be out of bounds for our audience putting the potential prime minister to the test. The show is presented by Rick Edwards, who chairs the audience contributions, and Tina Daheley who moderates the comments from the online audience.

  • S04E02 Battle of the Kingmakers - Greens, SNP and Plaid Cymru

    • March 17, 2015
    • BBC Three

    With a close election result expected in May the leaders of the smaller parties may decide who becomes prime minister. But what will their price be? In the second of four live shows, the leaders of the Green party, SNP and Plaid Cymru face an audience of over a hundred voters aged 16-34 for an unscripted hour of tough and uncensored questions. The show is presented by Rick Edwards, who chairs the audience contributions, and Tina Daheley who moderates the comments from the online audience.

  • S04E03 I'm a Conservative, Ask Me Anything

    • March 24, 2015
    • BBC Three

    The Conservative Party is under the microscope in an election special. Party chairman Grant Shapps and a panel of those from across the Conservative spectrum face a live audience of over a hundred voters aged 16-34 for an unscripted hour of tough and uncensored questions. Rick Edwards chairs the audience contributions, and Tina Daheley moderates the comments from the online audience.

  • S04E04 Battle of the Kingmakers - Ukip and Liberal Democrats

    • March 31, 2015
    • BBC Three

    With a close election result expected in May, the leaders of the smaller parties may decide who becomes prime minister. But what will their price be? In the last of four live shows, representatives of Ukip and the Liberal Democrats face an audience of over a hundred voters aged 18-34 for an unscripted hour of tough and uncensored questions. Rick Edwards chairs the audience contributions, and Tina Daheley moderates the comments from the online audience.

  • S04E07 7

    • BBC Three