Episodes
| Series | Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | 19981019 | 20150928 (BBC7) 20150929 (BBC7) 20170915 (BBC7) 20170916 (BBC7) 20201028 (BBC7) 20201029 (BBC7) 20201031 (BBC7) 20230117 (BBC7) 20230118 (BBC7) 20250103 (BBC7) 20250104 (BBC7) | Dr Phil Hammond chairs the quirky debating game. |
| 01 | 02 | 19981026 | 20151005 (BBC7) 20151006 (BBC7) 20170922 (BBC7) 20170923 (BBC7) 20201104 (BBC7) 20201105 (BBC7) 20201107 (BBC7) 20230124 (BBC7) 20230125 (BBC7) 20250110 (BBC7) 20250111 (BBC7) | Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game. With Steve Punt and John O'Farrell. |
| 01 | 03 | 19981102 | 20151012 (BBC7) 20151013 (BBC7) 20151017 (BBC7) 20170929 (BBC7) 20170930 (BBC7) 20201111 (BBC7) 20201114 (BBC7) 20230131 (BBC7) 20230201 (BBC7) 20250117 (BBC7) 20250118 (BBC7) | With Simon Fanshawe and Peter Bradshaw, Brian Sewell and Steve Punt. |
| 01 | 04 | 19981109 | 20151019 (BBC7) 20151020 (BBC7) 20171006 (BBC7) 20171007 (BBC7) 20201118 (BBC7) 20201119 (BBC7) 20201121 (BBC7) 20230207 (BBC7) 20230208 (BBC7) 20250124 (BBC7) 20250125 (BBC7) | Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with John O'Farrell, Mark Maier, Maria McErlane. |
| 01 | 05 | 19981116 | 20151026 (BBC7) 20151027 (BBC7) 20171013 (BBC7) 20171014 (BBC7) 20201125 (BBC7) 20201126 (BBC7) 20201128 (BBC7) 20230214 (BBC7) 20230215 (BBC7) 20250131 (BBC7) 20250201 (BBC7) | Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Clive Coleman, Rhona Cameron, Niall Ashdown. |
| 01 | 06 LAST | 19981123 | 20151102 (BBC7) 20151103 (BBC7) 20171020 (BBC7) 20171021 (BBC7) 20201202 (BBC7) 20201203 (BBC7) 20201205 (BBC7) 20230221 (BBC7) 20230222 (BBC7) 20250207 (BBC7) 20250208 (BBC7) | Should the beautiful people should inherit the Earth? – and should the police all be like TV copper, Dixon of Dock Green? Dr Phil Hammond watches over proceedings in the quirky debating game. With: Pete Sinclair Steve Punt Michael White Simon Fanshawe Producer: Helen Williams Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Pete Sinclair, Steve Punt, Michael White. Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Pete Sinclair, Steve Punt, Michael White and Simon Fanshawe. From 1998. |
| 02 | 01 | 20000113 | 20151117 (BBC7) 20151118 (BBC7) 20171208 (BBC7) 20171209 (BBC7) 20210120 (BBC7) 20210121 (BBC7) 20210123 (BBC7) 20230411 (BBC7) 20230412 (BBC7) 20250328 (BBC7) 20250329 (BBC7) | This house would rather walk? I'd rather work for William Hague than Tony Blair? This house prefers girl babies over boy babies? Dr Phil Hammond watches over proceedings in the quirky debating game. With: Gyles Brandreth Tony Hawks Jo Caulfield Arthur Smith Producer: Adam Bromley Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Jo Caulfield. Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Tony Hawks, Jo Caulfield and Arthur Smith. From January 2000. |
| 02 | 02 | 20000120 | 20151124 (BBC7) 20151125 (BBC7) 20171215 (BBC7) 20171216 (BBC7) 20210127 (BBC7) 20210128 (BBC7) 20210130 (BBC7) 20230418 (BBC7) 20230419 (BBC7) | The debating game with Tony Hawks, Simon Fanshawe, Stuart Maconie and Steve Punt. |
| 02 | 03 | 20000127 | 20151201 (BBC7) 20151202 (BBC7) 20171222 (BBC7) 20171223 (BBC7) 20210203 (BBC7) 20210204 (BBC7) 20210206 (BBC7) 20230425 (BBC7) 20230426 (BBC7) 20250404 (BBC7) 20250405 (BBC7) | The debating game with Tony Hawks, Simon Fanshawe, Steve Punt and Arthur Smith. |
| 02 | 04 | 20000203 | 20151208 (BBC7) 20151209 (BBC7) 20171229 (BBC7) 20171230 (BBC7) 20210210 (BBC7) 20210211 (BBC7) 20210213 (BBC7) 20230502 (BBC7) 20230503 (BBC7) 20250411 (BBC7) 20250412 (BBC7) | Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Jeremy Hardy. |
| 02 | 05 | 20000210 | 20151215 (BBC7) 20151216 (BBC7) 20180105 (BBC7) 20180106 (BBC7) 20210217 (BBC7) 20210218 (BBC7) 20210220 (BBC7) 20230509 (BBC7) 20230510 (BBC7) 20250418 (BBC7) 20250419 (BBC7) | This House loved going to school, would like to go to the gym, and would really like a month of Sundays. Dr Phil Hammond watches over proceedings in the quirky debating game. With: Hugh Dennis Jon Plowman Jenny Eclair Nick Revell Producer: Adam Bromley Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Hugh Dennis, Jon Plowman, Jenny Eclair. Dr Phil Hammond chairs the debating game with Hugh Dennis, Jon Plowman, Jenny Eclair and Nick Revell. From February 2000. |
| 02 | 06 LAST | 20000217 | 20151222 (BBC7) 20151223 (BBC7) 20180112 (BBC7) 20180113 (BBC7) 20210224 (BBC7) 20210225 (BBC7) 20210227 (BBC7) 20230516 (BBC7) 20230517 (BBC7) 20250425 (BBC7) 20250426 (BBC7) | Dr Phil Hammond's debating game with Linda Smith, Stuart Maconie and Steve Punt. |
| 03 | 01 | 20000713 | 20160127 (BBC7) 20160128 (BBC7) 20160130 (BBC7) 20180302 (BBC7) 20180303 (BBC7) 20210407 (BBC7) 20210408 (BBC7) 20230627 (BBC7) 20230628 (BBC7) 20250613 (BBC7) 20250614 (BBC7) | Graeme Garden chairs with Steve Punt, Simon Fanshawe, Dan Gaster and Jenny Eclair. |
| 03 | 02 | 20000720 | 20160203 (BBC7) 20160204 (BBC7) 20180309 (BBC7) 20180310 (BBC7) 20210414 (BBC7) 20210415 (BBC7) 20210417 (BBC7) 20230704 (BBC7) 20230705 (BBC7) 20250620 (BBC7) 20250621 (BBC7) | Graeme Garden chairs the debating game featuring Steve Punt, Tony Hawks, Gyles Brandreth. |
| 03 | 03 | 20000727 | 20160210 (BBC7) 20160211 (BBC7) 20180316 (BBC7) 20180317 (BBC7) 20210421 (BBC7) 20210422 (BBC7) 20210424 (BBC7) 20230711 (BBC7) 20230712 (BBC7) 20250627 (BBC7) 20250628 (BBC7) | Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Arthur Smith and Emma Kennedy debate with Graeme Garden. |
| 03 | 04 | 20000803 | 20160217 (BBC7) 20160218 (BBC7) 20180323 (BBC7) 20180324 (BBC7) 20210428 (BBC7) 20210429 (BBC7) 20210501 (BBC7) 20230718 (BBC7) 20230719 (BBC7) 20250704 (BBC7) 20250705 (BBC7) | Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith and Antony Worrall Thompson join Graeme Garden. The debating game chaired by Graeme Garden. |
| 03 | 05 | 20000810 | 20160224 (BBC7) 20180330 (BBC7) 20180331 (BBC7) 20210505 (BBC7) 20210506 (BBC7) 20210508 (BBC7) 20230725 (BBC7) 20230726 (BBC7) 20250711 (BBC7) 20250712 (BBC7) | Debates galore over mature students and putting daughters on the stage. Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit. From the Pleasance Theatre during the Edinburgh Festival. With: Hugh Dennis Gyles Brandreth Chris Neill Stuart Maconie Producer: Helen Williams Hugh Dennis, Gyles Brandreth, Chris Neill and Stuart Maconie join Graeme Garden's debate. Graeme Garden hosts the comic debating show with Gyles Brandreth, Hugh Dennis, Chris Neill and Stuart Maconie. From August 2000. |
| 03 | 06 LAST | 20000817 | 20180406 (BBC7) 20180407 (BBC7) 20210512 (BBC7) 20210513 (BBC7) 20210515 (BBC7) 20230801 (BBC7) 20230802 (BBC7) 20250718 (BBC7) 20250719 (BBC7) | Graeme Garden hosts the comic debating show with Hugh Dennis and Boothby Graffoe. |
| 04 | 01 | 20010531 | 20160413 (BBC7) 20160414 (BBC7) 20160416 (BBC7) 20180525 (BBC7) 20180526 (BBC7) 20210630 (BBC7) 20210701 (BBC7) 20210703 (BBC7) 20230912 (BBC7) 20230913 (BBC7) 20250905 (BBC7) 20250906 (BBC7) | Hugh Dennis, Arthur Smith, Gyles Brandreth and Henry Naylor debate to win. |
| 04 | 02 | 20010607 | 20160420 (BBC7) 20160421 (BBC7) 20180601 (BBC7) 20180602 (BBC7) 20210707 (BBC7) 20210708 (BBC7) 20210710 (BBC7) 20230919 (BBC7) 20230920 (BBC7) 20250912 (BBC7) 20250913 (BBC7) | Gyles Brandreth, Sue Perkins, Steve Punt and Marcus Brigstocke debate to win. |
| 04 | 03 | 20010614 | 20160427 (BBC7) 20160428 (BBC7) 20180608 (BBC7) 20180609 (BBC7) 20210714 (BBC7) 20210715 (BBC7) 20210717 (BBC7) 20230926 (BBC7) 20230927 (BBC7) 20250919 (BBC7) 20250920 (BBC7) | Marcus Brigstocke, Steve Punt, Stuart Maconie and Jenny Eclair debate to win. |
| 04 | 04 | 20010621 | 20160504 (BBC7) 20160505 (BBC7) 20180615 (BBC7) 20180616 (BBC7) 20210721 (BBC7) 20210722 (BBC7) 20210724 (BBC7) 20231003 (BBC7) 20231004 (BBC7) 20250926 (BBC7) 20250927 (BBC7) | Jenny Eclair, Hugh Dennis, Stuart Maconie and Greg Proops debate to win. |
| 04 | 05 | 20010628 | 20160511 (BBC7) 20160512 (BBC7) 20180622 (BBC7) 20180623 (BBC7) 20210728 (BBC7) 20210729 (BBC7) 20210731 (BBC7) 20231010 (BBC7) 20231011 (BBC7) 20251003 (BBC7) 20251004 (BBC7) | Gyles Brandreth, Scott Capurro, Arthur Smith and Paul Daniels debate to win. |
| 04 | 06 LAST | 20010705 | 20160518 (BBC7) 20160519 (BBC7) 20180629 (BBC7) 20180630 (BBC7) 20210804 (BBC7) 20210805 (BBC7) 20210807 (BBC7) 20231017 (BBC7) 20231018 (BBC7) 20251010 (BBC7) 20251011 (BBC7) | Gyles Brandreth, Steve Punt, Marcus Brigstocke and Andy Parsons debate to win. |
| 05 | 01 | 20020704 | 20190801 (BBC7) 20190802 (BBC7) 20190803 (BBC7) 20210922 (BBC7) 20210923 (BBC7) 20210925 (BBC7) 20231205 (BBC7) 20231206 (BBC7) 20251128 (BBC7) 20251129 (BBC7) |  Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating show. Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating show. From July 2002. |
| 05 | 02 | 20020711 | 20190808 (BBC7) 20190809 (BBC7) 20210929 (BBC7) 20210930 (BBC7) 20211002 (BBC7) 20231212 (BBC7) 20231213 (BBC7) 20251205 (BBC7) 20251206 (BBC7) | Comedy debate with Graeme Garden, Gyles Brandreth, Miles Jupp and Jo Caulfield. |
| 05 | 03 | 20020718 | 20190815 (BBC7) 20190816 (BBC7) 20211006 (BBC7) 20211007 (BBC7) 20211009 (BBC7) 20231219 (BBC7) 20231220 (BBC7) 20251212 (BBC7) 20251213 (BBC7) | Graeme Garden challenges Bernard Ingham, Hugh Dennis, Victoria Coren and Arthur Smith. Graeme Garden hosts Bernard Ingham, Hugh Dennis, Victoria Coren and Arthur Smith. |
| 05 | 04 | 20020725 | 20190822 (BBC7) 20190823 (BBC7) 20211013 (BBC7) 20211014 (BBC7) 20211016 (BBC7) 20231226 (BBC7) 20231227 (BBC7) 20251219 (BBC7) 20251220 (BBC7) | Graeme Garden hosts Gyles Brandreth, Boothby Graffoe, Hugh Dennis and Lauren Laverne. |
| 05 | 05 | 20020801 | 20190829 (BBC7) 20190830 (BBC7) 20211020 (BBC7) 20211021 (BBC7) 20211023 (BBC7) 20240102 (BBC7) 20240103 (BBC7) 20251226 (BBC7) 20251227 (BBC7) | Graeme Garden hosts as Gyles Brandreth, Steve Punt, Arthur Smith and Lauren Laverne debate |
| 05 | 06 LAST | 20020808 | 20190905 (BBC7) 20190906 (BBC7) 20211027 (BBC7) 20211028 (BBC7) 20211030 (BBC7) 20240109 (BBC7) 20240110 (BBC7) 20260102 (BBC7) 20260103 (BBC7) | Comedy debating wth Sir Bernard Ingham, Hattie Hayridge, Steve Punt and Arthur Smith. |