''Big Questions'' is an Australian television show which is produced and broadcast on the
Nine Network
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television ne ...
, with
Jules Lund as host. It commenced broadcasting on 19 October 2006. It shouldn't be confused with the
Sydney Morning Herald column of the same name in the Saturday edition that poses sometimes serious, sometimes whimsical questions answered by readers. Prolific contributors are John Moir, Jim Dewar and David Buley.
Premise
The show features 2 panels each with two people debating on a popular question which divides people's opinions. Examples include ''
Seinfeld
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'' or ''
Friends'', ''
The Beatles
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'' or the ''
Rolling Stones
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'' and ''
Speedos'' or ''Board shorts''. A live audience casts their vote on which is the better of the two.
Many celebrities have been chosen to debate the issues:
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Red Symons
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Tom Gleeson
Thomas Francis Gleeson (born 2 June 1974) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, television and radio presenter. Gleeson formerly co-hosted '' The Weekly with Charlie Pickering'' alongside Judith Lucy and currently hosts '' Hard Quiz'', b ...
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Kate Kendall
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Andy Lee Andy Lee may refer to:
__NOTOC__ Sportspeople
* Andy Lee (American football) (born 1982), American football punter
* Andy Lee (boxer) (born 1984), Irish boxer
* Andy Lee (footballer, born 1982), English footballer for Bradford City
* Andy Lee (footb ...
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Hamish Blake
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Tottie Goldsmith
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Leo Sayer
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Sami Lukis
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Akmal Saleh
Akmal Saleh ( ar, أكمل صالح Coptic: AKMAΛ CAΛΕϨ) (born 21 July 1964) is an Egyptian-Australian comedian and actor. He was born in Egypt and arrived in Sydney with his family in 1975 at the age of 11. He has been performing comedy sin ...
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Human Nature
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Livinia Nixon
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Trevor Marmalade
''So far the audience has voted on''
There is no news whether Big Questions will return on Channel 9 after a seven-year hiatus.
Background
Upon the program's commencement, there had been an increasing trend of pop culture panel programs on
Australian television. The success of the
ABC's ''
Spicks and Specks'' began the popular trend and has been replicated, often unsuccessfully on other networks.
External links
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Nine Network original programming
2006 Australian television series debuts
2006 Australian television series endings
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