Young Citizens' Action Event
Thursday 10th July, Central Hall, Westminster
On the 10th of July, around 1,400 students will descended on Central Hall in London for a series of events which will saw them debate many of the issues vital to citizens today. Co-run by the BBC and the Institute for Citizenship, the day involved an interactive session, three films produced specially by the BBC and a number of exciting interviews by Huw Edwards.
Programme
- 3.30pm
- Registration
- 4.30pm-6.30pm
- Interactive Event in three segments
- 4-30px-5.15pm
- Politics Segment. Includes Politics Matters film and interview of Andrew Marr by Huw Edwards.
- 5.15pm-5.45pm
- Money/Business Segment. Includes Money Matters film and interview of Nik Wood by Huw Edwards.
- 5.45pm-6.30pm
- Citizenship Segment. Includes Citizenship Matters film and interview of Mark Easton and Stuart Fraser by David Dimbleby.
- 6.30pm
- Break
- 7.30pm
- Warm up and filming of Schools' Question Time
- 9.45pm
- End of event
Huw Edwards with Michael Cassidy CBE (City of London Corporation), Sir Mike Rake (BT) and Nik Wood (BBC Working Lunch).
Michael Cassidy CBE, Sir Mike Rake and Nik Wood talk about 'Why Money Matters'.
Excitement mounts before a special edition of Question Time with David Dimbleby, produced by eight students from the winning schools from the Schools Question Time Challenge.
David Dimbleby with the student producers from Tiffin Girls' School (Kingston-Upon-Thames), Ringwood School (near Bournemouth), Holyhead School (Birmingham) and Gwernyfed High School (Powys).
For information on the groundbreaking Young Citizens' Action Event please download our Event Flier.
