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10/05/2012

David Dimbleby chairs a debate on the big stories of the week from Oldham. The panel includes Caroline Spelman MP, Chris Bryant MP, Lord Oakeshott, Mary Beard, and Peter Oborne.

David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Oldham. On the panel: environment secretary Caroline Spelman MP, shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant MP, Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oakeshott, Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge Mary Beard, and the Daily Telegraph columnist Peter Oborne.

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Sun 13 May 2012 18:00

What did the Romans ever do for pensions?

What did the Romans ever do for pensions?

As public sector workers demonstrate over changes to pay and conditions, including their pensions, classicist Professor Mary Beard and Daily Telegraph columnist Peter Oborne debate how even the Roman Empire had problems solving the pensions issue.

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Role Contributor
Presenter David Dimbleby
Presenter David Dimbleby
Series Editor Nicolai Gentchev
Series Editor Nicolai Gentchev
Executive Producer Steve Anderson
Executive Producer Steve Anderson
Participant Caroline Spelman
Participant Caroline Spelman
Participant Matthew Oakeshott
Participant Chris Bryant
Participant Matthew Oakeshott
Participant Chris Bryant
Participant Mary Beard
Participant Mary Beard
Participant Peter Oborne
Participant Peter Oborne

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