Sunday Morning Live
Sunday Morning Live is a TV show on BBC1. Start Sunday off with the big talking points of the week, with comment from around the UK and instant audience reaction. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 30 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2025.
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New rules on sentencing criminals from ethnic minorities were abandoned following a standoff between senior judges and the government. Should ethnicity ever be a factor in criminal justice?
March 2025
The chancellor’s spring statement revealed big benefit cuts and spending reductions, leading to calls from some for the richest to pay more instead. Is it time for a wealth tax?
Sir Gareth Southgate says young men are 'suffering', 'feeling isolated' and 'grappling with their masculinity'. Are young men facing a masculinity crisis?
Sean Fletcher and Holly Hamilton discuss the benefits system, the future of food and how a bit more optimism could change the world.
As US and Ukraine officials prepare to meet to discuss peace plans, is peace at a price better than no peace? And, the small changes that could have a big impact on the planet.
Sean Fletcher and Holly Hamilton host the show that puts the heart and soul into Sundays, bringing faith and ethics to the discussions that matter most.
February 2025
A new report suggests jailing more criminals doesn’t prevent reoffending. Sean Fletcher and Holly Hamilton ask if we've been too tough on crime.
After the Church of England's governing body rejected a fully independent safeguarding model to deal with abuse cases, we ask whether the Church can be trusted to police itself.
Have workplace diversity practices gone too far? Plus, a debate on smartphone rules for kids.
The Office for National Statistics projected that nearly 10 million people will immigrate to the UK by 2032.
January 2025
President Donald Trump has vowed to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, so is it worthless without the USA? And is it wrong for charity bosses to earn large salaries?
Debates on repatriating British members of the Islamic State group and whether too many people have been diagnosed with mental health conditions.
Facebook and Instagram are abandoning the use of independent fact checkers because third-party moderators were seen as 'too politically biased'. Should political comment be moderated on social media?
November 2024
The health secretary will be asking ‘hard questions’ of the NHS, to ensure the extra money it was given in the budget is spent wisely. We debate ‘Is the NHS worth saving?’
October 2024
The home secretary said firearms officers facing trial will be given anonymity unless they are convicted. Do the police need greater protection from the law?
Sean Fletcher and Holly Hamilton ask whether social media and smartphones should be banned for kids, and question if weight-loss jabs are the right way to get people back to work.
A debate on whether we expect too much of the rich, and another on new calls for the special forces to be exempt from human rights prosecutions for actions taken while fighting suspected terrorists.
A debate on whether assisted dying should be legalised, after it was announced that a bill proposing this measure would be introduced to Parliament. Plus, Is it right to pay women for egg donation?
September 2024
Sean Fletcher and Holly Hamilton ask: ‘are we trying to reach net-zero too quickly?’ Plus, debate on suggestions that fewer female criminals should be sent to prison.