More than 400 people, including parents, past and present pupils and the local community, attended the event at the Devon school. They watched as the panel – Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael, Conservative backbench MP Nadhim Zahawi, New Statesman columnist Laurie Penny and Labour backbench MP Frank Field – debated questions put by the audience on topics of the day, such as Kiev, food banks, Scottish independence and whether it was a good idea to put a calorie count on bottles of wine!
Ten sixth formers, most of whom are studying politics, helped at the event and mixed with panel members and chair Jonathan Dimbleby at a reception after the broadcast.
