John Lennon and Yoko Ono took part in a televised debate on this evening for the BBC’s religious series The Question Why.
The debate was chaired by Malcolm Muggeridge, and largely focused on the subject of evil. The other guests were Henry Cecil, Gerald Cohen, David Cooper, General Sir John Hackett, the Reverend Christopher Neil-Smith, Paul Zeal and Canon Edward Carpenter.
The Question Why was broadcast live from 6.15-6.50pm. It was filmed in Studio E at the corporation’s Lime Grove Studios in London
Last updated: 25 January 2012
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