In a week when riots have spread from Tottenham across London and now other major UK cities, and the Prime Minister and Mayor of London have cut short their holidays to deal with the crisis, Question Time returns for a special edition.

David Dimbleby chairs a panel of politicians and public figures as they take questions from the audience on what sparked the rioting, the police response and how to deal with the root causes of the unrest. The panel includes founder of children's charity Kids Company, Camila Batmanghelidjh; Conservative MP David Davis; journalist Fraser Nelson; police officer Brian Paddick; Labour MP John Prescott; and Anglican bishop John Sentamu.

David Dimbleby presents Question Time from Durham. On the panel are Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps MP, shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh MP, president of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron MP, Archbishop of York John Sentamu and broadcaster Julia Hartley-Brewer.

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from West London, with audience questions from Rugby and live question and comments from social media. On the panel: Matt Hancock MP, health secretary, Conservative; Yvette Cooper MP, chair of the commons' home affairs select committee, former secretary of state for work and pensions under Gordon Brown, former shadow health Secretary, Labour; Dame Donna Kinnair, nurse and chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing; and the archbishop of York, John Sentamu.

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of debate from York. On the panel are from the UK government, cabinet office minister Jeremy Quin MP; Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes Streeting MP; co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer; financial journalist and podcaster Merryn Somerset Webb; and former Archbishop of York, the Right Reverend Lord John Sentamu.