Question Time British National Party controversy is the flagship BBC Television political panel show, which began in 1979. The weekly show, hosted by David Dimbleby since 1994, takes place at locations around the country. Questions from a local audience are directed to a panel of invited guests, usually consisting of British politicians, alongside other public figures. The topics for debate during the programme are loosely defined by "set-piece" questions from pre-selected audience members. For each topic, the question is answered by each panel member in turn, followed by supplementary questions on the topic, time permitting. The show is pre-recorded a few hours before being broadcast, and
Question Time British National Party controversy watched by over 8 million people, the highest in the 30-year history of "Question Time", and nearly triple the programme's normal audience of two to three million. In terms of share of audience, the broadcast represented over 50% of the total audience share on the night, surpassing the previous record of 30% achieved on the same 14 May 2009 show. The Griffin edition squeezed the audience of "Newsnight" (BBC Two) to 300,000 viewers compared to its normal 700,000 to 1 million, while a repeat showing of "Piers Morgan's Life Stories" on ITV1 attracted 700,000 viewers, a 5% share. "The Times"