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 second party in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Griffin had already appeared on other BBC shows, including "The Andrew Marr Show" on BBC One and "The World at One" on BBC Radio 4. No BNP representative had ever appeared on "Question Time" before, but following the European election performance, this stance was reviewed. The possibility of an appearance on "Question Time" by Nick Griffin was publicly announced by the BBC in early September. That month, James Macintyre of the "New Statesman" who was a former "Question Time" producer, said that Mentorn, the independent production company responsible for "Question