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
Krishnan Guru-Murthy Guru-Murthy's career began in 1988 on BBC2's "DEF II" discussion programme "Open to Question" and the youth current affairs programme "Reportage". While at Oxford University he presented BBC2's Asian current affairs programmes "East" and "Network East" and took over presenting and reporting for the BBC's children's news programme "Newsround" from 1991 to 1994. He then spent three years as a producer and reporter for BBC2's "Newsnight" and in 1997 became one of the launch presenters of the BBC's new rolling news channel BBC News 24, in the 12-4 pm slot. During his ten years at the BBC he also presented