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 "it's a colourless landscape that will suit you fine". Klare said that while he did not think so at first, in retrospect he thought that "Question Time" was the right platform for Griffin. Analysing the broadcast footage, "The Times" determined that the cameras spent "nearly 25 minutes" of the hour-long programme of the screen time either on Griffin or a "two-shot" with him and another panellist, equating to 38%. The "Daily Mail" alleged that the BBC "stage-managed" the programme, highlighting a crib-sheet handed out to the audience members; "The Guardian"'s 'Media Monkey' blog observed that such a sheet is routinely