Question Time (TV programme) of Dimbleby's ability to defeat the panel. It became clear during the riot special that David Dimbleby knows of the existence of Dimblebot and the associated Dimbledance. The @bbcquestiontime account now has 408,000 followers. When chaired by Sir Robin Day, "Question Time" was almost always made in London, at the Greenwood Theatre of Guy's Hospital Medical School. After his departure, the BBC decided to try to widen the programme's appeal by moving it around the country. Currently, the programme is presented from a different location each week, usually in the UK, with a local studio audience each time. The make-up
Question Time British National Party controversy above a given level of electoral representation. Mark Thompson, Director-General of the BBC, defended the BBC's decision to invite Griffin, stating, "the BNP has demonstrated a level of support that would normally lead to an occasional invitation to join the panel on "Question Time". It is for that reason – not for some misguided desire to be controversial, but for that reason alone – that the invitation has been extended." A late appeal was made to the BBC Trust, the BBC's governing body, by the Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain, to have the appearance blocked, which ultimately failed.