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When watching shows like Question Time or The Big Question it can be hard not to shout at the screen, yet for one man it's caused him a 16 week jail sentence.
Martin Soloman, 64, had been warned and ASBO'd over his shouting and bad language heard by his neighbours when he watching political shows. He was previously set 200 hours of community work, but kept up the shouting matches the weekend after his arrest resulting in the judges decision to jail him.
"Solomon, of Stroud, said he had no quarrel with neighbours but shows like the BBC's Question Time made him angry."-BBCWhen watching shows like Question Time or The Big Question it can be hard not to shout... more
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Her appearance on Question Time last week caused some hype and trending on twitter. If you missed it, the video from youtube is a cut down version and still shows one part where it looks like Boris Johnson is silenced by Carol. What are your reactions?Her appearance on Question Time last week caused some hype and trending on twitter. If... more
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According to reports mere hours after their dear leader Nick Griffin appeared on BBC's Question Time, staff at BNP HQ were sifting through 3,000 new members' registration forms, in what the party are heralding as a record recruitment night in its history. But then considering the tenuous grasp of history Griffin showed on Thursday night, this claim ought to be verified.
A massive eight million people tuned in to watch Nick Griffin sit on the Question Time panel after the BBC invited the Cambridge graduate on to reflect the fact his party had gained significant support in the European elections..
In response to this reported increase in the number of BNP rank and file, MPs have warned to expect a slight, and short term opinion poll "bubble" for the far-right party.
The BNP has complained to the BBC accusing the corporation of altering the format of the show and turning it into a lynch mob. Griffin is quoted as saying: "People wanted to see me and hear me talking about things such as the postal strike. One or two questions about what a wicked man I am, fair enough, but the whole programme – it was absurd."
What do you put the boost down to? Is it just about or media exposure, or do you think Griffin actually made any persuasive arguments on Thursday night?According to reports mere hours after their dear leader Nick Griffin appeared on... more
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Didn't catch Question Time last night? Can't be arsed to watch it on iPlayer? No fear, Cassetteboy's edited it down to just one minute...Didn't catch Question Time last night? Can't be arsed to watch it on... more
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It was hotly anticipated and now it's over we can discuss what actually happened and what it all means.
Did Griffin surprise you?
Did the politicians behave as expected?
Did you think the format was altered to undermine Griffin and the BNP?It was hotly anticipated and now it's over we can discuss what actually happened... more
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How many people know that in 1998, BNP leader Nick Griffin was convicted of "inciting racial hatred for articles that denied the Holocaust" and given a nine-month suspended sentence?
Who's read the BNP's constitution in which the party states that they are "committed to stemming and reversing the tide of non-white immigration and to restoring, by legal changes, negotiation and consent, the overwhelmingly white make-up of the British population that existed in Britain prior to 1948."?
Who thinks "Billy Brit", the party's ginger-haired mascot of the BNP youth wing, is a little bit messed up?
With Nick Griffin's appearance on the BBC's Question Time in mind, it's worth reading these ten tidbits compiled by The Independent to get some more details on the party and the people behind all the controversy. To be fair, it does seem like the newspaper ran out of ideas towards the end of the list. Reasons 9 and 10 can basically be summed up as "a small minority of supporters of the party have turned out to be murderers or violent" - something which could be applied to any of Labour, The Tories and Lib Dem easily enough.How many people know that in 1998, BNP leader Nick Griffin was convicted of... more
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Security at BBC Television Centre will be tight as British National Party leader Nick Griffin arrives to record Question Time tonight.
Anti-fascist activists will picket the building all day and step up their demonstration ahead of the filming of the programme in the early evening.
Mr Griffin and his supporters want to avoid a repeat of the ugly scenes that erupted outside Parliament in June when protesters pelted them with eggs and chased them down the street.
At one stage there were plans to hire a helicopter to transport the BNP leader to Television Centre in west London, party spokesman Simon Darby said.But they were scrapped after it emerged there was no helipad near the studio where Question Time is being filmed.
Mr Darby said the BNP would not rely on help from the Metropolitan Police to get Mr Griffin safely inside the building.
"We've got security in hand - we will sort our own security out," he said.
Mr Darby insisted there would be no counter-demonstration by the BNP outside Television Centre, saying: "We've got no reason to protest. We're in there and that's it."
Question Time is filmed several hours before it is broadcast as if it were live, although sometimes sections can be edited out for legal or taste reasons before being aired.
The panel will be quizzed by members of the audience, with chairman David Dimbleby allowed to add follow-up questions where appropriate.
Ric Bailey, the BBC's chief political adviser, said the panel and audience for tomorrow's show had been put together in the usual way.
"To all intents and purposes it's a normal programme," he said.
He declined to predict what would happen, saying: "Question Time is a spontaneous show, it's driven by the audience.
"The audience is very carefully selected, it's very difficult to predict how it will turn out."
The BBC has made emergency plans to move Question Time to another venue if the protests turn violent, according to the London Evening Standard.
Nobody from the corporation was available to comment on the report.
Question Time will be broadcast as usual from 10.35 to 11.35pm on BBC1.Security at BBC Television Centre will be tight as British National Party leader Nick... more
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