Mark Thompson , Director-General of the BBC , defended Justifying the BBC 's decision to invite Griffin , stating Statement , `` the BNP has demonstrated Protest a level of support that would normally lead Causation to an occasional invitation to join Becoming_a_member the panel on `` Question Time '' .

Griffin appeared Presence on the edition which aired Expressing_publicly on 22 October 2009 .

The pre-recorded programme featured Griffin alongside the Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw , the Conservative peer and Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion Sayeeda Warsi , Baroness Warsi , the Liberal Democrats ' Home Affairs spokesperson Chris Huhne , and the writer/playwright Bonnie Greer .