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 '' .

The edition was watched Perception_active by over 8 million people – over half the total audience share – and more than double the previous record high for `` Question Time '' .

The program consists Containing of four compositions inspired Influence by war Hostile_encounter : Charles Ives `` The Unanswered Question '' ( 1906 ) , John Adams `` The Wound-Dresser '' ( 1989 ) , Benjamin Britten 's `` Sinfonia da Requiem '' ( 1940 ) and Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No .