The show did go ahead, and no one could have possibly guessed what was to transpire.
As soon as Griffin showed his face, it was plain to see to all those watching, that he was sporting a toothbrush moustache. The audience were horrified at his audacity, they urged David Dimbleby to probe him on the subject, so he did just that.
"Mr Griffin, what does your choice of moustache say about your political views?"
"Excuse me David, I have no idea what you're talking about".
"That moustache on your top lip, is it based on the facial hair of Adolf Hitler?"
"I think you've made a mistake, I do not have a moustache".
"I'm sorry Mr Griffin, but it's plain to see to all those present that you have a moustache, are you denying your moustache?"
"I don't have a moustache, and I have never been convicted of moustache denial".
"You may not have been convicted of it, but do you believe that the moustache sitting on your face right now, never happened?"
"Yes, I believe that it never happened, it simply doesn't exist".
"Could we fetch Mr Griffin a mirror so he can see his moustache", Dimbleby asked the floor manager. The audience jeered, they knew they had their man on the ropes.
Mr Griffin was presented with the mirror, he slowly raised it to his face, and then he saw that ghastly moustache, he was stunned.
"Do you see your moustache now Mr Griffin?"
"Yes, I can see the moustache".
"Why did you deny you had one a minute ago then?"
“I cannot explain why I used to say those things, any more than I can tell you why I have changed my mind. I was very critical of the way in which my moustache was, and is, abused to prevent serious discussion. I have changed my mind, one of the key things that made me change my mind was British radio intercepts of German transmissions about the toothbrush moustache perched on my top lip."
"And looking in that mirror, and seeing the moustache on your face?"
"Yes, partly the mirror, partly the transmission".
When the BNP and Nick Griffin can so readily deny the existence of a very real moustache, their opinions on anything else are completely worthless.
