The News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig. Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation.

The News Quiz

The News Quiz

A new series of this comedy is in production.

A long-running satirical Radio 4 panel show that takes a look at the week's more humourous news stories

Genre:
Panel Show
Broadcast:
1977 - 2013  (BBC Radio 4)
Episodes:
80 series
Starring:
Barry Norman, Barry Took, Simon Hoggart, Sandi Toksvig, Alan Coren, Richard Ingrams, Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Francis Wheen, Linda Smith, Fred MacAulay
Writers:
John Lloyd, Simon Littlefield, Rhodri Crooks, James Sherwood, Stephen Carlin, John-Luke Roberts, Lucy Clarke, Gareth Gwynn, Jon Hunter, Benjamin Partridge
Production:
British Broadcasting Corporation

One of the first satirical panel games created, which is still on air today over 30 years later.

The News Quiz asks a panel of comedians to talk about the big news events of the week, as well as reading some funny cuttings from the week's papers, as sent in by listeners.

Our Review: A radio show of some worth and of some legacy. It features a wide range of comic performances from comedians like Richard Ingrams, Alan Coren, Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Francis Wheen, Armando Iannucci, Mark Steel and Fred MacAulay. It also gave Ian Hislop some appearances during the early years of the show, and directly inspired Have I Got News For You.