Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: Matt Crockett
Have I Got News For You

Have I Got News For You

  • TV panel show
  • BBC One / BBC Two
  • 1990 - 2024
  • 600 episodes (67 series)

Long-running topical panel game with a strong political slant, featuring team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Also features Angus Deayton.

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Series 45, Episode 1

The popular news quiz returns, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Stephen Mangan and guest panellists Richard Osman and Baroness Joan Bakewell.

Further details

Have I Got News For You. Stephen Mangan. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions

Episodes star Stephen Mangan in the hot seat as guest host for the first episode in the 45 series of the topical comedy show.

Joining Ian and Paul on the panel are Pointless co-presenter Richard Osman and Labour party peer Dame Joan Bakewell, marking her second appearance on the show since she first appeared in Series 3 in 1992. She laughs: "Exposing myself to the ridicule and mockery of Hislop and Co... can't wait!"

Joan began a long career in the media in the 1960s. She has been BBC Television's arts correspondent, presenter of the BBC's Heart Of The Matter and author of the series My Generation and Taboo. She is the author of four radio plays and two novels and she has published four other books. She was formerly the government's Voice of Older People and now sits on the Labour benches in the House of Lords.

Have I Got News For You. Joan Bakewell. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 5th April 2013
Time
9pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 8th April 2013 10:45pm
45 minute version
BBC1
Monday 8th April 2013 11:05pm
45 minute version
BBC1 Wales
Monday 13th January 2014 10:35pm
45 minute version
BBC1
Monday 13th January 2014 11:15pm
45 minute version
BBC1 Wales
Wednesday 15th January 2014 9:00pm
60 minute version
Dave
Thursday 16th January 2014 12:40am
60 minute version
Dave
Sunday 9th March 2014 8:00pm
60 minute version
Dave
Thursday 15th May 2014 10:00pm
60 minute version
Dave
Monday 28th July 2014 8:00pm
60 minute version
Dave
Monday 28th July 2014 11:25pm
60 minute version
Dave
Saturday 8th November 2014 9:00pm
60 minute version
Dave
Sunday 9th November 2014 12:40am
55 minute version
Dave
Monday 15th December 2014 9:00pm
60 minute version
Dave
Tuesday 16th December 2014 1:20am
55 minute version
Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Ian Hislop Team Captain
Paul Merton Team Captain
Guest cast
Stephen Mangan Host / Presenter
Joan Bakewell Guest
Richard Osman Guest
Writing team
Pete Sinclair Writer (Additional Material)
Colin Swash Writer (Additional Material)
Ged Parsons Writer (Additional Material)
Giles Pilbrow Writer (Additional Material)
Shaun Pye Writer (Additional Material)
Charlie Skelton Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Paul Wheeler Director
Jo Bunting Series Producer
Ben Wicks Producer
Richard Wilson Executive Producer
Simon Brook Editor
Jon Ellis Editor
Jonathan Paul Green Production Designer
Mikki Rain Production Designer
George Webley (as Big George) Composer

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