The News Quiz
- Radio panel show
- BBC Radio 4
- 1977 - 2024
- 1059 episodes (113 series)
A long-running satirical Radio 4 panel show that takes a look at the week's more humorous news stories. Stars Andy Zaltzman, Angela Barnes, Nish Kumar, Miles Jupp, Sandi Toksvig and more.
- Due to return for Series 114
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Last in this series. Thank goodness. Next week Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with The Now Show, which may have its off moments but still hits more marks than it misses and, to me, seems to leave its older stablemate sounding tired and desperate. Marks of this are the ever deepening shades of blue written into chairman Sandy Toksvig's script, which induces the other comedians on the show to venture ever further into crudeness. It's not that I'm shocked. It's just that it's all so predictable. Maybe it's time to give it a rest. Or bring in a new writer.
Gillian Reynolds, The Telegraph, 24th February 2011The News Quiz: Crime in the community
Examining the merits of the online street crime map, which launched in England and Wales earlier this week... and then promptly crashed.
Jaine Sykes, BBC Comedy, 4th February 2011The News Quiz: Are men the problem in football?
This week's News Quiz lineup features Jeremy Hardy, Sue Perkins, Paul Sinha and Carrie Quinlan alongside presenter Sandi Toksvig. Tonight, the panel tackles Sky Sports' own goal, and asks, 'Are men the problem in football?'
Jaine Sykes, BBC Comedy, 28th January 2011News Quiz: Why will there be no end of the peer show?
It's Friday, so here's a little treat from tonight's News Quiz, featuring Sue Perkins, Mark Steel, Jeremy Hardy and Hugo Rifkind.
Jaine Sykes, BBC Comedy, 21st January 2011News Quiz: the clink is going to shrink
Here's an advance dose of tonight's News Quiz, featuring Susan Calman, Jeremy Hardy, Henning Wehn and Sue Perkins. After Justice Secretary Ken Clarke announced the closure of three "outdated and expensive" prisons, Sandi Toksvig asks German stand-up Henning Wehn for an analysis.
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 14th January 2011Going Off Air with The News Quiz
And so, the last News Quiz of the series is in the bag, with the usual funnies from our esteemed panel of Andy Hamilton, Miles Jupp, Phill Jupitus and Jeremy Hardy.
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 12th November 2010Refurbishing The News Quiz
As Broadcasting House is currently closed for the final phase of refurbishment, The News Quiz team decamped to London's fashionable Drill Hall for this week's recording.
David Thair, BBC Comedy, 5th November 2010Securing The News Quiz
It's a double bill of local newspaper advertising boards from the cuttings folder...
BBC Comedy, 29th October 2010Impersonating The News Quiz
Continuing our 'Behind the Scenes of The News Quiz' theme, here's what is going on literally now in the edit suite...
BBC Comedy, 22nd October 2010The News Quiz Emerges
Here's News Quiz producer Sam Bryant reading the papers in preparation for this week's writers meeting (see last week's blog). Exciting, huh?
David Thair, BBC Comedy, 15th October 2010