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.

Continues on Friday on BBC1 at 9pm with Series 67, Episode 4
Catch-up on Series 67, Episode 3
Streaming rank this week: 223

Series 59, Episode 5

Romesh Ranganathan hosts the satirical current affairs quiz, with actor-comedian Maisie Adam and journalist James O'Brien joining regular team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton to poke fun at the week's events.

Notes

Ian and James won, 8 points to 5.

Broadcast details

Date

Friday 1^st May 2020

Time

8:30pm

Channel

Length

30 minutes

Recorded

Thursday 30th April 2020, 19:00 at Riverside Studios (Coronavirus cancelled - no audience)

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date	Time	Channel
Monday 4th May 2020	11:05pm 40 minute version	BBC1

Cast & crew

Cast
Ian Hislop	Team Captain
Paul Merton	Team Captain

Guest cast
Romesh Ranganathan	Host / Presenter
James O'Brien	Guest
Maisie Adam	Guest

Writing team
Colin Swash	Writer (Additional Material)
Ged Parsons	Writer (Additional Material)
Kevin Day	Writer (Additional Material)
Shaun Pye	Writer (Additional Material)
Christine Rose	Writer (Additional Material)
Fraser Steele	Writer (Additional Material)
Geoff Norcott	Writer (Additional Material)
Katie Storey	Writer (Additional Material)
Jane McCutcheon	Writer (Additional Material)
Vivienne Riddoch	Writer (Additional Material)

Production team
Jo Bunting	Series Producer
Mike Rayment	Producer
Richard Wilson	Executive Producer
Syeda Irtizaali	Executive Producer
James Branch	Editor
Jonathan Paul Green	Production Designer
Mikki Rain	Production Designer
George Webley (as Big George)	Composer
Dave Whyte	Graphics