query: disgraced have i got news for you presenter

pos: Angus Deayton showed over three-quarters of respondents wanting Deayton to stay on as the programme's host. In April 2003, Stephen Fry supported Deayton, by refusing to appear on the show again. Angus Deayton Gordon Angus Deayton (; born 6 January 1956) is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian, and broadcaster. He was the original presenter of the satirical panel game "Have I Got News for You", a job from which he was dismissed in October 2002 after a second round of tabloid allegations about his personal life. He was also the host of British panel show "Would I Lie To You?" from

pos: Angus Deayton Angus Deayton Gordon Angus Deayton (; born 6 January 1956) is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian, and broadcaster. He was the original presenter of the satirical panel game "Have I Got News for You", a job from which he was dismissed in October 2002 after a second round of tabloid allegations about his personal life. He was also the host of British panel show "Would I Lie To You?" from 2007–2008. He also played Victor Meldrew's long-suffering neighbour Patrick Trench in the comedy series "One Foot in the Grave", and George Windsor in the final three series of "Waterloo

neg: Have I Got News for You stints on the writing team. Alexander Armstrong holds the record for both most appearances as guest presenter, as well as most guest appearances in total, having appeared 32 times in the central chair. He has never appeared in any other role. Andy Hamilton holds the record for appearances as a guest panellist, with 22. Many guests have appeared on the programme multiple times. The list below includes guests who have appeared as presenter or panellist, and does not include the two video-exclusive releases, "Have I Got Unbroadcastable News for You" and "The Official Pirate Video", nor the various Comic Relief

neg: Angus Deayton as host of "Have I Got News for You". The same year, he featured on television advertising the Vauxhall Nova. Andre Ptaszynski tried to persuade him to take the lead role in Steven Moffat's sitcom "Chalk", a role eventually taken by David Bamber. Deayton's suave manner as host of "Have I Got News for You" led to his being nicknamed "TV's Mr Sex", by a "Time Out" listings writer. He was much in demand as a presenter of television specials including the BBC's New Year's Eve show and the BAFTA Awards. He also featured in a series of advertisements for

neg: Have I Got News for You hosts (with only the episode hosted by Liza Tarbuck not represented). There are also several small extra features, including a discussion between Paul Merton and Boris Johnson regarding Johnson's appearance as presenter, filmed during his appearance as the celebrity guest on the Merton-hosted "Room 101". "Have I Got News For You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Vol. 2" (2005), which is nearer in content to the first "Best of" DVD compilation than its direct predecessor. It contains four 45-minute compilations of the Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004 and Spring 2005 series, rather than complete episodes; although it does

neg: Have I Got News for You News for You, News... for You", was introduced. A short programme featuring typical opening and closing sequences (without the presence of a live audience) as well as other short sketches, it has so far been presented by Alexander Armstrong, and run fortnightly, bridging the gap between series 37 and 38. Similar shows based on the "Have I Got News for You" format exist in other countries: Have I Got News for You Have I Got News for You (HIGNFY) is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Regularly broadcast since 1990, it is loosely

neg: Katherine Ryan Katherine Ryan Katherine Ryan (born 30 June 1983) is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter and actress, based in the United Kingdom. She has appeared on British panel shows including "Mock the Week", "Never Mind the Buzzcocks", "A League of Their Own", "8 Out of 10 Cats", "Would I Lie to You?", "QI", "Just a Minute, Safeword", and "Have I Got News for You". In 2015, she replaced Steve Jones as the presenter of "Hair" on BBC Two. As an actress, she has appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom "Campus", BBC Two sitcom "Episodes" and "Don't Sit in the Front Row"

neg: Have I Got News for You Have I Got News for You Have I Got News for You (HIGNFY) is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Regularly broadcast since 1990, it is loosely based on the BBC Radio 4 show "The News Quiz" and has a topical and satirical remit. "Have I Got News for You" is often cited as beginning the increasing domination of panel shows in British TV comedy, and remains one of the genre's key standard-bearers. In recognition of this, the show received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2011 British Comedy Awards. It was the

neg: Dominic West played the part over the phone in January 2009 while Eminem was recording it in a Miami studio. In December 2009, West starred as Hank in a radio adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's expressionist play "The Hairy Ape" for BBC Radio 3, was a guest presenter on the BBC show "Have I Got News for You", and ended the year alongside Joan Rivers and Sarah Jessica Parker with an appearance on Graham Norton's New Year's Eve Show. In 2011, West appeared as a news presenter on the BBC-TV period drama series "The Hour". He also played serial killer Fred West in

neg: Alexander Armstrong for You", having appeared 30 times with his most recent appearance as host being on 6 October 2017. Armstrong has, to date, made the most appearances of any guest, whether as host or panellist. Armstrong says that in 2003 he was offered the job of replacing Angus Deayton as full-time host of "Have I Got News for You" but the BBC later changed their minds and withdrew the offer after deciding to continue with the guest presenter format instead. In 2008, he was the presenter and narrator for "When Were We Funniest?" and was the only person to feature in

neg: Mark Watson Buzzcocks" four times—once as guest captain and once as presenter—in addition to appearing on current affairs panel show "Have I Got News for You". He has appeared on the popular BBC panel show "Would I Lie to You?" and also made appearances on panel show debate programme "Argumental". Watson appeared as a talking head in Armando Iannucci's spoof documentary series "Time Trumpet". In Australia, Watson has been seen on "Rove", "Good News Week", "Spicks and Specks" and the "Melbourne International Comedy Festival", all aired in April 2007. Watson performed stand up on episode one of "Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow", aired

neg: Bruce Forsyth his 70th birthday in 1998 and appeared in a week-long run of his one-man show at the London Palladium. In 2000, Forsyth hosted a revived series called "Tonight at the London Palladium". In 2003, and again in 2010, Forsyth was a guest presenter on the news and satire quiz show "Have I Got News for You". Forsyth had called Paul Merton, one of the team captains on the show, to suggest himself as a guest presenter. During the first of these appearances, he presented a parody of his "Play Your Cards Right" format entitled "Play Your Iraqi Cards Right". He

neg: Simeon Courtie former BBC journalist Jillian Moody. They have three children and live in Oxfordshire. Simeon Courtie Simeon Courtie is an English broadcaster and writer. He is known as a TV presenter on Children's BBC, as a radio presenter on BFBS, and BBC local radio, a TV and radio comedy writer contributing to programmes including "Have I Got News For You?", and is the author of the humorous travel book "The Long and Whining Road". Courtie left school in 1986, aged 16, and became a City & Guilds qualified mechanical and electrical engineer, completing a 4-year apprenticeship at Timsons, a printing press

neg: Guest host presenters on a permanent basis. "Have I Got News for You" has used a different guest presenter for each show since Angus Deayton's departure in 2002. On "The Jack Docherty Show" in the late 1990s, Jack Docherty was absent so often that the show (retitled "Not the Jack Docherty Show") more often than not had a fill-in. When Simon Amstell left his role on "Never Mind the Buzzcocks", guest hosts took over the role to December 2013, not unlike a similar incident during Series 18. Guest host A guest host (or guest presenter in the United Kingdom) is a host,

neg: Lauren Laverne the Week", and on "Have I Got News for You" on 14 December of the same year. She appeared on "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" on 10 January 2008, this time as a guest. In September 2008, Laverne appeared again on "Mock the Week". In March 2008, Laverne appeared on the "Lily Allen and Friends" show with fellow Sunderland musicians the Futureheads, and on "Would I Lie to You?". From 2006 to 2010, she was a regular presenter with the weekly BBC arts magazine programme "The Culture Show", alongside Mark Kermode. She also presented the second series of the late-night Channel

neg: Jo Brand Jo Brand Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English comedian, writer and actress. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on "Saturday Live", she went on to appear on "The Brain Drain", Channel 4's "Jo Brand Through the Cakehole", "Getting On" and various television appearances including as a regular guest on "QI", "Have I Got News for You" and "Would I Lie to You?". She is currently the presenter of "". In 2003, Brand was listed in "The Observer" as one of the 50 funniest

neg: Paul Merton for "bringing to "Have I Got News for You" a genuine surrealism that cuts through the clubbable smugness." Merton has accumulated multiple awards and honours. After seven BAFTA Award nominations for "Best Entertainment Performance", he finally won the award in 2003, defeating fellow "Have I Got News for You" star Angus Deayton, who had been dismissed from the show the previous October. He has since been nominated for a further three awards – a total of eleven nominations – including a nomination for his travel documentary "Paul Merton in China". Merton's appearances on "Have I Got News for You" have

neg: Alexander Armstrong all twelve episodes. Armstrong was a leading contender to take over as host of "Countdown" when Des O'Connor left in 2008, although when he hosted "Have I Got News for You" on 24 October 2008, he said that he hadn't yet accepted the job, despite team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton making jokes about his "new role". Armstrong declined the job, telling "The Independent" that he didn't want to be "pigeonholed" as a presenter, preferring to focus on acting and comedy. Armstrong has been the presenter of the BBC One game show "Pointless" with former university friend Richard Osman

neg: Simeon Courtie Simeon Courtie Simeon Courtie is an English broadcaster and writer. He is known as a TV presenter on Children's BBC, as a radio presenter on BFBS, and BBC local radio, a TV and radio comedy writer contributing to programmes including "Have I Got News For You?", and is the author of the humorous travel book "The Long and Whining Road". Courtie left school in 1986, aged 16, and became a City & Guilds qualified mechanical and electrical engineer, completing a 4-year apprenticeship at Timsons, a printing press manufacturer in Kettering. During this time he joined the local hospital radio station

neg: Paul McDermott in July 2015 as the host of Room 101, an Australian version of the long running British TV Show of the same name, airing on SBS One. In 2018, McDermott returned to the ABC as presenter of quiz show "Think Tank. McDermott hosted "Good News Week" from 1996 until its cancellation in 2000, as well as its two spinoffs, "Good News Weekend" (1998) and "GNW Night Lite" (1999), and reprised this role when the series returned in 2008. A comedic quiz show with a similar format to that of the British program "Have I Got News for You", it features

neg: Richard Madeley of the classic board game "Cluedo" before Madeley presented the last two seasons of the game show, game show "Connections", the daytime quiz "Runway" as well as a series on the world's wildest weather, "Eye of the Storm". He hosted the ITV1 show "", and was presenter for the unaired pilot of the home video show "You've Been Framed". Madeley hosted the popular news quiz "Have I Got News for You" on 14 December 2007, and then featured as a guest panellist in May 2011. He sat in for Richard Bacon on BBC Radio 5 Live. Madeley also covered for

neg: John Dunn (radio presenter) at the beginning of the 1960s. Like Pettigrew, Dunn had been conscripted, and begun his broadcasting career while in the forces. They were joined by other "old sweats", including presenter Michael Aspel, comedian Bob Monkhouse and Leslie Thomas (author of "The Virgin Soldiers"). The programme was produced by Harry Thompson, who later found fame as the originator and long-time producer of BBC TV's award-winning "Have I Got News for You". From 1972 to 1975, Dunn also presented the Radio 4 children's programme "Fourth Dimension". This was a magazine programme comprising a mixture of documentary features, drama series and stories. In

neg: Bognor or Bust recommissioned following its original run. Bognor or Bust Bognor or Bust was a 2004 UK television panel game, on the subject of news and current affairs. Produced by 4DTV for ITV, the show conventionally gave contestants the opportunity to win prizes, yet was comedic in style. It combined members of the public and celebrities on the same panel. The show was hosted by comic actor and presenter Angus Deayton. His hosting of this show was largely viewed as his next step after being ousted from "Have I Got News for You". Designing the style of the show to be similar

neg: Bognor or Bust Bognor or Bust Bognor or Bust was a 2004 UK television panel game, on the subject of news and current affairs. Produced by 4DTV for ITV, the show conventionally gave contestants the opportunity to win prizes, yet was comedic in style. It combined members of the public and celebrities on the same panel. The show was hosted by comic actor and presenter Angus Deayton. His hosting of this show was largely viewed as his next step after being ousted from "Have I Got News for You". Designing the style of the show to be similar to that of "HIGNFY" may

neg: Kevin Day 11 O'Clock Show. In 2005 Day became, and is still, a programme associate for "Have I Got News for You" and contributes to the writing on the programme delivered by the guest hosts each week. He had previously been a guest on the show in 1991. In 2005 he played Gary Mills in the TV comedy "Broken News". Since 2004 he has been a regular on Match of the Day 2. He was an occasional guest presenter on the BBC7 discussion show "Serious About Comedy". He was also a regular on Gabby Logan's Sunday morning radio programme on BBC Radio

neg: Jeremy Bowen 2000 in Lebanon. This took place while Bowen was covering the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) pullout from Lebanon: Bowen's car came under tank fire from the IDF and his "fixer" and driver was killed. Bowen and his cameraman escaped, but Bowen suffered post traumatic stress disorder and retreated from the frontline, moving to work in the studio as a presenter, hosting the daily news and entertainment morning show "Breakfast" with Sophie Raworth between 2000 and 2002. He was also a guest host on the satirical panel game "Have I Got News for You", and presented the BBC's 2001 three-part series

neg: Angus Deayton Barclaycard and the films "Savage Hearts" and "Elizabeth". In an episode of "Coupling", he appears in a fantasy sequence with Mariella Frostrup. In addition, he hosted the late-1990s BBC show "Before They Were Famous", which showed early and frequently embarrassing clips of TV and film stars (including Deayton himself) when they were relatively unknown. In May 2002, the "News of the World" suggested he had taken cocaine and had sex with prostitutes. He was ridiculed by Paul Merton and Ian Hislop in the following episode of "Have I Got News For You" but continued as presenter. Deayton began the episode

neg: Richard Osman show where he is jokingly known as Armstrong's "pointless friend". Having previously worked exclusively in behind-the-camera roles, Osman got the job as co-presenter/assistant when he pitched the idea for the show to a panel of BBC daytime heads, taking the role of the assistant in the demonstration. In October 2013, during a 'record breakers' edition of Pointless, Osman successfully broke a Guinness World Record when he named thirty countries whose capital had been given, in one minute. Osman guest hosted "Have I Got News for You" in October 2013. In 2014, Osman began presenting a new BBC Two quiz show

neg: Behind the sofa the fear response in the amygdala in conjunction with reassurances of safety from the brain's frontal lobe. The phrase has also found more general usage in the UK as a humorous or satirical metaphor for being in a state of fear or terror. For example, after he was sacked as the presenter of the comedy programme "Have I Got News for You" in 2002 due to revelations about his private life, Angus Deayton released a press statement which concluded: "I sincerely wish the show well in the future and look forward to watching this Friday's episode — from behind the

neg: Jo Bunting in News". Jo Bunting Jo Bunting is a producer and presenter. She has produced "Have I Got News for You" (2005–2008) and became the series producer in 2009. She is a regular guest interviewer on BBC Radio 4’s "Loose Ends" and has been a panellist on a number of other radio shows, including Clive Anderson’s Chat Room. She was a recurring panellist on "Loose Women" (2006–2008). Bunting has produced "That Sunday Night Show" (2011-2012) for ITV; and reviewed the newspapers on ITV's "This Morning" in 2012. In July 2018 she began presenting a new quiz show on Radio 4, "Where's

neg: Lorraine Kelly "Liquid News", "Liquid Eurovision" and became the national spokeswoman for the United Kingdom during the collation of votes at the Eurovision Song Contest, in both 2003 and 2004, replacing the long-serving Colin Berry. She has made several appearances on "Have I Got News for You" including appearances as guest presenter. From 2004, Kelly co-presented "This Morning" with Phillip Schofield, on Mondays and Fridays, to allow Fern Britton to spend more time with her family, but she left in March 2006. Kelly guest hosted an episode of "The Friday Night Project" on Channel 4. She also guest hosted "The New Paul

neg: Nicholas Parsons West End, further starring in the revival the following year. He then toured with the production intermittently from 1994-1996. In April 2005 he was the guest presenter on the BBC comedy news show "Have I Got News for You" and over the next decade guested on many other television shows as a speaker and an entertainer including as Father Gorman in "Marple: The Pale Horse" and "Celebrity Mastermind" in December 2007. "Just a Minute" transferred to television in 2012 for a ten-part early-evening series to celebrate its 45th anniversary, with Parsons and regular panellist Paul Merton. Parsons wrote an autobiography

neg: Maria McErlane a London mews house. Maria McErlane Maria McErlane (born 9 December 1957, in Buckinghamshire, England) is a British actress and presenter specialising in comedy. She has been acting since 1984. She has appeared in several TV series, including "The Fast Show", "Gimme Gimme Gimme", "Thin Ice" and "Happiness", "straight" roles in "The Bill" and "Holby City" and as the narrator for Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier's "Eurotrash". Starting on the comedy circuit in the 1990s, under the name 'Maria Callous', she has also guested on shows such as "Have I Got News for You", "If I Ruled the World"

neg: Maria McErlane Maria McErlane Maria McErlane (born 9 December 1957, in Buckinghamshire, England) is a British actress and presenter specialising in comedy. She has been acting since 1984. She has appeared in several TV series, including "The Fast Show", "Gimme Gimme Gimme", "Thin Ice" and "Happiness", "straight" roles in "The Bill" and "Holby City" and as the narrator for Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier's "Eurotrash". Starting on the comedy circuit in the 1990s, under the name 'Maria Callous', she has also guested on shows such as "Have I Got News for You", "If I Ruled the World" and "Just a Minute"

neg: Kirsty Young 2000 and briefly hosted the quiz show "The People Versus". In 2001, she became a co-presenter of the "ITV Evening News". Young rarely spoke to her ITV colleagues and was miffed that she didn’t get a higher-ranking anchor role. Later the same year, after giving birth to her first child, she decided to return to Channel 5. In November 2003, Young presented an edition of "Have I Got News for You". She had since featured on the show a further eleven times. In 2004, she appeared on "Room 101" during which she nominated cowboy boots, Britney Spears and 'baby on

neg: News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald, more commonly referred to as simply News Knight was a British television panel show shown on ITV, at 22:00 on Sunday nights. Fronted by Sir Trevor McDonald and in a similar style to the BBC One programme "Have I Got News for You", its format featured three comedians and McDonald satirising the week's news. Marcus Brigstocke was a permanent member of the "news team". "News Knight" is produced by Hat Trick Productions, the same production company as "Have I Got News For You". The programme's title is a

neg: Neil Hamilton (politician) the current affairs satire quiz "Have I Got News for You". The episode was recorded one week after Hamilton lost his seat. Angus Deayton, the presenter of the panel game, wore a white suit instead of his usual brown one. This was a humorous reference to Martin Bell, who wore just such a suit throughout the 1997 general election campaign. As a further taunt, at the end of the show, the Hamiltons were handed their "fee" in brown envelopes. At one point Hamilton quipped, "I've found it's much better making political jokes than being one." Since then, the Hamiltons have

neg: Martin Clunes "Men Behaving Badly", written for Enfield by Simon Nye, for which Clunes won a BAFTA television award for Best Comedy Performance in 1996. He played the part of Group Captain Barker in the two-part TV mini-series "Over Here" that same year. In 1993, he played Dick Dobson in "Demob" about a pair of demobilized soldiers who have to adjust to civilian life after entertaining Second World War troops with a raunchy cabaret act. Since 1994, Clunes has frequently appeared on the BBC One panel show "Have I Got News for You" as a panelist or a guest presenter. Clunes has

neg: Salisu Buhari confirmation of degree for Mr Ibrahim Salisu Buhari. We have searched our records and could not find anybody with the name you are inquiring with"” He had been found guilty in the court of public opinion and among in the halls where policies are made and sentences are meted out, the tension had reached a fever pitch. On Thursday, July 23rd, 1999, disgraced and cornered, Salisu Buhari faced Nigerians and admitted to falsifying his age and forging certificates as well as other contents of the NEWS report. “"I apologize to you. I apologize to the nation. I apologize to my

neg: Have I Got News for You of course "Have I Got News for You" is all edited. These people, they couldn't improvise live. You put them on a stage, they wouldn't be able to improvise.' Merton said of this: "Well, when Norman Tebbit said I couldn't improvise, I was... ["blows out cheeks and then goes silent"]." The main section of the show comprises several rounds, although, as noted above, this is liable to change. Since the show originally aired, several rounds have been dropped from the original format, but a typical show will usually consist of the following: The original line-up, from 1990 to 2002, was

neg: Liza Tarbuck the Serbian-American scientist Nikola Tesla. After a seven-year break from television, she presented the fashion programme "She's Gotta Have It" in 1998. She presented "The Big Breakfast" with Johnny Vaughan, Sara Cox and Richard Bacon. In 2001, she teamed up with her father for a celebrity edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" In the early 2000s, she hosted the Sky One game show "Blockbusters" and has been a guest presenter on "Have I Got News for You". In 2003, Tarbuck hosted Channel 4's Emmy Award winning panel-discussion/gameshow "Without Prejudice?". Tarbuck has also hosted a late-night edition of "Win,

neg: Have I Got News for You During the late 1990s, the website haveigotnewsforyou.com, run in association with Freeserve, featured interactive versions of the show's games, including the missing words round and the caption competition, with prizes up for grabs. "Have I Got News for You" started broadcasting a video podcast, "The Inevitable Internet Spin-off", on 13 April 2007. It was initially planned to run for six series, from series 33 to 38, taking it to the end of 2009. Referred to as "webisodes", episodes are available via both the BBC iPlayer and YouTube. From the beginning of Series 37, a new internet feature, "Have I Got

neg: Paul Merton Paul Merton Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957), known professionally as Paul Merton, is an English writer, actor, comedian, radio and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, Merton's humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and sometimes dark comedy. He has been ranked by critics, fellow comedians and viewers to be among Britain's greatest comedians. He is well known for his regular appearances as a team captain on the BBC panel game "Have I Got News for You", and as the former host of "Room 101", as well as for several appearances on the original British version of the

neg: Jimmy Carr 4's "Alternative Election Night", along with David Mitchell, Lauren Laverne, and Charlie Brooker. He joined the three presenters again for "10 O'Clock Live", a Channel 4 comedy current affairs show, which started airing in January 2011. In 2014 and 2015, Carr guest presented two episodes of "Sunday Night at the Palladium" on ITV. In 2018, Carr presented American comedy panel show "The Fix" on Netflix. Carr was a guest presenter for one edition of "Have I Got News for You"; later he joined Ian Hislop's team in the edition of the show first shown 30 November 2007, chaired by Ann

neg: Gill Pyrah to Gavin about the cost of his garden and whether it was connected to commitment to getting a gold medal that led to his storming off from a live interview. She appeared on "Have I Got News for You" in 1990 and presented six editions of "Top Gear" in 1979-80. Pyrah also presents reports on "Gardeners' Question Time". Gill Pyrah Gill Pyrah (born 16 June 1957 in Manchester) is an English broadcaster and journalist. She presented local programmes for BBC Birmingham in the late 1970s and early 1980s, she has worked for the "Daily Telegraph", been a guest presenter on

neg: Carol Vorderman with Des O'Connor, and previously with Des Lynam and before that Richard Whiteley (from 1982 until his death in 2005). Vorderman left the show in 2008. While appearing on "Countdown", Vorderman began presenting other shows for various broadcasters including "Better Homes" and "The Pride of Britain Awards" for ITV, as well as guest hosting shows such as "Have I Got News for You", "The Sunday Night Project" and "Lorraine". Vorderman was a presenter of ITV's "Loose Women" from 2011 until 2014. Vorderman was born in Bedford, Bedfordshire, the youngest of three children of Dutch father Anton 'Tony' Vorderman (1920–2007) and

neg: Paula Yates on Bananarama. In 1982, she released a version of the Nancy Sinatra hit song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". After the birth of her daughters, Yates wrote two books on motherhood. Yates continued with her rock journalism, in addition to being presenter of the cutting-edge music show "The Tube". She became most notorious for her "on the bed" interviews on the show "The Big Breakfast", produced by her husband, Bob Geldof. On 27 October 1995, Yates appeared on the quiz programme "Have I Got News for You" and clashed with Ian Hislop over comments he had previously made about

neg: Paul Merton award in 2003. Merton has written or co-authored five books: Paul Merton Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957), known professionally as Paul Merton, is an English writer, actor, comedian, radio and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, Merton's humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and sometimes dark comedy. He has been ranked by critics, fellow comedians and viewers to be among Britain's greatest comedians. He is well known for his regular appearances as a team captain on the BBC panel game "Have I Got News for You", and as the former host of "Room 101", as well as

neg: Nazir Afzal "I was born in Birmingham. They can deport me to Birmingham if they want to", and said "I think if you are getting it from both sides, you are probably getting something right." He used his position to stress that abusers were found in all communities, and that the vast majority of paedophiles in Britain are white. In May 2013, he was responsible for the prosecution of disgraced former BBC presenter Stuart Hall. He promised to turn the attention of the CPS to forced marriage in the Traveller community, which he claimed was rife. Afzal put forward the theory, also

neg: John Bishop Live". He has appeared as a panellist on BBC programmes "Have I Got News for You", "Would I Lie to You?", and on "QI". On 28 October 2010, he also guest hosted an episode of series 40 of "Have I Got News For You". On 12 February 2010, during an appearance on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" it was revealed that prior to his TV breakthrough, Bishop had worked as a warm-up for the show. In March 2011, Bishop and fellow comedians Alan Carr, James Corden, Catherine Tate, and David Walliams appeared in the video for Take That's single "Happy

neg: Clive Anderson Clive Anderson Clive Stuart Anderson (born 10 December 1952 in Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English television and radio presenter, comedy writer and former barrister. Winner of a British Comedy Award in 1991, Anderson began experimenting with comedy and writing comedic scripts during his 15-year legal career, before starring in "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" on BBC Radio 4, then later Channel 4. He has also hosted a number of radio programmes, and made guest appearances on "Have I Got News for You", "Mock the Week" and "QI". Anderson was educated at Stanburn Primary School and Harrow County School for Boys

neg: Ronni Ancona 2005 she played Barbara, opposite Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson and Emily Blunt in Stephen Poliakoff's "Gideon's Daughter" on BBC One. She has appeared six times on the BBC celebrity panel show "QI". She won episode four of series four ('Dictionaries') in October 2006, won again in the first episode of series six in November 2008 ('Family'), won on the women's team with Sandi Toksvig in January 2010, and came last in November 2011 ('Infantile'). In November 2006 she was a guest presenter of "Have I Got News For You". She also appeared on the Channel 4 comedy show "TV Heaven,

neg: Christine Hamilton Hamiltons were the subjects of an episode of Louis Theroux's 2001 documentary series "When Louis Met...". Hamilton has described herself as a "media butterfly" and has appeared on a variety of television shows since her husband's electoral defeat. Hamilton came third in the first series of the reality television programme, "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" in 2002, and reached the final of "Celebrity Masterchef" in 2010. Hamilton appeared on "Have I Got News for You" in 2002 and taunted presenter Angus Deayton over recent tabloid revelations about his personal life. In the theatre, Hamilton has appeared in pantomime

neg: Nish Kumar Nish Kumar Nishant Kumar (born 26 August 1985) is a British stand-up comedian, actor, and radio presenter. He hosts "The Mash Report" on BBC Two, and has hosted BBC Radio 4 Extra's topical comedy show "Newsjack". He has also appeared as a guest on "Have I Got News for You", "Mock the Week", "Virtually Famous", "", "Russell Howard's Stand Up Central", "Sweat the Small Stuff", "QI", "Live from the BBC", "The Alternative Comedy Experience" and is a frequent guest on "The Bugle". Kumar was born in Wandsworth, London, and read English with History at Durham University. He is of Indian

neg: Isabel Hardman Time", "This Week", "The Andrew Marr Show" and "Have I Got News for You", and is a presenter of the BBC Radio 4 programme "Week in Westminster". She hosts "The Spectator Podcast". In April 2016, Hardman tweeted that a male member of Parliament had referred to her as "the totty" and that she had reported him to the whips. She was not intending to name the man who was subsequently reported to be the Conservative MP Bob Stewart. In July 2016, Hardman was caught up in a terrorist attack in the French city of Nice. In an interview, she said

neg: Tom Baker of the British game show "Cluedo", Baker was cast as Professor Plum, a "man with a degree in suspicion". He was also cast in the 2004 series "Strange", as a blind priest who possessed knowledge of the Devil. Previously, he had appeared as a guest on the quiz show "Have I Got News For You" and was subsequently described by presenter Angus Deayton as the funniest guest in the series' history. A particular highlight was when Baker gave an anecdotal account of how, while entering a recording studio in Wales, he was accosted by a member of the public who

neg: Boris Johnson Telegraph" and "The Spectator", forcing many staff to stay late to accommodate him; they related that if they went ahead and published without his work included, he would get angry and shout at them with expletives. Johnson's appearance on an April 1998 episode of "Have I Got News for You" brought him to a far wider audience; emphasising a bumbling upper-class persona, he was viewed as entertaining and invited back on to later episodes, including as a guest presenter. After these, he came to be recognised on the street by the public, and was invited to appear on other television

neg: William Shatner throughout the United States. In May 2012, Shatner was the guest presenter on the British satirical television quiz show "Have I Got News for You", during which he coined the portmanteau "pensioneer", combining the words "pensioner" and "pioneer". On July 28, 2012, the premium cable TV channel Epix premiered "Get a Life!", a documentary on "Star Trek" fandom starring Shatner that takes its title from his infamous "Saturday Night Live" line and his 1999 book on the topic. On September 25, 2012, Shatner portrayed the home plate umpire in the music video "At Fenway", which was written and recorded by

neg: Frank Bough Sky TV for two series. However, he made front-page headlines again in 1992 when his visits to an S&M prostitute's Welbeck Street flat were made known to the tabloid press by one of the women employed there as a receptionist. In 1993, after his activities were regularly ridiculed in monologues on "Have I Got News for You" by Angus Deayton (who himself would be fired from the show following cocaine and prostitute use), Bough agreed to appear as a guest on the programme. In the early 1990s he was a presenter on London's LBC radio, staying on for the launch

neg: Josh Widdicombe Josh Widdicombe Joshua Michael Widdicombe (; born 8 April 1983) is an English comedian and radio and television presenter, best known for his appearances on "The Last Leg" (2012–present), "Fighting Talk" (2014–2016), "Insert Name Here" (2016–present), "Have I Got News for You" (2014–present) and his BBC Three sitcom "Josh" (2015–present). Widdicombe was born in Hammersmith, London and grew up in Haytor Vale near Widecombe-in-the-Moor in Devon. He then attended South Dartmoor Community College and later studied sociology and linguistics at the University of Manchester. Before becoming a comedian, Widdicombe worked as a sports journalist, writing for "The Guardian". He supports

neg: Bill Bailey Bill Bailey Mark Robert Bailey (born 13 January 1965) known by his stage name Bill Bailey, is an English comedian, musician, singer, actor, TV and radio presenter and author. Bailey is well known for his role in "Black Books" and for his appearances on "Never Mind the Buzzcocks", "Have I Got News for You" and "QI", as well as his extensive stand-up work. Bailey was listed by "The Observer" as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007, and again in 2010, he was voted the seventh greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's "100 Greatest

neg: Have I Got News for You again contain a bonus disc with an uncut version of Boris Johnson's second stint as presenter. This episode lasts about 80 minutes. "The A to Z of HIGNFY" is also included on the second disc. Each letter is used to stand for a different term or name often associated with the show, each highlighted by various example clips – except for the "problem letters" of X, Y and Z, which just lead into a selection of random outtakes. This feature also includes some behind-the-scenes content, with Marcus Brigstocke guiding the viewer around the studio and backstage, on a recording night.

neg: Annabel Giles royal make-up artist Barbara Daly suggested taking a shot of her. Giles agreed, and the agency subsequently used the shot for their campaign. Giles was then signed up by top agency Models 1, and became the official model for Max Factor. Giles started her media career in the 1990s on "Razzmatazz" and "Night Network", and appeared in the 1993 film "Riders". She came to prominence as co-presenter of ITV's "Posh Frocks and New Trousers" with Sarah Greene. She was in numerous entertainment shows, and a panelist on game shows ranging from "Have I Got News for You" to "Shooting Stars";

neg: Have I Got News for You for You" was moved as a result to 9pm on Friday nights on BBC One, where it has remained since, apart from two series in 2010 when the show was broadcast on Thursday nights. There have been 55 series of the programme broadcast. The UKTV channel Dave carries regular repeats of the show. "Have I Got News for You" began on BBC Two on 28 September 1990 and transferred to BBC One in October 2000. "Myself and Ian, we did a disastrous pilot for it," Paul Merton said nine years later. "It was a beautiful summer's afternoon in 1990. Far

neg: Jo Bunting Jo Bunting Jo Bunting is a producer and presenter. She has produced "Have I Got News for You" (2005–2008) and became the series producer in 2009. She is a regular guest interviewer on BBC Radio 4’s "Loose Ends" and has been a panellist on a number of other radio shows, including Clive Anderson’s Chat Room. She was a recurring panellist on "Loose Women" (2006–2008). Bunting has produced "That Sunday Night Show" (2011-2012) for ITV; and reviewed the newspapers on ITV's "This Morning" in 2012. In July 2018 she began presenting a new quiz show on Radio 4, "Where's the F

neg: Julian Clary relief presenter for "This Morning", co-presenting alongside Fern Britton and Ruth Langsford during Phillip Schofield's absence. In April, he once again fronted the BBC One series "Have I Got News for You", and he filmed an episode of "Celebrity Bargain Hunt" in May. He was also a short-notice guest on "The Paul O'Grady Show" in October 2008, after Peter Andre and Katie Price couldn't appear (Clary and O'Grady are friends and neighbours). In 2012, Clary was one of the contestants in Celebrity Big Brother 10 and went on to win the series. In 2013, he was a judge on the

neg: Josh Widdicombe He Score?’. Guests include footballers such as Iain Dowie, Pat Nevin and Matthew Le Tissier as well as comedians such as Elis James, Tom Parry and Matt Forde. Josh Widdicombe Joshua Michael Widdicombe (; born 8 April 1983) is an English comedian and radio and television presenter, best known for his appearances on "The Last Leg" (2012–present), "Fighting Talk" (2014–2016), "Insert Name Here" (2016–present), "Have I Got News for You" (2014–present) and his BBC Three sitcom "Josh" (2015–present). Widdicombe was born in Hammersmith, London and grew up in Haytor Vale near Widecombe-in-the-Moor in Devon. He then attended South Dartmoor Community

neg: Jeremy Clarkson Old Men", in which middle-aged men talk about any aspects of modern life which irritate them. Since the topical news panel show "Have I Got News for You" dismissed regular host Angus Deayton in October 2002, Clarkson has become one of the most regularly used guest hosts on the show. Clarkson has appeared as a panellist on the political current affairs television show "Question Time" twice since 2000. On 2 October 2015, he presented "Have I Got News for You" again for the first time since his dismissal. In 2007, Clarkson won the National Television Awards Special Recognition Award. Also

neg: Harry Thompson spirit and one of the funniest people I've ever known". His literary agent Bill Hamilton told BBC News that Thompson had been "plainly a genius". In a 2005 episode of "Have I Got News For You", featuring Alexander Armstrong as host and panelists Fi Glover and Ian McMillan, a message stating "In Memory of Harry Thompson, the first producer of "Have I Got News For You" (1960–2005)" was displayed. Harry Thompson Harry William Thompson (6 February 1960 – 7 November 2005) was an English radio and television producer, comedy writer, novelist and biographer. Born in London, Thompson was educated at

neg: Mette Lisby Danish stand-up comedy, at Din’s in 1992 In 1994, she became the co-host of the talent show “Out of the Closet” / “Ud af skabet”, and later, she hosted the game show “Star Joker” / “Stjernejoker”. From 1996 to 1997, she hosted the popular talk show “Walk the Plank” / “Linen Ud”, making her a popular TV hosts. She then began hosting the Danish version of the British satirical news program Have I Got News for You, called “Ugen Der Gak” in Danish. Both “Walk the Plank” / “Linen Ud” and “Have I Got News for You” / “Ugen Der

neg: Julian Clary May 2006, and again in April 2008, he hosted an episode of the topical quiz show "Have I Got News for You". In September 2006, he returned to primetime TV as presenter and judge on Channel 5's brand new celebrity performance programme "The All Star Talent Show". He was joined by two guest judges every week to assess celebrity performances and co-presented with Myleene Klass and Andi Peters. He also narrated the Channel 5 children's series "The Little Princess" with Jane Horrocks. In November 2006, he joined the panel of "QI", a panel game/comedy show hosted by Stephen Fry and

neg: Alastair Campbell in his expenses claims in "The Telegraph" the day before. Campbell appeared on BBC's "Top Gear" in July 2010 where he was booed by the audience but set a time of 1:47 around the "Top Gear" test track in the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car segment. He was second-fastest at that time. He also took part in the 2011 Channel Four television series "Jamie's Dream School". In June 2012, he was guest presenter of "Have I Got News For You" where he surprised the audience by playing the bagpipes. The episode was also featured feuding between Campbell and the show's

neg: Will Self jet, and was fired as a result. At the time, he argued "I'm a hack who gets hired because I do drugs". He joined the "Times" as a columnist in 1997. In 1999 he left "Times" to join the "Independent on Sunday", which he left in 2002 for the "Evening Standard". He has made many appearances on British television, especially as a panellist on "Have I Got News for You" and as a regular on "Shooting Stars". Since 2008 Self has appeared five times on "Question Time". He stopped appearing in "Have I Got News for You", stating the show

neg: Have I Got News for You Angus Deayton as chairman, with Ian Hislop, the editor of "Private Eye", and comedian Paul Merton as team captains. Each captain was accompanied by a guest, usually a politician, journalist or comedian, or somebody particularly relevant to recent news. Merton took a break from "Have I Got News for You" during the 11th series in 1996, making only one appearance as a guest on Hislop's team. He was variously replaced as opposing team captain by Clive Anderson, Alan Davies and Eddie Izzard (with another two episodes featuring an equal-billing double act as the opponents of Hislop's team). Merton later explained

neg: Dina Wadia we have got Pakistan….how hard you have worked for it…I do hope you are keeping well — I get lots of news of you from the newspapers. The children are just recovering from their whooping cough, it will take another month yet. I am taking them to Juhu on Thursday for a month or so. Are you coming back here? If so I hope you will drive out to Juhu and spend the day if you like. Anyway I have a phone so I will ring you up and drive in to see you if you don’t feel like coming

neg: Uutisvuoto member, often a politician or a journalist. Uutisvuoto Uutisvuoto (Finnish for "newsleak" - the pun works equally in both languages) was the Finnish version of the popular British television quiz show "Have I Got News For You". Broadcast on Saturday nights on Yle TV1 since 1998, the show received very high viewing figures. The final episode aired in May 2018. Uutisvuoto mainly followed the same format as "Have I Got News For You". The guests were usually celebrities, and frequently politicians. In two presidential elections, both of the second-round candidates appeared as guests: to-be-president Tarja Halonen and Esko Aho in

neg: Uutisvuoto Uutisvuoto Uutisvuoto (Finnish for "newsleak" - the pun works equally in both languages) was the Finnish version of the popular British television quiz show "Have I Got News For You". Broadcast on Saturday nights on Yle TV1 since 1998, the show received very high viewing figures. The final episode aired in May 2018. Uutisvuoto mainly followed the same format as "Have I Got News For You". The guests were usually celebrities, and frequently politicians. In two presidential elections, both of the second-round candidates appeared as guests: to-be-president Tarja Halonen and Esko Aho in 2000, and president Halonen and Sauli Niinistö

neg: Angus Deayton with: "Good evening and welcome to "Have I Got News For You", where this week's loser is presenting it." He added later, "For those watching at home, don't adjust your sets, my face really is this red." After more allegations in October, Deayton was sacked two episodes into the new series after Merton and Hislop repeatedly implied during the programme that Deayton should resign. After "Have I Got News for You", his work included a reunion of the "Radio Active" cast in a new episode in December 2002. In 2003, he guest-starred as Downing Street's spin doctor in an episode

neg: Have I Got News for You audience of two million, and somebody might have mentioned it to their friend, and then it sort of built up a momentum of its own." The late-night weekend repeat has occasionally contained extra material from the week's recording. This became a permanent feature from the spring 2007 series, with the repeat having a running time of 40 minutes, and being titled (in the TV listings) "Have I Got a Bit More News for You". The programme was originally recorded at the London Studios, former home of London Weekend Television, and as of the start of the autumn 2018 season (Series

neg: Have I Got News for You first time the honour had been bestowed upon a collective instead of an individual or double act. In 2016 they also received a BAFTA in the Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme category. For its first 10 years, the programme was shown on BBC Two. In 2000, the BBC moved its nightly BBC One news bulletin, the "BBC Nine O'Clock News", from nine o'clock to ten o'clock (now known as the "BBC News at Ten") after ITV moved their long-running ten o'clock bulletin, "News at Ten", to eleven o'clock. This left a gap in the schedules, and "Have I Got News

neg: Satire the comedy show "Have I Got News For You" might hinder his chances of success in the general election (which would take place a week later), and claimed the BBC breached the Representation of the People Act. Kent Police rebuffed the request to open an investigation, and the BBC released a statement, "Britain has a proud tradition of satire, and everyone knows that the contributors on "Have I Got News for You" regularly make jokes at the expense of politicians of all parties." Satire is occasionally prophetic: the jokes precede actual events. Among the eminent examples are: Satire Satire is

neg: Panel show "Have I Got News for You", "The News Quiz" and "Mock The Week". "8 Out of 10 Cats" is based on opinion polling; "What's My Line?" is about occupations; "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" and "Face the Music" center on music; "A League of Their Own" and "A Question of Sport" are sports-themed; "Was It Something I Said?", "Quote... Unquote" and "Who Said That?" feature quotations; "My Word!" involves wordplay; "I've Got a Secret" is about secrets; "To Tell The Truth" and "Would I Lie to You?" deal with lies; and "It Pays to Be Ignorant" and "I'm Sorry I Haven't

neg: Robert Kilroy-Silk by panellists on "Have I Got News for You", particularly his delivery of the tagline. The show was cancelled after four episodes. The "Penguin TV Companion" (2006) ranked it as the worst British television show of the 2000s. Kilroy-Silk appeared as a guest on "Have I Got News for You" on 30 April 2004. There was a heated exchange between him and his team mate Paul Merton. On 31 January 2005, a television programme, "Kilroy: Behind the Tan", was broadcast on the BBC. Created in documentary style, it followed the politician from his election as an MEP for UKIP to

neg: Have I Got News for You the BBC two years later. In April 2003, three-time guest panellist Stephen Fry announced that he was boycotting the show following the sacking of Angus Deayton. Fry described Deayton's disposal as "greasy, miserable, British and pathetic". On 23 November 2007, Ann Widdecombe appeared as a guest host for the second time, with Jimmy Carr as Hislop's teammate. Due to Carr's risqué material, Widdecombe vowed she would never appear on "Have I Got News for You" again. She said, "His idea of wit is a barrage of filth and the sort of humour most men grow out of in their teens.

neg: Have I Got News for You (taken from the Channel 4 Politics Awards) reveal their opinions on the series. "Have I Got News For You: The Best of the Guest Presenters" (2003), which, as well as including the normal half-hour cut of Boris Johnson's first guest-hosting, also included a bonus disc, "The Full Boris", which showed a far longer cut of the same episode (lasting slightly under 60 minutes). Slightly longer versions of the shows featuring Martin Clunes, William Hague and Bruce Forsyth as chairman were also included, as well as a compilation of clips taken from other editions from the first two series with guest

neg: Have I Got News for You two containing specially made editions of the programme: "The Very Best of Have I Got News For You" (2002), a compilation of highlights from the first 12 years of the show, from the beginning up until the episode made after Deayton hit the tabloids. The running time is just over three hours long, and there are several hours of extras, including, among other things, running commentary of the whole presentation by Merton and Hislop. Also featured is a clip of Terry Wogan on "Room 101", nominating the programme as one of his pet hates. In addition, interviews with political figures

neg: Big George I Got News For You", "The Office", "Room 101", and "Graham Norton" as well as play-out music for "One Foot in the Grave" (for which he claimed he was paid more than the more famous "Have I Got News For You" theme). Webley also composed numerous other themes for the National Theatre, Arts Theatre, ballet, and radio including Ian McMillan’s "East Coast Girls", Emma Clarke's "Share and Share Alike", and Neil Mossey’s "Stockport So Good They Named It Once". Webley began presenting the Saturday late show on GLR in 1994 and continued until 1996 when he suffered a heart attack

neg: Almost Skateboards he received the news from a friend of Johnson's, Mullen—who had been thinking about collaborating with Song prior to Johnson's departure, as the pair had been skateboarding together over a long period of time—called Song: I wanted so badly to do something with Daewon [Song]—Daewon was my first call: "Oh man, I have bad news ... but I got some other news. I got this idea—you wanna do something together? Start something new?" And, I could hear the excitement in Daewon's voice. So, that's why it started: I'd been wanting to do it for so long! But, opportunity never really

neg: Clive Myrie News Channel. During the 2015 General Election, he was the main presenter of "Election Tonight" at 19:30 and 21:30. Myrie reported extensively from Kathmandu on the earthquake that struck the city on 25 April 2015, including the rescues of two Nepali citizens who were found alive under two collapsed buildings on 30 April 2015. In October 2017 Myrie visited Bangladesh to report on the Rohingya refugee crisis. Myrie has occasionally presented on BBC World News, including World News Today, World News America and the 2016 US Election. He appeared as a guest on BBC One's "Have I Got News for

neg: Robert Harris (novelist) then. He won the Oscar, he got a standing ovation in Los Angeles.’The zeitgeist has changed. Do you change with it? I don’t know, to be honest with you. Morally, I don’t see why I should change my position because the fashion has changed.” Harris has appeared on the BBC satirical panel game "Have I Got News for You" in episode three of the first series in 1990, and in episode four of the second series a year later. In the first he appeared as a last-minute replacement for the politician Roy Hattersley. He made a third appearance on the

neg: Big George played their first gig on 28 Aug 2010 for Natalie Cassidy at the National Theatre, South Bank, London. The performance was filmed for a reality show to be shown later that year on E4. Their residency at The Mortimer Arms in Tottenham Court Road in September 2010 was a sell out. Their album was released on CD, vinyl and download and contains a song entitled "Have I Got Nudes For You", a version of the theme to "Have I Got News For You". George Webley was married to Sheila and had two sons Harry, and Twig, two daughters Natalie Jayne

neg: Lee Hurst comedy after being employed in a number of jobs after leaving school, including working for a building society, the Department of Health and Social Security, and as a telephone engineer for BT. He made his first appearance on stage at the Donmar Warehouse: he later said that at the time "I only had four jokes and they were really crap but I told the first one and got a huge laugh. I couldn't believe it. I thought, 'This is all right'". Hurst got a break when he became the warm-up act for "Have I Got News for You": producer Harry

neg: Tom Baker told Baker: "I will never forgive you, nor will my wife, for what you did to our grammar schools." Baker responded with: "What are you talking about, you daft bugger?" to which the stranger replied: "I'm so sorry. For a moment I thought you were Shirley Williams." According to the "Daily Mirror", Baker's appearance made him a cult figure once again, and helped revive his career. He later returned to "Have I Got News For You" as a guest host in 2008. Baker played the role of the Captain in the Challenge version of "Fort Boyard", and has also hosted

neg: Tiwa Savage as saying, "You have to always realize that people are watching. When I got the bad news that I wasn't getting through [to the final 12] it was a really painful time. But you still have to learn how to hold that until you get home. Because you don't want to just let everything out. People admire you and want to see that you're strong; they don't want to see you breaking down." In 2009, Sony/ATV Music Publishing signed Savage to a music deal. The deal solidified her to write for Babyface, Kat Deluna, Fantasia Barrino, Monica and Mýa. She

neg: Shappi Khorsandi on my own, I have no contact with the father. But that’s fine, I’m not angry or bitter." She identifies as bisexual. Khorsandi performs comedy, having been a noted performer at Joe Wilson's Comedy Madhouse throughout 1997. She has appeared on many BBC Radio 4 programmes, including "Quote... Unquote", "Loose Ends", "You and Yours", "Midweek", "Just A Minute", "The Now Show" and "The News Quiz", as well as BBC Television's "Have I Got News For You" and "QI". In July 2009, she hosted her own four-part series, "Shappi Talk" on BBC Radio 4, examining what it is like growing up

neg: Ian Collins (radio presenter) often on The Daily Politics - BBC2, This Week - BBC1, BBC News 24, Sky News and London Tonight, and was TalkSport's presenter of choice during major news events such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict. Collins wrote the book "I Bet You Won't Read This: Confessions Of A Night Time Radio Host" () which includes unedited letters that had been sent into his show - the book also offers tips on how to get into the radio industry. He is currently writing his second book - 67 People I'd Like to Slap due for

neg: I've Got News for You (Feargal Sharkey song) I've Got News for You (Feargal Sharkey song) "I've Got News for You" is a song by Irish singer Feargal Sharkey, released in 1991 as the first single from his third studio album "Songs from the Mardi Gras". It was written by Sharkey and Dennis Morgan, and produced by Barry Beckett. The song reached No. 12 in the UK and No. 8 in Ireland. A music video was filmed to promote the single, while Sharkey also performed the song on the UK TV music show "Top of The Pops". The B-side, "I Can't Begin to Stop", was exclusive to the

neg: Alicia Markova "The Dying Swan" to see Alicia dance yet again, watching from the wings with no less enthusiasm than I had the first time, when I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was Anton Dolin, Alicia's partner. 'Hello there,' he whispered. 'Back to see the Dance of the Dying Duck?' He startled me. 'What do you mean?' 'Don't you know? In the business that's the nickname we have for the Dying Swan. 'I've got news for you,' I said. 'You know the swan in the painting? I couldn't get the real thing, so I painted it from a dead duck.' Alicia Markova "The

neg: Bob Wellings Bob Wellings Bob Wellings is an English television presenter, now retired. Originally Wellings worked for Anglia Television's local news "About Anglia" in Norwich from 1960, as a reporter and presenter. He joined the BBC Television's South East regional news in 1969 before working on "Nationwide" from 1971, remaining on the programme until 1979. Colleagues included Frank Bough and Sue Lawley. The programme was described as employing people with "a good, solid, regional news background: you realise that readers have different interests to you" He also co-presented "That's Life!" in its first year, "Look East" and BBC 1's daytime "Open Air"

neg: Andy Hamilton BBC in 1976. His early radio work, mostly on BBC Radio 4 included "Week Ending", "The News Huddlines" and "The Million Pound Radio Show" (with Nick Revell). He has since appeared regularly in "Chelmsford 123", "Have I Got News for You", "The News Quiz", "QI", and "If I Ruled the World". Hamilton is frequently invited as a panellist on "The News Quiz" and as a guest panellist on "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue". He is the voice of Dr Elephant, the dentist in the children's show "Peppa Pig". He was also the original voice of Bob Fish, who is