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The News Quiz. Image of Sandi Toksvig. Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

The News Quiz
The News Quiz. Image of Sandi Toksvig. Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Next New Episode:
Fri 9th January
@ 18.30 on Radio 4
Episode Details

Repeats Scheduled:
Sat 10th Jan (12.30, Radio 4)
Sat 17th Jan (12.30, Radio 4)

The News Quiz

Currently broadcasting. Next episode is on Friday 9th January.  Episode Details

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

Genre:
Panel Show
Broadcast:
1977 - 2009  (BBC Radio 4)
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
Production:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

One of the first satirical panel games created. Each week The News Quiz quizzes the panel about the big news events of the week, as well as looking at the more interesting cuttings in the papers. The show inspired Have I Got News for You.

Our Review: A radio show of some worth and of some legacy. It features a wide range of comic performances 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.