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The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4.
[edit] HistoryIt was first broadcast in 1977 with Barry Norman as chairman. Subsequently it was chaired by Simon Hoggart, Barry Took (until 1995), and then again by Simon Hoggart until March 2006.[1] Hoggart was replaced by Sandi Toksvig in September 2006. The series was created by John Lloyd.[2] Originally Private Eye editor Richard Ingrams and Punch editor Alan Coren acted as team captains. It was adapted for television in 1981 under the title Scoop, running for two series, and later inspired the television programme Have I Got News for You. [edit] TransmissionThe programme is usually recorded in front of a live audience on a Thursday evening at the BBC Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in central London. It is then edited, broadcast first on Friday evening, then repeated on the Saturday lunchtime. Each week, four panellists appear on the show. They are usually either comedians or journalists, and sometimes politicians. Journalists predominated in the early years. [edit] Current chairThe Danish-born comedienne Sandi Toksvig took up the chairman's role in the sixtieth series (the show broadcasts three series per year), which began on 8 September 2006. [edit] Former chairmen
[edit] Current regular panellists
[edit] Former regular panellists[edit] Guest panellistsIncludes panellists that have appeared on several occasions over many years, and those who have only appeared once.
[edit] BBC newsreadersThe News Quiz also features considerable comedic input from regular BBC newsreaders (or "Hacks-neutral", as Alan Coren famously referred to them). Notable among the regulars are:
Corrie Corfield did appear as a panellist once, when Sandi Toksvig was unable to attend. As a current BBC newsreader she was bound by the BBC's code of practice for newsreaders, which prevented her from making any opinionated comments on-air ("What do you think of Bush, Corrie?" "He...he is an American"). Peter Donaldson also appeared as a guest, in an episode broadcast in September 1999. [edit] MusicThe opening title music is an arrangement of The Typewriter, by Leroy Anderson. [edit] Cultural referencesBBC MindGames Magazine regularly featured a number of BBC-linked puzzles, including The News Quiz, a series of questions about the last months more unlikely news. Issue 5 (November 2006) also included an interview with Sandi Toksvig. [edit] PodcastAs of 28 September 2007, The News Quiz became downloadable as part of the "Friday Night Comedy" podcast for Radio 4. The podcast switches between The News Quiz and The Now Show, depending on which show is being transmitted.[3] [edit] References
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