Sandi Toksvig

Toksvig will bring 'naughty sense of humour' to QI

QI creator John Lloyd on Sandi Toksvig, and how Michael Palin was originally going to be host.

Sandi Toksvig to host QI: why did it take so long?

Of course we should celebrate Toksvig's new role - but we should also be alarmed that in a country of copious panel shows, this didn't happen far, far sooner. Yes, Toksvig finally getting the QI gig a quarter of a century later is certainly a tiptoe in the right direction but it's also important it doesn't make us complacent. There's a tendency, especially for Brits who don't like to make a fuss, to think 'A woman hosting a panel show, phew. Now we're a modern, equal society. DONE! Next issue, please.'

Miles Jupp: 'I'd love to play a Bond villain'

Comedian Miles Jupp, new host of Radio 4's News Quiz, talks about the onus of taking over from Sandi Toksvig and broadening his acting horizons.

Sandi Toksvig hasnt listened to News Quiz since leaving

The comedian and broadcaster who previously presented the Radio 4 panel show says she's "not a person who looks back", but adds she is still passionate about the future of the BBC.

Sandi Toksvig bid The News Quiz (Radio 4, Friday) farewell this week. She had been with the show for nine years, 28 seasons and 222 episodes, which is a good innings by anyone's account. Dressed in tuxedos, her panel - Jeremy Hardy, Francis Wheen, Andy Hamilton, Phill Jupitus - looked like something from the early days of BBC Radio, and put in a relatively subdued performance. Like them, I'll miss her laugh, her ability to poke fun at herself, her infectious good nature. But I'm also intrigued to see whether Miles Jupp, named as her successor in this week's announcement, can breathe new life into a series that has become rather cosy and unsurprising of late.

In praise of Sandi Toksvig

Elliot Wengler hails the outgoing chair of The News Quiz.

Sandi Toksvig's last News Quiz, review

During Toksvig's nine year stint as host, Radio 4's The News Quiz has gone from strength to strength. She'll be missed, says Michael Hogan.

Sandi Toksvig: BBC denied me host role because I'm a woman

Outgoing News Quiz presenter says her gender was the reason the corporation didn’t choose her for Have I Got News For You 25 years ago

Sandi Toksvig creates Women's Equality Party

Comedian Sandi Toksvig has revealed that she quit BBC Radio 4's News Quiz to set up a new political party named the Women's Equality Party.