The News Quiz

Series 1 (1977)

Series 2 (1978)

Series 3 (1979)

Series 4 (1979)

Series 5 (1980)

Series 6 (1980)

Series 7 (1980 - 1981)

Series 8 (1981)

Series 9 (1981 - 1982)

Series 10 (1982)

Series 11 (1982)

Series 12 (1983)

Series 13 (1984)

Series 14 (1984)

Series 15 (1985)

Series 16 (1986)

Series 17 (1987)

Series 18 (1987)

Series 19 (1988)

Series 20 (1988)

Series 21 (1989)

Series 22 (1989)

Series 23 (1990)

Series 24 (1990 - 1991)

Series 25 (1991)

Series 26 (1991)

Series 27 (1992)

Series 28 (1992)

Series 29 (1993)

Series 30 (1993)

Series 31 (1994)

Series 32 (1994)

Series 33 (1995)

Series 34 (1995)

Series 35 (1996)

Series 36 (1996)

Series 37 (1997)

Series 38 (1997)

Series 39 (1998)

Series 40 (1998 - 1999)

Series 41 (1999)

Series 42 (1999)

Series 43 (2000)

Series 44 (2000)

Series 45 (2001)

Series 46 (2001)

Series 47 (2001)

Series 48 (2002)

Series 49 (2002)

Series 50 (2002)

Series 51 (2003)

Series 52 (2003)

Series 53 (2003 - 2004)

Series 54 (2004)

Series 55 (2004)

Series 56 (2005)

Series 57 (2005)

Series 58 (2005)

Series 59 (2006)

Series 60 (2006)

Series 61 (2007)

Series 62 (2007)

Series 63 (2007)

Series 64 (2008)

Series 65 (2008)

Series 66 (2008)

Our guide to the autumn 2008 series of The News Quiz.

Series 67 (2009)

A guide to the January 2009 series of The News Quiz.

Series 68 (2009)

A guide to the May 2009 series of the topical radio panel show.

Series 69 (2009)

BBC Radio 4's popular topical panel show returned for a 69th series in September 2009. Joining host Sandi Toksvig in this series were regular panellists Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Fred MacAulay and Francis Wheen, as well as special guest panellists including Sue Perkins, Rory Bremner and David Mitchell.

Series 70 (2010)

The popular topical panel show returned at the start of 2010, its 33rd year on air, for a 70th series. Joining host Sandi Toksvig were the usual regulars - Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, Fred MacAulay and Francis Wheen - as well as guests including Sue Perkins, Jack Dee and Ed Byrne.

Series 71 (2010)

More episodes of The News Quiz.

Series 72 (2010)

An 8 part series of The News Quiz, from September 2010.

Series 73 (2010 - 2011)

2011's first series - although it did begin on New Year's Eve 2010.

Series 74 (2011)

A run of episodes from April 2011.

Series 75 (2011)

The News Quiz returned for an autumn outing in September 2011.

Series 76 (2011 - 2012)

A winter run of the popular satirical news show, bridging 2011 and 2012.

Series 77 (2012)

The 77th series of The News Quiz, broadcast during a turbulent and unsettled time for David Cameron and the Coalition Government.

Series 78 (2012)

Sandi Toksvig is back with a 78th series of the popular satirical series.

Series 79 (2012 - 2013)

A series spanning the end of 2012 and start of 2013. It included a highlights special, and an episode in which the News Quiz regulars played The Now Show team in an end-of-year quiz.

Series 80 (2013)

The News Quiz marks its 35th year on air by reaching the remarkable 80th series milestone.

Series 81 (2013)

Summer 2013 saw The News Quiz back with its 81st run.

Series 82 (2013)

Series 82 ran up to Christmas 2013.

Series 83 (2014)

The first series of 2014 started in February. Jeremy Hardy appeared in almost every episode in this series.

Series 84 (2014)

Sandi Toksvig, Jeremy Hardy and guests return for 8 more episodes.

Series 85 (2014)

Nine further episodes take the show up to Christmas 2014.

Series 86 (2015)

The first series of 2015.

Series 87 (2015)

Sandi Toksvig's final series, as The News Quiz struggles to understand Conservative victory at the General Election.

Series 88 (2015)

The News Quiz returns for more satire with new host Miles Jupp.

Series 89 (2016)

Miles Jupp returns for Series 89.

Series 90 (2016)

A 90th series of the panel show, broadcast as Britain tries to decide whether it is going to stay in the European Union or not.

Series 91 (2016)

With the new Prime Minister having decided 'Brexit means Brexit', the show returned to cover the fallout.

Series 92 (2017)

New Year, new News Quiz.

Series 93 (2017)

Miles Jupp returns to scrutinise the goings-on behind the week's headlines.

Series 94 (2017)

Miles Jupp returns with more topical comedy. This is the show's 40th anniversary series.

Series 95 (2018)

A brand new series running into 2018.

Series 96 (2018)

A further series of the topical comedy show.

Series 97 (2018)

Miles is replaced by guest hosts for most of this series, as he is filming overseas.

Series 98 (2018 - 2019)

Series 99 (2019)

Series 100 (2019)

The 100th series of the satirical panel game sees a selection of guest hosts presenting the series, following the departure of Miles Jupp.

Highlights Special (2020)

A look back at the crazy year that was 2019.

Series 101 (2020)

Nish Kumar as host the first series of 2020.

Series 102 (2020)

Angela Barnes is the host for this series. Due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, the episodes are without a studio audience.

Series 103 (2020)

Andy Zaltzman is the host of this series. The coronavirus is still ongoing, so this series is being recorded in front of a virtual audience.

Series 104 (2021)

Andy Zaltzman is officially confirmed as the new host of the panel show, as it returns in January 2021.

Series 105 (2021)

Andy Zaltzman returns with a new series in April 2021.

Series 106 (2021)

The next series will begin in September 2021.

Series 107 (2022)

A new series for 2022, featuring the first episodes recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre since COVID-19, but not before a "Best of" episode covering the news from 2021.

Series 108 (2022)

Series 108, in the spring of 2022, sees the show dealing with the war in Ukraine as well as the continuing situation with COVID-19. This series features the show's 1,000th episode.

Series 109 (2022)

Series 109 aired in Autumn 2022, featuring recordings in London, Liverpool and virtual recordings, and covered the reign of Liz Truss as Britain's shortest-serving Prime Minister. However, the series ended up being delayed by a week due to the death of The Queen.

Series 110 (2023)

The 110th series begins with a look back at the news in 2022, in which the UK had two monarchs, three Prime Ministers and countless debates over whether a party can technically be called a party.

Series 111 (2023)

This spring series covers King Charles III's coronation.

Series 112 (2023)

This series began in September 2023.

Series 113 (2024)

The series returns in January 2024, starting with a look back at 2023. Recordings will take place across the UK: including London, Aberdeen, Swansea and Belfast.

Series 114 (2024)

The summer series of 2024 covers that year's General Election.

Series 115 (2024)

The series returns in September 2024. The last few episodes of the series sees Andy away covering the England cricket team in Pakistan, and thus sees Geoff Norcott, Lucy Porter and Ian Smith act as guest hosts.

Series 116 (2025)

The series returns in 2025, beginning with a look back at 2024.