Have I Got News For You
- TV panel show
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1990 - 2024
- 610 episodes (68 series)
Long-running topical panel game with a strong political slant, featuring team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Also features Angus Deayton.
- Continues on Friday 27th December on BBC1 at 10pm with Series 68, Highlights Special
- Catch-up on Series 68, Episode 10
Streaming rank this week: 113
Episode menu
Series 56, Episode 1
Notes
The teams drew, 7 points each.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 5th October 2018
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Thursday 4th October 2018, 18:30 at Elstree Film Studios
Cast & crew
| Ian Hislop | Team Captain |
| Paul Merton | Team Captain |
| Alexander Armstrong | Host / Presenter |
| Josh Widdicombe | Guest |
| Naga Munchetty | Guest |
| Colin Swash | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ged Parsons | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Kevin Day | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Alan Connor | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Wheeler | Director |
| Danny Carr | Series Producer |
| Mike Rayment | Producer |
| Richard Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Ruby Kuraishe | Executive Producer |
| Simon Brook | Editor |
| Jon Ellis | Editor |
| Todd Dalton | Editor |
| Rich Ellis (as Richard Ellis) | Editor |
| Nick Pratt | Editor |
| Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
| Mikki Rain | Production Designer |
| Hugo Keating | Production Designer |
| Karen Jackson | Costume Designer |
| Peter Raby | Lighting Designer |
| George Webley (as Big George) | Composer |
Videos
May's Dancing Saga Continues
Ian's team talk the tory conference and the Theresa May dance...
Featuring: Ian Hislop, Alexander Armstrong & Naga Munchetty.
Gay spies
Ian & Paul's teams discuss the relationship between Russia and the UK...
Featuring: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Alexander Armstrong, Josh Widdicombe & Naga Munchetty.
Press
It is a mystery why Alexander Armstrong has not been hired as permanent chair of the spontaneous satirical news quiz - it feels made for his wry timing. In the first of a new run, the comedian, gameshow host and would-be opera singer resumes the role of guest referee, attempting to control captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, plus BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty and comedian-actor Josh Widdicombe. Hislop is already licking his chops at the prospect of lampooning a shambolic few weeks in British politics.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 5th October 2018