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 tomorrow on BBC1 at 9pm with Series 68, Episode 7
- Catch-up on Series 68, Episode 6
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Series 56, Episode 4
Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Steph McGovern and panellists Richard Osman and Joan Bakewell.
Notes
Paul and Richard won, 7 points to 6.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 26th October 2018
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Thursday 25th October 2018, 18:30 at Elstree Film Studios
Cast & crew
| Ian Hislop | Team Captain |
| Paul Merton | Team Captain |
| Steph McGovern | Host / Presenter |
| Joan Bakewell | Guest |
| Richard Osman | Guest |
| Pete Sinclair | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Colin Swash | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ged Parsons | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Kevin Day | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Karl Minns | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Alan Connor | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Wheeler | Director |
| Danny Carr | Series Producer |
| Mike Rayment | Producer |
| Richard Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Pinki Chambers | Executive Producer |
| Ruby Kuraishe | Executive Producer |
| Simon Brook | Editor |
| Jon Ellis | Editor |
| Todd Dalton | Editor |
| Rich Ellis (as Richard Ellis) | Editor |
| Chloe Laing | 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 |
Video
Ian Hislop turned down Strictly
Why you'll never see Ian Hislop on Strictly Come Dancing...
Featuring: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Steph McGovern, Joan Bakewell & Richard Osman.
Press
Steph McGovern: 'Creepy' Trump called me beautiful
McGovern, 36, recalled the exchange while appearing as a guest host on BBC One's Have I Got News For You.
BBC, 26th October 2018