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 on BBC1 at 9pm with Series 68, Episode 6
- Catch-up on Series 68, Episode 5
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Series 58 - Have I Got 2019 News For You
A compilation of the popular news looking back at the big news of 2019, a year that was largely dominated by Brexit. Eventually a General Election was held - and the rest is history. Mind you, there was some joy courtesy of the England cricket team, with their memorable victory over New Zealand in the World Cup, even if it was by the slightest of margins. Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by a variety of guest hosts and panellists from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs in highlights of the year's shows.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 27th December 2019
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ian Hislop | Team Captain |
| Paul Merton | Team Captain |
| Martin Clunes | Host / Presenter |
| Alexander Armstrong | Host / Presenter |
| Jo Brand | Host / Presenter |
| David Mitchell | Host / Presenter |
| Stephen Mangan | Host / Presenter |
| Rhod Gilbert | Host / Presenter |
| Alan Johnson (as Alan Johnson MP) | Host / Presenter |
| Victoria Coren Mitchell | Host / Presenter |
| David Tennant | Host / Presenter |
| Katherine Ryan | Host / Presenter |
| Adil Ray | Host / Presenter |
| Richard Ayoade | Host / Presenter |
| Steph McGovern | Host / Presenter |
| David Dimbleby | Host / Presenter |
| Helen McCrory | Host / Presenter |
| Ross Noble | Guest |
| Andy Hamilton | Guest |
| Jon Richardson | Guest |
| Miles Jupp | Guest |
| Roisin Conaty | Guest |
| Rachel Johnson | Guest |
| Richard Osman | Guest |
| Camilla Long | Guest |
| Henning Wehn | Guest |
| Sara Pascoe | Guest |
| Josh Widdicombe | Guest |
| Cariad Lloyd | Guest |
| Phil Wang | Guest |
| Jess Phillips (as Jess Phillips MP) | Guest |
| Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Guest |
| Janey Godley | Guest |
| Tom Allen | Guest |
| Stacey Dooley | Guest |
| Tim Shipman | Guest |
| Ash Sarkar | Guest |
| Johnny Mercer (as Johnny Mercer MP) | Guest |
| Zoe Lyons | Guest |
| Heidi Allen (as Heidi Allen MP) | Guest |
| Emma Barnett | Guest |
| Layla Moran (as Layla Moran MP) | Guest |
| Fintan O'Toole | Guest |
| Ivo Graham | Guest |
| Helen Lewis | Guest |
| Maisie Adam | Guest |
| Rory Stewart | Guest |
| Chris McCausland | Guest |
| Brian Cox | Guest |
| Nicky Morgan | Guest |
| Pete Sinclair | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Colin Swash | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Rob Colley | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ged Parsons | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dan Gaster | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Kevin Day | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Giles Pilbrow | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Farmer | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Robin Flavell | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Karl Minns | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Andrew Fawn | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Alan Connor | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dan Bowman | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Monica Long | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Katie Storey | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Jane McCutcheon | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Vivienne Riddoch | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Simeon Courtie | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Sara Gibbs | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Mike Shephard | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Alison Spittle | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Edward Tew | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Zoë Tomalin | Writer (Additional Material) |
| George Lewis | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tim Telling | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Karen Dickinson | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fiona Pearce | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Matt Hulme | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Catherine Brinkworth | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Wheeler | Director |
| Martin Lord | Director |
| Jo Bunting | Series Producer |
| Danny Carr | Series Producer |
| Mike Rayment | Producer |
| Richard Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Pinki Chambers | Executive Producer |
| Ruby Kuraishe | Executive Producer |
| Katie Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Jon Harvey | Producer |
| Simon Brook | Editor |
| Jon Ellis | Editor |
| Todd Dalton | Editor |
| Rich Ellis (as Richard Ellis) | Editor |
| Nick Pratt | Editor |
| Chris Clark | 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 |
| Tamara Bradshaw | Costume Designer |
Press
While it might not have personally opened the gates of our current hell, the programme certainly got the keys cut. Paul Merton and Ian Hislop will be looking back on one of the most chaotic years in modern British history in a compilation show that is sure to be dominated by more than one B word.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 27th December 2019