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 10pm with Series 68, Highlights Special
- Catch-up on Series 68, Episode 10
Streaming rank this week: 291
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Series 61, Episode 1
David Tennant guest presents. He will be joined by comedian Jack Dee and journalist Helen Lewis as the programme continues to record in studio, with a virtual audience.
Notes
The episode was originally scheduled to air at 9pm on Friday 9th April, but was postponed due to the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.
Ian and Jack won, 6 points to 5.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 12th April 2021
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 45 minutes
- Recorded
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- Thursday 8th April 2021, 18:15 at Zoom (Virtual)
Cast & crew
| Ian Hislop | Team Captain |
| Paul Merton | Team Captain |
| David Tennant | Host / Presenter |
| Jack Dee | Guest |
| Helen Lewis | Guest |
| 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) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | 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) |
| Charlie Dinkin | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Runi Talwar | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tom Birts | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Mike Rayment | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Wheeler | Director |
| Jo Bunting | Series Producer |
| Jo Maney | Producer |
| Richard Wilson | Executive Producer |
| Syeda Irtizaali | Executive Producer |
| Simon Brook | Editor |
| Jon Ellis | Editor |
| Rich Ellis (as Richard Ellis) | Editor |
| Nick Pratt | Editor |
| Andrew Selzer | 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 |
| Phil Hewson | Graphics |
| David Ward | Graphics |
Video
Should the NHS give out brave stickers for getting vaccinated?
In the first episode of the new series, the panel take a jab at the NHS vaccination protocol.
Featuring: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, David Tennant, Jack Dee & Helen Lewis.
Press
Anger at joke saying Israel ignores Arabs on vaccines
A complaint has been lodged to the BBC after actor David Tennant read out a comment on a popular comedy show, saying Israel "ignores the Arab population" when it comes to vaccinations.
Jewish News Online, 14th April 2021